Privacy Statement

The Literacy Alliance retains information on all donors. Donors include people who contribute to The Literacy Alliance through gifts or volunteer time.

The Literacy Alliance limits its use of donor personal information to the following:

    •   Periodic Literacy Alliance Mailings such as
        ۰  Semi-annual fundraising letter
        ۰  Quarterly newsletter distribution
        ۰  Occasional volunteer recruiting for special events
        ۰  Occasional informational mailing such as
            -  Special event invitations
            -  Nomination forms
    •   Publication of names only in recognition of contributions to The Literacy Alliance
    •   Aggregate reporting for audits and agency profiles

The Literacy Alliance does not:

    •   Share or sell donor information
    •   Use tracking software to grab personal information about visitors to The Literacy Alliance web site

By appointment, donors can review or change their own information. Appointments are available Monday - Thursday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. To make an appointment, donors may contact The Literacy Alliance via:

    •   Phone – 260-426-7323
    •   E-mail – info@fwliteracyalliance.org
    •   Letter – 709 Clay Street, Suite 100, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Donor information is entered into an Access database where it is stored on The Literacy Alliance’s network server. Only The Literacy Alliance staff have access to the database through individual workstations. All workstations require usernames and passwords.

The information is not available through the internet.

The Literacy Alliance policies define the limits of staff access and use of donor information.

In addition to this Privacy Policy, The Literacy Alliance Personnel Policy states:

Prohibited uses of Literacy Alliance communication systems include, but are not limited to . . . Distributing Literacy Alliance sensitive, proprietary,        confidential, or private information without appropriate authorization.

Staff violations of these limits and prohibitions will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.