Privacy Policy
Our Policy
ODS uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of our online visitors and donors. We will not share your e-mail address with third parties.
ODS may share financial donor postal mailing lists with other nonprofits for a one-time use by the other nonprofit. If you are a financial donor to ODS you may request that we withhold your mailing information from any list exchanges with other nonprofits. Please e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it In the subject field, type "Mailing List Opt Out" and provide us your name, e-mail or postal address depending on how you made your contribution to our organization. ODS lists are never sold to third parties.
Is Credit Card Information Secure?
We care about the safety and security of your transaction. [We use high-grade encryption and the https security protocol to communicate with your browser software. This method is the industry standard security protocol, which makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card information you send to us. Companies we work with to process credit card transactions also use high-grade encryption and security protocols.
ODS exerts reasonable efforts to protect personal information received from Website users from unauthorized use or disclosure. We do not allow public access to the portion of our server that contains personally identifiable user information.
We Care About Doing It Right
In addition to maintaining privacy and security controls over information you share with us, ODS, works to accurately process your contribution information. ODS employs error-checking procedures to make certain transactions are processed completely and accurately. As necessary, changes are made to improve our systems. Independent external and internal audits are conducted to ensure the privacy, security and appropriate processing of your information on our site.
How Do We Use "Cookies"?
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by ODS website through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are small text files a Website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor's ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. ODS uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.
Note to Parents on Our Privacy Policy
ODS welcomes children to learn more about our organization and, where appropriate, find opportunities to serve their communities through ODS volunteer drives. However, we encourage this to be done only with their parent's knowledge and supervision. For this reason, ODS follows the guidelines for interactive electronic media published by the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Better Business Bureau.
Acceptance of Terms
By using this Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. ODS reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the email address provided to us or by placing a prominent notice on our site.
Thank you for visiting our site. Please contact us should you have any questions about the operation of the site.
Revised May 23, 2005