Privacy policy

The Hide & Seek Foundation for Lysosomal Research is committed to protecting your privacy. This statement explains our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way the information you provide us is collected and used.

Hide & Seek is the sole owner of and the only organization that uses the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others under any circumstances for commercial purposes.

Other than the specific instances outlined in this policy, Hide & Seek does not collect personal information about users or how they use the site. We collect information about you only if you volunteer it. There are several ways you may volunteer information on the site. These include completing a survey, sending an email inquiry to us, contributing online, or registering for or contributing to a participant in an event online. The information you may volunteer is used to improve the content of our Web site, to provide you with information about our programs, to better understand your needs and interests, and to provide you with better service. Any personal information you provide us will be used solely to support your relationship with The Hide & Seek Foundation.

Online donations

Hide & Seek collects the following information through our secure online financial-transaction pages: Name, address, email address, phone number and credit card information. This personally identifiable information is used solely to acknowledge receipt of your donation for tax purposes, and to include you on our mailing list or as a member of our on-line community, should you choose to join.

Mailing list and on-line community

Hide & Seek provides a separate online form for joining our mailing list and on-line community. This information is securely stored and accessed only for correspondence with you via email or regular mail. If at any time you wish to be removed from the mailing list and/or on-line community, or if you would like to correct or change information you have provided previously, please contact us directly via phone, email or by regular mail.

Hide & Seek is not responsible for the privacy and security practices of any links provided by this site, or the nature of the content contained therein.

Children’s online privacy

We comply with the Children’s Only Privacy Protection Act of 1998, federal law that protects the privacy of children using the internet. None of the content and information in our Web site is targeted toward children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13 whenever age-related information is requested. We make every effort possible to ensure that we do not collect or maintain information on our Web site from those we know to be younger than 16.

Policy revisions

We will always use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected. In the event that The Hide & Seek Foundation alters its privacy policy, changes will be posted in this statement so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we may disclose it.

Contact us

If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy or to remove your name from our database, please contact us directly by phone at 888-858-7894, by mail at 6475 East Pacific Coast Highway Suite 466, Long Beach, CA 90803 or via email info@hideandseek.org.