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AccessPoint RI
A private non-profit organization

Policies

 

Privacy Policy:  AccessPoint RI values the trust you place in the agency and we want you to be aware of the safeguards we have in place to respect your privacy.  The below policies explain how we garner your personal information and how it is used.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the agency at info@accesspointri.org

Types of Personal Information Gathered:  AccessPoint RI gathers your personal information when you make a donation whether on-line or through conventional means.  This information includes your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address.  From time to time AccessPoint RI may communicate special events and happenings at AccessPoint RI via email to keep donors informed.

Donations:  Donations made to AccessPoint RI via the website are held in the strictest of confidence.  At no time does AccessPoint RI provide outside sources with any donor information.  We do not share or sell donor lists.  A donor’s personal information is maintained in a restricted access donor database by the Administration Office.

Sponsorships:   A company or individual responding to a sponsorship invitation via the website will be considered a donor and all company and personal information is maintained in a restricted access donor database by the Administration Office. 

Purchases:  A purchase is not to be confused with a donation.  Purchases include tickets to events, tee signs, auction items, etc.  Personal information garnered from purchases is held in the same strict confidence as that of a donation.

Refund Policy:  If at any time, a donor feels that AccessPoint RI has not honored “donor intent” with the use of his/her gift, the donor has the right to request the return of the donation.  Article IV of The Donor Bill of Rights issued by the Association of Fund Raising Professionals provides for donors, “To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were intended.”

Return Policy:  As AccessPoint RI is not selling any products or merchandise at retail, there is no applicable return policy.

Shipping and Handling:  From time to time, AccessPoint RI may be in position to ship an auction item to an individual.  In this instance, AccessPoint RI will use the most cost-effective method for shipping the item and charge the S/H to the recipient.