Privacy Policy

Gleiche Foundation ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, make a donation, volunteer, or otherwise interact with our organization.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use our services.

We use the information we collect or receive to:

• Process your donations and send receipts
• Manage volunteer applications and activities
• Send you updates about our programs and impact
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Improve our website and services
• Comply with legal obligations
• Send you marketing communications (with your consent)
• Protect against fraudulent or illegal activity

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes:

• SSL encryption for data transmission
• Secure payment processing through trusted third-party providers
• Regular security assessments and updates
• Limited access to personal information by authorized personnel only
• Secure data storage and backup systems

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use cookies to:

• Keep you signed in
• Understand how you use our website
• Improve website functionality
• Provide relevant content and advertising

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as:

• Payment processors (Stripe, PayPal)
• Email service providers (for newsletters and updates)
• Website hosting and analytics providers
• Database management services

These third parties are contractually obligated to use your information only as necessary to provide these services to us and to protect the confidentiality and security of your information.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time
• Data portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured format
• Object: Object to processing of your personal information

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete such information from our systems.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.