LSS Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting the website of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
(LSS) and reviewing our privacy policy.
At LSS,
we take your privacy seriously. You can visit LSS on the web without
identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Once you
choose to provide us with personal information, you can be assured that it
will only be used to support your relationship with LSS. LSS does not
sell, exchange or release your personal information to outside parties
without your consent.
This
Privacy Policy explains what information is collected online, how it is
protected and how that information is used
What information we collect and how we use that information:
Certain forms on our website require visitors to give us contact
information that may include your name, email address, or other personal
information. All information you provide us is confidential, and will be
used for internal purposes only or to respond to your requests for
information.
Internet Protocol Address:
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our website. An IP address
is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use
the Internet. We use IP addresses to help us diagnose problems with our
server, administer our website, analyze trends, and gather broad
demographic information for aggregate use to improve our site, and deliver
customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to
personally-identifiable information.
Use
of "Cookies":
Our website may use cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are pieces
of information that websites transfer to the computer that is browsing
their site. Use of cookies makes visiting websites easier by performing
certain functions, such as saving passwords or avoiding the prospect of
filling out forms more than once. Many consider the use of cookies to be
an industry standard.
Your
browser is likely set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not
to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to
refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is
possible that some areas of our website will not function properly when
you view them.
Security:
While online donations are secure and made through a secured web page,
please be aware that LSS has no control over the security of information
contained in emails sent to us, and that this information can be
intercepted by third parties on the Internet.
Other Web Sites:
Our website contains links to other websites. Please note that when you
click on one of these links, you are entering another website for which
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota has no responsibility. We encourage
you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may
be different than ours.
Privacy of Health Information:
You may be interested in knowing that Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
may obtain health information about you when it provides services to you.
This website Privacy Policy does not discuss our practices relating to
that health information. For more information, please read our
HIPAA Notice of
Privacy Practices which explains how Lutheran Social Service of
Minnesota may use and disclose health information about you, certain
rights you have relating to that health information and other information
concerning how we protect the privacy of your health information.
