PRIVACY POLICY
This is the website of The Silver Star Families of America
and our postal address is:
The Silver Star Families of America
525 Cave Hollow Rd
Clever, MO 65631-6313
(417) 743-2508
Online Information Collected
The Silver Star Families of America collects personal information (full name, mailing address, phone #, and email address) online from those visiting our site for the purposes of becoming a member of our organization, sponsoring a Silver Star Banner for our wounded heroes, and/or leaving a message on our site's Message Board.
How Your Personal Information Collected Is Used
Unless you otherwise consent, we will use your personal information only for the purpose for which it is submitted, such as to reply to your emails, to register you as a member of our organization, or to process donation requests for your participation in any of our programs. At anytime you may request your personal information from any of our lists (membership, donations, and newsletter) or wish to send comments or have a problem with any information appearing on our web site CONTACT US
SSFOA restricts access to personal information to those who need such access in the course of their duties, such as Banner requests, purchases from the SSFOA store, and membership information. Your own efforts to protect against unauthorized access play an important role in protecting the security of your personal information. SSFOA may have links to other outside web sites that we do not control. We are not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these sites, and users should check those policies on such sites. If you have any questions or concerns, please CONTACT US
How Your Information May Be Shared
The Silver Star Families of America does not share your personal information to anyone outside of our organization except as defined below, nor do we sell or rent your personal information.
The only time that your personal information might be shared outside of our organization would be under the following circumstances:
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Where release is required by law (for example, a subpoena) or regulation or is requested by a government agency;
Where release is required by law (for example, a subpoena) or regulation or is requested by a government agency;•Where our records or a message is left on our Message Board indicates that someone may be engaged in fraudulent activity or other deceptive practices that a governmental agency should be made aware of;
Where our records or a message is left on our Message Board indicates that someone may be engaged in fraudulent activity or other deceptive practices that a governmental agency should be made aware of;•To appropriate persons, where your communication suggests possible harm to others.
To appropriate persons, where your communication suggests possible harm to others.Keeping Your Personal Information Accurate
If your personal information changes or you would like to review the personal information we may have on file, please email us with the new information or your review request at Webmaster. Let us also know what led to your submission of personal information (became a SSFOA member, sponsored a banner, made a donation, or requested our newsletter), so that we quickly locate your information.
Computer Tracking and Cookies
The Silver Star Families of America website is not set up to electronically track, collect, or distribute personal information not entered by visitors. Our site logs do generate certain kinds of non-identifying site usage data, such as the number of hits and visits to our site. This information is used for internal purposes, but we cannot identify the visitor or the visitor's address.
A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. The Silver Star Families of America uses non-identifying cookies to provide easier site navigation and access to forms. You can still use our site if your browser is set to reject cooks. Our cookies do not generate personal data, does not read personal data from your machine, and are never tied to anything that could be used to identify you.
Information collected is kept secured using encrypted computer programing. Any HIPPA information collected is stored on a non-internet connected computer with limited access.
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Disclaimer:
The Silver Star Banner and Flag is in no way connected to the Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Families of America is a non-partisan, not-for-profit charitable organization committed to supporting the United States Wounded Military Members and Veterans from all wars, past and present, and honoring their sacrifice with Silver Star Banners.Content within this web site is the sole property of The Silver Star Families of America"All photos and letters sent to the SSFOA become the property of the organization to be used in any way we deem appropriate." SSFOA reserves the right to conduct the day to day business of the organization as they deem appropriate. State Coordinators and Reps will be chosen at the discretion of SSFOA National Headquarters. SSFOA is an all volunteer 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit public charity organization. All proceeds go toward the purchase of Silver Star Banners and assistance to wounded, ill and dying, less than 5% for administration. . See your tax advisor. For more info on deductions see: http://apps2.irs.gov/charities/contributors/index.html
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