Privacy Policy for www.karkari.org

Last Updated: Thu Aug 15 4:52 PM ET

The Al-Karkari Institute For Sufi Studies ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.karkari.org (the "Site"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information from you when you visit our Site, register on our Site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, or engage with our content in other ways.

1.1 Personal Information:

• Name

• Email address

• Mailing address

• Phone number

• Credit card information (for donations or purchases)

  
  

1.2 Non-Personal Information:

• Browser type

• IP address

• Operating system

• Pages visited

• Time and date of visits

• Referring website addresses

  
  

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:

• To personalize your experience and deliver content and product offerings relevant to your interests

• To improve our website to better serve you

• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests

• To administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other site feature

• To quickly process your transactions

• To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services

• To follow up with you after correspondence (live chat, email, or phone inquiries)

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3. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Cookie Policy.

3.1 Cookies: We use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site.

3.2 Web Beacons: We may use web beacons on our Site and in our emails. When we send emails to subscribers, we may track behavior such as who opened the emails and who clicked the links to measure the performance of our email campaigns and to improve our features for specific segments of subscribers.

3.3 Tracking Pixels and Ad Pixels: We use tracking pixels and ad pixels (also known as clear gifs) to analyze the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and to improve our product offerings. These allow us to understand how users interact with our Site and advertisements, and help us tailor our content and marketing efforts accordingly.

4. Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Some content or applications on the Site may be served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Site. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used.

5. How We Protect Your Information

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information. We use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, and we also protect your information offline.

6. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information unless we provide you with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

7. Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

8. California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Because we value your privacy, we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

9. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act). We do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products, and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.

10. CAN-SPAM Act

We collect your email address in order to:

• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions

• Process orders and send information and updates pertaining to orders

• Send additional information related to your product and/or service

To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM, we agree to the following:

• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses

• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way

• Include the physical address of our organization

• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used

• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly

• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email

  
  

11. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below:

Al-Karkari Institute For Sufi Studies Email: omar@karkari.org

By using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.