Privacy Policy

This is the web site of The Ohr Dessa Project, Tikva Children's Home.

40 W. 23rd St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
T: 917.262.1818
F: 917.262.3513

We can be reached via e-mail at info@tikvaodessa.org
or you can reach us by telephone at 917.262.1818.

For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognizes only the visitor's domain name, but not the e-mail address (where possible).

We collect only the domain name, but not the e-mail address of visitors to our Web page, the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user-specific information on what pages consumers access or visit, information volunteered by the visitor, such as survey information and/or site registrations.

The information we collect is used for internal review and is then discarded and/or is used to improve the content of our Web page. It is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

With respect to cookies: We do not set any cookies. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending us e-mail at the above address, calling us at the above telephone number or faxing us at 212.868.5168. We do not make e-mail addresses available to other organizations.

If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new programs or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by calling us at the number provided above, e-mailing us at the above address or by faxing us at 917.262.3513.

Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers on-line will only receive telephone contact from us with information regarding orders they have placed on-line. With respect to Ad Servers: We do not partner with or have special relationships with any ad server companies. From time to time, we may use visitor information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Web site to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically. Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by calling us at the number provided above, e-mailing us at the above address or by faxing us at 917.262.3513.

Upon request we provide site visitors with access to unique identifier information (e.g., visitor number or password) that we maintain about them, transaction information (e.g., dates on which customers made donations, amounts and types of donations) that we maintain about them. Visitors can access this information by e-mailing us at the above address, writing to us at the above address or faxing us at 917.262.3513.

Upon request we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in contact information, financial information, etc. Visitors can have this information corrected by sending us e-mail at the above address, calling us at the above telephone number or faxing us at 917.262.3513.

Why is TikvaOdessa.org so safe?

Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available for secure online transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it can't be read as the information travels over the Internet.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the above addresses or phone number.

Our postal address is
40 W. 23rd St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
T:917.262.1818
F: 917.262.3513

We can be reached via e-mail at info@tikvaodessa.org.
Our Telephone Number is 917.262.1818.

Information Collected

We respect the privacy of children, and do not collect any more personal information than reasonably necessary to enable them to participate in the activities we offer at our Web site.

With respect to our online information collection practices from children under 13 years of age:

We do not collect personally identifiable information.

Please note that parents may consent to the above collection and use without necessarily consenting to the disclosure of personal information to third parties.

With respect to the collection by other organizations of personal information from children at our site, our policy is: We do not have any agreements with outside organizations to collect personal information at our site.

Use and Sharing of Information

The information we collect from children is used: for record keeping to enable them to participate in activities such as:

bar or bat mitzvah "twinning programs", volunteering in our New York office, letter exchanges with children in Odessa, or otherwise expressing an opinion or to tailor/customize the visitor's experience at our site.

With respect to sharing information: we do not share children's personal information with anyone other than those who provide support for the internal operations of the Web site and our agents (e.g., contractors who provide fulfillment services or technical support to the Web site).

We have received the following commitments for security of information from third parties with whom we share personal information.

All third parties with whom we share information have agreed to maintain security and integrity of personal information .

Parental Review

Parents can review the information that we have collected from their children online, prevent the further use or maintenance of such information, or direct the deletion of their children's personal information by calling us at the telephone number provided above.