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Privacy Policies

FreeGeek Columbus takes your privacy very seriously.

Donor Information

FreeGeek Columbus retains records about the donations we have received. We keep track of who has donated what, and when. We may use this information to contact you about upcoming events, or to encourage you to donate to us again. If this bothers you, you may donate to us anonymously. We will never sell, rent, or share your personal information with any other organization or entity.

Donated Equipment

We strongly encourage all donors to remove any data from the equipment they donate to us. We recommend using DBAN to wipe all the data off of computer hard drives before bringing them to FreeGeek Columbus. Regardless of whether you erase the data before donating, the standard procedure at FreeGeek Columbus is to wipe all hard drives using DBAN. FreeGeek Columbus will not boot or access any donated hard drive unless it has been wiped. Hard drives that cannot be wiped due to physical malfunction or system incompatibility will be physically destroyed. Aggregate statistics about donations may be used for marketing and grantwriting purposes.

Volunteer Information

During your first volunteer session with FreeGeek Columbus, you will be asked to read and sign the Volunteer Agreement that outlines what FreeGeek expects of you and what you can expect of FreeGeek in return. This document will be kept on file until it is considered out of date or until you ask us to discard it. Each time you volunteer at FreeGeek, your volunteer hours will be logged so that we will know when you are eligible for your free computer. Aggregate statistics about volunteers may be used for marketing and grantwriting purposes.

FreeGeek Columbus Website

The following information is gathered from website visitors:

  • IP address
  • User Agent
  • Referrer

Information Usage

This information, if used at all, will be used to enhance your visitor experience and to analyze aggregate browsing patterns.

Cookies

This website makes use of cookies which are small digital files that are stored in your web browser that enable us to track your return visits to our website. Your browser settings may allow you to block these cookies, but we recommend you have them enabled to help us personalize your experience of our website.