Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. At Carlisle Education Foundation we
respect the privacy of all visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy outlines
how we collect, use, protect, and disclose information gathered from users of
our website.
1. Information We Collect
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Personal Information: We may collect personal information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers when voluntarily provided by users (e.g., through contact forms or donations).
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Non-Personal Information: We may collect non-personal data (e.g., browser type, device information, and aggregate site usage data) to help us improve our website.
2. How We Use Information
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Personal information will only be used to fulfill the specific purpose for which it was provided, such as responding to inquiries and donations.
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Non-personal information is used to improve website performance, user experience, and content offerings.
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We use donor information for the following purposes only:
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Processing donations
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Distributing receipts
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Thanking donors
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Conducting fundraising
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Record keeping
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Reporting to applicable government agencies as required by law
Other activities related to fundraising operations
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3. Financial Information
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All access to donor financial information is strictly limited to CEF volunteers. No donor financial information is given to any person, organization, or group outside of CEF who does not need to access those data.
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CEF does not store, nor does it have access to, your credit card information, bank account numbers, or other account data sent to those processing services.
4. Information Sharing
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Information may only be shared:
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With authorized staff within the organization.
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To comply with legal obligations or protect the safety and security of our users.
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We will not sell, trade, or share your personal information, with the following exceptions:
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We will use your information to comply with the law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the requirements of law or comply with legal process served on us, protect and defend our rights, or act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of others.
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We will use your information to protect against potential fraud. We may verify with third parties the information collected in the course of processing a donation. 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 match the information you supplied to us and that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.
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5. Cookies
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Our website may use cookies to enhance user experience. Users can
control cookies through their browser settings.
6. Security
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We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards
against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure,
copying, use or modification.
7. Third-Party Links
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Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible
for the privacy practices or content of these sites.
8. Children’s Privacy
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Our website is designed to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA). We do not knowingly collect personal information
from children under 13 without parental consent.