Privacy Policy

The Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information gathered from our supporters and visitors to our website at ROARCenter.org. If you have questions about these policies, we encourage you to contact us by email at roaroutreach@umaryland.edu.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

ROAR collects personal information supplied to us voluntarily by visitors to this website. We may use such voluntarily provided information to understand your interests, improve our services, or contact you for future support. To receive communications from ROAR or donate, you may choose to provide personal information such as your name, postal address, telephone number, email address, and company or organization name.

How Personal Information Is Used and Stored

If you submit personal information to us via a form on this website, such as the Contact Us form, we will use it for that purpose. We may also use your information in other ways, such as emailing you about ROAR activities or fundraising campaigns. We may also use your name, postal address, and telephone number(s) to contact you offline.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

ROAR uses third-party vendors to provide functionality via this website and other business operations. The information you submit on this site may be provided to those vendors securely and on a confidential basis so that those vendors can provide services (such as maintaining our database, sending email messages, or processing credit card transactions) on our behalf.

Use of Email Address

When you donate to ROAR or complete another data form on this website, you will be asked to supply your email address. Email addresses gathered from donors or subscribers to ROAR are only available to employees managing this information to contact you or send you emails based on your request for information and to contracted service providers and vendors to provide services relating to our communications with you.

For those who opt-in to our marketing email list, ROAR will only use your email address to send information about ROAR and our partners, such as news, events, special programs, and fundraising. 

ROAR complies with the provisions of the Federal CAN-SPAM Act. All marketing email messages contain a link to unsubscribe from ROAR’s marketing email list. You may also subscribe or unsubscribe to ROAR marketing email at any time by emailing roaroutreach@umaryland.edu or by sending a notice by United States mail to the address provided at the end of this policy.

Charitable Donations

If you choose to donate ROAR online, your credit card information will be used only for the one-time transaction through our secure online payment system. In the case of a recurring (e.g., monthly) donation or pledge, the information will be retained securely to process each recurring gift. ROAR does not otherwise retain credit card information or transmit credit card information to other parties. ROAR will send an acknowledgment of donations if a method of contacting each donor, such as an email or mailing address, is provided to us.

How We Protect Your Personal Information

Your personal information is stored behind secured networks; it is ROAR’s policy to keep it confidential. We do not share your information with third-party vendors or organizations outside ROAR’s direct work. All personal information provided to ROAR via this website is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt or scramble data before sending it to us.

Use of “Cookies”

Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our site. Cookies are pieces of data that websites and web browsers store on a user’s computer for future reference. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies.

Personal Information from Children

ROAR does not seek to collect personal information about children through our website. Visitors under 13 years of age should ask a parent or legal guardian for assistance when using the site and should not submit any personal information to the site. For example, visitors under 13 should refrain from donating or subscribing to ROAR marketing email. If we learn that we have collected personal information via this website from a child under 13, we will delete that information. These practices are in place to ensure child privacy and safety and in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). To learn more about COPPA, visit the Federal Trade Commission.

External Links

Links to other websites do not imply an endorsement of the materials disseminated at those websites, nor does a link to another site imply that the organization or person publishing at that site endorses any of the materials on this site. ROAR is not responsible for the materials on any website linked to this site. If you visit the Websites of any of our partners, please consult their privacy policy. Our privacy policies apply only to your use of ROAR’s website and direct interactions with ROAR.

Opt-out/Deletion/Contact ROAR

If you wish to have your personal information that we have gathered deleted, opt out of receiving future communications, opt out of having your information shared by ROAR, or exercise any other privacy right you may have by law, please contact ROAR at the below address or phone number or email your request via roaroutreach@umaryland.edu.

By Mail
The ROAR Center
520 West Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

By Phone
410.706.2781