Privacy and Disclaimer

Privacy Policy

THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION is committed to protecting the privacy of the users of the its website. Individually identifiable information provided voluntarily by our users will never willfully be disclosed to any third party without first receiving your permission, as explained in this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy"), or unless ordered by court.

Cookies

SDFF sends a "cookie" to your computer upon your first visit to the site. A cookie is a computer file stored in the Cookies folder on your computer that identifies you as a unique user to our site. SDFF uses cookies to improve the experience of our sites. Cookies store user preferences such as your zip code and the search data. THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION will not share its cookies or disclose information in them to third parties except as required by a valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, refuse cookies only for certain site, or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you delete your cookies or choose not to accept them, the SDFF site will continue to function for you but your preferences will not be stored or recalled.

What information does SDFF collect?

For the purpose of searching the web site, SDBI only collects generic information such as zip codes. It does not collect any unique information about you such as your name, email address, etc. except when you specifically and knowingly provide such information when submitting a form or in the SDBI Forums. The information we collect is only used as a way to provide better, more customized service to our users.

SDFF Forums

SDFF may choose to offer community forums or other online methods its customers and program participants may use to communicate with us or others. To participate in SDFF forums, SDFF will request that you register as a forum user. Registration requires that you create a user name by which you will be known when posting to the forums, and a valid e-mail address that can be verified by the SDFF Forum Administrators. If you do not choose to register, you will be identified as a "Anonymous." Your e-mail address does not have to be publicly shared in order to use SDFF Forums. THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION will never make your e-mail address available to anyone unless ordered by a court to do so.

SDFF Forums offer you the ability to create a public profile of yourself. The public profile may contain personal information you voluntarily provide such as your birthday, hobbies, and interests. All such information is optional and everything you enter in your public profile will be visible to other users of the site. Users are urged to be careful only to enter information on your public profile that you are comfortable sharing with the public at large. You may change, edit or delete information about yourself from your public profile at any time while online. All discussions in the SDFF Forums are monitored. SDFF Forums include filters for inappropriate language, however, THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION reserves the right to delete posts that use offensive language and ban users who post them. Any and all posts that involve pornography or any other illegal activities will be sent immediately to the authorities. THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION WILL COOPERATE WITH ANY AND ALL LEGAL INVESTIGATIONS OF USERS OF OUR FORUMS. THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION cautions its users against giving out personal information such as names and addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, credit card numbers, and driver's license numbers.

Links to other sites

SDFF links to other websites.  The sites to which SDFF links are developed by people over whom the SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION has no control. These sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. SDFF may choose to exhibit its search results in the form of a "URL redirecter." When a URL redirecter is used and clicked, information about the click is sent to SDFF, and SDFF in turn sends you to the site you clicked on. There is no way to identify the individual who clicked the URL. SDFF tracks and analyzes the click and URL information to understand and improve the quality of its search technology.

With whom does SDFF share information?

THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION may share anonymous usage statistics with government agencies, funding agencies, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties. Only aggregate information about use of the site is provided. We do not collect personal information. For example, we may disclose how frequently the average user visits the site, or we may analyze words that are most often searched in order to improve the accessibility of the content related to the search. Please be aware, however, that if we possess personal information about you, we will release it, if required, in order to comply with any valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order.

Your consent and changes to the Privacy Policy

By using the SDFF website, you consent to the collection and use of your information as we have outlined in this policy. SDFF may decide to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Disclaimer

THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION does not warrant, guarantee, or otherwise claim that the data provided on its site is accurate, relevant, or current. THE SAN DIEGO FUTURES FOUNDATION does not develop the content or web sites to which it links or refers. Further, we are not responsible for the information provided by those organizations to which we refer, nor are we responsible for any transactions, communications, or events that take place between the users of this portal and the organizations or individuals to which it refers.

Who can I contact if I have questions about the Privacy Policy or Disclaimer?

Feel free to Contact Us any time and we'll answer any additional questions you may have.