Privacy Policy

Causes International, Inc. (“Causes”) is committed to protecting your privacy. We strive to keep your personal information confidential. We are Norton/Verisign secure.  Your privacy is our priority and we understand that you entrust us with the security of your information.

This Privacy Policy outlines the type of Personal Information that is collected by Causes on this website - and how we use and protect it.

A separate Privacy Policy appears on the Upcycling Donation site which outlines the type of Personal Information that is collected from donors and how that is used and protected.

When you provide us with Personal Information, you are authorizing us to use that information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.  When you supply us with your Personal Information we will use it for the purpose for which it was collected and may use it to send you periodic communications.  We may also supply your information to the Charity or cause you are inquiring about.

At times we may retain third parties to analyze data we collect, including Personal Information, solely to help us improve our services and our Web site.  These third parties are not authorized by us to use your Personal Information in any other way.  Causes does not sell Personal Information. Please note that we will release your Personal Information if required to do so by law, or by search warrant, subpoena or court order.  We are constantly trying to improve how we promote our Web site.  To help us do this, we may measure the effectiveness of our web presence by determining what you clicked on to get to our site.  Site measurement statistics may be used to personalize your Web site experience, as well as to evaluate statistics about usage of the Web site. Information about your computer may also be collected and linked to your Personal Information.  This is to ensure that our Web site presents the best web experience for visitors, and that they are an effective information resource.

At this time, Causes only uses cookies to make your experience while surfing our site better.  Cookies expire after each user session.

We take all reasonable precautions to keep your Personal Information secure.  All personally identifiable information is subject to restricted access to prevent unauthorized access, modification or misuse.  Causes reserves the right to change or remove this Privacy Policy at our discretion. We will post any new policy here and we encourage you to visit this area frequently to stay informed.

EMAIL PRIVACY POLICY

We have created the following email privacy policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy and the protection of your information.

If you have received an email from us either: 1) you have registered, donated goods, or have an existing relationship with us.

Automated emails contain an easy, automated way for you to stop receiving email from us.  If you wish to do this, click on the "Unsubscribe" link located at the end of the email and follow the instructions. 

We do not share, sell or rent our subscription lists to third parties, and with the exception of the charity or cause you are inquiring about we will not provide your personal information to anyone else without your permission.

We use security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of data used by our system.

Please write to us at [email protected] or at Causes International 75 Second Ave., Suite 200 Needham Heights, MA 02494 or call us at 781-444-8800 if you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy.