Privacy Policy

This Web site is owned and operated by or on behalf of Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc of the Bay Area. We recognize 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. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time.

This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc.

Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Information is collected from our users at several different points on our Web site

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc
or e-mail us by completing this Form

We are available to answer your questions or hear your concerns.

Our Policy
Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of our online visitors and donors. We will not share or sell the info (Full Name - Address - Phone -emails) with third parties.

Links: This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc does not claim any responsibility for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Is my Personal information and Credit Card Information Secure?
We care about the safety and security of your transaction.
Most Internet users are wary of Web sites and online businesses that aren't what they claim to be, and worried that their personal and financial information might fall into the wrong hands, for this reason we took the precaution and made all communications during transactions between your browser and Chef Samir Shaltout website up to 256-bit encrypted and secure.This method is the industry standard security protocol, which makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the information you send to us. 

During the process of your donation or payment, we ask for information such as name, company name, e-mail address, account number, credit card number etc. It is very important for us to keep accurate transaction records. This data is used only to identify you.
The companies we work with to process credit card transactions is  the Payment system of  Authorize.net Merchant Services and Intuit use high grade encryption as well and the https security protocol to communicate with your browser software. 
We do not make this information available to any third parties.

We Care About Doing It Right
In addition to maintaining privacy and security controls over information you share with us, Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc works to accurately process your contribution information. During business hours, staff are available to answer questions about your financial donation.

Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc employs error checking procedures to make certain transactions are processed completely and accurately. As necessary, changes are made to improve our systems. And, independent external and internal audits are conducted to ensure the privacy, security and appropriate processing of your information.

How Do We Use "Cookies"?
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by our 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. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. We uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.

Note to Parents (Children Safe Website)
Chef Samir Shaltout, Inc welcomes children and youth to learn more about our organization and, where appropriate, find opportunities to serve their communities through  training programs and volunteer activities. However, we encourage this to be done only with their parent's knowledge and supervision. For this reason, we follow the guidelines for interactive electronic media published by the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Better Business Bureau.

Change of Information: If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as postal code or email address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to change, correct, update, or remove that user's personal data or information provided to us.

Notification of Changes
If any changes in our privacy policy will be posted on the home page so you can always be aware of what information is collected, how it is used, and under what circumstances it is used.
If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Financial Reports

To see our financial records, please contact our Finance office.

Thank you for visiting our site. Please contact us if you have any questions about the operation of the site.

Revised March 3, 2013