This website is owned and operated by Youth Co-Op, Inc. (YCI). YCI recognizes that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. In order to fully understand your rights, we encourage you to read YCI’s Privacy Policy. YCI reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting.

Collection of General Information
YCI uses its best efforts to respect the privacy of its online visitors. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site. YCI only gathers personally identifiable data when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. For example, personally identifiable information may be collected in order to respond to a stated desire to volunteer, make a donation or participate in our mentoring programs. This information is used solely by YCI or other entities who are involved in the operation of this site for internal purposes.As with most other Internet sites, our web server automatically recognizes the domain name of each visitor to the site, but not the email address. This IP address tells us which domain you visited from (e.g. yahoo.com). We use the information to help diagnose problems with our server, and to improve the content of our Web page. The information is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

Use of “Cookies”
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the YCI’s Website through the use of “cookies.” “Cookies” are small text files a Website can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor’s system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies.

Links to other websites
The website has links to many other governmental agencies. In some cases we link to private organizations. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.