Privacy Statement
H.O.T. Government is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the H.O.T. Government website and governs data collection and usage. By using the H.O.T. Government site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your personal information
H.O.T. Government collects personally identifiable information—such as your name, email address, mailing address, and telephone number—when you voluntarily provide it, for example when you submit a tip, sign up for email updates, make a donation, register for an event, or contact us through a form on the site.
H.O.T. Government also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites. We may also collect information about the type of mobile device or browser you use, referring URLs, and general usage of the site through standard server logs or privacy-respecting analytics when enabled.
Use of your personal information
H.O.T. Government collects and uses your personal information to operate the H.O.T. Government website and deliver the services you have requested, such as responding to tips, sending newsletters you opted into, processing donations, or registering you for an event. H.O.T. Government may also use personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from H.O.T. Government and its partners, but only where you have agreed to receive such communications.
Sharing of your personal information
H.O.T. Government does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. H.O.T. Government may share data with trusted partners who assist in operating the website, conducting organization business, or serving you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. H.O.T. Government may also release information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for statistics, analytics, or site improvement. Tip submissions may be handled with additional confidentiality controls described in our tip submission process; do not include sensitive personal data in a tip unless necessary for the public-interest issue you are reporting.
Security of your personal information
H.O.T. Government secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. H.O.T. Government secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information is transmitted to other websites (for example payment processors), it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
Changes to this statement
H.O.T. Government will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect organizational and legal changes. H.O.T. Government encourages you to periodically review this Statement to stay informed of how H.O.T. Government is protecting your information.
Contact information
H.O.T. Government welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that H.O.T. Government has not adhered to this Statement, please contact H.O.T. Government using the information on our Contact page. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.