Privacy Policy
Birth it Forward’s Privacy Statement
BIF is committed to protecting the privacy and security of our clients and members. Outlined below is our policy for the collection and use of information through our website and other activities. BIF created this policy with a fundamental respect for the rights to privacy of our members, clients, and visitors.
When becoming a member or client of BIF, registering for our educational events, and signing up for services offered through BIF using our website or through printed forms or interaction with staff or volunteers you may be asked for information about yourself, including but not limited to contact information (such as name, e-mail address, mailing address and phone number) or demographic information (such as professional designations, doula practice information, and professional activity information), and medical information. This information is used by BIF to plan and conduct the relevant activities, and to communicate with you regarding related events and services provided by BIF. This information is never shared outside of the organization without your direct consent.
BIF maintains a searchable member, staff, and volunteer directory online, available only to the public. Members, staff, and volunteers may, at any time, remove themselves from inclusion in this directory or limit the information listed about themselves.
For our services that require payment (such as certain events, products, and services), we collect credit card information (such as account name, number, and expiration date) and/or bank account information (such as routing and account information found on checks), which is used for billing purposes only, and is not otherwise shared, except with a reputable third-party processing vendor.
We may at times have additional features through which you may submit information to us (such as feedback forms). Requests for service, support or information may be forwarded as needed to best respond to a specific request. Under some circumstances, we may retain e-mails and other information sent to us for our administrative purposes, and to help us better serve clients.
If you participate in any of our in-person activities, your image may appear in images and media produced about the event. These images and media may be used by BIF to market future events and services or may be used for service delivery (for example – recorded sessions at conferences made available at a later date as educational offerings).
Our database may contain your name, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address if you provide them. We may also collect additional information about you related to your participation with BIF services.
Automatically collected data
Web servers automatically collect information about visitors, and ours does as well. This information includes the date, time, and navigation history of the session, as well as your browser type, and IP address. This information does not contain anything that can identify you personally. Automatically collected data may be used to deliver content specific to your interests and to honor your preferences. We use “cookies,” (a “cookie” is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user). Cookies make it possible for us to reduce the number of times you are required to log in or to tailor the Web site to fit your interests. Most internet browsers allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to the instructions or help screen of your browser to learn how it handles cookies.
Some of our business affiliates may use cookies on our sites in ads or promotions. We have no access to or control over these business affiliates’ cookies, so we urge you to read their privacy policies for information.
We may use the information you have provided to process the transactions you request. The information you have provided will also be shared within closed communication channels between all members of your birth team.
We may also use this information to inform you of new upcoming events that may be of interest to you, based on your participation in BIF activities, purchases of services, or interests you have indicated. You may choose not to receive these communications.
We may combine demographic information you have supplied with site usage data to produce general profiles, in aggregate form that cannot identify you personally, about our members, customers, and visitors and their preferences in the content of the site and advertising.
Automatically collected data such as cookies and log files help us understand the interests of our visitors in order to enhance their experience on our sites. We also use this information for our internal security audit log, trend analysis, and system administration, and to gather broad demographic information about our user base for aggregate use.
We use aggregate demographic information about our members, customers, and visitors to improve our service, for marketing purposes and/or industry reporting purposes.
We may use images and media that include your likeness for marketing purposes or as part of a recorded educational offering.
Website Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that BIF cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We urge you to read the privacy statements of websites that collect personally identifiable information.
Updates to this privacy statement
BIF may, in its sole discretion, update this statement at any time by posting the amended statement on the website, and it shall be effective upon posting.
If you would like to communicate with BIF regarding privacy issues or have questions, comments, or complaints regarding BIF Privacy Policy, its website, or its policy practices, or if you feel that BIF is not abiding by our privacy policy statement, please contact us at kcwomensministry.org.
