Ariculate Foundation

Effective Date: [may 26, 2025]

At Articulate Foundation, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors, donors, subscribers, and program participants. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, interact with our services, or engage with our programs.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.

• Personal Data You Voluntarily Provide:
  • Contact Forms: When you fill out our six interest forms or the basic contact form, we collect information such as your name, email address, organization you work for, and your interests in specific topics. This information is used to communicate with you about our programs and activities.
  • Mailchimp Subscriptions: If you subscribe to our newsletter via Mailchimp, we collect your email address and any other information you provide (e.g., name) to send you updates and relevant communications.
  • DonorBox Donations: When you make a donation through DonorBox, we collect personal information necessary to process your donation, which may include your name, email address, billing address, and donation amount. Please note that credit card information is processed securely by Stripe and is not stored directly by Articulate Foundation.
  • Communications: If you contact us via email or other means, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
• Information We Collect Automatically (via GA4 and Google Search Console):
  • Usage Data: We may collect information about how you access and use our website. This Usage Data may include your computer’s Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
  • Location Data: We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so. This data is used to provide features of our service and to improve and customize our service.
  • Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and hold certain information. Please refer to our separate Cookie Policy for more details.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

• To communicate with you about our programs, events, and initiatives.
• To send you newsletters, updates, and marketing communications (if you have opted in).
• To process your donations securely.
• To understand how our website is used and to improve its functionality and user experience (via GA4 and Google Search Console).
• To monitor the effectiveness of our campaigns and communications.
• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
• To comply with legal obligations.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as Mailchimp for email marketing, DonorBox and Stripe for donation processing, and Google Analytics for website analytics. These third parties are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your personal data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• To Protect Our Rights: We may disclose your data to protect and defend the rights or property of Aticulate Foundation.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. International Data Transfers (for EU Residents)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), please note that your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

By providing your information, you consent to this transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:

• For California Residents (CCPA/CPRA):
  • The right to know what personal information is being collected about them.
  • The right to know whether their personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom.
  • The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information.
  • The right to access their personal information.
  • The right to equal service and price, even if they exercise their privacy rights.
• For EU Residents (GDPR):
  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • 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 («right to be forgotten»): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, 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.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: [email protected]

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children’s Privacy (COPPA)

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the «Effective Date» at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: [email protected]
• By visiting this page on our website: https://articulatefoundation.org/contact-us