Our commitment to privacy. Little Curies Inc. knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate you trusting that we will do so carefully and sensibly. When it comes to your personal information, we believe in transparency. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”, “policy”, “privacy statement”) explains our practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used by Little Curies Inc. It applies specifically to donor and subscriber information that we collect both online and offline. Data is collected from you when you use this online website, mobile website, applications, social media sites, or any related sites, features, making a donation, or making a contribution, or functionality (each a “Service”, collectively the “Services”). The terms “Little Curies Inc”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to Little Curies Inc., a New Jersey non-profit 501 (c) (3) Organization. You will also see the terms “you” and “your”— these terms refer to visitors to and users of our Service/s.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, and we encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website for any purpose represents your acceptance of any changes to our revised Privacy Policy and your consent to: 1) our collection of data described below, 2) our use of the data, 3) the processing of this data, and 4) our sharing of the data with third-party processors as needed by our legitimate interests.
What information is collected by Little Curies Inc.? We collect a variety of information from you when you visit our website or interact with us on social media (e.g. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Goodreads, YouTube). The type of social media interaction is dependent upon the nature of the relationship you have with Little Curies Inc. and the requirements applicable to law
Information you voluntarily provide directly to us. We collect personal information (i.e. any information that can reasonably identify you as a specific living person) when you voluntarily submit it to us via our Donations. For example, donors may provide us with personal information (such as name, address, email address, telephone numbers, and/or credit/debit card information). If a website visitor contacts us via the “Contact Us” page or is interested in receiving news and updates from us, they may provide us with their name and email address. Providing data is required in these contexts in order for us to process your donations, requests, or respond to inquiries.
Data from Cookies and Other Data Collection Technologies. Some of our service providers use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to manage the Sites and to collect information about you when you use the Sites. These technologies help us to recognize you, analyze your use of the Sites and identify solutions for how to make the Sites more useful. These technologies also allow us to enhance the usability of the Sites by aggregating demographic and statistical data and providing this information to our service providers. Please see more information on cookies and related data collection technologies and the choices you can make in the “Your Online Choices” section of this Website Privacy Policy.
Information for Analytics. We use analytics providers to help us evaluate and measure the use and performance of the Sites.
Where do we store information? Our website is hosted on Squarespace, Inc. Data is stored through Squarespace’s data storage, databases, and general Squarespace application. They store data on a secure server protected via a variety of industry-standard access controls. Squarespace has subscribed to the U.S-E.U. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (collectively, the “Privacy Shield”).
Our e-commerce and donation platform is hosted by Stripe, Inc., a payment processor to process your donations and any e-commerce transactions. Therefore, some of the information you provide through our website when placing a donation will be shared with Stripe. Please note that the payment information that you provide at the time of donation is only used to process your donation and will not be stored or used for any other purpose. Stripe has certified its compliance to the Privacy Shield.
Secure passwords, SSL encryption, disk-based encryption, firewalls, and other measures are in place that helps these providers to protect your data. However, no company can fully eliminate security risks associated with the transmission of personal information through online transactions, and you do so at your own risk. For more information, you may also want to read Squarespace’s and Stripe’s Terms of Service or Privacy Statement. Squarespace’s Privacy Policy https://www.squarespace.com/privacy. Stripe’s Privacy Policy https://stripe.com/privacy.
Little Curies uses best efforts to comply with, CalOPPA: California Online Privacy Protection Act, GDPR: and EU General Data Protection Regulation,. We encourage you to read the specific policies using the links provided.
For any specific questions, please contact us at info@littlecuries.org
Email Marketing. When you provide your email address on the Donate Page to “keep up with Little Curies,” we never sell your information. You always have the option to unsubscribe by contacting us at info@littlecuries.org.
For individuals residing in the European Union, we comply with GDPR. You have the right to view your personal information and update, correct and have it deleted. To do so, please contact us at info@littlecuries.org
How do we use information? The purpose for which we use your personal information that we collect when you use the Services is for our legitimate interests (i.e. to correspond with you, to enable us to provide you with the Services, and to improve the Services). We collect information primarily to accept donations and provide you with information concerning our programs and activities. We also use information for analytic purposes and, to improve our website, to grow our donor base, and outreach, and respond to requests for information. We also use your information to manage our third-party relationships, such as those with Squarespace and Stripe.
With whom do we share information? There are two instances we may share your personal information. We may share your personal information with a service provider (i.e. Squarespace, Stripe) that performs services on our behalf. For example, we may use third parties to help us provide customer support, manage our payment processors and email subscriptions, or deliver content. We may also share your information when we are required by legal action (to any competent law enforcement body, regulatory body, government agency, court, or other third party) to grant access to an individual in the process of an investigation or to meet national security. Besides that, we will not, under any circumstances whatsoever, give out or sell your information (including name and email address) to anyone.
Links to other websites and services. This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by Little Curies Inc. These Web sites have their own privacy policies, which you should review prior to visiting them. We have no responsibility for linked Web sites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors.
The privacy of children. The Services are not intended for children under age 18. We do not knowingly collect or distribute personal information from or about children under the age of 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at info@littlecuries.org
Changes to this privacy statement. We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this website and we’ll update the “Effective Date” at the bottom of the Privacy Policy.
Communicating with us. If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or comments about privacy, you can contact us by email at: info@littlecuries.org
Effective Date: September 17, 2021