Privacy Policy

Collection of Information
The type of information collected by Swipe for a Cause is dependent on the nature of the activity and relationship with you.

Browser Information
We collect browser information and other non-user specific information to support the operation of the system and provide us with broad user patterns and data.

Forms and Inquiries
There are various forms on the Site such as an information request, agent application and merchant account applications. When you complete and submit a form or contact us via email, fax or phone (each an “Inquiry”), we may collect and store the information obtained from the Inquiry and its contents, including any personally identifiable information (such as your real name, address, phone number, or e-mail address) you may have provided. Personally identifiable information you submit via an Inquiry is collected only with your knowledge and active participation.

We also collect the information required to process product orders on the site. This information is secured internally and only name, address and telephone number is provided to the delivery services that we use.

Gateway Services
To use Swipe for a Cause’s online processing services, or ‘Gateway Services’, you will be required to provide personally identifiable information and enter into a written agreement with Swipe for a Cause. If you order any products or services from businesses, or ‘Customers’ that use our Gateway Services, you may be required to submit personally identifiable information for the purpose of processing orders.

Merchant Account Applications
If submit an application to obtain a Swipe for a Cause merchant account, you will be required to provide personally identifiable information. Swipe for a Cause may also obtain information about you from third party sources, including consumer-reporting agencies.

Use and Disclosure of Information
Swipe for a Cause will use information collected from this Site for internal use only, however Swipe for a Cause may share some information with third parties that assist us in providing our products or services to you or in responding to your requests or inquiries. Information collected on this Site is not sold to third parties.

Browser Information
Information collected during browsing sessions on the Site may be used to analyze trends, administer the website, improve site performance, gather broad demographic information, and for security purposes.

Inquiries
Information collected during submission by you of an Inquiry may be used by Swipe for a Cause to respond to your Inquiries or to contact you directly regarding Swipe for a Cause services.

Gateway Services
If you are a Swipe for a Cause Customer, Swipe for a Cause will use your information to provide you with our Gateway Services. During the course of providing such services, Swipe for a Cause may disclose your information to contracted third parties to perform certain elements of Gateway Services on Swipe for a Cause' behalf. Swipe for a Cause may also use your information to contact you about other Swipe for a Cause’s offerings and to inform you about general company news as well as industry issues and trends. Swipe for a Cause may also use your information for internal business analysis.

Merchant Account Applications
If you apply for a merchant account from Swipe for a Cause, Swipe for a Cause may use and disclose the information you provide to evaluate your eligibility for a merchant account, including disclosure to consumer reporting agencies, relevant financial institutions, and other entities involved in providing the merchant account services. Swipe for a Cause may also use your information to contact you about other Swipe for a Cause offerings and to inform you about general company news as well as industry issues and trends. Swipe for a Cause may also use your information for internal business analysis.

Legal Process
Personally identifiable information may be used in order to comply with requests from law enforcement and government agencies, to enforce the Terms of Use and other agreements, and to protect Customers and others.  We may do so when we believe in good faith that disclosing this information is otherwise necessary or advisable, including, for instance, to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interfering with the rights or property of Swipe for a Cause, another user or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities.

Transfers
We may transfer any information in our databases, including, but not limited to, personally identifiable information, to an affiliate or to a third party as part of a transfer of business assets.

Cookies
Cookies are a technology that can be used to provide you with tailored information from a website. A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system.  Swipe for a Cause utilizes cookie technology to help deliver a better user experience. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. However, an order cannot be processed on this Site if you choose not to accept the cookies here. The Site makes use of cookies to support the product ordering system.

Email Policy
Swipe for a Cause may use your email address to communicate with you about orders you have placed, accounts you maintain or inquiries you have made about our products and services. In addition, Swipe for a Cause may send you email communications for customer satisfaction purposes or to inform you of special offers Swipe for a Cause believes will be of interest to you based on your profile. These emails contain an unsubscribe link, which will enable you to opt out of receiving future mailings at any time, should you choose to do so.

Security.
While we strives to protect your personally identifiable information and user privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online.  We do not make any warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that we will be able to prevent loss, misuse, unauthorized access to, or alteration of personally identifiable information you provide to us.  You make any disclosure of personally identifiable information to us at your own risk.  We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personally identifiable information when you are on the Internet, including when visiting the Site.

Links to Third Party Websites.
The Site may provide links to third party websites and resources.  Such links are provided as a convenience to you and for informational purposes only.  Swipe for a Cause is not responsible for and cannot control these third party websites and resources, does not endorse them, and is not responsible for their availability, content, or delivery of services.  Third party websites and resources are not bound by this Policy, as they may have their own policies or none at all. We encourage you to read such other third party websites’ privacy policies.