1. Introduction
Nexus Empowerment Foundation (“Nexus,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, make a donation, submit an inquiry, express interest in volunteering, or communicate with our organization.
By using our website, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy. Please review it to understand our information practices.
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following types of information:
- Contact information: Your name, email address, telephone number, and other contact details you provide.
- Donation information: Your donation amount, selected giving frequency, and transaction-related information.
- Payment information: Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers, such as Stripe. Those providers handle payment information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.
- Inquiry and volunteer information: Information you submit through contact forms, partnership inquiries, volunteer interest forms, or other communications.
- Website usage information: Technical information such as browser type, device information, pages visited, and general usage data, where collected through website technologies or analytics tools.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through general website forms unless it is specifically requested and necessary.
3. How We Use Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Process and manage donations and recurring contributions.
- Respond to questions, requests, and inquiries.
- Communicate about volunteer opportunities, community initiatives, and potential partnerships.
- Maintain and improve our website and donor experience.
- Maintain appropriate transaction and organizational records.
- Protect the website, detect potential misuse, and address security concerns.
- Meet applicable legal, regulatory, and accounting obligations.
We will use personal information for purposes consistent with the reason it was provided, subject to applicable law.
4. Donations and Payment Processing
Donations made through our website may be processed by third-party payment providers, including Stripe.
When you make a donation, the payment provider may collect and process payment details, billing information, and transaction data necessary to complete the payment.
Nexus Empowerment Foundation does not intend to collect or store full payment card numbers or card security codes directly through its website. Payment processing is subject to the applicable provider’s terms and privacy policy.
For information about how Stripe handles personal information, please review the Stripe Privacy Policy.
If you enroll in the Youth Empowerment Circle as a Monthly Impact Partner, your donation may be processed on a recurring monthly basis according to the terms presented during checkout. You can contact us or use any available payment-management options to inquire about changing or canceling recurring donations.
5. When We May Share Information
We may share personal information when reasonably necessary with:
- Service providers: Companies that help operate our website, process donations, manage forms, or provide technical services.
- Payment processors: Providers that facilitate and manage donation transactions.
- Professional advisers: Legal, accounting, or other professional advisers when appropriate.
- Legal authorities: Government agencies or other parties when required by law or when necessary to protect legal rights, safety, or security.
- Authorized organizational representatives: Individuals who need the information to respond to an inquiry or carry out an authorized organizational function.
We do not sell personal information as a business practice. We do not share personal information with unrelated third parties for their own direct marketing purposes without an appropriate legal basis or permission where required.
6. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our website or its service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand website usage, and improve performance.
The types of technologies used depend on the website tools and services currently enabled. You may be able to manage cookies through your browser settings or any cookie preference controls provided on the website.
Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.
7. Email and Other Communications
If you contact Nexus Empowerment Foundation, we may use the contact information you provide to respond to your inquiry or communicate about your request.
We may send organizational updates or other communications when appropriate and permitted by law. If we offer optional promotional emails, you may unsubscribe using the instructions included in those messages.
We do not promise a particular frequency of communications unless we expressly state otherwise.
8. Children’s Privacy
Nexus Empowerment Foundation’s mission focuses on youth. However, our website is intended for general audiences and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without the legally required authorization.
Parents or guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information through our website may contact us to request that we review the information and take appropriate action.
Any collection of children’s information for a specific program or activity should be addressed through appropriate notices, permissions, and safeguards before that activity begins.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable steps appropriate to our organization and the services we use to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
Online transmission and electronic storage cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure. For this reason, we cannot promise absolute security.
Payment transactions are subject to the security practices of the payment provider used to process them.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to inquiries, maintaining donation records, administering recurring contributions, resolving disputes, and meeting applicable legal or accounting obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
11. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to request access, correction, deletion, or information about how it is used.
You may contact Nexus Empowerment Foundation through the contact information published on our website to make a privacy-related request.
We may need to verify your identity before responding. Some information may need to be retained where required or permitted by law.
12. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may link to third-party websites, donation platforms, or other online services. Those services operate under their own privacy policies and terms.
Nexus Empowerment Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites that we do not operate. We encourage you to review their policies before providing personal information.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as our organization, website, services, or legal obligations change.
When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date on this page. We encourage visitors and donors to review the policy periodically.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact Nexus Empowerment Foundation using the official contact information published on our website.
Nexus Empowerment Foundation
Website: NexusEmpowermentFoundation.org
