JELF Privacy Policies

Thank you for visiting the Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) website. Nothing is more important to JELF than protecting the private information of visitors. We have provided this online Privacy Policy Statement to make sure you are aware of our privacy policy and practices, and to let you know about the choices you can make about the way any information is collected and used.

How to Reach Us

JELF’s Central Office postal address is 6065 Roswell Road, Suite #740, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.

We can be reached via e-mail at [email protected], or at our main office 770-396-3080.

Information We Collect and How We Use It

Through JELF's website, you can register for requests of reminders, events, materials be sent to you, complete online surveys and provide us with feedback about the site. The types of personal information that may be collected at these pages include name, contact and billing information, transaction, and credit card information. JELF collects the e-mail address (where possible) of visitors to our Web page, the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail and of applicants and donors. We also collect aggregate information about what pages accessed or visited.

At this time, no part of our site makes use of cookies for user tracking, content customization, or any other purpose. For each visitor to our Web page, the Web server used by JELF does not automatically collect any information regarding the user’s name or e-mail address.

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our web page, to notify visitors about updates to our Website, and may be used to send you information about JELF that we think may be of interest to you. It is also used to tailor our subsequent communications to you and continuously improve our programs and services (including registration). We may also ask you to provide information regarding your personal or professional status, demographics, experience with our programs, and more detailed contact preferences. All information is collected on a purely voluntary basis.

If our information practices change at any point, we will immediately post the changes to our Website and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Website periodically.

How To Opt-Out

Like most nonprofit organizations, JELF may make limited information (names and postal addresses) of those who access our site available to other reputable non-profit organizations whose programs or services we think you might find of interest. We do not make our any of our applicant or donor (outside of what is already publicized in our Annual Report) information available to any outside organizations or individuals. If you do not want us to share your name or postal address with other organizations, please let us know by writing to us at the above address, or by sending us e-mail at [email protected].

Maintaining Accuracy

JELF knows how important it is to keep your personally identifiable information accurate. Upon request, we provide site visitors with access to all information (including proprietary information) that we maintain about them. Consumers can access and/or request this information be corrected by writing to us at the above address or by sending us e-mail at [email protected]. To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before we allow corrections to be made.

Links

Links to third-party websites on the JELF site are provided solely as a convenience for our visitors. If you use these links, you will leave the JELF site. JELF has reviewed all of these third party sites, but is not responsible for any of these sites, their content or their privacy policies. Further, JELF does not endorse or make any representations about these sites, or about any information, software or other products, services or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to the JELF site, you do so at your own risk.

Maintaining Security

Again, JELF is committed to ensuring the security of your information. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate security measures in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site. If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, or if you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Website, you may contact JELF at the address above.

 

JELF (Jewish Education Loan Fund) respects the privacy of all its donors. We believe in safeguarding personal information and ensuring that donor privacy is protected. We do not sell or share donor information. Your name, email address, and any other personal information you provide will be used only by JELF to keep you informed of our activities, including our programs, special events, and funding needs.

Information Collected

Here are the types of donor information that we collect and maintain:

• Contact information: name, organization/company (if applicable), complete address, phone number(s), and email address.
• Payment information: credit card number and expiration date, and billing information needed to complete transactions. (We comply with PCI-Data Security Standards and do not retain credit card information of donors or any individuals providing payment for services to JELF.)
• Gift designation information by program, fund, or event, as provided by the donor at the time of the gift.
• Contact information: complete mailing address of third parties honored by gifts made in tribute or acknowledgement of gifts made in memoriam by notice of the donor.
• Information you have shared, such as general feedback, comments, or questions.
• Requests to receive periodic updates via our online e-newsletters or through printed JELF or JELF programs’ publications and newsletters.

Use of donor information is limited to the above and to the internal purposes of JELF for furthering the stated mission and programs of the agency. Specifically, we use donor information to help donors complete a secure donation transaction and to provide communication and updates on JELF programs.

We occasionally publish donor names to recognize donor support. We honor requests for donors who prefer to give anonymously, and safeguard preferences for anonymity as part of stored donor contact information.

JELF’s Commitment to Donor Privacy: Both Online and Offline

• JELF will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to other organizations. This includes your email address, physical addresses, and phone numbers.
• On rare occasion, JELF may share a donor’s email address to partner organizations, but only upon the condition that the donor has given JELF specific permission to do so.
• Personal donor information maintained in a database, and only authorized personnel have access to this information and only for appropriate business purposes.
• Credit card numbers submitted to process gifts or transactions are not retained by JELF.

Authorized Release of Information

JELF may be legally required to disclose information on occasion. JELF complies with all applicable legal requirements and standards.

Contact JELF

If at any time you choose not to receive JELF communications, you may contact us at 770-396-3080 or [email protected] and we will gladly remove your name from our mailing list.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND

The JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) website is comprised of various web pages operated by JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund).

The JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) websites constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the JELF website are offered.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund)'s website may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of JELF and JELF is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. JELF is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. JELF is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by JELF of the site or any association with its operators.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) website, you warrant to JELF that you will not use the JELF website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use any JELF website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the JELF’s website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the JELF website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the JELF website.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND (JELF) OR POSTED AT ANY JELF WEB SITE

JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to JELF (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to JELF website or its associated services (collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting JELF, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. JELF is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in JELF’s sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH JELF (JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND) WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. JELF (JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND) AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE JELF WEBSITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE JELF WEBSITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.

JELF AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON JELF WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. JELF AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL JELF AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE JELF WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE JELF WEB SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE JELF WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE JELF WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF JELF OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE JELF WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE JELF WEBSITE

SERVICE CONTACT: [email protected]

TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION

JELF reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to JELF website and related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.

GENERAL

To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the JELF websites. Use of the JELF website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) as a result of this agreement or use of the Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) Web Sites. Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF)’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF)‘s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) Web Sites or information provided to or gathered by Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) with respect to the Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) Web Sites and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) with respect to the Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent an d subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:

All contents of the Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) Web Sites and/or its suppliers are: All rights reserved.

TRADEMARKS

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to Service Provider’s Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. See Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.