At the website http://child-advocacy-and-welfare.trustedstandard.com, commonly referred to as Child Advocacy and Welfare (‘the Company’ or ‘we’), your privacy is of utmost importance, and we are committed to protecting your personal data with the highest standards of care. This Privacy Policy provides a comprehensive overview of how we handle the collection, storage, access, and processing of your personal information in strict adherence to various global privacy laws such as Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Quebec Law 25 on the protection of personal information in the private sector, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD), California’s California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Colorado’s Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Utah’s Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), Connecticut’s Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), Virginia’s Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and other relevant regulations.
This policy is designed to cover all aspects of your interaction with our services, which include using our applications and services as an authorized user, visiting our websites that link to this Privacy Statement, and engaging with us through various forms of communication such as newsletters, emails, phone calls, or text/SMS messages.
In the course of these interactions, we collect a range of personal data including, but not limited to:
- Account information to manage your user experience
- Payment information for transaction processing
- Financial information relevant to donations or purchases
- Purchase history for service and product improvement
- Mobile device identifiers for app analytics and functionality
- Location data where necessary for location-based services
- Feedback from you to enhance our services
- Social media information if you choose to link your account with us
- Product usage information to understand user needs better
This data may be collected through direct user input, interactions with our services, or via automated technologies that gather information in line with our legitimate business interests. Additionally, we may receive personal data from third parties, each of which operates under their own privacy policies.
Our commitment to your privacy also extends to the use of cookies on our websites. These are small pieces of data stored on your device to enhance user experience, facilitate site analytics, and improve our services. Users can manage their cookie preferences using our dedicated Cookie Manager tool.
We adhere to strict data retention policies, ensuring that personal data is retained only for the duration necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws and regulations. Once the purpose has been fulfilled or the legal requirement met, we take steps to delete or anonymize your data securely.
To safeguard your information, we implement robust organizational measures and security protocols. This includes employing encryption for sensitive communications and ensuring that any third parties we engage with adhere to high standards of data protection.
As a company deeply committed to the welfare of children, we do not intentionally collect personal data from individuals under the age of 18 without obtaining verifiable parental consent.
You have a range of rights under the privacy laws that apply to you, depending on your jurisdiction. These rights may include accessing your personal data, rectifying inaccurate data, requesting erasure or restriction of processing, obtaining a copy of your data in a portable format, objecting to certain types of processing, and non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please reach out to our dedicated privacy team.
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or as required by law. Any changes will be communicated through updates on our website.
For any inquiries, unsubscribe requests, or if you have questions about your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact our privacy team via email at [email protected] or by sending a written correspondence to the address provided on our website. Your trust is important to us, and we are committed to addressing any concerns you may have regarding your personal data.