Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 5, 2024

Privacy Policy
Catholic Charities of Orange County, Inc., (CCOC), is committed to the privacy of those individuals who visit and interact with the agency’s website, CCOC.ORG, as well as to the privacy of offline donors. This statement discloses the privacy practices of the organization.

Personally-Identifiable Information
When you make a donation online or offline or register with Catholic Charities of Orange County, Inc., (CCOC), personally-identifiable information (name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.) is collected. CCOC will not sell, share, trade or rent this information to others. Phone numbers collected for SMS consent (text messages) will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes under any circumstances.
Personally-identifiable information, authorized and submitted by you, will be retained and used to send you agency updates, newsletters and other items of interest. You may review submissions you have already made and ask us to make changes to them by emailing: communications@ccoc.org.

Secure On-line Donations
Catholic Charities of Orange County, Inc., (CCOC), is aware of the sensitive nature of donation information (names, addresses and credit card numbers) provided by visitors to the website. Donations are processed using Connected View secure gateway payment, which keeps donors’ personal records protected, by encrypting credit card numbers, so they cannot be copied.
You may also find Connected View’s Privacy Policy notice link here: https://www.connectedview.com/privacy-policy
The Privacy Policy statement from Connected View is also available on CCOC’s donation page. All donation information is confidential.
If you wish to be removed from our records, contact CCOC at communications@ccoc.org.

Technical Information Collected Automatically
Catholic Charities of Orange County, Inc., (CCOC), system automatically collects data about the areas you visit on the website. This information does not name you personally. It is used to understand how visitors, as a group, use the website.

Information Placed Automatically On Your Computer’s Hard Drive
When you view www.ccoc.org, a “cookie” or similar file might be downloaded to your computer. A “cookie” is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a “cookie” is not linked to any personally-identifiable information on CCOC’s, website.

Childrens’ Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 18 years old or older.

Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.