Privacy Policy
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
At Rainbow Sandals Foundation (“Foundation,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), we value your trust. We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about how we collect, use, share, and protect it. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and the choices available to you when you use our website, make a donation, subscribe to our emails, volunteer, or otherwise interact with us.
Our Donor Privacy Commitment
We respect the privacy of every donor. We do not sell, rent, trade, or exchange donor names, mailing lists, or personal information with other organizations for their marketing or fundraising purposes. We use donor information only to process donations, provide tax receipts, communicate with supporters, improve our services, and meet our legal obligations.
Information We Collect
We may collect:
- Name, mailing address, email address, and phone number.
- Donation amounts and donation history.
- Payment confirmation information. Credit card information is processed securely by trusted payment providers such as PayPal and is not stored by the Foundation.
- Information you provide through contact forms, volunteer inquiries, newsletters, or event registrations.
- Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and website usage.
- Information collected through cookies and similar technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to process donations, issue tax receipts, respond to questions, send newsletters and Foundation updates (if you choose to receive them), improve our website, protect against fraud, comply with legal and tax obligations, and operate our charitable programs.
When We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only with trusted service providers that help us operate the Foundation, including payment processors, website hosting providers, Google Analytics, Mailchimp or similar email providers, professional advisors, or when required by law. These providers may use your information only to perform services on our behalf.
Cookies and Analytics
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences, understand how visitors use our website, improve website performance, and measure the effectiveness of our communications. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website features.
How We Protect Your Information
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Although no security system is perfect, we work to protect your information using industry-standard practices.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only as long as necessary for legal, tax, accounting, operational, and charitable purposes. When information is no longer needed, we securely delete or deidentify it when practical.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, including California, you may have the right to request access to your personal information, request corrections, request deletion (subject to legal exceptions), obtain a copy of your information, or opt out of certain data processing. We honor applicable California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) rights and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where required by law.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated ‘Last Updated’ date.
Contact Us
Rainbow Sandals Foundation
900 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673
Phone: (949) 899-8939
Email: info@rainbowsandalsfoundation.org
Website: www.rainbowsandalsfoundation.org
California Notice
California residents may have additional privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act. Rainbow Sandals Foundation does not sell personal information or share donor information for cross-context behavioral advertising. California residents may exercise applicable privacy rights by contacting us at info@rainbowsandalsfoundation.org.