This Web site is owned and operated by or on behalf of the American Red Cross, Central Iowa Chapter. 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.

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

American Red Cross
Central Iowa Chapter
2116 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA  50312
515-243-7681

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

Our Policy
The American Red Cross uses its best efforts to respect and protect the privacy of our online visitors and donors. We will not share your e-mail address with third parties.  The American Red Cross, Central Iowa Chapter does not share financial donor postal mailing lists to other non-profit organizations.

Is Credit Card Information Secure?
We care about the safety and security of your transaction. We use high grade encryption and the https security protocol to communicate with your browser software. This method is the industry standard security protocol, which makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card information you send to us. Companies we work with to process credit card transactions also use high grade encryption and security protocols.

Is My Personal Information Secure?
Yes. The same high grade encryption and https security protocols used for financial transactions on our site are used in collecting personal information when registering for a class.

We Care About Doing It Right
In addition to maintaining privacy and security controls over information you share with us, the American Red Cross, Central Iowa Chapter works to accurately process your contribution information. During business hours, staff are available to answer questions about your financial donation. 

The American Red Cross 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 on our site.

Note to Parents on Our Privacy Policy
The American Red Cross welcomes children to learn more about our organization and, where appropriate, find opportunities to serve their communities through American Red Cross training programs and volunteer activities. However, we encourage this to be done only with their parent's knowledge and supervision. For this reason, the American Red Cross follows the guidelines for interactive electronic media published by the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Better Business Bureau.

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