Effective Date: August 18, 2021

Maryland Association of Community Services (“Company”) takes the privacy and security of personal information very seriously. As such, we have prepared the following Privacy Policy to provide you with information about how your data is collected, used, shared, transferred, and protected as a result of your interaction with [URL] (the “Site”) and the [APP] (the “App”) (collectively, the “Services”). By using the Services, you agree to the following Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any of the provisions described below, your remedy is to stop using the Services immediately.

Information Collection

Visitors to the Site (“Visitors”) can browse without providing personal information.

It is your decision to use the Services, and, as such, any provision of personal information is completely voluntary.

In order to access “CONTACT US”, you may be required to provide your name and email address.

We also collect certain non-personal information such as your browsing history on the Services, the length of time spent on certain pages, the website Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) from the website you were visiting before coming to this Site, which URL you next visit, device type, what browser you are using, Internet service provider, date/time of visit information, operating system, and your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address.

Information Use

We will use the personal information to:

  • respond to your requests;
  • communicate with you; and

We will use the non-personal information we collect to:

  • conduct statistical analysis of the Site;
  • troubleshoot service issues or interruptions;
  • update and improve the Site;
  • understand the demographics of our users and their browsing habits; and

Cookies

Cookies are small files that are sent to and stored in your computer by the websites you visit. Cookies are stored in your browser’s file directory. Cookies may be stored only for the time you are in a given site or they may remain stored in your browser for a defined period of time beyond your current session. Cookies work in combination with content within the website itself, to capture and remember information. To learn more about these technologies and how they work, please see www.allaboutcookies.org.

We use cookies and other similar technologies (such as web beacons and pixels) to collect and process non-personal information.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You can review the options available to manage cookies in your browser. One option is to disable, or turn-off, all cookies. If you turn cookies off, you may not be able to browse the Sites. If you disable certain kinds of cookies, some aspects of our Sites may not function properly or as well.

Information Sharing

We may share personal information to the following entities and/or for the following reasons:

  • Affiliates/Partners. We may work with our affiliates or partner with other companies in order to provide our Users with additional benefits. In the event that we enter into such a partnership, we may share your personal information with those partners. If we share personal information, we will require that such partners use the personal information for the limited purpose for which we provide it, maintain reasonable security measures for the protection of such information, and comply with the provisions as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
  • Law Enforcement. Occasionally we may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personal information. We will disclose personal information upon receipt of a court order, subpoena, warrant, or other legal process to the extent necessary to meet legal, national security, public interest, or law enforcement obligations. We fully cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our Services for illegal activities. We reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful.
  • Merger. In the event that MACS enters into an agreement to purchase or merge with another company, we may share personal information with that company. We will require that such purchasers continue to comply with the provisions as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Links to Third Party Sites

An important part of our Service is to provide you with links to third party websites so that you can browse those sites for items that may be of interest. MACS is not responsible for the collection, use, or sharing of your personal information once you leave our Site or App and follow a link to one of these third party websites. Please consult each linked website’s privacy policy for a description of how the website collects, uses, and shares your information.

Do Not Track

MACS does not track personal information about user’s online activities over time and across third-party Web sites or online services.

Cross-Border Transfer of Data

We are located in the United States. If you are not a resident of the United States, your country’s laws governing data collection and use may differ from those in the United States; in particular, the United States may not provide the same level of protections as those in your own country. By using the Site or providing your personal information to Company, you are transferring your information to the United States, and you consent to the transfer, retention, and processing of such data in the United States. If you do not agree with such transfer, retention and processing in the United States, please do not use the Services.

Security

We understand the importance of information security and will take reasonable measures to protect the security and confidentiality of your information. Please understand that no measures can guarantee 100% security.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy. We will post changes directly to this Privacy Policy, so it is your responsibility to check back here from time to time to review this Privacy Policy. If we make a material change in the type of information we collect or its use, we will provide advance notice of such change, and obtain your consent for the new collection or use, as required by law.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the information below.

MACS

macs@macsonline.org