Ronald McDonald House Charities of NM (RMHC-NM) is pleased to provide information to all of its customers about its online privacy policy. Please be assured that Ronald McDonald House Charities of New Mexico uses best practices to protect the privacy of visitors to this Website.

Types of Information Collected and How It Is Used

RMHC-NM gathers information, such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses and credit card numbers, only when you voluntarily submit it to us for a contribution. Similar personal information is collected from you in order to process online donations. We ustilize secure transaction methods when collecting credit card information over the internet.  With your permission, we use personal information collected from you to send you RMHC-NM information, news and updates regarding various events, fundraising campaigns or other major initiatives. If you do not elect to receive such materials, email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  to opt out.

Sharing of Personal Information

Companies may be engaged by RMHC-NM to perform a variety of functions such as assisting with donation collection, providing technical services for our internet sites, etc. Such companies may have access to personal information if needed to perform certain functions. However, these companies may use such personal information only for the purpose of performing that function and may not use it for any other purpose. Other than as provided in this privacy policy, RMHC-NM does not sell, transfer or disclose personal information or lists of any type to third parties.

RMHC-NM reserves the right to use or disclose any information as needed to satisfy any law, regulation or legal request, to protect the integrity of the site, to fulfill your requests or to cooperate in any law enforcement investigation or an investigation on a public safety matter.

Access

You are in control of any personal information you provide to us online. If at any time you would like to correct the personal information we have about you or if you would like to change your preferences for contacts from us, you can let us know by contacting us at the postal address listed below.

Cookies

"Cookies" are pieces of information that an internet site transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies allow a certain internet site to remember important information that will make your use of the site more convenient. Like most internet sites, RMHC-NM uses cookies for a variety of purposes in order to improve your online experience. For example, we track the total number of visitors to our site on an anonymous, aggregate basis. We may also employ cookies so that we remember you when you return to the site. We may associate personal information with a cookie file in that instance.

Use the options in your internet browser if you do not wish to receive a cookie or if you wish to set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. Click on the "Help" section of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. If you disable all cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of all the features of this Web site.

Links to Other Sites

We may offer links to sites that are not operated by RMHC-NM. If you visit one of these linked sites, you should review their privacy and other policies. We are not responsible for the policies and practices of other companies.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy became effective on August 8, 2006 and last modified on July 23, 2009. From time to time, it may be necessary for RMHC-NM to change its privacy policy so we suggest that you check back periodically. Any changes will not be retroactively applied and will not alter how we handle previously collected information.