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Privacy Policy

Who we are

A Better Way Victor Valley Domestic Violence, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support and resources to individuals and families affected by domestic violence. Our mission is to offer assistance, shelter, and education to empower and facilitate a violence-free life. Our website address is www.abway.org.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We collect personal data to enhance our services and support our mission. The types of personal data we may collect include:

  1. Contact Information: Names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers for communication and support purposes.
  2. Demographic Data: Age, gender, and other relevant demographic details to tailor our services to the needs of our community.
  3. Website Usage Data: Information on how users interact with our website to improve user experience and resource allocation.
  4. Why We Collect Data:

1. To provide personalized support and resources.

2. To communicate with you regarding our services and updates.

3. To analyze and understand the needs of our community for better service delivery.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

A Better Way does not share any personal data with anyone unless the user gives us permission to share it with a third-party organization.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data.
  • Request correction of any inaccurate data we hold about you.
  • Request deletion of your personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it.
  • Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest.
  • Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided above.

Contact information

Victor Valley Domestic Violence 
14114 Hesperia Rd.
Victorville CA. 92395
(760) 955-8010

Changes to this Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any changes.