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Rebuilding Together Baltimore Privacy Statement

Rebuilding Together Baltimore respects the privacy of visitors to the Rebuilding Together Baltimore Web Site ("Site"), which is accessible using www.rebuildingtogetherbaltimore.org or www.rtbaltimore.org Uniform Resource Locators (URL). Our goal is to protect online information with the same diligence that we protect information obtained through other means. This document explains the practices and standards to which we aspire regarding personal information collected from visitors to the Site.

A. Information Collection and Use

The Site collects information about Web site visitors in several ways, which include:

• through your Internet Protocol ("IP") address, which does not contain any personal information
• through any email correspondence you may send to us
• when you submit information using an online order or other input form on the Site
• when you subscribe to e-newsletters or mailing lists or mail groups

1. IP Address - Your web browser automatically transmits certain information when you visit our Site, such as the IP address through which you are accessing the Internet. Our web servers use the IP address to return the web pages you have chosen to view. In addition, our servers log the IP address and other information concerning Web site visits, including the date and time of access. We use this information to administer and improve the Site. Your IP address does not contain your name or email address.

2. Email Correspondence - When you send us email correspondence, we obtain your return email address and any personal information that you include in the email. We may share this information internally, with affiliates, or with partners to give appropriate consideration to its content and, if appropriate, to prepare a response. We ordinarily do not disclose your email correspondence in any other manner, unless you request otherwise or we need to disclose it for legal reasons.

3. Online Input and Order Forms - When you submit information using our online input and order forms, we obtain the information you submit and may use the information to contact you about services in which you have expressed interest. We also may share the information internally, with affiliates, or with partners for reasons related to services and resources provided through Rebuilding Together Baltimore. We ordinarily do not disclose such information in any other manner, unless you request otherwise or we need to disclose it for legal reasons.

4. E-commerce Transactions - Orders placed for secure e-commerce transactions may require that you submit your name, email address, shipping address, credit card billing address, card number, expiration date, and/or other personal information. We obtain the information you submit. We use credit card numbers for payment processing. We may use other information you submit with an order to contact you about other items we believe may be of interest to you. In addition, if we have trouble processing an order, we use the contact information you provided to get in touch with you.

5. E-newsletters - If you wish to subscribe to any of our newsletters or mailing lists, we require certain contact information (such as name and e-mail address). We use this information to send you the newsletter as requested. We may also use it to contact you about other items we believe may be of interest to you. Users who no longer wish to receive a newsletter may opt-out of receiving the newsletter using the specific instructions found at the bottom of each newsletter or its corresponding web page.

B. Additional Terms

1. Rebuilding Together Baltimore may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary (a) to comply with the law or legal process, (b) to protect and defend the rights or property of Rebuilding Together Baltimore, or (c) to act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Rebuilding Together Baltimore employees or agents, Site visitors, or members of the public.

2. The Site is intended for an audience of adults in the United States of America. Rebuilding Together Baltimore does not knowingly collect personal information on the Site from persons outside the United States or from children.

3. The Site contains links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other Web sites.

4. Rebuilding Together Baltimore may, at any time, revise or update this Privacy Statement by updating this posting. The current Privacy Statement can be found by clicking the hypertext link for Privacy Statement on the Site.

5. REBUILDING TOGETHER BALTIMORE ASPIRES TO ADHERE TO THE PRACTICES AND TO MEET THE STANDARDS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT AND WILL ENDEAVOR TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY ON THE SITE. REBUILDING TOGETHER BALTIMORE DOES NOT, HOWEVER, ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY NONCONFORMITY WITH THESE PRACTICES OR STANDARDS. NEITHER REBUILDING TOGETHER BALTIMORE NOR ANY OTHER SITE PROVIDER (AS DEFINED IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE SITE) WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT OR THE INFORMATION COLLECTION OR USE PRACTICES OR STANDARDS OF REBUILDING TOGETHER BALTIMORE OR THE SITE. IN NO EVENT WILL REBUILDING TOGETHER BALTIMORE OR ANY OTHER SITE PROVIDER BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. THIS EXCLUSION OF SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES IS INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER LIMITATION OF REMEDY.

6. If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy on the Rebuilding Together Baltimore Web site, or wish to opt-out of any email list, mail group, or newsletter, please contact us at:

Rebuilding Together Baltimore, Inc.
1014 West 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211

For more specific contact information, please visit the contact us page.