The subject matter relevant to the Speak Your Silence (“SYS”) organizational purposes is, under many circumstances, extremely sensitive and personal.  We understand that your use of this site is voluntary, and we appreciate your trust and confidence in your decision to share your story.  We also know that you are providing us your information and your story with the understanding that we will handle the information carefully, sensitively and judiciously. This Privacy Policy is intended to provide further explanation regarding the terms and conditions of your use of our site, your sharing of your information, and the way in which your information can and will be used by SYS.  The information below explains our policy regarding your privacy and the www.speakyoursilence.org website. By visiting our site, www.speakyoursilence.org, you agree to accept and adhere to the policies and practices set forth herein.

Personal Identification and Information

When you visit our website, you may be asked to provide personal information (including your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and/or credit/debit card information).  We understand and you agree that if you choose to disclose this information, you do so knowingly, willingly, intentionally, voluntarily and with the understanding that we will use the information for any and all purposes authorized by law. Among other legally permissible uses, we may utilize your information for transmitting e-mail notifications, newsletters or other materials; monetary and participatory solicitations, including but not limited to solicitations regarding charitable donations and/or sale of merchandise or services; informative e-mails regarding upcoming events, projects and services; and solicitation of feedback. You understand and agree that any information you provide to us, we will and will have the right to retain for the purposes described herein, and for any other purpose authorized by law. Additionally, you understand and agree that the majority of the personal and identifying information we request and you provide will be used to provide information and/or services to you. Any and all information you provide will be collected and retained by SYS in full adherence to and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations, and other restrictions. SYS will not use any type of “phishing” or other activity to gain personal information from you that you do not voluntarily provide. You understand and agree that any decision you make to withhold any personal or identifying information may prevent SYS from being able to fulfill your request and/or purposes in using the www.speakyoursilence.org website. In the event that SYS cannot fulfill your requests or specific purposes, you will still be able to browse the other sections of this website. You may therefore visit and explore the SYS website without providing any personal or identifying information.

SYS Use of Your Information

Any information you supply to SYS by means of this website will be used for the purposes you intend, in order to fulfill your specific requests. You may be asked to provide individual information to seek services, to make a donation, to start a campaign. We may also use your personal information for internal statistical or data analysis, or internal recordkeeping. We reserve the right to reproduce information received by you in statistical and/or analytical format, but we will take steps to ensure that your information will be kept confidential and any information produced by SYS will be done so with anonymity.

You can register with our website if you would like to receive updates on our new campaigns, projects and services, through which process you will be asked to provide, among other things, your e-mail address. We will also use the return email address that you provide to respond to any e-mails or requests we receive from you, or we will otherwise respond to the email address you use in sending your inquiry or request. Your e-mail address will not be used for any other purpose, except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy, and will not be shared with outside parties.  Further, SYS will not sell, rent, give-away or share your e-mail addresses or other information with outside sources, without first obtaining your explicit consent.

We use e-mail links located on this site to allow you to contact us directly via e-mail. We use the information provided in your e-mail to respond to you. We may also store your comments for future use and/or reference.

We may occasionally send information about SYS events, promotions, activities, campaigns, or updates via the e-mail address you provide to us.  By providing your e-mail address to us, you authorize us to send e-mail communications to you for these purposes.

Removal of Your Personal Information

If you provide us with your email address and/or other personal or identifying information, you may at any time request to have your information purged from our records and removed from our system for all future uses.  To do so, simply direct your request by:

1. Sending an e-mail: [email protected]; or
2. Sending a request by mail:

Speak Your Silence
106 N 6^th St., Suite 224
Boise, Idaho 83702

Corrections and Modifications

At any time following your initial submission of personal or identifying information to us, you may correct and/or modify that information as you deem appropriate.  To do so, send the corrections/modification to the e-mail or mail addresses provided above.

Cookies, Log Files, and Anonymous and Electronic Information

Anonymous information is collected for every visitor to this site. This includes the SYS pages viewed, when, and with what type of browser. IP numbers are not stored, but may be temporarily used to determine domain type and in some cases, geographic region. We do not make any association between this information and a visitor’s identity. This information is stored primarily to track the effectiveness of our website and individual sections and pages within them.

SYS may send “cookies” to your computer, which contain an identification number that is unique to the computer you are using.  We use this cookie to provide you with a continuous experience, and for us to record how our services and web pages are being used.  Additionally, SYS may log each visit to each web page.  A log entry may contain information typically found in the header of your web browser, such as the browser type you used, your Internet Protocol address, and the date and time of day.  SYS may also log your cookie’s identification number and the URL of the website visited immediately prior to the SYS website.  This log information is important for security, quality improvement, audit, as well as monitoring the functionality of our services.

Online Registration Information

You will provide us with information about yourself and your organization when you register for fundraising, donations, and listservs or to buy products. This information is not used for any other purpose than to fulfill your request and is not shared with outside parties. However, visitors should be aware that information collected through the SYS web site may be subject to examination and inspection if such information is a public record or not otherwise protected from disclosure.

External Links

This website may contain links to other websites and/or web pages. By following such links, you expressly acknowledge and understand that you are navigating to another website that is neither owned, controlled, nor maintained by SYS.  We expressly disclaim any responsibility and/or liability for any information, images, or other content on such websites.  We also expressly disclaim any responsibility for personal or identifying information that you provide to or through such websites.  We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked websites as their privacy policy may differ from ours.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Changing business practices and circumstances may require that we make changes to this Privacy Policy, which changes will be reflected on this website. We reserve the right to modify, alter or amend this Privacy Policy at any time, with or without notice to you.  SYS reserves the right to modify its website and/or this Privacy Policy at any time and users are deemed to be apprised of and bound by any such modifications. Our goal is to provide all services to visitors to the SYS website in an accessible, efficient and friendly manner while maintaining their privacy.

Legal Disclaimer

By your use of the SYS website and all services, information, campaigns, and other content herein, and subject to any and all applicable privacy laws, including but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), you understand and agree that we may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the law or comply with legal process and/or any subpoena validly issued by a court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction.

For More Information

If you have any questions, concerns or comments about the SYS Privacy Policy and procedures related thereto, please direct your inquiry via e-mail to [email protected].

This website, www.speakyoursilence.org, and all subdomains and information contained herein is maintained by SYS, located at
106 N 6^th St., Suite 22
Boise, Idaho 83702.