Privacy Policy
Ethiopia Life and Wellness Center (ELWC) is committed to protecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, ethiolifeandwellnesscenter.org, and use our related services (collectively, the “Services”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on our website, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our services, make a donation, or otherwise contact us.
The personal information we collect may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- Your mailing address
Usage Data
When you access our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the website, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the website, and information about how you interact with the website. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Usage Data”.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our website.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect from you to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
- Process your donations
- Find and prevent fraud
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing and operating our website, processing your donations, or communicating with you.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
- Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
4. Security of Your Information
We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
6. California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us using the information provided below.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: info@ethiolifeandwellnesscenter.org Phone: +1 301-537-9704
Effective Date: November 9, 2023