The Clowes Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), respects your privacy and believes that the best way to serve you on the Internet is with honesty, accountability, and adherence to legal standards. We are sensitive to the issue of privacy and have structured our online activities to maximize your control over the disclosure of your own personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy supplements our general Terms of Use Agreement, which we urge you to read. By using the Fund’s website (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy and by the Terms of Use Agreement.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

The Fund regularly reviews the Privacy Policy to ensure that it provides an appropriate level of protection for your personal information. If we make any substantial changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our home page and by posting the date of the most recent revisions to the Privacy Policy on this page. Please return to this Privacy Policy from time to time to make sure that you are current and up-to-date on the policy, as your continued use of the Site indicates your agreement to the revised terms. Any changes to the Privacy Policy will become effective immediately upon being posted, unless we indicate otherwise.

Collection of Personal Information

The Fund collects and stores various types of information about you depending on your activities when visiting the Site. However, simply put, the Fund will collect no personally identifiable information about you when you visit the Site unless you voluntarily choose to provide that information (for example, by sending us an email).

1. Browsing the Site. If during your visit you browse the Site, read pages, or download information, only anonymous information is collected automatically. Anonymous information is not personally identifiable and includes information such as: the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com); the Internet Protocol (“IP”) address of the computer you are using (an IP address is an umber that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider); the browser software you use and your operating system; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to this Site. Such anonymous information is not treated as personal information. The Fund and its Site operators may collect anonymous information through the use of cookies or by other means. This anonymous information is collected and used to measure the number of visitors accessing the various web pages of this Site and to make the Site more useful to you and other visitors. Generally, we delete this information after one year.

2. Voluntarily Identifying Yourself. If you choose to identify yourself by sending an email, for example, the Site will collect and store personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable information may include your name, address, telephone number, and email address. Any personal information you provide is submitted at your discretion. However, some uses of this Site may be limited should you decide not to disclose such personal information (for example, requesting additional information about the Fund’s programs or activities by way of email).

Cookies

This Site uses standard Internet “cookie” technology. A cookie is a bit of information that is stored on a visitor’s hard drive that allows the Site to track how a visitor navigates through the Site and areas in which a visitor showed interest. This is similar to a traffic report: it tracks trends and behaviors, but does not personally identify individuals. With most Internet browsers or other software, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions. If you reject cookies, you use of our Site may be limited.

Use of Personal Information

The Fund works closely with consultants, agencies, and other nonprofit organizations that may perform functions on our behalf, such as providing program information to our visitors, preparing requests for proposals, evaluating grant programs, sending e-mail, and managing data. In most cases, these entities have access to your personal information only to the extent necessary to perform their functions and may not use it for any other purpose. Other than for the specific purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose your personal information to any third parties unless we obtain your prior consent or are legally compelled to do so.

Linking to Third Party Websites

This Site contains links to websites operated by third parties. These links are provided to you for informational purposes only; once you connect to another sit by choosing a link, you will no longer be on the Fund’s Site. The posting of third party websites does not represent the Fund’s endorsement or support of the linked organization, its programs or services, or the content included on its website. Please review each linked website’s privacy policy, and if you do not agree to be bound by the terms of the policy governing that site, terminate your visit to that site. We are not responsible for the privacy policies, practices, or content of website operated by third parties. For more information about linking to third party websites, please review our Terms of Use Agreement.

Security

The Fund has policies and procedures in place to protect the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information that is collected and maintained. We have implemented security measures for all information systems under the Fund’s control so that, to the extent possible, information will not by lost, misused, or altered. Accordingly, all personal information is stored on secured servers, behind a firewall at a data center with access to data strictly controlled.

Privacy of Children

This Site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen (13) and does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. The Fund, however, encourages parents and guardians to be aware of and participate in their children’s online activities.

Contact Us

If you have any concerns about privacy procedures at this Site or wish to access or modify your personally identifiable information collected at this Site, email us at staff@clowesfund.org or mail your comments or requests to:

The Clowes Fund, Inc.
Attention: Web Site
320 N. Meridian Street, Suite 316
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Please make any communications as complete and descriptive as possible, and we will attempt to respond promptly to your concerns.

Updated September 7, 2022