Legal Statements

Disclaimers

Center for Hope and Safety (hereafter referred to as “CHS”, “us”, “we”, “our”, and “the organization”) makes every reasonable effort to ensure that information on our web properties (hopeandsafety.org and our social media pages) are accurate and kept up-to-date. However, this information is provided “as-is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Additionally, any information and services listed are subject to change

Third-party links and content

Occasionally, and at our discretion, CHS may include, distribute, offer, or refer to third-party resources/products/services (hereafter referred to as “content”). We include third-party content in CHS web properties and other resources for informational purposes only, and our inclusion of any third-party content does not constitute an endorsement of said content, its creators, or distributors by CHS.

In general, CHS does not receive compensation in exchange for sharing third-party content. In the event that we do receive compensation (e.g. a third-party organization sponsors a CHS event and we post a thank you message on the CHS website), it will be indicated adjacent to the relevant content.

CHS staff evaluates all third-party content for factual accuracy, relevance and value to our constituent communities, and reputability of the author/source/vendor.

Resources and materials from third parties have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of third parties. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our resources and welcome any feedback about any third-party content we include, distribute, offer, or refer to by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Accessibility

NetRaising has been researching web-accessible development practices since 2007 and has included web accessibility in the foundation code of every website they’ve created since 2008. Each year their knowledge of best practices has increased as laws, technology, accessible development methods and evaluation has evolved. Please read more here. If you have an accommodations request please call 503-378-1572 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to discuss.

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

In the spirit of Continuous Quality Improvement, our web content and resources are updated on an ongoing basis. If you find any inaccuracies, omissions, wrong numbers, or have any suggestions to make this website more useful, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Confidentiality for Survivors/Victims

Oregon’s Department of Justice Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division (DOJ CVSSD) and the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) have adopted and integrated the U.S. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), U.S. Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), and the U.S. Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) confidentiality protections for all DOJ CVSSD and DHS grant funded organizations, programs and Tribal Nations serving domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. (34 USC § 12291(b), 42 USC 110 § 10406(c)(5))

The state of Oregon has created Advocate-Victim Privilege (ORS 40.264) for ‘certified advocates’ working for ‘qualified victim services programs’ and established basic confidentiality requirements for those programs and advocates (ORS 147.600).

Confidentiality requirements are applicable to all staff and volunteers who have access to survivors’ information or make decisions about identified survivors. Confidentiality requirements also apply to members of a non-profit organization’s board of directors or to designated members of a Tribal Nation who have oversight of the domestic violence and sexual assault services.

If you have experienced or are currently experiencing domestic violence, sexual abuse, human trafficking, elder abuse, and/or stalking, we strongly urge you to use a safer computer or device to access this website (safer = cannot be accessed or monitored by your abuser). Click here to learn more about technology safety and privacy.

Nondiscrimination Notice

Center for Hope and Safety operates its program, services and activities in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws. No person shall, on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), disability, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any of our programs.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write Office of Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice (OCR), 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531 or call 202-307-0690 (Voice) or 202-307-2027 (TDD/TTY). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may also contact OCR through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (TTY), 877-877-8982 (Speech) or 800-845-6136 (Spanish).

Social Media Policies

Content warnings
On this page, we frequently and openly discuss domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, elder abuse, human trafficking and other forms of interpersonal violence. Everything we post and share is evaluated for its collective benefit vs. potential for re-traumatizing others, and posts that contain particularly graphic or disturbing content will be preceded by a content warning in their remarks/comments/description.

Community guidelines
Posts or comments that are deemed to be in poor taste and/or contain threats, hate speech, personal attacks, defamation, or spam (i.e. promotion of a product, service, or cause without the prior permission of CHS) will not be tolerated, and may be hidden or deleted by the CHS communications team without warning.

Privacy policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online.

Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your PII.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website, or app?
When registering on our web properties, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, fill out a form, or enter information on our site.

How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register for an event or to volunteer, make a donation, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

To personalize user’s experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
To improve our website in order to better serve you.
To allow us to better service you in responding to your inquiries and requests.
To send periodic emails regarding a donation or organizational updates.

Donors
CHS is committed to respecting privacy of donors. CHS will never sell, rent or trade your personal information to other organizations.

How do we protect visitor information?
Our web properties are hosted NetRaising, which employs a number of security measures to protect the integrity of its web servers. Portions of our website may also direct visitors to pages hosted by other companies but managed by CHS. These include Arreva and Microsoft Forms, among others.

Third-party Disclosure
We do not sell or trade your Personally Identifiable Information to outside parties.

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. Learn more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa
According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

Users can visit our website anonymously.
Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can easily be found on our website.
You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy page.
Your personal information can be changed by clicking the “manage subscription” or “update your preferences” link at the bottom of any mass email we send.

Contact us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us directly using the information below.

Center for Hope and Safety
ATTN: Webmaster
605 Center Street NE, Salem, OR 97301

Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)