Privacy Policy
Groundswell Action Fund’s Commitment to Your Privacy
At Groundswell Action Fund, your trust is paramount. Our privacy policy reflects our dedication to safeguarding the personal information you share with us through our website, emphasizing our intent to use this data solely to enhance your experience.
How to Reach Us
Should you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us:
info@groundswellactionfund.org
Groundswell Action Fund
Attn: Privacy Officer
548 Market Street #49734
San Francisco, CA 94104
Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to our collection, use, and analysis of information as outlined in this policy.
Policy Updates
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any new policy will only apply to information collected after the revised policy is posted on our website.
Credit Card Transactions
We entrust credit card transactions to select service providers, ensuring your information is transmitted securely and remains confidential. Our providers are contractually bound to protect your information and do not share your credit card details with us.
Analytics & Improvement
To understand how visitors engage with our site and to tailor your experience, we use Google Analytics and Facebook tools and technologies.
These tools help us analyze website traffic and improve our services, ensuring a better experience for you. We’ve taken steps to anonymize data collected through Google Analytics to ensure your privacy. For more information on how these services use data, please visit Google Analytics Cookie Usage and Facebook Data Policy.
We collect non-identifiable technical information to improve website functionality and compatibility with visitor technology.
Security
Your data is protected with SSL encryption. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee complete security.
External Links
This policy applies to our website. We are not responsible for the data practices of third-party sites linked from our website, but we choose partners who align with our values and privacy standards.
Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If a child has inadvertently provided us with personal information, please contact us to have it removed.
Continuous Improvement
Your feedback is essential. If you have questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us. We’re committed to continuously improving our practices to ensure your information is protected while enhancing your experience on our site.
FAQs
“Personal information” is information about an identified or identifiable individual. Your personal information may include your name, your address, and your email address.
Groundswell Action Fund uses your personal information for the purposes for which it was provided. For example, if you subscribe to a newsletter, we use your contact information to mail or email the newsletter to you. If you apply to volunteer, we use information about your background, interests, and skills to help you find the right volunteer opportunity. If you register for an event, we use the information you provide to process your registration. If you complete a poll or survey or send us comments or other information, we use that information to improve our programs, services, and communications. We also use your personal information to respond to your questions and comments and to thank you for your donations.
Groundswell Action Fund uses personal information to compile statistics about visitors to our website, donors, volunteers, and other supporters. These statistics do not identify you personally.
If you provide us with your name and address, you may receive periodic mailings from us with news and information about Groundswell Action Fund and its programs and events, or containing requests for your support.
Groundswell Action Fund shares the personal information it collects with third-party vendors who act for or on behalf of Groundswell Action Fund. For example, when you register for an event, a third party processes your registration on our behalf. These third-party vendors may need information about you in order to perform their functions. These companies are not authorized to use your personal information for any other purpose and are bound by contract to treat all of your personal information as confidential.
There may be other limited circumstances in which we may share or transfer information in our databases to an unrelated third party, for example, to comply with a legal requirement or court order; in the event of a tax audit or other investigation; to investigate a possible crime, such as credit card fraud; to protect the security of our website and the integrity of our databases; if we reorganize or merge with another organization, or in some similar event. Whenever we share personal information with third parties, we take appropriate steps, by contract or otherwise, to limit the use and prevent the unauthorized disclosure of that personal information.
Groundswell Action Fund does not share mailing lists with other organizations (except as described in the preceding two paragraphs).