Privacy Policy
Overview
At UMCH Family Services & CHOICES, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our”), we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you opt-in to receive SMS/text messages from us.
Information We Collect
When you sign up for our SMS/texting services, we may collect the following information:
- Phone Number: Required to send you SMS/text messages.
- Name: Optional, but helps personalize our messages.
- Consent Records: To document your opt-in to our SMS/texting services.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Send you appointment reminders and other information via SMS/text messages.
- Respond to your inquiries and provide care.
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities related to our SMS/texting services.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes. We may only share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in operating our SMS/texting services and conducting our business.
- Legal Compliance: When required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process.
Your Choices
You may opt out of receiving SMS/text messages from us at any time by:
- Texting “STOP” to the number from which you received the message.
- Contact us at 614-885-5020, or the staff overseeing your case.
Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Children’s Privacy
Our SMS/texting services are not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at:
UMCH Family Services & CHOICES, Inc.
431 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for www.choicesfostercare.com. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this web site. It will notify you of the following:
1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site.
We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you.
We understand and value the importance of our supporters’ privacy and will not sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us.
We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. contribution recognition.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to provide you with newsletters, event information, updates, or changes to this privacy policy.
YOUR ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER INFORMATION
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:
See what data we have about you, if any.
Change/correct any data we have about you.
Have us delete any data we have about you.
Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
SECURITY
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 937-264-0084 or by e-mail at info@choicesfostercare.com).
