Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you use our contact form, volunteer interest form, partnership inquiry form, newsletter signup, or donation page, we may collect your name, email address, and any additional information you choose to share in a message or form field. We only collect information that you voluntarily provide to us.

Donation Information

Donations are processed securely by Stripe. When you make a donation, Stripe collects your payment information directly. We receive your name, email address, donation amount, and date of the transaction. We never see, receive, or store your full credit card number or bank account details.

Information Collected Automatically

We use Sintra's built-in site statistics and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Site. These tools collect basic technical information such as your browser type, the pages you visit, time spent on pages, and approximate geographic location. We use this information solely to improve the Site and understand how visitors interact with our content. We do not use this data for advertising or to build personal profiles of visitors.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries, messages, and requests submitted through our forms.
• To process and acknowledge donations, and to provide tax receipts.
• To share updates about our programs, impact, and ways to get involved (for example, through newsletters you have signed up for). You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.
• To manage volunteer and partnership interest.
• To improve the Site based on how visitors use it.
• To meet legal and regulatory obligations.

3. We Do Not Sell Your Information

MacLift Foundation does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party, for any reason. We share information only with service providers that help us operate (for example, Stripe for donation processing, our email platform, our website host, and Google Analytics), when required by law, or to protect someone's safety.

4. Children's Privacy

This website is intended for adults: parents, caregivers, educators, volunteers, partners, and donors. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information through our Site, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete it.

5. Your Rights: Access and Deletion

You have the right to know what personal information we hold about you, and you may request access to or deletion of your information at any time. To make a request, email us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request as promptly as possible. You may also unsubscribe from any email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us at the address above.

6. Data Retention

We keep your information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law (for example, donation records retained for tax purposes).

7. Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information, including secure connections (HTTPS) and trusted third-party service providers. However, no website or method of electronic transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us:

[email protected]