MYMETHLIFE strongly believes in protecting the privacy and integrity of personally identifiable information gathered from visitors to our Web site. Since the protection of your privacy is of the greatest importance to us, we have created this policy to communicate our information collection and dissemination practices for this Web site. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time.

What Information We Collect:
You do not need to share personally identifiable information to use the MyMethLife site. Personally identifiable information is information that can be linked to a specific individual, such as a name, address, phone number or email address. You can visit most portions of the MyMethLife Web site without telling us who you are and without revealing any personally identifiable information.

MYMETHLIFE uses Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to analyze trends, administer the Web site, track visitor movement and click-through behavior and gather broad demographic information that is not personally identifiable. This information helps us to better understand our visitor's site usage patterns and the types of content and information that may help improve your experience on the MYMETHLIFE Web site.

We gather personally identifiable information when you contribute to GMHC online, and when you fill out the MyMethLife “Contact” and "Submit a Story" forms. MYMETHLIFE does not collect personally identifiable information about people without their permission.

How We Use Personally Identifiable Information:
We use your personally identifiable information to send you legislative updates, action alerts, press releases, information about MYMETHLIFE programs, events and activities, local volunteer opportunities and information about appeals to various government agencies.

Credit card donations:
Web site donations are processed exclusively by Blackbaud, Inc. Blackbaud, Inc. is committed to providing safe, secure and private online transactions. For further details about their privacy practices and security precautions, please consult the Blackbaud, Inc. privacy policy directly from the link on our donation page.

When you make a donation to us through the DonateNow button on our Web site, Blackbaud, Inc. shares your personally identifiable information with MYMETHLIFE, so we or Blackbaud may acknowledge receipt of your donation for tax purposes and, unless you ask us not to, include you on MYMETHLIFE's mailing list. If you do not wish to be added to our mailing list, our online donation form has an "opt-in" mechanism which can be unchecked for those users who wish to make donations, but do not want to receive any additional email correspondence from MYMETHLIFE. You may also make donations anonymously by checking this preference on the donation page.

When you send a donation in honor or in memory of someone and request that an acknowledgment be sent to another individual/family, we will use the name and address of that individual/family for acknowledgment purposes only.

Email You Send to MYMETHLIFE:
If you choose to correspond with MYMETHLIFE through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone. Any email we receive is read only by those individuals who are essential to answering the question(s) presented.

Disclosure To Third Parties:
We will only share your personally identifiable information with Blackbaud, Inc. (as described above), or with another third party, provided you give us your express permission, or if we are required by law to do so.

Email Newsletters and Other Email from MYMETHLIFE or GMHC:
You will only receive email newsletters from us if you have expressly signed up for a newsletter on the MYMETHLIFE Web site or at a GMHC event.

The information we gather from subscribers to our email newsletters (including email addresses) is not shared with other organizations or parties. From time to time we may send out email on behalf of other organizations, but we do not provide them with access to any personal information that you have provided.

All sent email contains a link to unsubscribe or to modify your profile. You may subscribe or unsubscribe to any newsletter or other email communication from MYMETHLIFE or GMHC at any time.

How We Protect Your Information:
MYMETHLIFE cares about the safety and security of information gathered through its Web site. Our Web site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Our web server is located in a locked, secure environment. All databases containing personal information are securely stored on a separate system that is not connected to the Internet.

Other Web Sites:
Please be aware that our site contains links to other Web sites. MYMETHLIFE cannot control and is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of those Web sites.

How to Unsubscribe from Mailing Lists:
All MYMETHLIFE communication, whether via email or U.S. mail, provides information on how to unsubscribe quickly and easily. Those wishing to not receive communications from MYMETHLIFE ("do not contact") can simply notify our member services at mymethlife@gmhc.org or via phone at 212.367.1510 or via U.S. mail at 119 West 24 Street, New York, NY 10011-1913.

How to Correct Information You Have Provided:
You may correct and/or change any information regarding your request to receive additional information from MYMETHLIFE or GMHC, participating in campaigns and action alerts, or online donations by contacting us at mymethlife@gmhc.org.

How to Contact Us About Privacy:
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this Web site, please send an email to: mymethlife@gmhc.org..

You can also reach us via U.S. mail at:

MYMETHLIFE
c/o GMHC
119 West 24th St., 8th floor
New York, NY. 10011-1913
Phone: 212.367.1510
Fax: 212.367.1112