Privacy Policy

The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to use of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters' web site and governs data collection and usage. By using Bernardine Franciscan Sisters' donation area on the website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Online donations at www.bfranciscan.org are secured using Secure Socket Layer Technology (SSL). To check that your browser is in secure mode, look at the URL bar on top of your browser. This line will typically show the first characters as"https" when a secure connection has been established, rather than "http," which indicates a connection that is not secured. lf you think you should be in secure mode but do not see the https characters, please contact us at communications@bfranciscan.org before entering your information.The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters does not store credit card information. We have partnered with NETCorporation, a leading payment gateway to accept credit card payments safely and securely for our customers. The Net Corporation Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card processing networks. The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including:128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure lnternet Protocol (lP) transactions. Compliance with the Payment Card lndustry Data Security Standard (PCl DSS).

- 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)technology for secure lnternet Protocol (lP) transactions.

- Compliance with the Payment Card lndustry Data Security Standard (PCl DSS)

The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters collects and uses your personal information to operate the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters' Web site and deliver the services you have requested. The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters will not sell or disclose any information that identifies customers to a third party.

Our website does contain links to affiliate and other websites. Bernardine Franciscan Sisters does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. The aforementioned Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.

All users and/or visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communication from us and/or reserve the right to discontinue receiving communications by way of email or newsletters. lf you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website or wish to unsubscribe and/or opt-out, please feel free to contact us at the following email, telephone number or mailing address.

Email: communications@bfranciscan.org