Privacy Policy

The San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure ("Komen") is committed to responsible information handling practices. You can visit most pages on our site without giving us any information about yourself, but sometimes we need information to provide services that you request. This privacy statement explains data collection and use in those situations. By visiting our website, you consent to the information practices described in this policy.

This Privacy Policy applies to the following website: komensf.org. This policy does not apply to other websites that may be accessible through the above sites. Our site contains links to other sites that are operated by third parties, including but not limited to third party sites that display the Komen trademarks. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of those other sites to learn how they collect and use information about you. To assist you with reading through our Privacy Policy, we have provided answers to questions that you may find most important:

  1. What information does Komen COLLECT and how is the information USED?
  2. Does the Komen website use COOKIES, OTHER TECHNOLOGIES or THIRD PARTIES to INDIRECTLY collect information?
  3. Does Komen SHARE the information I've provided?
  4. Do I have CHOICES regarding how my information is used?
  5. How can I UPDATE or CHANGE my information?
  6. How does Komen SECURE my personal information?
  7. Does Komen collect information from CHILDREN?
  8. Whom can I CONTACT if I have questions or concerns?
  9. Will this Privacy Policy CHANGE?

1. What information does Komen COLLECT and how is the information USED?

Information You Provide Us
We may obtain personally identifiable information about you ONLY if you elect to give us that information. Types of personally identifiable information we ask you to provide may include the following:

  • Name  
  • Address
  • Zip code
  • Telephone number
  • Occupation
  • Email address
  • Credit card number and expiration date (for online purchases or donations)
  • Name of organization (where applicable)

2. Information Collected Automatically?

When you visit our website, we automatically collect information about your visit that does not identify you personally. We can tell the type of computer, browser, and web service you are using. We also know the date, time, and pages you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the site to suit your needs. Generally, our uses of information collected online include:

  • Respond to your inquiry about volunteering or becoming a partner to Komen.
  • Enable you to make a donation.
  • Purchase a product on our website.
  • Deliver services, such as sending event communications and newsletters.
  • Enable you to participate in online discussion forums.

Komen may also use personally identifiable information for internal purposes, such as tracking demographic data to make this website more useful to our visitors.

3. Does the Komen website use COOKIES, OTHER TECHNOLOGIES or THIRD PARTIES to INDIRECTLY collect information?

Cookies and other Technologies
A cookie is a small data file that a website may send to your browser and which may then be stored on your hard drive. Our website use cookies to simulate a continuous connection -cookies let us "remember" information about your preferences and session, and allow you to move within areas of our website without reintroducing yourself. No personally identifiable information is stored in these cookies.

Our website may also use other technologies to track which pages on our website our visitors view. This non-identifiable click-stream data helps us understand how visitors use our website.

3. Does Komen SHARE the information I've provided?

Komen may need to share personal information with third parties in limited circumstances. For example, we may release personal information to third parties to perform services on our behalf such as: advising you of our upcoming events, products, volunteer opportunities, and breast health/breast cancer information or processing credit card payments.

From time to time, we may be required to provide personal information in response to a valid court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as otherwise required by law. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we, in good faith, believe to be unlawful. We may release certain personal information when we believe that such a release is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others and ourselves.

4. Do I have CHOICES regarding how my information is used?

To opt out of receiving communications from Komen:

  • Follow the directions in line 5. to opt out in email communications from us; or
  • Send a request to:

The San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
150 Post Street, Suite 755
San Francisco, CA 94108

5. How can I UNSUBSCRIBE, UPDATE or CHANGE my information?

Komen wants your information and preferences to be accurate and complete. To remove, update or change your information, please email your request to info@komensf.org or mail the information to the address above.

6. How does Komen SECURE my personal information?

We are committed to properly securing the information we collect online. To help us accomplish this, we take the following steps:

  • We employ internal access controls to ensure that the only people who see your information are those with a need to do so to perform their official duties;
  • We train relevant personnel on our privacy and security measures;
  • We physically secure the areas where we hold hard copies of the information we collect online;
  • We regularly back up the information we collect online to ensure against loss;
  • We use technical controls to secure the information we collect online as appropriate, including but not limited to: Secure Socket Layer (SSL), encryption, firewalls, password protections;
  • We periodically test our security procedures to ensure personnel and technical compliance.
  • Additionally, Komen utilizes digital certificates issued by VeriSign, an established signer of digital certificates.

7. Does Komen collect information from CHILDREN?

Our website does not intentionally collect information from children under the age of 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected information from a person under the age of 13, we will automatically delete it.

8. Whom can I CONTACT if I have questions or concerns?

If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, please email us at info@komensf.org.

9. Will this Privacy Policy CHANGE?

Because our website and businesses will continue to implement new technologies and improve the services and features we provide, this policy is subject to change. If there are changes or additions to this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here or in other formats we deem acceptable, so that you will always know what information we collect online, how we use it and what choices you have.

For More Information about the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate of
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
150 Post Street, Suite 755
San Francisco, CA 94108
415-397-8812
info@komensf.org