Privacy Policy
The Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties (CAC) has created this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our website. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the website located at the URL https://www.childrensadvocacycenter.org/
In order to fully understand your rights, we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Service. The Children’s Advocacy Center reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.
Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this Privacy Policy notifies you of:
What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the site;
Who collects such information;
How such information is used;
With whom your information may be shared;
What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information;
What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control;
And, How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to Children’s Advocacy Center by sending an e-mail to info@cacbastrop.org. Please refer to this Privacy Policy in your subject line.
What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email addresses, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit cards or Social Security numbers.
Consent to Receive SMS
By providing your phone number and opting in to receive SMS communications, you are providing express consent to receive informational messages from Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) at the phone number you provided. You can expect to receive messages such as appointment reminders, account notifications, etc. Messaging frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply.
For assistance, text “HELP” to any of our messages or visit our website at: https://www.childrensadvocacycenter.org/ Visit the site’s footer for privacy Policy and for Terms of Service.
How to Opt-Out:
You may opt-out at any time by replying “STOP” to any of our messages. After sending “STOP,” you will no longer receive SMS communications from us unless you choose to opt-in again in the future. If you opt out of SMS communications, you will receive communication from Support Staff through another method.
Data Sharing and Security
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. However, we may share your information with:
Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist in delivering SMS messages (e.g. SMS carriers).
Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights.
We take appropriate measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, no method of data transmission is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Internet Protocol Address
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our site, analyze trends, track users’ movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Use of “Cookies”
Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our site. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites transfer to the computer that is browsing that website and are used for record-keeping purposes. Use of cookies makes web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular website, and to make sure you don’t see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard.
Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function properly when you view them.
Security
All information provided to Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of Children’s Advocacy Center. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service to inform a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and email address. Children’s Advocacy Center will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. Children’s Advocacy Center stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.
Other Websites
Our site contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website for which Children’s Advocacy Center has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.
HIPPA
This website is not intended for the collection or transmission of protected health information (PHI). Information submitted through this website is not treated as HIPAA-protected data. If you are a client or caregiver, information related to services is handled through separate, secure systems in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
COPPA
This website is not directed to children under the age of 13. Children’s Advocacy Center does not knowingly collect personal information from children through this site. If you believe information has been submitted by a child, please contact us so we can promptly remove it.
Users Rights
You may request to review, update, or delete personal information you have submitted through this website by contacting us at info@cacbastrop.org.
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact:
Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties
512-321-6161 info@cacbastrop.org
Terms of Service
Welcome to the Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties’ internet site (“site”) on the World Wide Web. Please review these site terms of use which govern your use of our site. By accessing, browsing, or using this site, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree to these terms then please do not use this site.
The Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette controls and operates this site from its offices within the United States. Claims relating to, including the use of, this site and the materials contained herein are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Texas. If you do not agree, please do not use this site. If you choose to access this site from another location, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.
Site Contents, Ownership, and Use Restrictions
The information contained in this site including all images, illustrations, designs, photographs, video clips, writings and other materials that appear herein are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress or other intellectual property owned, controlled, or licensed (all of which, collectively, are herein referred to as the “contents”) by Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties (CAC) or are the property of their respective owners. The name Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties and the Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties logo are registered marks of the Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties.
None of the contents may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted electronically or mechanically, transmitted, recorded, in any manner mirrored, photocopied, or reproduced without the prior written permission of Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counites or the applicable copyright owner.
Please note that the permission granted herein terminates automatically if you breach any of these site terms or conditions. Any other use of the contents on this site including reproduction for purposes other than as noted above, and including any reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication may violate copyright or trademark laws, and, without the prior written permission of Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties, is strictly prohibited.
Disclaimer of Warranty
Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties is providing this site and its contents on an “as is” basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties or conditions of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Although Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette believes the content to be accurate, complete, and current, the Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette does not represent or warrant that the information accessible on this site is accurate, complete, or current.
Disclaimer of Liability
In no event shall Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties be liable for special, indirect, exemplary, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever, including but not limited to, loss of use, data, or profits, without regard to the form of any action, including but not limited to contract, negligence, or other tortuous actions, all arising out of or in connection with the use, copying, or display of the contents of this site.
User Comments, Feedback, and Other Information Submissions Provided by You
You agree that any material, information, and ideas that you transmit to this site or otherwise provide to Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties (“transmissions”) shall be and remain the Children’s Advocacy Center’s Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties property.
All transmissions will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette Counties shall be under no obligation of any kind with respect to such information and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute the transmissions to others without limitation. Additionally, Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, or marketing products and services incorporating such information. You further agree that Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette may use information about your demographics and use of this site in any manner that does not reveal your identity.
In addition, you agree, and are hereby put on notice, that you are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under law. You are solely responsible for the content of any comments you make.
Terms of Use Revisions
Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, & Fayette may revise these terms of use by updating this posting. You agree that in the event any portion of these site terms of use are found to be unenforceable, the remainder of these site terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect. By using this site you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the then current terms of use to which you are bound.
SMS Terms of Service
By opting into SMS from a web form or other medium, you are agreeing to receive SMS messages from Children's Advocacy Center. This includes SMS messages for conversations (external), conversations (between employees). Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. See above privacy policy. To receive further details or opt-out of SMS services, Message HELP for help. Reply STOP to any message to opt out.