This Web site is owned and operated on behalf of the Center for Diversity Education. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

Center for Diversity Education
1 University Heights, CPO 1605
Asheville, NC 28804
dmiles@unca.edu

We are available to answer your questions or hear your concerns.

Our Policy

The Center for Diversity Education uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of our online visitors and donors. We will not share your e-mail address with third parties.

The Center for Diversity Education does not share postal mailing lists with other non-profits or businesses. We do list the names of donors in some publications. If you are a financial donor to the , you may request that we withhold your name by notifying us with a request.

Is Credit Card Information Secure?

We care about the safety and security of your transaction. We use high grade encryption and the https security protocol to communicate with your browser software. This method is the industry standard security protocol, which makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card information you send to us. Companies we work with to process credit card transactions also use high grade encryption and security protocols. Contributions may also be made by calling the Center directly.

Is My Personal Information Secure?

Yes. The same high grade encryption and https security protocols used for financial transactions on our site are used in collecting personal information to schedule your blood donation.

We Care About Doing It Right

In addition to maintaining privacy and security controls over information you share with us, the Center for Diversity Education works to accurately process your contribution information. During business hours, staff are available to answer questions about your financial donation.

The Center for Diversity Education employs error checking procedures to make certain transactions are processed completely and accurately. As necessary, changes are made to improve our systems. And, independent external and internal audits are conducted to ensure the privacy, security and appropriate processing of your information on our site.

How Do We Use "Cookies"?

Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the Center for Diversity Education Website through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are small text files a Website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor's ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. The Center uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.

Note to Parents on Our Privacy Policy

The Center for Diversity Education welcomes children to learn more about our organization follows the guidelines for interactive electronic media published by the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Better Business Bureau.

Thank you for visiting our site. Please contact us should you have any questions about the operation of the site.