Privacy policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applied to epekinternational.org and Epek International Inc. and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Epek International Inc. include epekinternational.org and Epek. The Epek website is a nonprofit information, news, and donations site. By using the Epek website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with information and services, Epek may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

First and Last Name
Mailing Address
Email Address
Phone Number
Epek Program/Info Interests

If you donate to Epek International through the site, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the donation transaction.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include (a) registering for an account on our Site; submitting your credit card or other payment information when making a donation on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or information you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Use of your Personal Information

Epek collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the information and/or services you have requested.

Epek may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other services or information available from Epek and its affiliates.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Epek does not sell, rent, or lease its database/partner lists to third parties.

Epek may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Epek, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Epek may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Epek or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Epek; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Epek, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior

Epek may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit with Epek, in order to determine what Epek information and services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and messaging within Epek to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Epek. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the oepration of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Epek website.

Use of Cookies

The Epek website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issues the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Epek pages, or register with Epek site or services, a cookie helps Epek to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing address, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Epek website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Epek features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. We also have integrated a cookies banner that upon visiting our site enables you to accept or decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Epek services or website.

Links

This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Children Under Thirteen

Epek does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-Mail Communications

From time to time, Epek may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotions, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Epek, you may opt out of such communications by clicking the “unsubscribe” link located at the bottom of the email, or contacting us at info@epekinternational.org.

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

Changes to this Privacy Policy Statement

Epek reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

Epek welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Epek has not adhered to this Statement, please contact us at:

Epek International Inc.
PO Box 40186
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
info@epekinternational.org
(516) 800-4275

Effective date: As of February 6, 2020