Last updated: May 2nd, 2024.
Disclaimers
Clackamas Women’s Services (hereafter referred to as “CWS”, “us”, “we”, “our”, and “the organization”) makes every reasonable effort to ensure that information on our web properties (www.cwsor.org and our social media pages) are accurate and up-to-date. However, this information is provided “as-is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Additionally, any information and services listed are subject to change.
Occasionally, and at our discretion, CWS may include, distribute, offer, or refer to third-party resources/products/services (hereafter referred to as “content”). We include third-party content in CWS web properties and other resources for informational purposes only, and our inclusion of any third-party content does not constitute an endorsement of said content, its creators, or distributors by Clackamas Women’s Services.In general, CWS does not receive compensation in exchange for sharing third-party content. In the event that we do receive compensation (e.g. a third-party organization sponsors a CWS event and we post a thank you message on the www.cwsor.org website), it will be indicated adjacent to the relevant content.
CWS staff evaluates all third-party content for factual accuracy, relevance and value to our constituent communities, and reputability of the author/source/vendor.
Resources and materials from third parties have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of third parties. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our resources and welcome any feedback about any third-party content we include, distribute, offer, or refer to by using our contact form.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
In the spirit of Continuous Quality Improvement, our web content and resources are updated on an ongoing basis. If you find any inaccuracies, omissions, wrong numbers, or have any suggestions to make this website more useful, please click here to send us a message, or email info@cwsor.org.
Survivors of violence and abuse
If you have experienced or are currently experiencing domestic violence, sexual abuse, and/or stalking, we strongly urge you to use a safer computer or device to access this website (safer = cannot be accessed or monitored by your abuser). Click here to learn more about technology safety and privacy
Social media policies
Trigger and content warnings
On this page, we frequently and openly discuss domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, and other forms of interpersonal violence. Everything we post and share is carefully weighed for its collective benefit vs. potential for re-traumatizing others, and posts that contain particularly graphic or disturbing content will be preceded by a content warning in their remarks/comments/description.
Community guidelines
Posts or comments that are deemed to be in poor taste and/or contain threats, hate speech, personal attacks, defamation, or spam (i.e. promotion of a product, service, or cause without the prior permission of CWS) will not be tolerated, and may be hidden or deleted by the CWS communications team without warning.
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website, or app?
When registering on our web properties, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, fill out a form, or enter information on our site.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register for an event or to volunteer, make a donation, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- To personalize user’s experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
- To improve our website in order to better serve you.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your inquiries and requests.
- To send periodic emails regarding a donation or organizational updates.
How do we protect visitor information?
Our web properties are hosted by DreamHost, which employs a number of security measures to protect the integrity of its web servers from intrusion. Portions of our website may also direct visitors to pages hosted by other companies but managed by Clackamas Women’s Services. These include Mailchimp and Google Forms, among others. The privacy policies of these companies can be found on their websites.
Our website is scanned and maintained on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.
This website uses an SSL certificate and encryption provided by a third-party.
Cookies
Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We use cookies to:
• Understand and save user’s preferences for future visits.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If users disable cookies in their browser:
If you disable cookies, some features will be disabled. It will turn off some of the features that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services may not function properly.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell or trade your Personally Identifiable Information to outside parties. At CWS’s discretion, we may supply your name and email address to contracted third-party mass communication platforms (e.g. Mailchimp) for the sole purpose of facilitating CWS-authorized marketing and communications.
Third-party links and content
Occasionally, and at our discretion, we may include, distribute, offer, or refer to third-party resources/products/services (hereafter referred to as “content”). CWS staff evaluates all third-party content for factual accuracy, relevance, and value to our constituent communities, and reputability of the author/source/vendor as much as possible. We include third-party content in CWS web properties and other resources for informational purposes only, and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement of said content, its creators, or distributors by Clackamas Women’s Services.In general, CWS does not receive compensation for sharing third-party content. In the event that we do receive compensation (e.g. posting links to an organization in exchange for a monetary sponsorship from that organization), it will be indicated adjacent to the relevant content.
Resources and materials from third parties have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of third parties. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our resources and welcome any feedback about any third-party content we include, distribute, offer, or refer to by using our contact form.
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles: https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
How does our site handle do not track signals?
We honor do not track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?
We use Google Analytics, an online platform that collects aggregate data about visitors to our website and how site visitors interact with our web content. All information collected by Google Analytics is generally non-identifiable (e.g. city and state, type of device used, pages visited on www.cwsor.org) and is only used to improve our website’s content, accessibility, and user-friendliness.
Children Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under 13.
California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. Learn more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa
According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
- Users can visit our website anonymously.
- Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can easily be found on our website.
- You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy page.
- Your personal information can be changed by clicking the “manage subscription” or “update your preferences” link at the bottom of any mass email we send.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices, we will take the following responsive action in the event a data breach occurs:
- We will notify users via email within 7 business days
- We will notify users via in site notification or by email
CAN-SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
- Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
To comply with CAN SPAM regulations, we agree to the following:
- NOT use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
- Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
- Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
- Monitor third party email marketing services for compliance.
- Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
- Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can:
- Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email.
Contact us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us directly using the information below.
Clackamas Women’s Services
ATTN: Webmaster
256 Warner Milne Rd
Oregon City, OR 97045
Email: info@cwsor.org
Or use our contact form
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Clackamas Women’s Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting equity and social change in order to end violence for all communities.
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