Privacy Policy

FreeOurFriend.org, owned and operated by Virtual Forte Inc.,  is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website, as well as our members.  In fact, both organizations are supporters of enhanced protections for all consumers' electronic and internet privacy.

In this policy "FreeOurFriend.org" refers to this site (FreeOurFriend.org), Virtual Forte Inc. staff, board members, cooperating attorneys, interns, volunteers and consultants.

In general FreeOurFriend.org treats your contact information as private and confidential. FreeOurFriend.org will not give, sell, rent, exchange or otherwise provide your information with anyone else without your prior consent (except when compelled by law — see below).

Website Policy

The FreeOurFriend.org site may record the IP address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.

We use this information to measure the number of visitors to different sections of the site, to diagnose and correct system errors, and to improve the site. We do not connect this information to your name or identity, and we periodically delete this information from the server.

Information that is not provided with the express intent of subscription, ordering, membership or donation is not saved and will not be captured for use in other communications. This includes any email address supplied in forwarding news articles or encouraging others to participate in the online directory. See below for details on how we treat information provided in membership and ordering contexts.

We make limited use of "cookies" on this site for features such as discussion boards and polls. These cookies are only accessible by FreeOurFriend.org and are typically deleted as soon as possible.

Transactions

FreeOurFriend.org will never share or use personal information provided in the course of subscribing for any reason other than to manage your subscription, such as contacting you to request that you renew your membership.

We do not retain credit card information supplied to us. All financial data is collected via a secure web connection, and is stored or transmitted using appropriate security measures at all times.

Information provided to us in the course of subscribing for materials (free or otherwise) may be retained for use in future communications, such as membership drives or when we unveil similar offerings that we believe may be of interest to you. This information will not be given, sold, rented, shared or otherwise provided to anyone else without your prior consent (except when compelled by law — see below).

Compelled Disclosure

If we are required by law to disclose any information that you have provided us, we will attempt to give you notice (unless we are prohibited) that a request for your information has been made, in order to give you an opportunity to object. We will attempt to provide this notice by email, if you have given us an email address, or by postal mail if you have entered a postal address. If you do not challenge the disclosure request, we may be legally required to turn over your information.

Your Consent