Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Alberton Methodist Care and Relief Enterprise (AMCARE)

The Alberton Methodist Care and Relief Enterprise (AMCARE) is committed to protecting the privacy of all visitors to its website (www.amcare.org.za ). This privacypolicy describes the collection, use, and security of information AMCARE receives when users visit its sites. From time to time, AMCARE may amend provisions ofthis policy. In the event of material modifications, AMCARE will alert users with a notice on its homepages and a direct link to the revised policy

Information Collected

AMCARE does not require visitors to its website to register or provide any personally identifying information in order to view its webpage. The AMCARE websitedoes not send out cookies (small text files that enable website to recognize and track repeat visitors and customize features of the site for them)

Many visitors to the AMCARE website use the resources found there for their own education and reflection. Unless a visitor voluntarily provides personallyidentifying information online for the purpose of making a donation, making a purchase, using the “forward to a friend” function, or requesting further informationregarding the AMCARE, only the following, non–personally identifying information will be gathered about her or his use of a AMCARE website:

  • the addresses of the website that the person came from and goes to
  • the pages visited on the AMCARE site
  • the type of web browser used by the visitor
  • the time and date of each visit
  • the IP address of the computer used to gain access to the AMCARE website (an IP address is a number automatically assigned to a computer each time the computer is used to surf the Internet)
Credit card transactions require the input of personally identifying information, including but not limited to name, residential and email addresses, phone number, and credit card number. This personally identifying information is sometimes, though not always, communicated to AMCARE by third-party processing companies, and when received by AMCARE, is subject to the security and disclosure policy described in the following section.


Information Security and Disclosure Policy

The statistical and personally identifying information received by AMCARE as a result of a visitor’s use of AMCARE website will be gathered by AMCARE solely for internal purposes, such as helping AMCARE understand how often its website are accessed and how they might be improved. None of the statistical, non–personally identifying information collected by AMCARE will be used by AMCARE to identify a visitor or be linked to any personally identifying information about the visitor.

When such information is provided by a parent or guardian, AMCARE will use the information only for those limited purposes. Acknowledgment may include mailings of AMCARE’s own materials, such as annual reports, which list donors who do not desire anonymity and those in whose honor donations were made.

AMCARE does not rent, exchange, or sell to third parties any of the information that visitors provide online. AMCARE will only share personally identifying information with third parties when the person submitting the information authorizes AMCARE to do so or when AMCARE is required to do so by law.

Links to Third-Party Website

Donations to the AMCARE are processed through Netcash (www.netcash.co.za). When making a donation online, a visitor will be linked to a webpage operated by Netcash and governed by its own privacy policy.AMCARE is not responsible for the privacy or security practices or the content of these or any other website to which it provides direct links.

Children’s Privacy

AMCARE is deeply committed to ensuring the safety of all children, and to the protection of their personally identifying information and will extend protection to personally identifying information collected online, including name, residential and email addresses, and telephone number, as well as to information about hobbies and interests when linked to personally identifying information.

Terms and Conditions

1. By accessing any webpage operated by the AMCARE, you indicate your agreement to the following terms and conditions of usage. If you do not agree to anyof these provisions, please do not use the website operated by AMCARE. AMCARE reserves the right to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these termsat any time, at its discretion.

Ownership, Copyright, and Trademark Information

2. All materials on the website operated by the AMCARE, including but not limited to images, text, data, graphics, sounds, videos, software, and other forms andformats now known or later invented (hereinafter “Contents”), are the intellectual property of, or being used with permission by AMCARE. You may view, copy, and/or print the Contents for your personal, noncommercial entertainment, information, and education, subject to the following prohibitions:

(i) you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices;
(ii) you make no modifications to any material;
(iii) you do not use the materials in a manner that suggests an association not specifically authorized by AMCARE with any of its products, services, or brands.

Except as indicated in paragraph 2 above, you may not reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, sell, license, publicly perform, display, modify, create derivativeworks from, or use or exploit the Contents of any website operated by AMCARE. Your unauthorized use of any portion of the Contents of AMCARE’s websitemay infringe upon the rights of AMCARE or of third parties not affiliated with AMCARE, and may result in civil and/or criminal liability. Nothing in these Terms andConditions should be construed as conferring any right to use or manipulate trademarked or copyrighted Contents of AMCARE’s website

AMCARE reserves the right, without any limitation whatsoever, to investigate any suspected breaches of its website security, internal information technologysystems, or of these Terms and Conditions. AMCARE further reserves the right to involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in any investigation, andto prosecute any violations of these Terms, applicable laws or common law rights, to the fullest extent possible under applicable laws

Disclaimer of Warranties and Indemnification

The Contents of the website operated by AMCARE is provided as is and as available, without express or implied warranty as to merchantability or fitness fora particular purpose. To the greatest extent allowed by applicable law, AMCARE disclaims any warranty that the Contents of any page will be available on anuninterrupted or error-free basis; that defects will be corrected; that Contents of the sites are accurate as of any particular date; and that AMCARE’s website or theserver that makes them available are free of computer viruses or other harmful components or conditions. AMCARE will not be liable for any direct, incidental,consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising from your use of its website. However, in certain countries the law may not allow AMCARE to limit or excludeliability for certain of these damages. In any case, AMCARE’s liability for all losses, damages, injuries, and claims of any kind, resulting from claims brought underany legal theory, shall not be greater than the amount you have paid to access the AMCARE-operated website.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the AMCARE from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses, including attorney’s fees,caused to be levied or brought by any party and arising from or related to your use of the AMCARE-operated website

User Comments, Feedback, Submissions, and Postings

You agree to grant AMCARE the nonexclusive and unlimited right to reprint, use directly, or make derivative use of any comments, feedback, submissions, or otherinformation communicated to AMCARE through its website (hereinafter “Feedback”). AMCARE shall not be required to treat Feedback as confidential, and shallbe entitled to use Feedback for any commercial or noncommercial purpose permitted to it without compensation to you or any other person contributing toFeedback. You acknowledge by submitting Feedback that you own whatever content you submit, and that AMCARE’s use of your Feedback will not infringe uponthe rights of any third person

Links from AMCARE Website

The Website operated by AMCARE may contain links to other website that are not under AMCARE’s control. AMCARE is not responsible for the accuracy, relevancy,copyright compliance, legality, or any other aspect of the content of those websites. The inclusion of any links does not imply an endorsement or approval byAMCARE of any website, product, or service.

Links to AMCARE Website

9. You are granted a limited, nonexclusive, revocable right to create hyperlinks to website operated by AMCARE, subject to the following conditions:

(i) the links and related content on your website do not suggest any affiliation with AMCARE or cause confusion among consumers;
(ii) the links and related content on your website do not portray AMCARE in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner;
(iii) the links and related content on your website are not operated for any commercial purpose.


Revisions to AMCARE-Operated Website

AMCARE reserves the right to make changes, modifications, additions to, and deletions from the Content available on its website at any time, at its discretion. Thisright includes but is not limited to the right to discontinue for perpetuity or any limited period the availability of any website, and of any products and servicesoffered on its website.

General Provisions

These Terms and Conditions, and any dispute arising under them, shall be construed and resolved under the laws of the Republic of South Africa. If any provisionof this agreement is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions shall not be affected

These Terms and Conditions are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate your agreement to these Terms at any time by discontinuing useof the AMCARE-operated website and destroying all Contents obtained from any and all such website. Your access to the AMCARE-operated website may beterminated immediately without notice if it is believed, in AMCARE’s sole discretion, that you have failed to comply with any of the foregoing Terms and Conditions.In the event that your access to AMCARE-operated website is terminated, you must cease use of such website and destroy any Content you have obtained fromthe website.

Contact Us

Any questions or concerns are welcome and should be directed to:

The AMCARE
19 Heidelberg Road
New Market Estates
Alberton, Gauteng
South Africa

Phone:  +2711 869 5856
Email:  info@amcare.org.za
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