1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our website, submit a contact form, sign up for updates, make a donation, request information, participate in programming, or otherwise communicate with us. Depending on your interaction with us, this information may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other details you choose to provide in your message or submission.
 
We may also collect information related to your engagement with our organization, including records of communications, inquiry details, donation activity, and preferences you share with us. If you make a donation, payment-related information may be collected and processed by a third-party payment processor on our behalf. We do not necessarily receive or store your full financial account details, such as full credit card numbers, unless expressly stated otherwise through the payment platform in use.
 
In addition to information you actively provide, we may collect certain technical and usage information automatically when you visit the website. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, general geographic region, and other analytics data that helps us understand how visitors use our site.
 
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for purposes consistent with our mission, operations, and communications. This may include responding to inquiries, processing and acknowledging donations, providing information about programs or services, sending updates about Project SIWA, improving the website experience, analyzing website traffic and engagement, maintaining internal records, and supporting organizational planning and administration.
 
We may also use information to personalize communications, improve the relevance of our outreach, assess community interest, strengthen program delivery, and better understand how supporters and visitors engage with our mission. Information collected through the website may be used to troubleshoot technical issues, maintain security, detect fraudulent activity, and ensure the site functions as intended.
 
3. Legal Basis and Consent
By providing your personal information through this website, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. In some cases, we may rely on your consent to send certain communications. In other cases, we may process information because it is necessary to fulfill a request, support legitimate organizational operations, comply with legal obligations, or protect the security and integrity of our website and services.
 
You may withdraw consent to receive non-essential communications from us at any time by following unsubscribe instructions where available or by contacting us directly.
 
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and better understand how users interact with the site. These technologies may help us remember preferences, measure site traffic, evaluate page performance, improve content, and support future outreach or advertising efforts.
 
Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website. Some cookies are essential to site functionality, while others help us analyze use patterns or improve the website experience. You may choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. However, doing so may affect the functionality or performance of certain parts of the website.
 
If the website uses third-party analytics or advertising tools, such as website traffic reporting or remarketing tools, those tools may also place cookies or similar tracking technologies on your device in accordance with their own privacy practices.
 
5. Sharing of Information
Project SIWA does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
We may share information with trusted service providers, contractors, consultants, or technology partners who assist us in operating the website, processing donations, managing communications, maintaining records, analyzing performance, or supporting our organizational functions. These parties are only permitted to use the information as reasonably necessary to provide services on our behalf and are expected to maintain appropriate confidentiality and security protections.
 
We may also disclose information when required to do so by law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect the safety of others, investigate fraud, respond to a government request, enforce our policies, or defend against legal claims.
 
In the event of a reorganization, restructuring, merger, dissolution, or other operational transition involving Project SIWA, information may be transferred as part of that process, subject to applicable privacy and confidentiality obligations.
 
6. Donations and Payment Information
If you choose to make a donation through our website, your payment may be processed through a third-party processor or donation platform. Those third parties may collect information necessary to complete the transaction, including billing information, payment details, and transaction records, in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.
 
Project SIWA may receive limited transaction information, such as your name, donation amount, donation date, and contact information, in order to acknowledge your gift, maintain internal records, comply with financial and tax requirements, and communicate appropriately with donors. We do not represent that all payment information is stored directly by us, and we encourage users to review the privacy practices of any third-party payment provider used in connection with the donation process.
 
7. Email Communications and Marketing
If you sign up for updates, submit an inquiry, make a donation, or otherwise provide your email address, we may contact you regarding your inquiry, your support, our services, program updates, organizational announcements, fundraising opportunities, or other communications related to Project SIWA’s mission and activities.
 
You may opt out of receiving promotional or informational email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email, where available, or by contacting us directly. Please note that even if you opt out of promotional messages, we may still send administrative or transactional communications where appropriate, such as donation confirmations, receipt information, or responses to direct inquiries.
 
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal and regulatory obligations, maintain business and financial records, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and support legitimate organizational functions.
 
The length of time we retain information may vary depending on the nature of the information, the reason it was collected, the sensitivity of the data, and any applicable legal or operational requirements. When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it in accordance with our internal practices.
 
9. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These safeguards may include secure platforms, restricted access, password protections, and the use of reputable service providers.
 
However, no website, digital platform, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security, and use of the website is at your own risk.
 
10. Third-Party Links and External Sites
This website may include links to third-party websites, resources, social media platforms, donation tools, or other external services for your convenience or reference. Project SIWA does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, terms, or policies of any third-party website or service.
 
If you choose to visit a third-party site or interact with a third-party service, you do so at your own discretion, and your information will be governed by that party’s own policies rather than this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review those policies carefully before sharing your information.
 
11. Children’s Privacy
Project SIWA’s website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through this website. If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
 
If you believe a child under 13 may have provided personal information through our website, please contact us so that we may address the matter promptly.
 
12. International Visitors
If you access the website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate. By using the website and providing information, you understand that your data may be processed in locations that may have different data protection laws than those in your home country.
 
13. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access to personal information we hold about you, request corrections to inaccurate information, request deletion of certain information, object to certain uses of your data, or request that we limit certain processing activities.
 
To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests, and some requests may be subject to legal, administrative, or operational limitations.
 
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Project SIWA reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time in order to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, services, technologies, or organizational needs. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website after any changes become effective constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated policy.
 
15. Contact Information
If you have questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: info@projectsiwa.com