Confidentiality and Privacy
Protecting your privacy can feel especially important after a sexual assault. BARCC has strict confidentiality policies. All written and verbal communication concerning a client is kept private and will not be shared with anyone outside BARCC unless the client says it’s OK in writing—except as required by law.
You may choose what information you want to provide to BARCC. You will not be denied services if you choose not to tell us certain identifying information, including immigration status.
For more, please visit our confidentiality and privacy for survivors page.
Supporter Security
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) understands the importance of protecting your personal information. Giving a tax-deductible donation to BARCC is safe and credit card information is protected by a reputable security company, and numbers are never stored.
On our donation pages, please make note of the domain name in your website address bar. The name there begins with “https,” which indicates that the page is encrypted. Encryption actually makes your online donation more secure than using a credit card in physical form at a store, restaurant, or any other place of business.
If you have any questions regarding the security of online donations, please contact us at fundraising@barcc.org.
Domain Name
Our web server automatically recognizes but does not collect or use your domain name (IP address). We anonymously track your visit in order to compile statistical information about the use of our site. We do not collect your personal information or information about your use of this site.
Cookies
BARCC sometimes uses cookies, which are small amounts of data sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your hard drive to see if you are a returning user or to allow our online community to recognize you as an existing member. We do not use cookies to collect any personal information from your computer.
Email Addresses
If you would like to opt out of email communications at any time, just click the Unsubscribe link included at the bottom of every BARCC email communication. You may also contact us at communications@barcc.org at any time to be removed from our distribution list.
Other Personal Information
You are not required to provide any personal information on our website unless you choose to do so. However, in order to properly process charitable gifts, we do ask for personal information on our online donation pages. We use this information to acknowledge receipt of your donation for tax purposes.
When you donate to BARCC, you are placed on mailing lists for mail and email updates. If you do not wish to receive physical mail from us, please contact us at fundraising@barcc.org. If you are making a donation in honor or memory of someone, we will not use their personal information for any purpose other than to send an acknowledgment card.
Opt-Out
If at any time you wish to stop receiving emails from BARCC, simply follow the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email or contact us.
Our website may have links to others whose privacy policies may differ from ours. BARCC is not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of these other sites.
Our clients, partners, supporters and survivor community is very important to us – and so is their privacy. If you feel that your privacy has been violated or that BARCC has misused your information in any way, please contact us.
