Privacy Policy

IMPORTANT: Please read the following and the Terms and Conditions of Use before accessing and using this Site.

Thank you for visiting www.cleanwaterforuskids.org. We hope that you will find this website ("Site") helpful and informative.

RTI is strongly committed to respecting the privacy of all persons using this website ("Site"), and the protection of any personal information which we may collect and which you may choose to share with us. Such personal information will be used in accordance with the disclosures in this Privacy Statement, which is part of and incorporated into the Terms and Conditions of Use of this Site.

Exclusive Disclosures Pertaining to Use of Personal Information. Please note that this Privacy Statement pertains exclusively to information which you provide to us in the course of your use and access of this Site, and does not alter or affect the terms and conditions of any other agreement that you may have or enter into with any RTI entity for any given product or service or with any other third-party service provider even if you connect to the third-party through this site.

Your Express Consent to Collection and Use of Information. If you do not agree with any disclosure in this Privacy Statement, or have any questions, please do not access the Site. You can contact us directly at https://www.cleanwaterforcarolinakids.org/contact and we will be pleased to assist you. BY CHOOSING TO PROCEED AND ACCESS THE SITE, YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR EXPRESS CONSENT AND AGREEMENT TO THE COLLECTION, TRANSFER, HANDLING, PROCESSING, USE AND STORAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT OF ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM YOU DURING YOUR VISIT TO OUR SITE, ANY OF WHICH MAY OCCUR BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE LEGAL PROTECTIONS MAY BE LESS STRINGENT. You grant RTI, its affiliates, and third-party providers a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free perpetual license to use your personal information for the purposes disclosed herein.

DO NOT UPLOAD CONFIDENTIAL OR CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO THIS SITE. YOU WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT OCCUR.

We Collect the Following Personal Information from you which we define for the purposes of this Privacy Policy as “Personal Information”:

  • Contact Information including name, address, telephone number, email address
  • IP address of device accessing the Site

How We May Obtain Your Personal Information. When you visit and use this Site, we obtain Personal Information from you in the following ways:

  • you may directly provide to us (by inputting information through various interactive features, filling out registrations, submitting inquiries, placing orders, etc.) or
  • we will automatically collect during your visit to the site (such as your user identification and password, Internet domain or IP address) as part of our normal operation.

How We Will Use Your Information. Your personal information will be stored in our systems for research purposes. We will use this information to provide you with:

  • the requested information, goods, services or materials
  • for internal research,
  • for marketing and data analysis,
  • to send you updates and news concerning RTI and its business partners, and
  • to better assist you with any future requirements.

We will not disclose, sell or market your personal information to any unaffiliated third party without your prior permission. However, we may transfer or disclose your information to our affiliates, divisions, employees, partners, contractors and suppliers, subject to use only as set forth herein. Please note, however, that your information will not be considered subject to any obligation of confidentiality. You agree that any ideas, material, or content submitted on or through this Site becomes the sole property of RTI, and RTI has no obligation of confidentiality nor are we responsible for any claims of infringement or misappropriation that may result from any submission. We may disclose your information to any person, specifically to any governmental agency, without notice, if we in good faith believe that such is required in order to comply with law, to protect RTI interests including this Site, and in response to any emergency situation.

Use of "Cookies". Part of our data collection process may involve the use of "cookies", which are small pieces of identifying information placed and stored on your computer by our server which enable our system to more readily "recognize" you when you visit. Cookies are frequently used to enable sites to more efficiently provide service, such as to customize the display to suit your interests, note your interests while visiting our Site, and store information. It is our policy that any information obtained through the use of cookies will only be used internally by RTI to better provide service to you and to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the Site. Cookies will not be used to track your activities outside of the Site or for any purpose not disclosed herein.

You may elect not to accept "cookies" by setting your Internet options on your computer; however, please be advised that, in that case, you may not be able to access part or all of this Site, or parts of this Site may not operate effectively.

How You May Review and Correct Your Collected Personal Information. At any time you may contact us at https://www.cleanwaterforcarolinakids.org/contact, request to review your personal information, if any, which we may have collected, and request that your personal information be corrected, supplemented, or permanently deleted from our systems.

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on this Site are strictly prohibited and are subject to prosecution under Title 18 U.S.C., Sections 1001 and 1030.

Security Notice
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, RTI and its hosting partner uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

No Warranties. Due to the numerous technical and operational uncertainties, we cannot make any warranty, guarantee or representation concerning the accuracy, thoroughness, completeness, or currency of your information, nor over our ability to control, correct, access, handle, process, use, store or transfer such information, and all such warranties are hereby disclaimed.

Changes to Privacy Statement. Since we are constantly making changes and upgrades to our systems and services in order to better serve you, and how we manage your personal information may accordingly change, we anticipate updating this Privacy Statement from time to time. Therefore, we reserve the right to revise the content of this Privacy Statement in any manner and at any time, without notice; however, we will note the date of revision. It is your responsibility to check the Site each time prior to access for any changes.

Protection of Your Personal Information. While we strive to undertake appropriate and reasonable measures to safeguard your information, please remember that, due to the many technical uncertainties, complete security of Internet transmissions cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, you understand and agree that RTI is unable to provide any warranty, guarantee or representation concerning the protection of your information or concerning the existence or effectiveness of any security measures undertaken. RTI will not be liable for any claims, losses, or damages which may result from access by an unauthorized third party, or the introduction of viruses, worms, or other harmful elements into the system and their possible effects on personal information contained on the Site.

Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL RTI, ITS AFFILIATES AND DIVISIONS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, VENDORS, INSURERS AND AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY COSTS, DAMAGES (INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), OR LIABILITY OF ANY NATURE, ARISING FROM ANY CAUSE, RESULTING FROM THE COLLECTION, USE, TRANSFER, PROCESSING, HANDLING, CONTENT, OR STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED OR SUBMITTED BY YOU RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THIS SITE.

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Statement or the use of your information, please contact us by contacting us at https://www.cleanwaterforcarolinakids.org/contact.

Last Updated: 2/2021

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