Privacy Policy for Marlee’s Misfits Website
Effective Date: May 28, 2025
Marlee’s Misfits (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors, donors, and supporters. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, protect, and share information gathered through our website marleesmisfits.org.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information when you interact with our website:
- Information You Provide Directly:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number when you sign up for our newsletter, make a donation, volunteer, or contact us.
- Donation Information: Financial information (such as credit card details) when you make a donation. Please note that we utilize secure third-party payment processors to handle these transactions, and we do not store your full credit card information on our servers.
- Communications: Records and copies of your correspondence if you contact us.
- Information Collected Automatically:
- Usage Details: We may collect information about your visits to our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website, analyze site traffic, and understand where our visitors are coming from. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To Provide Services: To process donations, send newsletters and updates, respond to your inquiries, and provide you with information about our mission, programs, and events.
- To Improve Our Website: To understand how our website is used, to improve its functionality and content, and to enhance user experience.
- For Fundraising and Communications: To solicit donations and support for Marlee’s Misfits, and to keep you informed about our work and impact.
- For Legal and Security Purposes: To comply with applicable laws and regulations, and to protect the security and integrity of our website and our organization.
- Internal Analysis and Reporting: To conduct internal analysis and generate reports on website traffic, supporter engagement, and donation trends.
3. How We Share Your Information
Marlee’s Misfits respects the privacy of its supporters. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers9 who assist us in operating our website, conducting our activities, or servicing you (e.g., payment processors, email marketing platforms, database management). These providers are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, prevent fraud, act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the website or the public, or protect against legal liability.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.
4. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We use secure socket layer (SSL) technology for processing financial transactions. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Your Choices and Rights
You have certain choices and rights regarding the information we collect and how it is used:
- Opt-Out of Communications: You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the “unsubscribe” link provided in those emails. We will still send you transactional or administrative emails, such as donation receipts or important updates about our organization.
- Access and Correction: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you and request that we correct, amend, or delete it if it is inaccurate or has been processed in violation of this Privacy Policy. Please contact us using the information below to make such a request.
- Cookies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our website.
6. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.
7. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by Marlee’s Misfits. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this 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 “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.