Effective Date: November 10th, 2025
1. Introduction
West End Home Foundation (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors and users of our website located at westendhomefoundation.org (the “Site”), as well as individuals who interact with us in other channels (e.g., email, donation forms, event registration). This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect, how we use and protect that information, with whom we may share it, and your rights with respect to that information.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information from you in the following ways:
Information you provide to us directly: When you voluntarily give us information, such as when you sign up for our newsletter, register for an event, make a donation, contact us, or otherwise fill out a form on the Site. This may include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, payment information (only as necessary for donations or purchases), demographic information, and other information you choose to provide.
Information collected automatically: When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain technical information about your device and use of the Site, including but not limited to your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, pages visited, time and date of visit, referral source, and other usage information. We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies for these purposes.
Information from third-party sources: We may receive information about you from third parties (such as payment processors, analytics providers, or social media platforms) when you interact with us through those channels.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To operate, maintain, and improve our Site, programs and services.
To process donations, event registrations or other transactions you request.
To communicate with you (e.g., to send you newsletters, updates, event invitations, or respond to your inquiries).
To monitor and analyze usage of the Site, understand trends, and enhance the user experience.
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations, safeguard our organization, and ensure the security of our systems.
To personalize your experience (subject to your choices) and deliver content that is relevant to your interests.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose your information as follows:
Service providers and vendors: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Site, processing donations, sending communications, providing analytics, or performing other functions on our behalf.
Legal and safety reasons: We may disclose your information if required by law, to enforce our rights, to protect safety of others, or to respond to a valid legal process.
Change in ownership: If our organization merges with or is acquired by another entity, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
With your consent: We may share your information in other circumstances where you have given us consent.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their independent use.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other technologies to collect usage information and to enhance your experience. You may set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being used, though certain features of the Site may not function properly if you do so. For more information about how we use cookies and your choices, see [the cookies section / our Cookie Policy] (if applicable).
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Once information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:
The right to access the information we hold about you.
The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
The right to request deletion of your personal information (subject to certain exceptions).
The right to object to or restrict certain processing of your data.
The right to withdraw consent where we are relying on consent for processing.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
8. Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, misuse or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Site and offerings are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or such higher age as may apply in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If we become aware that personal information of a child under that age has been collected without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information.
10. International Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, or country. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that we may transfer your information to the U.S. and other jurisdictions. We will take appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable law to protect such transfers.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page and indicate the “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.