Privacy Policy

Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF)

Adams County Community Foundation Web Site Privacy Statement

The privacy, confidence, and trust of individuals who visit Adams County Community Foundation web site are important to us. No personal information is collected at this site unless it is provided voluntarily by an individual while participating in an activity that asks for the information. The following paragraphs disclose the information gathering and usage practices for the web site.

Collection of Information
Adams County Community Foundation only collects the personal information that is necessary to provide the information or services requested by an individual. "Personal information" refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual who is the subject of the information. This is the same information that an individual might provide when visiting our office and it includes such items as an individual's name, address, or phone number. We also collect statistical information that helps us understand how people are using the web site so we can continually improve our services. The information collected is not associated with any specific individual and no attempt is made to profile individuals who browse the web site.

Use of Information
Adams County Community Foundation uses the collected information to respond appropriately to requests. This may be to respond directly to you or to improve the web site. E-mail or other information requests sent to Adams County Community Foundation may be retained for future use by Adams County Community Foundation.

Cookies
Cookies are short and simple text files that are stored on a user's computer hard drive by web sites. They are used to keep track of and store information so the user does not have to supply the information multiple times. The information that is collected through cookies at this site is handled in the same manner as other information collected here. You can configure your web browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when a web site attempts to send you a cookie. You can also check your hard drive for cookie files and delete them from your computer.

Web Site Security
Adams County Community Foundation is committed to the security of the information that is either available from or collected by this web site. Adams County Community Foundation has taken multiple steps to safeguard the integrity of its telecommunications and computing infrastructure, including but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption.

Links to Other Sites
This web site may have links to other web sites.  Adams County Community Foundation is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these sites and suggests you review their privacy statements.

Under 13 / children
Adams County Community Foundation will not knowingly collect information about nor feature pictures of persons under the age of 13 without prior parental consent (or the organizations with which the ACCF works has acquired this permission). If you are under the age of 13 you must ask a parent or guardian for help.
 
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
Adams County Community Foundation site is provided on an "AS IS," "as available" basis. Neither Adams County Community Foundation nor its affiliates, subsidiaries, or designees nor each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, designers, contractors, distributors, merchants, sponsors, licensors or the like (collectively, "associates") warrant that use of Adams County Community Foundation site will be uninterrupted or error-free. Neither Adams County Community Foundation nor its associates warrant the accuracy, integrity or completeness of the content provided on Adams County Community Foundation site or the products or services offered for sale on Adams County Community Foundation site. Further, Adams County Community Foundation makes no representation that content provided on Adams County Community Foundation site is applicable or appropriate for use in locations outside of the United States. Adams County Community Foundation specifically disclaims warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No oral advice or written information given by Adams County Community Foundation, nor its associates, shall create a warranty. You expressly agree that use of Adams County Community Foundation site is at your sole risk.

Under no circumstances shall Adams County Community Foundation or its associates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of or inability to use Adams County Community Foundation site, including but not limited to reliance by a user on any information obtained at Adams County Community Foundation site, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance, whether or not resulting from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to Adams County Community Foundation records, programs or services. The foregoing Limitation of Liability shall apply whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, even if an authorized representative of Adams County Community Foundation has been advised of or should have knowledge of the possibility of such damages. User hereby acknowledges that this paragraph shall apply to all content, merchandise and services available through Adams County Community Foundation site. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or Limitation of Liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Any due date of any /all applications will be strictly enforced.  All applications, to include suppliment materials associated with said applications, are required in the Adams County Community Foudation office by 4:00 pm of the listed due date.  Postmarks will not be considered.  No electronic submission will be accepted.  Applications can not be faxed.  Only the appropriate number of applications / copies delivered (by the due date / time) to the ACCF office will be considered for review.

Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Adams County Community Foundation reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions.