Who we are
Our website address is: http://svdpfortwayne.org.
About This Privacy Policy
This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for svdpfortwayne.org and svdpsfw.org. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website and through direct interactions with the Society of St Vincent de Paul – Fort Wayne.
It will notify you of the following:
- What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used, and with whom it may be shared;
- What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data;
- The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information;
- How you can correct inaccuracies in the information.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us, including coordinating financial assistance, volunteer engagement, program participation, or event registration. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request (for example, issuing payment directly to a landlord or utility provider on your behalf).
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about services, programs, or changes to this privacy policy.
SMS Communications
If you provide consent to receive SMS/text messages from the Society of St Vincent de Paul – Fort Wayne, we may send you text messages related to:
- Assistance intake and case coordination
- Documentation requests
- Appointment scheduling and reminders
- Application status updates
- Volunteer coordination (if applicable)
SMS consent is collected through website forms that include SMS disclosure language, verbal consent during intake calls, program registration forms, or by texting a designated keyword to initiate communication.
Message frequency varies depending on your interaction with our programs. Messages and data rates may apply.
You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP. For assistance, reply HELP or call us directly at (260) 456-3561, Option 1.
SMS consent is not shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes.
Your Access To and Control Over Your Information
You may opt out of any future contact from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website:
- See what data we have about you, if any;
- Change/correct any data we have about you;
- Have us delete any data we have about you;
- Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees or volunteers who need the information to perform a specific task (such as case management or billing) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers and servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
Updates
Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted to this page.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at (260) 456-3561 or via email.