Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

1. Introduction and Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect:

• On this Website
• In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website
• Through mobile and desktop applications you download from this Website
• When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services

This policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

Personal Identification Information

We may collect personal information that can be used to identify you, including but not limited to:

Data Category	Examples	Collection Method
Identity Data	First name, last name, username or similar identifier	Registration forms, donation forms
Contact Data	Email address, telephone numbers, postal address	Contact forms, newsletter signups
Financial Data	Payment card details, bank account information	Donation processing (via secure third-party processors)
Technical Data	IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting	Automated technologies and cookies
Usage Data	Information about how you use our website	Analytics and tracking technologies

Non-Personal Information

We also collect non-personal information that does not directly identify you, including:

• Browser type and version
• Time and date of visits
• Pages viewed and time spent on pages
• Referring website addresses
• General demographic information

3. How We Collect Information

We use different methods to collect data from and about you including:

Direct Interactions

You may give us your information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:

• Make a donation to our foundation
• Create an account on our website
• Subscribe to our service or publications
• Request marketing to be sent to you
• Enter a competition, promotion or survey
• Give us feedback or contact us

Automated Technologies or Interactions

As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and store certain information.

Types of Cookies We Use

Cookie Type	Purpose	Duration
Essential Cookies	Required for website operation and security	Session-based
Analytical Cookies	Allow us to recognize and count visitors	Up to 2 years
Functionality Cookies	Recognize you when you return to our website	Up to 1 year
Targeting Cookies	Record your visit and pages you have visited	Up to 1 year

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect about you for various business purposes, including to:

• Provide and Maintain Our Services: To operate and maintain our Website and services
• Process Donations: To process your charitable contributions and provide tax receipts
• Communicate with You: To send you information, including confirmations, technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
• Marketing and Promotion: To send you marketing communications about our programs and events (with your consent)
• Improve Our Services: To understand how our Website is used and to improve user experience
• Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information according to the following legal bases:

• Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose
• Contract: Where processing is necessary for a contract you have with us
• Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests

7. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following situations:

With Service Providers

We may share your personal information with service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Website, to process payments, and for other business purposes.

For Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

With Affiliates

We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.

With Business Partners

We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.

8. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

9. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.

10. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

• Access: The right to access and receive a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data
• Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data
• Restriction: The right to request restriction of processing of your personal data
• Portability: The right to receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection: The right to object to processing of your personal data

11. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

12. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.