Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through this website and through online interactions directly connected to the website. It does not necessarily apply to information collected by unrelated third parties or through websites and services that the Foundation does not own or control.

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have reviewed this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the website is subject to the policy in effect at the time of your visit.

Information We May Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

The Foundation may collect information that you choose to provide, such as:

• Your name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address.
• Information submitted through contact, volunteer, partnership, or event forms.
• Messages, questions, comments, and other correspondence.
• Donation-related information and transaction confirmations.
• Professional background, availability, interests, or skills submitted for volunteer or partnership consideration.
• Communication preferences, including newsletter or update subscriptions.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, security tools, analytics services, or similar technologies. This may include:

• Internet Protocol address and approximate location.
• Browser type, device type, operating system, and screen size.
• Pages visited, links selected, referring website, and visit duration.
• Date and time of access and general website interaction data.
• Cookie identifiers and similar technical information.

This technical information is generally used to maintain website security, understand website performance, and improve visitor experience.

How We May Use Information

The Foundation may use information for purposes such as:

• Responding to questions, requests, and other communications.
• Reviewing volunteer, partnership, sponsorship, or participation inquiries.
• Processing or documenting contributions through an approved payment provider.
• Sending requested updates, newsletters, event notices, or Foundation communications.
• Planning, administering, and evaluating approved activities and future initiatives.
• Maintaining website functionality, security, and accessibility.
• Understanding general website usage and improving website content.
• Maintaining appropriate organizational, accounting, and administrative records.
• Complying with applicable laws, legal requests, and regulatory obligations.
• Protecting the Foundation, website visitors, partners, volunteers, and community members.

Donations and Payment Information

Donations may be processed through an independent third-party payment provider. When you make an online contribution, the payment provider may collect your name, contact information, billing information, payment details, and other information needed to complete the transaction.

The Foundation may receive limited transaction information, such as your name, contact details, contribution amount, transaction date, designation, and payment confirmation. This information may be used for accounting, donor communication, recordkeeping, legal compliance, and acknowledgment purposes.

The Foundation is currently seeking recognition of federal tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Unless and until official recognition is received, contributions should not be represented or relied upon as tax-deductible charitable contributions.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

The website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, or similar technologies to support essential website functions, remember preferences, improve performance, measure traffic, prevent abuse, or understand how visitors use the website.

Types of Cookies That May Be Used

• Essential cookies: Support security, navigation, forms, and core website functions.
• Preference cookies: Remember certain settings or visitor choices.
• Analytics cookies: Help understand general traffic and website performance.
• Third-party cookies: May be placed by embedded content or external services.

You may be able to limit or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features operate.

How Information May Be Shared

Information may be disclosed in limited circumstances, including:

• Service providers: Vendors that support website hosting, email delivery, forms, payment processing, analytics, security, recordkeeping, or other operational needs.
• Foundation representatives: Authorized board members, officers, employees, volunteers, or contractors who need information to perform approved duties.
• Legal and safety purposes: When reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to lawful process, prevent fraud, address security concerns, or protect rights and safety.
• Organizational changes: In connection with a lawful restructuring, merger, transfer, or similar organizational event.
• With your direction or consent: When you ask or authorize the Foundation to share information.

Service providers are expected to use information only for the services they provide, subject to their contracts, policies, and applicable law.

Email and Other Communications

The Foundation may use the contact information you provide to respond to inquiries, send requested information, provide administrative messages, or share Foundation news and opportunities.

Marketing or newsletter messages should include an unsubscribe method when required. You may also contact the Foundation directly to request removal from nonessential communications. Transactional, legal, or administrative messages may still be sent when appropriate.

Data Security

The Foundation uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, email system, database, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should use caution when submitting sensitive information online and avoid sending highly confidential information through ordinary email or general website forms.

Data Retention

Personal information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, maintain organizational records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, support legitimate Foundation operations, or comply with legal, accounting, tax, and reporting requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

Children's Privacy

This website is intended primarily for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

Children should not submit personal information through the website without the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian. If the Foundation learns that personal information was submitted by a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, reasonable steps will be taken to review and delete the information when appropriate.

A parent or guardian who believes a child has submitted personal information may contact the Foundation using the information below.

Third-Party Websites and Services

This website may contain links to or embedded content from third-party websites and services, such as payment processors, social media platforms, video providers, maps, event tools, or partner websites.

The Foundation does not control the privacy, security, accessibility, or content practices of unrelated third parties. Visitors should review the privacy policies and terms of those services before providing personal information.

Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and the circumstances, you may have certain rights or choices concerning your personal information. You may contact the Foundation to:

• Ask whether the Foundation maintains personal information about you.
• Request access to or correction of certain information.
• Request deletion of certain information, when appropriate.
• Withdraw consent for certain optional communications.
• Ask questions about how information has been used or shared.

The Foundation may need to verify your identity before responding. Some requests may be limited or declined when information must be retained for legal, security, accounting, tax, recordkeeping, or legitimate organizational purposes.

Visitors Outside the United States

The Foundation and this website are based in the United States. Information submitted through the website may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations used by service providers. Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws in your country or region.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The Foundation may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in website features, organizational practices, service providers, or legal requirements. The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective or revision date.

Visitors are encouraged to review this page periodically.

Contact the Foundation

Questions, concerns, or privacy-related requests may be directed to:

Website administrator: Your Privacy Matters.