This Notice describes the kinds of information we collect from you when you visit our website, and how that information is used and shared.
This Notice should be read in connection with our Terms of Use for accessing our website (the “Site”).
Types of Personal Information We Collect
When you visit our Site, we may collect “Personal Information” from you. Personal Information is information that could reasonably be used to identify you, such as your name, address, email, and phone number. Personal Information can include “Sensitive Personal Information,” such as your ethnic background or payment information. We attempt to limit the collection of Personal Information to what is relevant to further our mission.
When you submit an inquiry through the Site, we may collect the following Personal Information: name, address, phone numbers, email address, and any other information you may provide to us.
In making a charitable contribution through our Site or the site of our affiliate, the California Masonic Foundation, the following Personal Information may be collected: name, address, phone numbers, email address, Masonic affiliation, the amount of your contribution, and bank and/or payment information.
If you are using the Site to log on and access lodge and member information, register to attend events we offer, or participate in surveys, we may collect the following Personal Information: name, email and mailing address, phone number, birthdate, unique log-in identifier, member ID, Masonic affiliation, bank and/or payment information, other personal information requested in the survey or provided by you to us.
Our web servers may also collect, at least temporarily, the following information: Internet Protocol (IP) address of computer being used; web pages requested; referring web page; browser used; date and time. We use this information to analyze usage trends, administer the site, and track our users’ movements across our site. This information will not reveal, nor is it associated with, your personal identity.
The above information may not encompass future activities for which we collect information.
How Your Information is Collected
Your Personal Information may be collected in a variety of ways, such as when you make a charitable contribution, request information, register for events, or participate in survey. Any Personal Information submitted by you is your implied consent for us to collect and use the information for our legitimate purposes.
In most cases, your Personal Information is voluntarily disclosed to us by you. However, some information may be collected virtually using “cookies.” Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by a website you visit that contains information on your activity on a specific website. You may adjust or disable cookies using your browser’s settings, however doing so may alter certain interactive features on our Site. For more information on cookies, please visit https://www.epic.org/privacy/internet/cookies/.
How Your Information is Used
Your Personal Information collected through our Site is used to carry out our organization’s mission and our operational, business, and charitable activities. In making a charitable contribution to us through the Site or the website of our affiliate, the California Masonic Foundation, your Personal Information is used for purposes such as processing the contribution, acknowledging the donation, record keeping, and soliciting further charitable opportunities.
Other ways we may use your Personal Information include:
- Registering you as a member and identifying you when you log-in to your account
- Responding to your inquiries and requests
- Registering you for events, delivering programs and services, and accepting payments associated with those activities
- Sending you a newsletter or other marketing communications
- Conducting surveys and research and analyzing data to improve our services or customize our communications with you
- Communicating with you
We may use cookies (described above) to personalize your online experience at the Site. We may also utilize third parties to place cookies on your browser in order to serve targeted advertising for measurement and analytics purposes. You can decline to have personal data collected via third party tracking technologies by navigating to the settings feature in your browser and declining all third-party cookies or declining third party cookies from specific sites, or, for mobile, limiting ad tracking or resetting the advertiser identifier via the privacy settings on their mobile device. Available third-party opt-out tools include: the Digital Advertising Alliance, and the Network Advertising Initiative.
How Your Information is Shared
Your Personal Information provided through this Site may be shared internally within our organization, our officers and members, and other concordant Masonic bodies. When you attend an event, course or program, or make a contribution, your name, lodge and the name of the event, course or program, or amount of your contribution, may be shared or posted on our Site. We display personal testimonials on our Website in addition to endorsements. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name or may post your picture or voice.
We may share Personal Information provided through this Site externally with our charitable affiliates, partners and third-party vendors, when there is a legitimate operational or charitable purpose. We attempt to limit the Personal Information shared to what is reasonable to accomplish our purpose.
We may share your Personal Information regarding a charitable contribution with our charitable affiliates and with third-party vendors in order to process, record, recognize and encourage additional charitable contributions. For example, we use a third-party vendor to process on-line donations to our organizations.
We may also share your Personal Information with government and law enforcement agencies or regulators to comply with legal process, or a subpoena, order or other legal or regulatory requirement applicable to us. Disclosure may also occur if we consider it necessary to protect our legal rights, or if the information relates to actual or threatened harmful conduct. This Website Privacy Notice does not apply to Personal Information available to the public or your semi-public interactions on other websites.
We will not sell your Personal Information to third-party organizations.
How Your Information is Stored
Your Personal Information may be stored on internal and external servers and databases. We use, or contract with third parties that use, encryption technology to store and protect bank and credit card payment information. We store your Personal Information for as long as needed to fulfill the particular purpose for which it was collected and to further our mission.
Your Options Regarding Your Personal Information
Submission of your Personal Information is entirely voluntary. If you decline to submit your Personal Information for any reason you may, however, be unable to use certain Site features or receive certain services. Once submitted, you may receive promotional emails from us or our affiliates. If you do not wish to receive promotional emails or other communications, you may opt out of the recipient list by contacting the Privacy Office at privacy@freemason.org. If you wish to review or verify the Personal Information collected by us, you may request to do so by contacting the Privacy Office. You may also request a change, update, correction, or deletion of your Personal Information by contacting the Privacy Office.
“Do Not Track” (DNT) Disclosure
If your browser or your computer software has an enabled a DNT feature to inform us that you do not wish to have your Personal Information collected by accessing the Site, we will be unable to respond to the request solely from receiving the signal. You must make the request to have your Personal Information removed by contacting the Privacy Office directly at privacy@freemason.org.
Privacy of Children
We do not intend to collect or use personal information about children under the age of 13. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, please use our Site only with adult supervision. If you are under 13, please do not send any Personal Information to us. If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information. If you believe that we might have any Personal Information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at the contact information below.
Changes to our Privacy Notice
We may modify this Privacy Notice in the future. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information.
If you have any questions on how we collect and process your Personal Information, please contact privacy@freemason.org or the Privacy Officer located at 1111 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Modified: May 2022
