Welcome to the official Web site of the Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation. Your right to privacy is important to us. We recognize that providing us with personal information is an act of trust.

As an affiliated organization of a state-assisted university, we adhere to the privacy policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

" It is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia that personal information about citizens will be collected only to the extent necessary to provide the service or benefit desired; that only appropriate information will be collected; that the citizen shall understand the reason the information is collected and be able to examine their personal record which is maintained by a public body."

The VCU Foundation does not collect personally identifiable information from you unless you provide it voluntarily and knowingly. In other words, we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site.

There are occasions when we will ask for additional information. For example, personal information will be collected when you make a gift online. We will use this information for the sole purpose of crediting you correctly for your gift.

We adhere to the Donor Bill of Rights developed by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, and the Association of Fund-Raising Professionals.

This policy may be changed or updated from time to time.

Posted Jan. 1, 2002