Committed to protecting your rights

Mahboba's Promise Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy. All information provided to us will remain confidential and protected. It will be used only as outlined below.

What information do we collect?

Mahboba's Promise Inc. typically asks for the information below. However, it is your choice how much of this information you provide us with:

•     contact information (name, address, e-mail, telephone)

•     credit card numbers

Where possible, information is collected directly from the individual. Where information is collected from a third party, the individual is informed or may reasonably expect that we have been given this information.

All personal information is held under secure conditions with access restricted to those individuals who need it to carry out their work under Mahboba's Promise Inc. programs.

How do we use the information?

We collect this information in order to:

•     to process donations and provide receipts

•     maintain accurate details of our supporters and donors

•     keep our supporters informed of our work

•     assist in the development of direct marketing and fundraising  Where we use information for direct marketing, we provide our contact with the opportunity to decline or modify any further direct marketing.

Access

To ensure your privacy is protected, information from a supporter's record will not be disclosed, unless requested by the donor themselves (after their identity has been confirmed). If you wish to allow another person to access your details (e.g. family member, personal assistant) you need to notify Mahboba's Promise Inc. in writing and we will note this on your record. We will not give your address to any third party, without your approval.

At times we use volunteers to assist in our mailing, receipting and/or processing of donations. We require these volunteers to sign an agreement to keep your personal information confidential.

Mahboba's Promise Inc. will also take steps to ensure data will be protected when forwarded to a third party. This includes data going overseas.

Internet

Mahboba's Promise Inc. collects web usage data like numbers and frequency of visitors, pages accessed and files downloaded. This helps us determine how much our visitors use parts of the site, how many people visit on a regular basis and the usefulness of our pages. This information doesn't tell us anything about who you are or where you live - it simply allows us to monitor the effectiveness of our website.

In some areas of the web-site links to other sites can be found. These sites are not controlled by Mahboba's Promise Inc. and therefore we cannot take responsibility for their content, claims of offer or privacy practices.

Financial Records

Mahboba's Promise Inc. maintains a database of suppliers, donors and other contacts with which it engages in financial transactions. The computerised financial system operated by Mahboba's Promise Inc. accesses this database in order to process financial transactions.

The information held in the database for each contact consists of the contact’s name, address, telephone numbers and one or more identifiers necessary for effective financial processing.

The information may be used from time to time for direct marketing purposes to raise funds for Mahboba's Promise Inc. The information is not made available to any third party except to government agencies as required by law.

Maintaining your Information

•     All supporters of Mahboba's Promise Inc. for whom we have details recorded have the right to ask for a copy of these details at any time.

•     Supporters also have the right to update and/or alter their details at any time.

•     Mahboba's Promise Inc. will provide you with the opportunity to opt out of receiving future mailings from us.