Online Privacy Statement For ICOMD.ORG
Islamic Center of Maryland (ICM) thank you for the trust that you place in us and we want you to know that the information you share with us will be treated with care.
The objective of this Online Privacy Statement is to disclose and explain what “Personally Identifiable Information” (“PII”) and other information we collect, use, and share and to explain the privacy choices that you can make. We encourage you to read this Online Privacy Statement, as well as those of all websites that you visit.
This Online Privacy Statement applies solely to: (1) information collected by ICM via (a) www.icomd.org and all services and webpages available under those ICM websites that display, link to, or incorporate by reference this Online Privacy Statement (“Website”), or (b) e-mail, as described in this Online Privacy Statement; and (2) the United States visitors to this Website. In addition to the protections that we provide through this Online Privacy Statement, your online activities and your communication and privacy choices may also be covered by a Privacy Notice that may be sent to you annually depending on which ICM Card(s) you may have.
ICM may provide links to third-party websites. This Online Privacy Statement does not apply to any information you may provide while on such sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies on those sites before providing any of your PII on such sites.
What information we collect and how we use it
The Information We Collect
How We Use and Share The Information We Collect
Advertisements On This Website and Other Websites
Using Your E-mail Address
The Information We Collect
When you visit this Website, we collect information, including PII, that you provide, such as during your registration as a user. When browsing this Website, you may choose not to provide us with any PII, such as by not registering.
We automatically collect your “IP Address” used to connect your computer to the Internet, browser type and version, operating system, and computer platform. We may also use “Cookies” or similar technologies, sometimes in combination with “Web Beacons,” to collect some statistical data when you receive our e-mails or browse this Website, such as e-mail response rates, average time spent on this Website, pages viewed, information searched for, access times, “Clickstream Data,” and other relevant information about your online experience. Cookies and Web Beacons set by ICM do not capture any PII.
Cookies are widely used, and most web browsers are configured initially to accept Cookies automatically. If you prefer not to accept cookies, you may adjust your browser settings to notify you when a cookie is about to be sent, or you may configure your browser to refuse cookies automatically. However, if you turn off cookies, or refuse to accept a request to place a cookie, some features and services on this Website may not function properly and the advertising you receive when you visit this Website may not be as relevant to you or tailored to your interests.
How We Use and Share The Information We Collect
ICM uses the information we collect about and from you, including PII, your computer’s IP Address, and information collected and/or stored in a cookie or similar technology, to personalize our communications with you and provide you with more effective user experience (e.g., to recognize you when you return to this Website); process your applications; complete your transactions; respond to your requests; request, or for which you apply, and notify you of updates. We may also use Cookies, Web Beacons, or similar technologies to present you with tailored offers on this Website or other websites on which ICM advertises, or in our e-mails, and to analyze the effectiveness of such offers. To assist us with the uses described in this Online Privacy Statement, if you choose to furnish us with PII or if we have personal or other information about you from publicly available or other sources, this information may be linked to the information that We have collected online, including information stored in a Cookie. However, if you have deleted and disabled cookies, we will not be able to link Cookie information with the account(s) you may have with ICM.
ICM does not sell or share PII collected via this Website or via the e-mails covered by this Online Privacy Statement with entities outside of ICM. To provide services to you, we may share your information with carefully selected Vendors (Such as Credit Card Processing Company) with whom we work. This includes companies that manage accounts; offer. All companies that act on our behalf are required to safeguard PII.
If you apply for services online, we may share information we collect from or about you with credit bureaus and similar organizations if we have your consent or when required or permitted by law. We may also use or disclose your information, including PII, to comply with the law or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or another legal process, or as otherwise permitted by law; to perform charge verifications; to report or collect debts owed; to reduce fraud or criminal activity; to protect the legal rights of ICM, our customers, this Website, or the users of this Website; or ICM as a whole, to continue using your information to serve you; or as otherwise permitted by this Online Privacy Statement.
Advertisements On This Website and Other Websites
ICM supports Vendors to place advertisements on this Website, and to perform tracking and reporting functions for this Website. These Vendors do not collect PII in this process, and we do not give any PII to them as part of this process. This Online Privacy Statement does not cover the collection methods or use of the information collected by these Vendors. These Vendors have their own privacy policies.
Using Your E-Mail Address
We may use your e-mail address to send the following types of e-mail messages to you:
* Community News, requests for enrollment, as well as valuable information.
* Regularly Scheduled E-mail Newsletters related to ICM services in which you are enrolled or newsletters that you have elected to receive.
* Account Service Information. We may send you e-mail service notifications that are related to your account or services in which you are enrolled. These include Islamic School, Hifz Program, Umee & Me, Dawah Program, etc.
* Optional Messages. You may also choose to receive other types of e-mail messages from us, including additional alerts and notifications beyond those noted above.
Your Communication And Privacy Choices
ICM respects the choices that you make regarding your privacy. You may request that we no longer send you direct e-mails. Please note that it may take some time, consistent with applicable law, for us to process your request.
If you do not want to receive future email newsletters, please visit http://lists.icomd.org/sub/
If you do not want to receive future email ICM School, using the account you want to disable, please send an email to schooladmin@icomd.org
If you wish to change your communication choices with us, please visit www.icomd.org/, log in to My login, and select “Edit Profile;”.
Securing Your Information
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your PII from unauthorized access and use. Do not use e-mail to send us any PII, since it would be unencrypted and can be read by anyone who receives or intercepts it.
Updating Your Information
If you wish to correct or update the PII related to your online ICM account, please use your User ID and Password to log in to our home page. You will then have access to your PII and can correct or update it.
Contacting ICM
If you have any questions about this Online Privacy Statement, please visit our contact us page to find the ways to contact us.
Link to contact us page: https://www.icomd.org/request-form/
Changes To This Online Privacy Statement
ICM reserves the right to change this Online Privacy Statement at any time by posting revisions on this Website. Such changes will be effective upon posting.