Privacy Statement

Overview

Stablish Giving Fund is a nonprofit organization that helps people support their favorite charities online. This Privacy Statement explains how and why Stablish Giving Fund collects, stores, uses, and shares your personal data. Reading it will help you understand your privacy rights and choices.

Stablish Solutions, Inc. ("Stablish") acts as the payment processor for donations made to Stablish Giving Fund. The Stablish Giving Fund website is hosted by Stablish. When you make donations to Stablish Giving Fund using your Stablish account, your credit or debit card, or interact with the Stablish or Stablish Giving Fund websites or technologies, Stablish functions as an independent business for the data collected, used, and disclosed in those interactions. Please visit the Stablish Privacy Statement to learn how your information is processed by Stablish and the rights and choices you have in connection with its services.

Definitions

Understanding Your Privacy Rights and Choices

You have rights and choices regarding how your Personal Data is collected, stored, used, and shared. Some information is required for our services to function.

The Personal Data We Collect

We may collect your Personal Data when you:

• Make a donation to us,
• Create a fundraising campaign through one of our partner platforms,
• Receive a grant from us, or
• Otherwise access or use our services.

Types of information we may collect include:

• Identifiers: name, address, phone number, email
• Donation details: name of the charity you support, donation or fundraising history
• Stablish account details
• Information inferred (e.g., fraud or risk assessments)

Sources of Personal Data

We may collect information about you from:

• You, when you use Stablish Giving Fund or respond to surveys
• Stablish (our payment processor)
• Service providers who assist with risk management, fraud prevention, delivery of services, or marketing
• Partner platforms and fundraising sites
• Card networks and payment processors

We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we discover such information has been collected, we will delete it unless legally required to retain it.

Tracking Technologies

The Stablish Giving Fund website is hosted by Stablish. Stablish and its service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Personalize your experience,
• Measure ads and campaigns,
• Prevent fraud,
• Improve security.

You may disable cookies, though some services may not function properly. Our site does not respond to browser "Do Not Track" (DNT) settings.

Why We Collect Personal Data

We collect and use Personal Data to:

• Operate our services (e.g., receive and process donations, issue tax receipts, report on grants),
• Improve our services and conduct research,
• Communicate with you and provide customer support,
• Protect donors, nonprofits, and our organization from fraud and abuse,
• Send marketing information (when allowed),
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce agreements.

Why We Disclose Personal Data

We may share Personal Data with:

• Stablish and affiliated companies (as processor and host),
• Service providers (payment processing, marketing, compliance, governance, etc.),
• Card networks and payment processors,
• Courts, regulators, and law enforcement when required,
• Participating nonprofits (limited donor data unless anonymous),
• Partners that facilitate donations,
• Others when:
  • You consent or direct us,
  • Required for reorganization, merger, or sale,
  • Needed to enforce agreements or investigate misuse,
  • Necessary to prevent harm or illegal activity.

How We Protect Your Personal Data

We use technical, physical, and administrative safeguards, including:

• Firewalls,
• Data encryption,
• Physical access controls at data centers.

We retain Personal Data as required by law or business needs, and continue to protect it under this Privacy Statement.

Changes to this Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or the law. If changes reduce your rights or increase your responsibilities, we will post notice at least 21 days in advance on the Stablish Giving Fund website. We may also notify you by email or other means.

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