Statement of Purpose
Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County is an ecumenical ministry that builds simple, decent and affordable houses with participating families; working with diverse individuals, organizations, and faith communities to serve others. 

This web site is an educational and informational electronic publication of Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County. Its purpose is to share the story of Habitat for Humanity's house-building, hope-building work and to invite interested online visitors to be part of those efforts.  Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which people can live and grow into all that God intended.  We welcome all volunteers who share a vision of a world in which everyone has a decent home.

Our Commitment
Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County is committed to respecting the privacy of its online visitors and pledges its best efforts to that end.  In general, you can visit Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County on the web without telling us who you are or revealing anything about yourself. 

Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County does not collect personally identifying information on our web site unless you choose to provide that information to us. If you choose to give us personal information via the Internet that we need in order to correspond with you or provide information to you, it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes.

Our web server automatically recognizes each visitor's domain name, but does not automatically collect personally identifiable information. There are times, however, such as when you request to receive our newsletter or register for an event, that we will collect specific information. If you choose to provide personally identifiable data, you may receive future information from us--by mail, electronically or by telephone--advising you of upcoming Habitat for Humanity events, services, or volunteer and support opportunities. If you do not wish to be contacted with such information, please let us know by writing or sending e-mail to the address listed at the end of this policy. Please make sure to provide your full name and address for exclusion from the “future contact" list.

Cookies
A "cookie" is a small piece of data stored on your computer's hard drive when you visit our web site. Habitat uses cookies to analyze our web site's overall traffic patterns and improve our visitors' online experience. We do not use cookies to store or collect any personal information. Many browsers provide an option to block or remove cookies. You can visit our web site successfully while blocking cookies, but leaving cookies enabled in your browser will help us to improve our site's usability and effectiveness.

Note to Parents
We are pleased when young people visit the website of Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County to learn more about the organization and the problem of poverty housing. Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County does not knowingly solicit data from children and does not knowingly market to children.

Links to Other Sites
In order to provide a more comprehensive and useful site, the Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County web site contains links to other web sites. Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County is not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites.

Defining personal information
Personal information is any information that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact a specific individual.  This information can include an individual's opinions or beliefs, as well as facts about, or related to, the individual. Exceptions: business contact information and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers as published in telephone directories, are not considered personal information.

When an individual uses his or her home contact information as business contact information as well, we consider that the contact information provided is business contact information, and is not therefore subject to protection as personal information.

Policy Changes
Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County reserves the right to change this policy. Changes to our privacy policy will be posted on this web site as soon as reasonably possible, check this site periodically. Use of the Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County web site constitutes consent to any policy then in effect.

Feedback Invited
Thank you for visiting Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County on the web. We welcome your feedback.

If you have any questions or comments about our privacy practices, you can contact us by email at office@hfhac.org or through U.S. Mail at Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, P.O. Box 7021, Oak Ridge, TN 37831.