AFS Privacy Policy

AFS Intercultural Programs Inc. Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting www.afs.org. This web site is maintained by AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc. (AFS) at 71 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010. We can be reached on e-mail at webmaster@afs.org.

Your privacy on the Internet is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we have prepared this notice explaining our on-line information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at this AFS site.

The Information We Collect
AFS does not collect personally identifiable information about individuals except when specifically and knowingly provided by such individuals. AFS collects information from our users at several different points on our Website, specifically in Find a Friend, Feedback Forum, the AFS Mail Lists, and the Research Network in the Global Classroom section.

AFS Find a Friend allows you to post your name and e-mail address so that other AFS friends and family can contact you. You can delete, update or correct this information at any time by going into your entry and logging on with your User ID which is the e-mail address you register with and the password you select.

How the Information is Used
AFS Find a Friend is provided to allow members of the AFS Family to stay connected. We sometimes use non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site, to enable us to personalize your Internet experience, analyze trends, gather broad demographic information, administer the site, and for AFS purposes that may include, but not limited to, for AFS Partners to contact the AFS Returnees from their countries.

We will disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement request.

AFS does not otherwise provide, sell, or lease your personally identifiable information to any third parties, unless states at the time of collection. However, when you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information (such as your first and last name, e-mail address) in Find a Friend or the AFS Mail Lists, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other posters. AFS is not responsible for who may contact you by using this information.

Find a Friend is intended to help members of the AFS family find each other. We ask that our use good judgement and discretion when sending messages to other members of the list. Please do not use information found here for the purpose of commercial promotion of any kind. AFS does not bear any responsibility for any actions or policies of third parties.

Registering in Find a FriendAll registration is voluntary. The only people listed in Find a Friend are those who have registered themselves here. AFS does not add individuals to the database therefore if you do not find your AFS friend in Find a Friend it is because they have not registered themselves. Log on ID: Your e-mail address will be your log on identification name.

Updating Your Information in Find a Friend

You have the ability to change or correct any information in your record and to delete your record if you wish.

The system requires the use of a password, which is your e-mail address along with a password you select. When you make a change to your record, please note that the user name is your e-mail address and the password you selected.

Your password is case sensitive.

To make these changes, log on to your page

Links
This web site contains links to other sites. When you click on one of these links you are moving to another web site. Please be aware that we, AFS, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. AFS is not responsible for the contents of any site linked to the www.afs.org web site. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policy may differ from ours.