MDinHous respects your privacy. MDinHous may collect information from users of its website (the “Website”). This policy applies only to information we receive from you through our Website and in other electronic communications sent through or in connection with our Website. This policy does not apply to information that:
- Is collected on third-party websites or applications that you may access through our Website or otherwise.
- You provide or collect from any third party. These third parties may have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review before providing them with information.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you have any questions about this policy or related matters, you may contact us at [email protected].
The information we collect and how we collect it
We may collect information from and about you when you interact with our Website:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us.
- From other third parties; for example, our business partners.
- Automatically, when you use certain features of our Website.
Information you provide to us
This information includes:
- Information you provide when filling out forms. This includes information provided during registration, information provided in any applications, information provided during interviews, information you provide when reporting a hate incident or crime, and/or information you provide when requesting additional services.
- Information that verifies your identity, authority, or other characteristics.
- Your responses to surveys or questionnaires that we may ask you to complete.
- Detailed information about transactions you conduct through our Website.
- Information related to your user profile, including your username, password, password reminder questions and answers, interests, communication preferences, and any correspondence you send to us.
- Optional information that you may provide to give you a personalized experience with our Website and so that we can provide you with the information you want.
You and others may also provide information to be posted in public areas of the Website or shared with other Website users or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions”). If you disclose information in a User Contribution, that information may be viewed, collected, and used by others.
Automatic Collection and Tracking of Information
When you access or use our Website, we may use technologies to automatically collect information, including:
- Usage details. When you access and use the Website, we may automatically collect certain data about your access and use of the Website, including location data, duration of visit to our site, page views, clickstream information, referring URL, logs, and other data. Communication data and resources that you access and use on or through the Website.
- Device information. We may collect information about your device and Internet connection, including your device’s unique identifier, IP address, operating system, browser type, and network information.
Information Collection and Tracking Technologies
We may work with advertising networks and other advertising providers (“Advertising Providers”) that place advertisements on our behalf and on behalf of others on unaffiliated platforms. Some of these ads may be personalized, which means they are tailored to be relevant to you based on information that Advertising Providers collect about your use of the Site and other sites or apps over time, including information about the relationship between different browsers and devices. This type of advertising is known as interest-based advertising.
How we use your information
Information about your use of the Website and information we collect automatically help us improve the Website and provide a better and more personalized experience by allowing us to:
- Evaluate our usage patterns.
- Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize the Website.
- Collect information about hate crimes and similar incidents.
- Speed up your search and help you access information efficiently.
- Recognize you when you use the Website.
- Help diagnose problems with our servers and administer the Website.
- Track entries, submissions, and status in any interactive parts of the Website.
- Monitor the effectiveness of the Website and aggregate metrics.
We use the information we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, to:
- Provide you with the Website and any other information, products, or services you request from us.
- Provide you with the Website’s content and interactive features.
- Contact you about hate crimes and similar incidents that you report to us.
Your choices
When you register or contact us through the Website, you may opt in to receive emails unless you indicate that you do not wish to receive emails. You may opt out of receiving such emails at any time by following the instructions contained in the emails or by sending us an email with your request to [email protected]
If you do not want your contact information used by MDinHous to promote our programs or services, you may opt out by sending us a letter or email with your request.
Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or applications. We do not control the privacy policies of these websites or applications, and they are not covered by this privacy policy. You should review the privacy policies of other websites or applications you use to learn about their data practices.
Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information
You may call, email, or otherwise contact us to request access to, correct, or delete the personal information you have provided to us. In some cases, we cannot delete your personal information except by deleting your user account or terminating any services you currently use or receive from MDinHous. We may not comply with a request to change information if we believe that the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
Children’s Information Collection
We collect information from individuals under the age of 13 only with parental consent. If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information upon the parent’s request.
Changes to our privacy policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We encourage you to periodically visit this page to stay informed of any updates.