Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 22, 2025

Saving Our Children

Saving Our Children, its Board of Directors, members, employees, and affiliates respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. Saving Our Children provides this Privacy Statement to inform you of our Privacy Policy and practices, and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online and how that information is used. We’ve structured our websites so that, in general, you can visit Saving Our Children on the Web without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. We make this notice readily available on our homepage and at the bottom of every Saving Our Children web page.

1. Sites covered by this Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement applies to all SOCMO.ORG-owned websites and domains.

Saving Our Children may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the Saving Our Children website. Saving Our Children does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from Saving Our Children’s. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties is not covered by the Saving Our Children Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information. Some third-party companies may choose to share their personal data with Saving Our Children; that sharing is governed by that third-party company’s privacy policy.

2. Types of information we collect

This Privacy Statement covers personal information, non-personal data collection, and aggregate reporting.

– Personal Information – is information that is associated with your name or personal identity. Saving Our Children uses personal information to better understand your needs and interests and to provide you with the opportunity to help support the Saving Our Children mission. Once you choose to provide us with personal information, you can be assured it will be used only to support your relationship with Saving Our Children. We take seriously the trust you place in us. Saving Our Children will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others.

On some Saving Our Children web pages, you can make donations, register for events, request information, subscribe to communications, or apply for a volunteer or staff position. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include your name, address, phone number, email address, billing and transaction information, credit card information, contact preferences, educational and employment background, and interest in volunteering or working with us.

To personalize our websites, services, or communications and improve our community outreach, we may also ask you to provide us with information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, and experiences with our organization. Providing this additional information is optional.

– Non-personal Information – is data about usage and service operation that is not associated with a specific personal identity. Saving Our Children collects and analyzes non-personal information to evaluate how visitors use the Saving Our Children websites.

Non-personal data we collect may include the pages visited on the Saving Our Children websites, unique URLs visited within SOCMO.ORG, browser type, and IP address. Most non-personal data is collected via cookies or other analysis technologies. SOCMO.ORG web pages may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies for data analysis and personalization services.

3. Children’s privacy

Saving Our Children is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children, and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. Saving Our Children does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13.

4. How we use your information

Saving Our Children uses your personal information to provide you with information about our mission and initiatives and to help us better understand your needs and interests. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a donation, register for events, communicate with you, provide information, update you on programs, and personalize outreach. Occasionally, we may also use your information to contact you for surveys or feedback about Saving Our Children programs and services.

Credit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Sensitive personal information is collected only to facilitate our financial procedures and will be shared only with your permission. Credit card information and sensitive personal data are not used for any other purpose and will not be retained longer than necessary for providing the services, unless you ask us to retain it for future donations or transactions.

Our privacy practices are designed to protect your personal information. We may share your personal information within Saving Our Children as needed, but only as described above.

Non-personal data is aggregated for reporting about Saving Our Children website usability, performance, and effectiveness. It is used to improve the user experience and the content of our site.

5. Who we share your information with

Saving Our Children will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to others. Saving Our Children will not share your personal information with third parties except in responding to your requests for services or products. Your permission will be requested when you submit your information. Saving Our Children shares information across affiliates, but only as described above in “How we use your information.”

Third-party service providers are required to keep confidential the information received on behalf of Saving Our Children and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for us. These third-party vendors may change or we may contract with additional service providers to better accommodate our supporters.

Saving Our Children will not share personal information with any other third parties without your permission, unless to:
(i) respond to duly authorized information requests of governmental authorities;
(ii) comply with any law, regulation, subpoena, or court order;
(iii) help prevent fraud or to enforce or protect the rights and properties of Saving Our Children or its affiliates; or
(iv) protect the personal safety of Saving Our Children employees, supporters, or the public.

6. Your choices

Saving Our Children gives you the choice of receiving a variety of information that complements our mission. You can subscribe to receive specific updates or communications. Saving Our Children communications may include donation requests, newsletters, and invitations to participate in upcoming events. We will make every effort to honor your preferences.

This option does not apply to communications for the purpose of administering order completion or donation processing.

7. Keeping your information secure

Saving Our Children is committed to protecting the information you provide us. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, Saving Our Children has in place appropriate physical and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect.

We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. SSL encryption is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but us. You can confirm encryption is active when you see the symbol of an unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser) on your screen.

Credit card numbers are used only for processing payment and are not used for other purposes. As part of real-time payment processing, Saving Our Children may utilize a fraud management service to provide an extra layer of protection for your financial data.

8. Changes to this Statement

If there are updates to the terms of Saving Our Children’s Online Privacy Policy, we will post those changes and update the revision date in this document so you will always know what information we collect online, how we use it, and what choices you have.

9. Contacting us

We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy, please send them to Saving Our Children’s Website Administrator or write to us at the following address:

Saving Our Children a nonprofit organization Attn: Website Privacy Policy 222 S Meramec Ave Clayton, MO 63105 info@socmo.org.