Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 07/22/2024
Tutelage Cares Inc. ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website tutelagecaresinc.org (the "Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of information about you:
Personal Information: When you interact with us through the Site, we may collect personal information, including but not limited to, your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and payment information.
Non-Personal Information: We may also collect non-personal information, such as your IP address, browser type, and operating system, which does not directly identify you.
Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as online donation campaigns, volunteering opportunities, and newsletter subscriptions.
Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
Financial Data
Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you make a donation, purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from the Site. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor, PayPal, and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.
Data From Social Networks
User information from social networking sites, such as [Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter], including your name, your social network username, location, gender, birth date, email address, profile picture, and public data for contacts, if you connect your account to such social networks.
2. How We Collect Information
We collect information in the following ways:
Directly from You: When you provide information through forms on our Site, such as when you make a donation, sign up for our newsletter, or contact us for information.
Automatically: Through cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our Site.
3. Use of Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
To process donations and provide receipts.
To send you newsletters and updates about our activities.
To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
To improve our Site and services.
To comply with legal obligations.
Administer donations, volunteer sign-ups, and other activities related to our mission.
Email you regarding your account or donation.
Fulfill and manage purchases, donations, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Site.
Generate a personal profile about you to make future visits to the Site more personalized.
Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site.
Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
Notify you of updates to the Site.
Offer new services, products, or recommendations to you.
Perform other business activities as needed.
Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site.
Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
Respond to product and customer service requests.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information with third parties under the following circumstances:
Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing and email distribution.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
5. Security of Your Information
We use reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Business Transfers
We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Marketing Communications
With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.
Affiliates
We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
Other Third Parties
We may share your information with advertisers and investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. We may also share your information with such third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.
Sale or Bankruptcy
If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline to honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.
6. Your Choices
You have certain choices regarding your personal information:
Access and Correction: You may request access to or correction of your personal information by contacting us at [Insert Contact Email].
Opt-Out: You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails or by contacting us directly.
Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Tutelage Cares Inc.
Email: tutelagecares@gmail.com
Phone: 404-922-3311
Compliance with Georgia State Laws
In addition to federal laws, we comply with the Georgia Personal Identity Protection Act (Ga. Code Ann. § 10-1-910 et seq.) and any other applicable state laws regarding data protection and privacy. This includes implementing reasonable security measures to protect your personal information and providing timely notifications in the event of a data breach.
Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict of law principles.