Semillas/SMPAC Privacy Policy
and Copyright Notice

Semillas para el Futuro and SMPAC area non-profit secular organizatiosn committed to promoting sustainable economic and social development in the town of Chocolá, Guatemala, helping to reduce poverty and improve the lives of the people of Chocolá and surrounding regions. We respect your privacy and will not sell, rent or otherwise transfer your personal information to any third-party.

All content of this site is copyright 2007 by Semillas/SMPAC. All rights reserved.

Information Collection
If you send us an email, or fill out a form on our site, it is our understanding that you have consented to receive communication from Semillas/SMPAC. We collect this information only on a permission opt-in basis. We also look at the log files on our Web server to evaluate traffic patterns, but this only identifies you by your IP number. What we will not do is sell your information to other companies or mailing lists, nor will we abuse our privilege in having your contact information. If you no longer wish Semillas/SMPAC to contact you, simply email webmaster@semillasfuturo.org and your name will be removed from our subscriber list.

Other disclosures
We are committed to data security, and protect our Web server and internal network servers with firewalls and frequent supervision of server activity. We do not store any personal or credit card information on our server. We reserve the right to compare our data with industry trends for quality control and analysis purposes. We also reserve the right to supplement our data with third-party acquired data. We keep all communications with private individuals and other organizations as privileged information, and will not divulge this information except as required by law. If you have any questions about privacy, or want us to forever delete your name from our database, please email us at webmaster@semillasfuturo.org.

Cookies and Log Files
We may in some cases use cookies. We do look at our log files from time to time. We may use click stream data on our site in order to analyze visitor usage of the web site.

Choice and Consent
You can't "opt out" of log files. You can, however, "opt out" of being contacted by us by simply requesting to be deleted from our archives (see the first section above, or just email us). We support the requirements set forth by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) regarding use of the web by minors.

Data Quality and Access
We keep a chronological record of all our contact form information. We value your privacy as much as our own. As mentioned above, we consider this information privileged information and do not rent, sell or otherwise transfer to other entities, unless as required by law. If, for whatever reason, the use and disclosure of information is required by law through a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process, then disclosure may take place without the individual's consent.