Privacy Policy

This website is operated by the "Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation" (hereinafter referred to as "NCF"). We fully respect your privacy and protect your personal data. When you provide personal data on this website, we consider that you have agreed to the privacy protection statement of this website. Please read the following privacy policy carefully to understand how this website collects, uses, and protects the personal data you provide.


Collection and Use of Personal Data

Thank you for using the services of this website. NCF will properly protect your personal information in compliance with the "Personal Data Protection Act." The following matters are hereby notified in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act:

1.     Name of Data Collector: Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation

2.     Purpose and Method of Collecting Personal Data: To provide related services of NCF, member management, public fundraising, marketing, and other business specified in the organization's charter (including providing pregnancy consultation and newborn notification). We also aim to provide donors with a convenient and secure donation method through the online donation mechanism and to manage the use of donation funds effectively. When providing personalized services, personal data may also be used for purposes other than those specified above, and the main points will be stated on the webpage of the personalized service.

3.     Categories of Personal Data Collected:

·         C001 Identification: Name, address, phone number, email, and other contact information.

·         C011 Characteristics: Age, gender, date of birth, etc.

·         C002 Financial: Account information of credit card holders.

·         C003 Identifiers in government data: ID number or residence permit number (for foreigners). We will collect information related to your activities when using the services of this website, which may include but is not limited to: search terms, website browsing content, and the number of views and interactions with advertisements, donation records, usage time, device used, operating system, IP address, and other information such as emails, website messages, and system automatically recorded tracking information.

4.     Period, Area, Target, and Method of Using Personal Data:

·         Period: The specific purpose of personal data collection or the necessary retention period for NCF to perform its business, or a longer period as agreed in writing by you.

·         Area: Within the Republic of China or the overseas areas where you are located and not prohibited by the competent authority.

·         Target: NCF and the outsourced partners of NCF (including but not limited to providing logistics for sending donation receipts, charity sale items, donation gifts, and payment processing).

·         Method: Member and donation data collection will be archived in NCF's database for data management, including contact information and information archiving, sending donation gifts, charity sale items, and receipts, contact operations, sending NCF's e-newsletters, annual reports, retrieval and inquiry, providing the National Taxation Bureau for donors' annual comprehensive income tax declaration, and announcing the full name of the receipt title on the website for acknowledgment, etc., to achieve the purposes described in item 2.

·         For credit card authorization: The financial information provided by the donor will be submitted to the financial institution for credit card authorization and deduction to complete the financial transaction. You may request to inquire/copy/supplement/view or correct/stop collecting, processing, or using/delete your personal data from NCF. If you wish to exercise the aforementioned rights, you can contact NCF through the service mailbox: ncf@nncf.org. You may also refuse to provide relevant personal data, but you may not be able to enjoy the related activities and obtain various information provided by NCF in a timely manner. If you start using the functions of this website, its effect is equivalent to the consent of the data subject under Article 19, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 5 of the Personal Data Protection Act. NCF also reserves the right to revise this usage statement. Explanation of optional personal data: If the relevant webpage or document specifies that the personal data is optional when collecting personal data, it is only to provide you with a better experience using this website and does not affect your rights to use this website.

5.     Cookie Technology 
To facilitate future identification, NCF may set and access cookies on your computer when you use the services of this website. You can decide whether to allow the use of cookie technology by setting your personal computer or internet device. If you disable cookies, it may cause inconvenience or partial functionality restrictions when using the services of this website.

6.     Confidentiality and Security 
We will share your personal data with third parties under the following circumstances: (1) Providing data to trusted companies cooperating with NCF under the condition of signing a confidentiality agreement. These companies are allowed to use your personal data to help NCF conduct related business transfers. (2) When investigating and preventing illegal activities, suspected fraud, potential threats to personal safety, or as required by law. This website strives to provide strict protection for your related data with reasonable technology and procedures and in compliance with this privacy protection policy statement to ensure the security of all personal data.

7.     Other Matters 
The connection points between NCF's website and external networks have established firewalls to control data transmission and resource access between external and internal networks and implement strict identity verification operations. The donation system webpage has activated SSL data transmission encryption, so the information you fill in (such as name, credit card information, and transaction data) will be encrypted and transmitted to prevent theft, peeping, or unauthorized modification of data. The webpages or e-newsletters of NCF's website may include links or content from other websites or webpages. The content or privacy of webpages not belonging to this website is not related to this website, and this website does not bear any joint responsibility. Electronic information transmission policy: When you subscribe to the e-newsletter or participate in related activities of this website, emails will be sent to the email account you registered. The emails will indicate that they are sent by the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation and provide a method for you to stop receiving emails at any time. Self-protection measures: Please properly keep your password and any personal data and do not provide any personal data to anyone. If you share a computer with others or use a public computer, remember to close the browser window to prevent others from reading your personal data. Modification of the privacy protection policy: If the privacy protection policy is modified, this website will notify you of the relevant major changes via the email or SMS you provided and announce it on this website. If you do not agree with such changes or modifications, please stop using the services of this website and notify this website to stop collecting, processing, and using your personal data through the service mailbox: ncf@nncf.org in accordance with this privacy protection policy. You can modify your personal account information at any time. We reserve the right to send you specific messages related to NCF's services (such as service announcements, management messages). If you have any questions about privacy on this website, please contact the service mailbox of the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation: ncf@nncf.org.