Privacy Policy | Empower The Minds

Last Updated: January 2025

Empower The Minds ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

Register for an account or event
Subscribe to our newsletter
Fill out a contact form
Volunteer with us
Make a donation
Participate in our programs

This information may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other information you choose to provide.

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the site, such as:

Your IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system information
Access times and dates
Pages you viewed

Financial Data

Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you make donations or purchases through our website. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor, and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the site to:

Create and manage your account
Process your donations and transactions
Email you regarding your account or donations
Fulfill and manage your registrations for events and programs
Send you newsletters and updates about our organization
Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
Improve our website and services
Monitor and analyze usage and trends
Notify you of updates to the site
Perform other business activities as needed

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the site to help customize the site and improve your experience. When you access the site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the site.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.
The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately to have that information removed.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us at:

Empower The Minds

Email: Contact Us