Samaritan Inns recognizes that your privacy is important. Because we gather information about the users of our site, we feel you should fully understand the conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information.
Collection of Information
Samaritan Inns may ask for your name, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, fax number, as well as other relevant information. We collect this information when you provide such information via e-newsletter sign-up, donations, and contact us forms.
Samaritan Inns' web hosts record information when you visit our website, including the URL, IP address, browser type and language, and the date and time of your request.
Use of Information
Samaritan Inns uses your information to provide you with service. In case of donations, we use your information to complete a transaction.
Samaritan Inns will not share your information with a third party unless permission is obtained. Samaritan Inns never sells, rents, leases, or exchanges the information obtained online with other organizations. We assure you the identity of all who contact us through this Web site will be kept confidential.
Samaritan Inns uses a credit card processing company to bill users for donations. This company does not retain, share, store, or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Security
Samaritan Inns takes its security responsibilities seriously, and we employ the most appropriate physical and technical measures to safeguard information we collect online. When our donate form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected wtih the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as the gift form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when users are just surfing.
More Information
If you need to update your personal information, would like more information, or have questions, please email info@samaritaninns.org or call 202-667-8831.