Privacy Policy

Mission West Virginia operates the fosterwv.org website. Foster WV is an initiative of Mission West Virginia, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Hurricane, West Virginia. This page is used to inform website visitors about our policies on the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if they decide to use our services.

If you choose to use our services, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information we collect is used to provide and improve the service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

For a better experience while using our service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name, phone number, and postal address. The information that we collect will be used to contact or identify you.

Log Data

We want to inform you that whenever you visit our service, we collect information that your browser sends to us that is called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser version, pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your computer’s hard drive.

Our website uses these “cookies” to collect information and to improve our service. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies, and to know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

Forms and Inquiry Submissions

When you submit an inquiry or request information through our website, we collect the information you provide in that form, which may include your name, email address, phone number, and any details you share about your interest in foster care or adoption. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry and connect you with a member of our team. We will not use it to contact you for unrelated purposes or share it with outside parties without your consent.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals for the following reasons: to facilitate our service; to provide the service on our behalf; to perform service-related services; or to assist us in analyzing how our service is used.

We want to inform our service users that these third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. They are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, and we strive to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. Please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links to Other Sites

Our service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of any website you visit. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Because we value your privacy, we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). We do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products, and services are directed to people who are at least 13 years old.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. Changes are effective immediately after they are posted.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us.