The Dating Abuse Prevention Program is a JBWS program. We at JBWS, Inc., a nonprofit organization formed in New Jersey, United States (“JBWS,” "us," "we," "our") have created this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) because we know that you care about how information you provide to us is used and shared. This Privacy Policy relates to the information collection and use practices of JBWS in connection with our website located at https://jbws.org/ (the "Website").

By visiting our Website, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of the Privacy Policy, then you do not have our permission to access or use the Website.

The Information We Collect and/or Receive

In the course of operating the Website, and/or interacting with you, we will collect (and/or receive) the following types of information.

1. Contact Information.

When you contact us through the Website, you will be asked to provide certain information, including but not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you are contacting us about (collectively, the “Contact Information”). The Contact Information is used to provide the requested service or information and to contact you for purposes of direct marketing of our current and future services.

2. Volunteer Information.

When you sign up to become a volunteer, you will be asked to provide certain information, including but not limited to, your name, email address, address, phone number, and position you are applying for (collectively, the “Volunteer Information”). We will use Volunteer Information to determine whether you are a good fit for our organization and to contact you about the applicable volunteer opportunities.

3. Billing Information.

In order to make a donation, you will be required to provide certain additional information which may include a credit card number, expiration date, billing zip code, activation code, bank information, and similar information (“Billing Information”). Such Billing Information will be collected and processed by our third-party payment processor pursuant to the terms and conditions of their privacy policies and terms of use. JBWS does not directly obtain or process any Billing Information.

4. Other Information.

In addition to the Contact Information and Volunteer Information, we may collect additional information (the “Other Information”).  Such Other Information may include:

a. From Your Activity.  Information that we automatically collect when you visit the Website, such as your IP addresses, browser type and language, referring and exit pages and URLs, date and time, amount of time spent on particular pages, what sections of the Website you visit, similar information concerning your use of the Website.

b. From Cookies.  We collect information using “cookie” technology. Cookies are small packets of data that a website stores on your computer’s or mobile device’s hard drive so that your computer will “remember” information about your visit.  We use session cookies, which expire once you close your web browser, to help us collect Other Information and to enhance your experience using the Website. If you do not want us to place a cookie on your hard drive, you may be able to turn that feature off on your computer or mobile device.  Please consult your Internet browser’s documentation for information on how to do this and how to delete persistent cookies. However, if you decide not to accept cookies from us, the Website may not function properly.

c. Third-Party Analytics. We use one or more third–party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to evaluate your use of the Website, compile reports on activity (based on their collection of IP addresses, Internet service provider, browser type, operating system and language, referring and exit pages and URLs, data and time, amount of time spent on particular pages, what sections of the Website you visit, number of links clicked while on the Website, search terms and other similar usage data), and analyze performance metrics. These third parties use cookies and other technologies to help analyze and provide us the data. By accessing the Website, you consent to the processing of data about you by these analytics providers in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. For more information on these third parties, including how to opt out from certain data collection, please visit the sites below. Please be advised that if you opt out of any service, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Website.

For Google Analytics, please visit: https://www.google.com/analytics

How We Use and Share the Information

You authorize us to use your Contact Information, Volunteer Information and Other Information, (collectively, the “Information”) to provide and improve our Website; to solicit your feedback; and to inform you about our company, products, and services.

You also authorize us to use and/or share your Information as described below.

• Agents, Providers and Related Third Parties. We may engage other companies and individuals to perform certain business-related functions on our behalf.  Examples may include providing technical assistance, order fulfillment, customer service, and marketing assistance.  These other companies will have access to the Information only as necessary to perform their functions and to the extent permitted by law. We may also share your Information with any of our parent companies, subsidiaries, or other companies under common control with us.

• Aggregated Information. In an ongoing effort to better understand our users and our Website, we might analyze your Information in aggregate form in order to operate, maintain, manage, and improve the Website.  This aggregate information does not identify you personally.  We may share this aggregate data with our affiliates, agents, and business partners. We may also disclose aggregated user statistics in order to describe our Website to current and prospective business partners and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.

• Business Transfers. As we develop our businesses, we might sell or buy businesses or assets.  In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, sale of assets, dissolution, or similar event, your Information may be part of the transferred assets.

• Legal Requirements. To the extent permitted by law, we may also disclose your Information: (i) when required by law, court order, or other government or law enforcement authority or regulatory agency; or (ii) whenever we believe that disclosing such information is necessary or advisable, for example, to protect the rights, property, or safety of JBWS or others.

Accessing and Modifying Information and Communication Preferences

If you have provided us any personal information, you may access, remove, review, and/or make changes to the same by contacting us at [email protected]. In addition, you may manage your receipt of marketing and non-transactional communications by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link located on the bottom of any JBWS marketing e-mail.  We will use commercially reasonable efforts to process such requests in a timely manner.  You should be aware, however, that it is not always possible to completely remove or modify information in our subscription databases.

How We Protect the Information

We take commercially reasonable steps to protect your Information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.  Please understand, however, that no security system is impenetrable.  We cannot guarantee the security of our databases or the databases of the third parties with which we may share such information, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted over the Internet.  In particular, e-mail sent to us may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail.

External Sites

The Website may contain links to external websites. JBWS encourages you to review the privacy and security policies of any externally linked websites that may be accessed through the Website. JBWS assumes no responsibility or liability for the information collection and disclosure practices of any external websites that a user can access through the Website.  Please check the privacy policies of these external websites before you submit any personal information to them.

Children 

The Website is intended for use by a general audience and does not offer services to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 through the Website.  If you are under 13, please do not give us any personal information.  We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide personal information through the Website without their permission.  If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

Important Notice to Non-U.S. Residents

The Website and its servers are operated in the United States.  If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to us maybe transferred to, processed, maintained, and used on computers, servers, and systems located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction.  If you are located outside the United States and choose to use the Website, you do so at your own risk.

Notice to California Residents

Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California have the right to obtain certain information about the types of personal information that companies with whom they have an established business relationship (and that are not otherwise exempt) have shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year, including the names and addresses of those third parties, and examples of the types of services or products marketed by those third parties. If you wish to submit a request pursuant to Section 1798.83, please contact us via email at [email protected].

DO NOT TRACK

JBWS does not monitor, recognize, or honor any opt-out or do not track mechanisms, including general web browser “Do Not Track” settings and/or signals.

Nevada Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of Nevada, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of certain personal information to third parties. You can exercise this right by contacting us at [email protected] with the subject line “Nevada Do Not Sell Request” and providing us with your name and the email address associated with your account. Please note that we do not currently sell your personal information as sales are defined in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated at the top of this Privacy Policy.  We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time with or without notice to you. Any such changes will be posted on the Website. By visiting the Website after we make any such changes to this Privacy Policy, you are deemed to have accepted such changes.  Please be aware that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, our use of your information is governed by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time we collect the information.  Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected]