Privacy Policy
This policy explains how United Way of Greater Charlottesville, doing business as Ready Region Blue Ridge ("we," "us," or "our"), collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you visit readyregionblueridge.org, contact us, or submit a form operated for Ready Region Blue Ridge.
This policy does not govern websites or services operated independently by other organizations, even when we link to them.
Information You Provide
When you use the Contact Us form, we collect your first and last name, email address, and any message you choose to submit. If you contact us by phone or email, we receive the information you choose to provide in that communication.
Some Ready Region Blue Ridge opportunities use third-party platforms, including Microsoft Forms. When a form is operated for Ready Region Blue Ridge, we receive the information you submit and use it for the purpose described on the form. Depending on the activity, this may include your name, email address, phone number, city or county, ZIP code, and information you provide about family or early-education program participation.
Other links, such as Go2Grow and partner websites, lead to services operated independently under their own privacy practices.
Information Collected Automatically
Our hosting and security systems may process technical information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser and device type, requested pages, timestamps, referring pages, and error or security events. We use this information to deliver, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot the website. The contact form also uses a short-lived technical identifier to discourage repeated automated submissions.
We use necessary browser storage to remember your privacy choices. Optional embedded content remains disabled until you allow it. For details, read our Cookie Policy.
How We Use Information
We use personal information to respond to questions and requests, administer interest forms and program participation, operate and secure the website, improve our information and services, and meet applicable legal or recordkeeping obligations.
We do not sell personal information or use information collected through this website for targeted advertising or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
Data Retention
We retain contact messages, form responses, and related correspondence only as long as reasonably needed to respond, administer the relevant activity, maintain appropriate organizational records, and meet legal obligations. The consent preference stored in your browser remains for up to 180 days unless you clear it sooner.
Your Choices and Requests
You can accept, reject, or change optional cookie categories through Cookie settings in the website footer. You may also use browser settings to block or delete cookies, although doing so may affect optional features.
You may contact us to ask about, correct, or request deletion of personal information associated with you. We will respond as required by applicable law and may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
Children's Privacy
The website provides information about early childhood programs but is intended for parents, caregivers, educators, partners, and other adults. Some forms may ask adults to provide information about their family or a child's participation in early-education programs, but we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through the public website. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, please contact us so we can review and delete it when appropriate.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information. No website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the public Contact Us form.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy when the website, our practices, or applicable requirements change. The date at the top identifies the latest revision.
Contact Us
Questions, concerns, or privacy requests may be submitted through our Contact Us form, emailed to ReadyRegionBlueRidge@UnitedWayCville.org, made by phone at (434) 972-1701, or mailed to United Way of Greater Charlottesville, Ready Region Blue Ridge, 200 Garrett Street, Suite I, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United States.