Mary Ryder Home realizes that visitors to our site may be concerned about how we utilize the personal information they provide to us. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

Mary Ryder Home
Vicki L. Burke
4361 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 531-1413, ext. 235
vburke@maryryderhome.org

We are available to answer your questions and address your concerns.

Privacy
Mary Ryder Home (MRH) respects the privacy of its online visitors. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. Visitors are not required to register or provide information to us in order to view our site.

MRH only gathers personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, e-mail addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. This information is used solely by MRH or other entities that are involved in the operation of this site for internal purposes. Personally identifiable information is only shared with third parties in special cases. The following describes ways in which your information may be disclosed.

  • When the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it.

  • When a user makes an online donation, information gathered such as credit card numbers and contact information is sent to our payment processing merchant.

  • When the law requires us, as when we have reason to believe it is necessary to bring legal action against someone who may be violating our policies.

MRH has no control over, or responsibility for, the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online donation credit card transactions.

Children’s Privacy
MRH welcomes children to our website to learn more about our organization and to discover volunteer opportunities. However, we encourage parental knowledge and consent for children's online activities. MRH follows the guidelines for interactive electronic media published by the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Better Business Bureau.

Secure Credit Card Transactions
Mary Ryder Home cares about the safety and security of your online credit card transactions. Secure and trusted security measures, such as high-grade encryption and the https security protocol, are utilized for all transactions conducted on the MRH site. This makes it difficult for anyone to intercept credit card information sent to us. Companies we work with to process credit card transactions also use encryption and security protocols. You may also make debit or credit card transactions by contacting:

Mary Ryder Home
Vicki L. Burke
4361 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 531-1413, ext. 235
vburke@maryryderhome.org

Use of “Cookies” on the MRH Site
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information may be automatically collected at the MRH website through the use of “cookies”. Cookies are small text files used by a website to recognize repeat visitors. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, most browsers can be set to deny or accept the cookie feature. The MRH website uses cookies to obtain non-personal information from its visitors to improve their online experience and to evaluate the usage of the site.