Privacy Policy

Website and Donor Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy online. When you visit our site, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, make a donation, recommend a grant or any other similar activity, personal information, such as your name and email address, is collected. This site and our external software providers have security measures in place to protect this information from loss or misuse.

Our site uses the Google Analytics web analytics service. Data recorded by Analytics includes information such as how you arrived at our site (including the URL you came from, if you arrived from another site), your network name, your browser type, type of device you are using, the country, state and city where your server is located, and the pages that were viewed during your visit to our site.

Our site uses two specific Google Analytics features: Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting. These features generate information about a user’s age, gender and interests from Google’s Interest-based advertising or third-party audience data to improve services on this website. This information is tracked using Google’s DoubleClick cookie.

We do not and will not merge any personally-identifiable information with non-personally identifiable information previously collected unless you have been given notice of and have given prior affirmative (i.e. opt-in) consent to that merger. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this website is restricted by the Google Privacy Policy. To provide website visitors more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed an Opt-out Browser add-on, which is available by visiting Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, to enable you to opt-out of Google’s programs.

CFWNC utilizes Stripe to securely process online credit card payments. For information about how Stripe may collect and use information you can review their privacy policy. CFWNC utilizes Foundant to provide database management, online fund access, grant applications and grant recommendations. For information about how Foundant may collect and use information you can review their privacy policy. CFWNC utilizes PG Calc for trust documentation and management. For information about how PG Calc may collect and use information you can review their privacy policy.

CFWNC may use external providers for event ticketing and email communication. You may opt-out at any time by notifying CFWNC through a number of identifiable and convenient channels linked to our e-communication channels.

We do not sell or rent personal information of donors or other constituents to any outside organization. We do not send mailings on behalf of any other organization. When requested, we protect donors’ anonymity; should you wish to remain anonymous please communicate that preference to us. We use your information only for the limited purposes of sending updates and information, processing transactions, enhancing site operation, compiling statistics, and for overall systems administration. There may be times when it is necessary for CFWNC’s business operations to share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business or services, for example database management. Should we need to share your information for these purposes an agreement to keep your information confidential will be established before it is shared. We may share your information if required by law or a court order.

To ask questions about this privacy policy you can email info@cfwnc.org or call 828.254.4960.