Security and Disclaimer

Security and Disclaimer

Chimes Family of Services respects the privacy of all its stakeholders. Chimes does not exchange or sell lists of donors or any other stakeholders with any organization. If you would like to verify, correct the information we have or request that your name as a donor not be used in our annual report, please contact the Development and Corporate Communications office at 410.358.6400.

Commitment to Online Security

Physical, electronic and managerial procedures have been employed to safeguard the security and integrity of personal information. Chimes policies and procedures outline the responsibilities of all staff in regard to confidentiality. All staff and contractors that require access to personal information are bound to comply with these polices and are given user names and passwords.

Personal Information that Chimes May Collect Online

Chimes does NOT collect personal information online, including names, postal and e-mail addresses, phone and facsimile numbers, billing information, and complaint information. Chimes does not knowingly collect or maintain any personal information from children under the age of 13. Chimes does use a third party vendor for the purpose of donations. Blackbaud’s security measures include the following:

Donate With Confidence®

When you donate through Bloomerang's online giving form, your information is protected with multiple layers of security. At Bloomerang, we are committed to meeting the highest standards of security and compliance. We are SOC 2 Type 2 certified, which means that our application and processes have been independently audited and verified to meet rigorous security and privacy controls. We are also PCI DSS compliant, ensuring that we securely process and store payment card data.

  • Look for https:// in your browser to confirm the page is encrypted and secure.
  • Secure payment processing: Credit card details are sent directly to the payment processor and never pass through Bloomerang or our website.
  • Fraud protection: All Bloomerang forms use reCAPTCHA to help prevent bots and suspicious activity.
  • Privacy: When you enter donation information, it is protected using secure, encrypted connections. We only collect the information you choose to provide, and that information is shared only with the organization you are donating to. Your data is stored securely and handled in accordance with privacy standards such as GDPR when applicable.

For questions or concerns about credit card transactions or charges on your statement, please contact your organization.

How Chimes Uses Personal Information Collected through Third Party Vendors

Chimes only uses your personal information for the purpose for which it is submitted, such as to reply to your emails handle your complaints, and process payments for donations and event ticket purchases. We will use such information provide you additional information about our programs and services. If you wish to discontinue receiving information about Chimes you may contact Chimes Development and Corporate Communications at 410.358.6400 or email us at Development@chimes.org. Chimes do not sell information or lists to any company.

How Your Information May Be Shared

In order to process a complaint, Chimes will use the information to respond to your concern.

Chimes will also use your information:

  • Where release is required by law (for example, a subpoena) or regulation or is requested by a government agency;
  • To appropriate persons, where your communication suggests possible harm to others.

Help Us Keep Your Personal Information Accurate

If your personal information changes or you would like to review the personal information we may have on file, please email us with the new information or your review request to Development@chimes.org or by regular mail to:

Development and Corporate Communications

Chimes International
4815 Seton Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215

Computer Tracking and Cookies

Our website is not set up to track, collect or distribute personal information not entered by visitors. Our site logs do generate certain kinds of non-identifying site usage data, such as the number of hits and visits to your sites. This information is used for internal purposes by technical support staff to provide better services to the public and may also be provided to others, but again, the statistics contain no personal information and cannot be used to gather such information. No personal information is collected.

A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Webserver and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Chimes uses non-identifying cookies to provide easier site navigation and access to forms. You can still use the Chimes sites if your browser is set to reject cookies. Our cookies do not generate personal data, do no read personal data from your machine and are never tied to anything that could be used to identify you.

Problems or Complaints with Chimes Privacy Policy

If you have a complaint about Chimes compliance with this privacy policy, you may contact us at Development@chimes.org or by telephone to the Office of the President, 410.358.3800.