YouthOne Legal Notice
Effective June 2023
YouthOne (“YO”) is a national organization that serves local independent member organizations (“Local YouthOne Chapters”). Together YouthOne and Local YouthOne Chapters form one of the nation’s largest networks of local youth organizations. YouthOne Chapters are dedicated to promoting the health, social, educational, vocational and character development of youth throughout the United States of America.
Each YouthOne Chapter organization is a separate legal entity; is governed by an independent board of directors, executive committee, or other governing body; and is solely responsible for its own affairs, including, but not limited to, matters of safety, compliance with federal, state, and local laws, physical facilities, uses of technology, finances, policies and programs, and personnel policies and decisions. Each Local YouthOne Chapter has sole authority to hire, terminate, prescribe the duties of and establish the terms of employment of its employees and officers.
As the national organization, YouthOne has no authority with respect to the policies or decisions of Local YouthOne Chapters. Accordingly, each Local YouthOne Chapter controls its own affairs, and YouthOne does not control and cannot be held responsible for the actions of Local YouthOne Chapters.
Privacy Policy
Generally: This site is provided by YO, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered at 21443 Pine St. Middletown California, 95461. This Privacy Policy applies to the personal data provided to YO when you browse this website, make a donation, register for an event, sign up for a newsletter, or otherwise provide us with information via the website located at www.youthone.org or any other domain names owned or controlled by YO (the “Website”). It also applies to personal data you may provide to YO via telephone, email, regular mail, social media, texting or in response to personal solicitations.
YO respects the privacy of every visitor to our websites. Your privacy is a priority, and we go to great lengths to protect it. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect and use information about our online visitors. We will not collect any identifying or personal information about you while you are here except as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
EU and UK Residents: YO values the data protection principles established by the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act of 2018, including transparency and accountability, collecting data for legitimate, limited purposes, minimizing data collected, maintaining accurate data, maintaining data for reasonable periods, and taking appropriate data security measures. However, YO has taken proactive steps to (a) avoid offering goods or services to EU and UK residents, (b) avoid soliciting donations from EU and UK residents, and (c) avoid monitoring the behavior of EU and UK residents.
Minors: YO does not intend to collect personal information from children under the age of 13. While we encourage children to visit our site and learn more about our programs, children under the age of 13 are not authorized to make a donation or purchase, sign up for an event or program, or otherwise provide any personally identifiable information without consent from a parent or legal guardian. We recommend that parents approve and closely supervise the activity of their children at this and all other online sites and discuss with their children restrictions regarding the online release of personal information to anyone they don't know.
YouthOne Privacy Policy
The Information YouthOne Collects
Information You Provide Directly:
We respect your privacy as our online guest, and we will not collect any identifying or personal information about you while you are here except as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Information You Provide Directly: YouthOne collects information in several ways from different parts of this site. YouthOne may collect personal information from you when you register with this site or sign up for a program (Alumni & Friends, etc.), initiative, or event. YouthOne also may ask you for personal information at other times, such as when you ask a question, submit a comment, or report a problem with this site. If you contact YouthOne, YouthOne may keep a record of that session or correspondence, including a record of your e-mail address. YouthOne may also occasionally ask users to complete surveys for research purposes. There also may be services on this site that require you to fill out an online form or send YouthOne an e-mail message in order to utilize these services. YouthOne collects any information that you provide in such circumstances, including any personal information.
We may also ask you for identifying and personal information to:
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Inform you of new services, changes or promotions, directly or via a third-party advertising or social media network: For the purposes of improving the relevancy and targeting of marketing, the information collected may be provided to third-party advertising or social media networks to generate “lookalike” or custom audiences. This activity is governed by the network’s own privacy policy and terms and conditions.
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Invite you to receive periodic e-mail updates about our progress: When you accept, or “opt in,” we ask you to give us your e-mail address and respond to some questions that help us tailor our information to your interests. You can "opt out" of receiving these periodic updates at any time.
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Processing any online donations you make to YouthOne: When you make an online donation, we ask you for your name, address, telephone number, email address, and credit card information. When you donate to honor someone else, we do not use the information you give us about that person for any other purpose.
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Processing registration information for online sweepstakes or contests on the YouthOne website: When you agree to give us identifying and personal information for online sweepstakes or contents, you are giving that information to YouthOne in accordance with the applicable contest rules, and the parties we have involved in operating this site. You are giving it solely to enable the services this site provides.
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Display Club locations when searching via “Find a Club”: When you search for a Club, you may choose to share your exact location via your browser or manually enter a location. This data is only used to display the closest Club locations to you.
Information We Receive Automatically When You Use Our Services. YouthOne also may collect visitor information through Google Analytics, including IP addresses, domain names, and similar items regarding users of this site to measure the number of visits, pages visited, average time spent on this site, and similar metrics. This information is typically retained for 38 months.
“Cookies” may be used in connection with this site. A cookie is a small amount of identifier data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. By using cookies, information is potentially collected without your express knowledge. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies but permit you to change the setting to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being sent. While refusal to accept cookies will not prevent the use of some portions of this site, other portions of this site may not function properly without cookies.
Generally, YouthOne may use cookies and the information they provide to: (a) remind us of who you are; (b) access your account information in order to deliver to you better and more personalized service; (c) estimate our audience size; (d) determine the nature and extent of repeat usage; and (e) measure certain traffic patterns to understand how users' habits are similar or different from one another, so that YouthOne may improve our site. We also use many cookies on the YouthOne.org domain for the purposes of traffic collection and analysis, third-party advertising modeling and remarketing, and testing for conversion rate optimization.
How YouthOne Uses the Information It Collects
YouthOne uses the information it collects through this site to improve its marketing and promotional efforts, to improve its content, and to customize this site’s services, content, and layout. YouthOne may provide the information it collects through this site to third parties who provide services on YouthOne’s behalf and, with your permission, to YouthOne’s business partners. YouthOne may use the information it collects through this site to inform you of new services, changes, or promotions. If you do not want us to send you this type of information, please let us know by contacting us at info@youthone.org. We will not disclose your personal information collected through this site to third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy without first informing you of such change in our disclosure practices and providing you a choice regarding such disclosure.
How YouthOne Uses the Information It Collects
How YouthOne Shares the Information It Collects
How YouthOne Shares the Information It Collects
YouthOne understands the importance of privacy and confidentiality to users of this site. YouthOne may provide the information it collects through this site to third parties who provide services on YouthOne's behalf and, with your permission, to YouthOne’s business partners. For example, we use one or more third-party financial institutions to process our credit card transactions. They receive the credit card number and other personal information of our donors only to verify credit card numbers and to process credit card transactions in a secure environment. We also occasionally hire other companies to perform limited services on our behalf. We only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service and prohibit them from using that information for any other purpose. Aggregated, depersonalized traffic data is shared with certain advertisers to optimize campaigns.
From time to time, YouthOne may also share donor names and email/mailing addresses with other reputable nonprofit organizations on a limited basis in exchange for limited access to the names, email, and addresses of their constituents. We have found this is a cost-effective method of reaching additional potential constituents. These organizations will not have continued access to your name and address unless you choose to respond to their initial mailing. We do not share mobile/cell phone data in connection with this list exchange. YouthOne never sends out mailings on behalf of other organizations.
We respect our donors’ choices and control over their information. You, as a donor, may, at any time, have your name excluded from any donor list exchange activity. To ask that your name be excluded from list exchange activity or to otherwise change how YouthOne contacts you, please email us at donor-relations@youthone.org.
YouthOne may disclose information it collects through this site when required to do so by a court, regulatory agency, subpoena, law, regulation, or other body of competent jurisdiction and authority, and for administrative and other purposes that YouthOne deems necessary to maintain, service, and improve its products and services and to protect its rights and property. Finally, if you become involved in any violation of security, violation of this website’s Terms of Use, or violation of any party’s or third party’s rights, YouthOne may release information about you to assist in investigating, resolving, or remediating any such incidents.
Integrity and Security (SSL)
Use of SSL and Encryption. In order to enhance privacy and security, YouthOne maintains a current Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Encryption Certificate on official YouthOne Sites that permit a donor or supporter to provide their personal data.
Restricting Who Has Access To Your Information. YouthOne employs commercially reasonable managerial and technical measures to help protect the security and integrity of the personal information it collects online through this site. You acknowledge, however, that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while YouthOne strives to protect your personal information, YouthOne cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to or from this site.