Who we are

Our website address is: https://ru4c.org. We are “Riders United 4 Children”. We were established in 2007 in the great state of Arkansas.

Mission Statement

RIDERS UNITED 4 CHILDREN “RU4C” is a child-centered, non-political, result oriented 501c3 organization which exists to end child abuse, help children and families in need through educational, financial and social means.

In other words, we are family oriented group that exists to help children and families. Making a difference one child at a time. More importantly, you can make a difference and we would love to have you in our family. We have one common goal, protecting the future of our children.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments:

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media:

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms:

We will collect only the information that you provide to us. Your email address will be retained for the purpose of responding to your contact email. We will not share your contact information with anyone.

Should you desire to be added to our email list and kept up to date on what events are coming, your email address will be used for that purpose. You may opt out at any time.

Member’s Application:

Member’s applications must be printed and physically completed. Applications must be witnessed and your identity verified by a current patch holder in order to be accepted for further processing.

Your information will then be shared with the national e-board members. At which time a background check will be run to check for crimes against women or children. Should either exist, you will not be approved.

Your information may be retained by the national office in accordance with mandated laws governing registered non-profit organizations and will not be utilized for any other outside purpose.

Application For Assistance:

This application must be printed and then psychically filled out and then turned in to a current patch holder for review. Your information will be shared with the national e-board members. Your information may be retained by the national office in accordance with mandated laws governing registered non-profit organizations and will not be utilized for any other outside purpose.

Cookies:

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

How long we retain your data:

Site Visitors:

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Association Member Applications:

Your information may be retained by the national office in accordance with mandated laws governing registered non-profit organizations and will not be utilized for any other outside purpose.

Assistance Applications:

Your information may be retained by the national office in accordance with mandated laws governing registered non-profit organizations and will not be utilized for any other outside purpose.

What rights you have over your data:

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Your information may be retained by the national office in accordance with mandated laws governing registered non-profit organizations and will not be utilized for any other outside purpose.

Where we send your data:

Site Visitors:

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Association Member’s Applications:

A copy of your application will be sent to the National e-board.

Your information may be retained by the national office in accordance with mandated laws governing registered non-profit organizations and will not be utilized for any other outside purpose.

Applications For Assistance:

A copy of your application will be sent to the National e-board office.

Your information may be retained by the national office in accordance with mandated laws governing registered non-profit organizations and will not be utilized for any other outside purpose.