Privacy Policy

PURPOSE

Maintenance of the trust and confidence of donors and prospective donors is of paramount importance to The Giving Exchange. The purpose of this Donor Privacy Policy is to provide transparency as to TGE’s practices, policies, and procedures for the collection, use, and protection of information relating to donors and prospective donors.

CONSENT

This Donor Privacy Policy applies to collection, use, and protection of information, including information collected on our website. By submitting your information to us or any of our staff, you consent to the terms and conditions of this policy and to our processing of personal information for the purposes stated below.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

“Personal Information” is information that identifies you personally, such as your name, address, telephone number, and email address. We collect and store the personal, identifiable information that you have provided us. Here are some examples of ways in which we may collect your information:

  • When you request information via one of the email addresses identified on our website or otherwise contact us in person, by phone or by email, with a question, we may then collect your name, address, and email to respond to that inquiry.

  • We may collect your name, email address, and other contact information if you register for an event.

We may collect your name, email address, telephone number, and payment information when you make a contribution, either on our website, over the phone or by mailing in a check. The above list provides a sample of Personal Information that may be collected by The Giving Exchange. We may collect Personal Information from you in ways not described above.

USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • We will not sell your personal information collected to anyone for profit.

  • We will not send you mailings on behalf of other organizations.

  • We will collect payment information, billing address and other information necessary to process a donation or event registration.

  • We will use your personal information to comply with the law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to legal requirements, protect and defend our rights, or act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of others.

  • We will use personal information to protect against potential fraud. We may verify with third parties the information collected in the course of processing a donation or event registration. If you use a credit or debit card on our website, we may use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and address matches the information that you supplied to us and that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.

DONOR RECOGNITION

Donor contributions may be publicized in donor recognition materials produced by The Giving Exchange, including print, spoken and/or web-based media. If you do not wish for your name appear in these materials or be otherwise published, please contact us.

ACCESS TO RECORDS

You have the right to review personal information that we have collected about you. To review that information please contact us.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

The Giving Exchange reserves the right to amend and modify this Donor Privacy Policy occasionally with or without notice to donors or prospective donors.

POLICY COMPLIANCE

The Executive Director or person(s) directed by the President shall ensure appropriate compliance with this Policy by all administrative staff, consultants, and volunteers.

THIS POLICY WAS REVIEWED ON MARCH 13, 2023.