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Privacy Policy

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Donor Privacy Policy

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (“MCSF”) recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy and is committed to respecting the privacy of our donors. This policy will explain what information we collect from you when you donate to us by mail, telephone, online, visit our websites, mobile applications and blogs, the way we use this information, and the choices you can make regarding our use of your personal information. We have developed this privacy policy to ensure our donors that information is used carefully and with sensitivity to our donors’ needs and requests.

Effective Date and Questions:
This privacy policy is effective: 1/1/2017. The policy may be changed or updated from time to time and such changes will be promptly posted. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, or would like to request any information, you can contact us at:

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
909 N. Washington Street, Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 549-0060
Fax: (703) 549-9474
www.mcsf.org/contact

Information We Collect and How We Use It:
We collect information such as your name, age, gender, personal or business address, occupation, e-mail address, user name, phone number and credit card details that you provide both online and offline. To review your personal information collected, request corrections or for any other questions regarding your information on file please contact us using the same information above.

We collect this information online, for example, when you:

  • Visit pages on the MCSF website
  • Make an online donation to MCSF
  • Complete an MCSF online survey
  • Submit your contact information to receive communications from MCSF
  • Register for an MCSF event
  • Register to participate in an MSCF advocacy or public awareness campaign.

We also obtain this information offline, through registration forms and postal appeals when you:

  • Volunteer
  • Donate
  • Take part in any of our events.

We may collect personal and non-personal information that you choose to supply to MCSF such as the following:

  • Personal Information such as
    • Contact information including name, mailing address, email address, and phone number
    • Demographic and other information including job title, postal code, preferences, and interests
    • Financial information such as credit card number, expiration date, security code, bank routing number, and account number
  • Non-personal information, such as:
    • Session cookies to have you navigate through our website when you log into a password-only area
    • Internet protocol (“IP”) address and browsing variables (e.g. domain from which you access the Internet, time you spend on our website, etc.)
  • Other information pertaining to our scholarship program
  • Cookies that help us recognize you when you re-visit our website

Generally, we request and use personal information to carry out the transactions that you request, such as making a donation and participating in events. We also use information, such as cookies and IP information, to understand your needs and provide you with a better online experience.

More specifically, we may use your personal information and non-personal information for the following reasons:

  • Enter your information into our databases for internal record keeping, reporting, and data analysis
  • Communicate with you to obtain your input, provide information on our organization, or request contributions, provided you have opted in to receive such communications
  • Improve our organizational offerings
  • Customize the website according to your interests
  • Share information with third parties who help us manage our website and databases

MCSF uses “cookies” and other technologies to enhance your online experience. A “cookie” can be either permanent (e.g. it remains on your computer until you delete it) or temporary (e.g. it lasts only until you close your browser). A “cookie” is a small text file that helps us recognize repeat website visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access and use of our website, and track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that can lead to website improvements for user experience. Cookies may also help us customize content on our website. Cookies and other similar technologies collect non-personal information about the use of a particular IP address. If you do not want your information collected through the use of cookies, you can deny or accept the cookie feature using a simple procedure in most web browsers. If you block cookies, however, you may lose some website functionality.

We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations.

This policy applies to all information received by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, both online and offline, on any Platform (“Platform”, includes the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation website and mobile applications), as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications.

To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.

Electing to not receive communications or provide information to MCSF
We provide you with the opportunity to “opt out” of having your personal information used for certain purposes when we ask for this information. If you no longer wish to receive certain communications from MCSF, please visit www.mcsf.org/preferences to update your personal preferences where to can elect to have your information excluded from email or mail.

All MCSF email communications are compliant according to the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, a law that sets the rules for email communications, establishes requirements for promotional messages, and gives you the right to choose not to receive email communications from MCSF.

MCSF responds to web browser “do not track” signals and other mechanisms that provide you the ability to opt-out of having your personal and non-personal information collected and tracked. Unless you have selected the “do not track” function within your web browser, third parties may collect personal and non-personal information about your online activities over time and across different website when you use our website.

Our data security practices
MCSF implements physical, electronic and managerial procedures to ensure that your personal information is protected at all times, including encryption, firewalls and password protection. Our servers are housed in an off-site secured co-location facility. All employees are reminded of the importance of protecting the privacy of our donors, website and mobile application users and of adhering to our Privacy Policy.

No method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, so therefore while MCSF uses commercially-reasonable means to protect site visitors’ personal information, MCSF cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Legal and Business Disclosures
MCSF, when required, may disclose personal information in response to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process, to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of investigating any activities that we believe, in good faith, to be unlawful, to service providers who work on our behalf and adhere to our privacy policies, and to any successor in interest as a result of a merger or re-organization or by operation of law.