Privacy Policy

Whenever you interact with a Web site on the World Wide Web or another person on the Internet, you make available some information about yourself and your computer. Indeed, part of what makes the Web so useful is its ability to allow users to access a wide variety of information yet, at the same time, tailor their activities to the type of information that interests them the most.

In order to do that, users are frequently asked about the categories of information that interest them, and Web sites collect data regarding the types of information that visitors are seeking. However, as Web use has increased, users have expressed increasing concerns about privacy and the collection of user information.

Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (PPGG) has a firm commitment to privacy. We take your privacy concerns seriously and want to make every effort to address them. That is why we have adopted the following policy, which explains our position on information gathering and how we intend to use any user data we may collect from our users.

For information on Planned Parenthood's Health Information Privacy Practices for this site and in our health centers click here.

Your Personal Information

From time to time, we ask for information that personally identifies you, as in our online store or our donations Web page. We will not disclose any personal information without your advance permission except when we believe the law requires us to do so or the disclosure is necessary to protect the rights or property of PPGG.

In order to improve the design of our Web site or analyze the services we offer, we gather user information in an aggregate form that does not identify individual users. For example, we may find that most of our users come to us through search engines rather than from their IP domain. This may help us make decisions about marketing our Web site.

Occasionally, we may disclose personal information in other circumstances, but we will only do this if we have explained at the time we collect the information the purpose for which it will be disclosed. You can review specific information regarding our Health Information Privacy Practices by clicking here.

What user information do we have?

Our logging software recognizes the home server of visitors, but not their e-mail addresses or their identities. We may collect a user's e-mail address or other personal information if the user makes a purchase at our online store or makes a donation. We may also collect information such as the time of your visit, the amount of time you spend on the ppgg.org Web site and any errors encountered. This information is kept strictly confidential.

E-mail Privacy

PPGG does not rent, sell, barter or give away its users' e-mail addresses for use by outside parties for any purpose.

Donor Privacy

While we strive to protect your personal information and privacy, we cannot ensure that all of your private communications and other information you disclose online will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this policy. We intend to cooperate with all law enforcement inquiries and with other third parties as we believe necessary in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property rights infringement or any other activity that is illegal or may expose PPGG to legal liability.

Data or information supplied on our Web site also may be subject to eavesdropping, sniffing, spoofing, forgery, spamming, tampering, "impostering", breaking passwords, harassment, fraud, electronic trespassing, hacking, and other limitations of the security and/or authentication features of our system. You also acknowledge that PPGG's Web site potentially may include viruses and/or other material that could permit unauthorized access or cause potential damage to the data and information on your computer.

This Privacy Policy discloses PPGG's privacy practices for its Web site. We reserve the right to change and update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Infringing Item Policy

The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) specifies procedures by which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may limit liability with respect to information residing on network servers. In accordance with the DMCA, PPGG has designated an agent to receive notification of claimed infringement. If you believe that PPGG's use of any material on our Web site infringes your work, please contact PPGG with the following written information specified below. Please note that this procedure is only to notify PPGG that your copyrighted material has potentially been infringed.

1. The location on the Web site of the potentially infringing item;
2. A description of the copyrighted work that You claim has been infringed upon;
3. Your address, e-mail address and telephone number;
4. A sworn statement by You that You believe in good faith that the item is infringing and that You are either the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

All claims of infringement must conform to DMCA notification procedures, and should be directed to the following agent:

Web Site Administrator
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate Administrative Offices
815 Eddy Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94109
Telephone Number: (415) 441-7858
e-mail: web@ppgg.org

(Important: This e-mail address is intended specifically for the receipt of "Notifications of Claimed Infringement" under the Digital Millenium Copyright act of 1998, 17 U.S.C. 512. It is not intended for the general inquiries concerning the PPGG Web site or materials.)

PPGG may terminate access for users or content providers found to have repeatedly provided or posted protected material without necessary rights and permissions. You and/or suppliers who are the subject of infringement charges by copyright owners may be temporarily or indefinitely suspended from use of or access to our Web site. If you are responsible for the text and graphics, you will be reached as quickly as possible to discuss appropriate responses to the DMCA's "take-down" and "put-back"specifications.

Links to Other Internet Web Sites

Other Internet Web sites or services that may be accessible through ppgg.org have separate data and privacy practices that are independent of us, and we disclaim any responsibility or liability for their policies or actions. Please contact those Web sites directly if you have questions about their privacy policies.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at:

Web Site Administrator
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate Administrative Offices
815 Eddy Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94109
Telephone Number: (415) 441-7858
e-mail: web@ppgg.org