Privacy and Protection

At Orphan's Lifeline, we take our job very seriously...after all, we are just that...a Lifeline. On one end of the Lifeline, is you, the prosepective donor. You will become the anchor that the children you are helping feel when they are pulling themselves to safety. It is our job to protect you from possible exploitation by individuals or organizations in other countries that might try to convince you to "bypass" the "middle man." Please don't fall for that one. For more on that, see this article by The Christian Chronicle. When you become a donor/member, you are then protected by the umbrella of our assessment and reporting policies and can rest assured that your donations are working hard to do exactly what you intended them to do.These policies protect you from the thousands of scams and scammers out there that divert millions of dollars a year into their own pockets that should and could be going to help the many millions out there that are suffering and need our help. These policies are also in place to provide you, the donor, with the information that you deserve to have in regards to the work being done with the donations we receive.

On the other end, are the children of the world that are struggling to survive without parents. They have already been through so much and it is our job to protect every aspect of their lives including their privacy. Because of that, we ask all visitors to become a member/donor before they view the Partner's Pages of our website that includes more in-depth information on Children's Homes. These children and their caregivers are more than happy to share their lives with people that are involved in their daily care and well being, but like anyone else, they do not want to be exploited. So we have made it our policy to limit the amount of information available to visitors. We want to give you enough information to educate you and help you make a decision to be a partner in this work, but it is our job to protect the children. Only those who have signed up as member/donors, willing to participate in the care of the orphan children, will be allowed to view the updates, news and in-depth information specific to an individual children's home or center. This tells us that you are serious about helping these children and not just a casual surfer. We owe this to the thousands of children in our care. Thank you for your understanding and remember Orphan's Lifeline has a written privacy policy and your information is safe, stored offline and will never be shared with anyone for any reason. Section 9.6 of Orphan's Lifeline International's Policies and Procedures states the following: "Donor records are confidential and no element of the donor records can be sold, rented or otherwise distributed for any reason except in compliance with government regulation for reporting on Form 990. This portion of the 990 is not public. Information obtained from forms on Orphan's Lifeline's website is subject to the same considerations and limitations for use. This information can only be used to contact the individual with information they have requested or for support or pledge related issues and all donors will receive printed monthly publications which serve as reports of the work being done with their donations and includes a coupon for return of their pledged donation. Donors may also receive, from time to time, other publications, letters, etc., informing them of special needs, projects and other opportunities for getting involved. All such information will bear a direct relationship to the program or programs they are already supporting. Donors can opt-out of receiving this information in writing to Orphan's Lifeline International's Donor Relations Department at the corporate address or by calling 406-257-0868 and speaking to the Donor Relations Manager. As is common, our website uses analytics software to obtain certain information regarding visitors to the site. This information is used to better serve visitors, provide certain demographic information and gague the effectiveness of specific advertising campaigns. the information obtained does not include email addresses, or other personal information, just cookies, IP addresses and general geographic locations. All such information is subject to the same policies for privacy as herein stated. All credit card information is processed thru Echo on their secure servers by our private merchant services. All forms processed on our site is passed under a SSL, ensuring that your information is encrypted on our end.. All direct deposit transactions are made using ACH on a secure server via a third party provider contracted with by Orphan Lifeline's financial institution.
Only constituents who have opted in for Orphan's Lifeline's email newsletters will be sent electronic information to the email address provided. All such information will contain an opt-out option, plainly visible on the communication. All donors and non-donor constituents have the right to opt-out of any type of communication, electronic or otherwise. All donor and non-donor constituent information will be maintained on a secure server, not connected to the internet, and original information supplied on electronically transmitted forms will be deleted and electronically shredded." Orphan's Lifeline International reserves the right to make changes to our written Privacy Policy at any time. Any such changes will be published immediately on this site.