Privacy Policy
Lighthouse Youth & Family Services is committed to honoring the privacy of visitors to our website. This privacy statement governs any personal information collected from visitors to www.lys.org.
Information Collection And Use
The Lighthouse Youth & Family Services website collects information about each visitor to our websites in three ways: (1) through your IP address, which does not contain any personal information, (2) through any email correspondences you send to us, and (3) when you submit information using an online registration or input form on one of our web pages. Lighthouse Youth & Family Services does not share any of this information with third parties or outside sources, unless as needed to verify a credit card transaction or under a court order.
(1) IP Address
Note: Your IP address does not contain or reveal personal information about you. Information such as your name, address, or phone number cannot be obtained through your IP address alone.
Lighthouse web servers log all website visitors’ IP addresses to automatically collect information about usage of the website. This information is collected only to help diagnose problems with our servers, administer our website, track traffic patterns, and identify ways to make our website more useful. Information is never used to track or monitor individual users.
(2) Email Correspondence
Unless specifically requested, any email messages you send to Lighthouse Youth & Family Services or to a staff member, including your email address, are kept private and will not be disclosed to third parties.
(3) Online Input and Order Forms
Unless specified by the form, all information submitted using our online input and order forms are kept private and will not be disclosed to third parties.
(4) Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Links
The Lighthouse Youth & Family Services website contains links to other websites. Lighthouse Youth & Family Services is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of sites other than our websites.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy on our website, please contact us:
Lighthouse Youth & Family Services
401 E. McMillan Street
Cincinnati, OH 45206
PRIVACY NOTICE & CLIENT CONSENT FORM
Lighthouse Youth & Family Services participates in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care (CoC), the local community of homelessness services. Homeless youth serving programs provided by Lighthouse Youth & Family Services comply with all privacy and confidentiality requirements, including providing notice and obtaining client consent. Strategies to End Homelessness maintains up-to-date policies and procedures for the CoC. The Privacy Notice & Client Consent Form can be found here: https://www.strategiestoendhomelessness.org/what-we-do/data/hmis-transition/