The New York Restoration Project is strongly committed to protecting your privacy. We believe that maintaining your privacy on our Web site is very important, and that informing you about the types of information we collect and how we use it is crucial.

We do not collect any personally identifiable information about you—such as your name and postal or e-mail address—except when you provide it to us. For example, we will ask you for personally identifiable information, such as your name, address and email address, upon your request to join our mailing list.

When you submit your personally identifiable information on our Web site, you are giving your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you would prefer that we not collect any personally identifiable information from you, please do not provide us with any such information.

Our Web site does collect some anonymous "non-personally identifiable" information about visitors automatically when pages on our Web site are requested through a browser, which we maintain only in aggregate form. This information is used only in the aggregate for statistical purposes and to help us monitor generally how guests navigate our Web site, allowing us to tailor our services for the majority of visitors. Non-personally identifiable information may refer to information about our visitors' browsers (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), operating systems (e.g., Windows or Macintosh), Internet Service Providers (e.g., AOL or NET.COM), and other similar information.

Our Web site also collects the IP addresses you connect to our Web site from as a component of the non-personally identifiable information. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by a Web server when you are connected to the Internet. This information is generally only used for non-user-specific purposes such as determining how many users visited a specific area of our Web site. However, we reserve the right to use such information to identify a user if we believe it is necessary in order to resolve safety and/or security issues or to comply with legal requirements.

The information you provide may be used by us to create and deliver to you our e-mails, mailings, surveys or other communications concerning our organization. If you prefer not to receive such communications, please see Section 9 below.

We may use the information you provide in aggregate form for internal business purposes, such as generating statistics and developing marketing plans. We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties without your consent, except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

We do provide access to our mailing list of names and physical mailing addresses to like minded organizations and a variety of publications as part of our direct mail fundraising efforts.

Aggregate non-personally identifiable information concerning your use of this Web site, such as information regarding which of our pages are most popular, may be shared with or transferred to our affiliates, licensees and partners.

We may disclose any information, including personally identifiable information, we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.

We may retain other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include data analysis firms, customer support specialists, webhosting companies, telemarketing companies and fulfillment companies (e.g., companies that coordinate mailings). Such third parties may be provided with access to personally identifiable information needed to perform their functions. Note that the NYRP CafeShop is separately run by CafePress.com. Any information you provide to CafePress.com will be governed by CafePress.com's Privacy Policy.

We implement various security measures to protect the security of your personal information. Although our security measures are continually changing, our Web site currently uses VeriSign 128-bit SSL (Secure Server Layer) Encryption. The SSL Certificate is intended to enable you to verify our Web site's authenticity and to communicate with us securely via state-of-the-art SSL encryption, which attempts to protect confidential information from interception and hacking.

Credit card information is stored on our server in encrypted an format and though your donation/order information is retained for our records, this information is never shared with other companies or persons.

What is a Secure Connection?
When a secure connection is established between your browser and a web site, any data that is transferred over the connection will be encrypted in an attempt to prevent it from being viewed by a third party. Secure Server Layer (SSL) encryption, the standard for most browsers and servers, makes it very difficult for anyone to intercept or decode messages exchanged over this type of secure connection.

Users may find content on our Web site that links to the sites of our partners, sponsors or other third parties. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. This Privacy Policy applies only to the information we collect on this Web site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of other sites you link to from our Web site or otherwise visit.

As we continue to develop, we may sell certain of our assets. In such transactions, user information, including personally identifiable information, generally is one of the transferred business assets, and by submitting your personal information on the Web site you agree that your data may be transferred to such parties in these circumstances.

Occasional changes may be made to this document as new services and content are added to our Web site or to reflect changes in our policies. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post the revised policy here. As we may make changes at any time without notifying you, we suggest that you periodically consult this Privacy Policy. Please note that our rights to use your personally identifiable information will be based on the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the information is used.

When you complete a form or one of our surveys, you may opt-out of receiving e-mail communications from us. You may change your e-mail preferences at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of each e-mail you receive from us or by e-mailing us at website@nyrp.org.

You may remove your name from our physical address mailing list by calling (212) 333-2552.

Your visit to our Web site is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions. By using our Web site, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Web site. Your continued use of our Web site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will indicate your acceptance of those changes.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us:

Web site c/o Development Department
New York Restoration Project
31 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10024