The Tiny Miracles Foundation, Inc. (“TTMF”) is a volunteer-based organization that provides emotional support, practical assistance, supplies and information to parents of children born prematurely. TTMF does not provide medical advice or services. The contents of this website, its online community, and/or other TTMF materials, services and offerings are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended, and should not be used, to replace the advice of healthcare professionals. All medical care, treatment, services, questions and decisions should be discussed thoroughly with your personal physician(s).
Tiny Miracles is concerned about privacy issues and wants to familiarize you with how we may collect, use and disclose information. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes our practices in connection with information that we may collect or that you may provide through the TTMF website currently located at www.ttmf.org, (the “Site”). By accessing or using the Site, or by providing information to us in connection with the Site, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
At the present time, TTMF does not collect information about your use of this Site that could identify you (for example through the use of cookies or similar information tracking software).
If you use the “contact” buttons to communicate with us, the information you provide, including your e-mail address and the content you include in your e-mail will be stored in our e-mail system database and on the email system used by a particular mentor if you choose to communicate directly with one of the TTMF mentors.
The TTMF website contains links to other sites. This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, accuracy of information or other practices of any third party, including any third-party service providers and any other third party operating any software application or website to which the TTMF website contains a link. The inclusion of a link on the TTMF website does not imply endorsement of the linked entity, software application or website by us. Once you enter another website, the privacy policy and practices of that website will govern the information you provide to that site. As with any information on the web, it is prudent practice to check the date the information was published to ensure it is current.
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time. Please take a look at the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page to see when this Privacy Policy was last revised. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we make the revised Privacy Policy available on the TTMF website. Your use of the TTMF website or the submission of any information through the TTMF website following such changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
By using or submitting any information to the TTMF website, users from outside the United States acknowledge that the TTMF website is subject to U.S. law, and consent to the transfer of their information to the United States, which may provide a different level of data security than in their country of residence, and waive any claims that may arise under their own national laws.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal Information We May Collect
“Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual. In addition to Personal Information, Protected Health Information and Non-Personal Information (as defined below) may be collected in connection with the TTMF website. The collection, use and disclosure of such information is addressed separately below. Please note that you will be able to access most of the Site (aside from the Online Community), without providing any personal information at all. However, should you choose to participate in our Online Community or request to be added to our mailing list, we may collect the following Personal Information from you:
- Name
- Mailing address
- E-mail address
- Child-related information
- Prematurity-related information
- Preferences regarding TTMF services, activities, events and communications.
How We May Use Personal Information
We may use Personal Information:
- We may use your contact information to respond to your inquiries and/or fulfill your requests, such as to send you announcements, information, invitations, updates, solicitations, and/or personal or mass email(s) generated by us and related to TTMF’s services, activities and/or mission.
- We may use your contact information to send to you marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you.
- For our business purposes, such as, enhancing the TTMF website.
- As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, you or others; or (h) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
How Personal Information May Be Disclosed
Your Personal Information may be disclosed:
- Except as noted below, personal information such as your first and last name, email address, mailing address, and child-related information will not be part of your online public profile or shared by TTMF with any third parties .
- By you, on message boards, forums (including review forums), chat, and blogs and other pages and services to which you are able to post information and materials. Please note that any information and materials that you post or disclose through these services will become public information, and may be available to other users of the TTMF website.
- As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, you or others; or (h) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
Protected Health Information We May Collect
“Protected Health Information” is the combination of Personal Information with information related to physical or mental health conditions. We and our third-party service providers may collect Protected Health Information in connection with the TTMF website.
How We May Use Protected Health Information
We may use Protected Health Information:
- To respond to your inquiries and and/or fulfill your requests, such as to send you announcements, information, invitations, updates, solicitations, and/or personal or mass email(s) generated by us and related to TTMF’s services, activities and/or mission.
- To send to you marketing-related communications that we believe may be of interest to you, if you opt to receive such communications.
- For our business purposes, such as, enhancing the TTMF website.
- As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, you or others; or (h) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
How Protected Health Information May Be Disclosed
Your Protected Health Information may be disclosed:
- Except as noted below, personal information such as your protected health information will not be part of your online public profile or shared by TTMF with any third parties.
- By you, on message boards, forums (including review forums), chat, and blogs and other pages and services to which you are able to post information and materials. Please note that any information and materials that you post or disclose through these services will become public information, and may be available to other users of the TTMF website.
- As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, you or others; or (h) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION
Non-Personal Information We May Collect
“Non-Personal Information” is any information that does not reveal your specific identity, such as:
- Browser information
- Server log files
- Information collected through cookies, pixel tags and other technologies
- Demographic information
- Aggregated information
How We May Collect Non-Personal Information
We may collect Non-Personal Information in a variety of ways, including:
Using cookies: Cookies allow a server to transfer data to a device for recordkeeping and other purposes. At the present time, TTMF does not collect information about your use of this site that could identify you (for example through the use of cookies or similar information tracking software).
- From you: We may collect demographic information, as well as other information, such as your preferred means of communication, when you voluntarily provide such information to us.
- By aggregating information: Aggregated Personal Information or aggregated Protected Health Information does not personally identify you or any other user of the TTMF website.
How We May Use and Disclose Non-Personal Information
Because Non-Personal Information does not personally identify you, we may use and disclose Non-Personal Information for any purpose.
SECURITY
We seek to use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to protect Personal Information and Protected Health Information under our control. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system is guaranteed to be 100% secure. We are not responsible for the data security measures of the any other third parties.
USE OF THE TTMF WEBSITE BY MINORS
The TTMF website is not directed to individuals under the age of thirteen (13), and we request that such individuals do not provide Personal Information through the TTMF website.
CONTACTING US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by e-mail at info@ttmf.org, or please write to the following address:
The Tiny Miracles Foundation, Inc.
381 Post Road, 2nd Floor
Darien, CT 06820
USA
Please note that e-mail communications are not always secure; so please do not include Protected Health Information, or other sensitive information in your e-mail messages to us.
