Privacy Policy
EDceptional, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Rochester, New York, is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information of our website visitors, donors, volunteers, and other stakeholders. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website or interact with us online. It does not apply to information collected by:
- Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by EDceptional, Inc. or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries); or
- Any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the website.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see below). Your continued use of this website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
– Make a donation
– Sign up for our newsletter or updates
– Register for an event or program
– Contact us through our website or social media platforms
This information may include, but is not limited to:
– Name
– Email address
– Mailing address
– Phone number
– Payment information and details of payment transactions you carry out through our website
In addition, like many websites, we may automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit and navigate through our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system referring website, browsing behavior, and information collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
A “cookie” is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our website.
Pages of our website (and our emails) may contain small electronic files known as “web beacons” (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or [opened an email] and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
– Providing you with the products, services, and information you request
– Processing donations and acknowledging contributions
– Sending you newsletters, updates, and promotional materials
– Communicating with you about your account or transactions
– Improving our website and enhancing your experience
– Estimating our audience size and usage patterns
– Complying with legal and regulatory requirements
– For any other purpose with your consent
Third Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications on the website are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
Children Under the Age of 13
Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the website without verifiable consent of their parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us via the contact information found below.
Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties without your consent, except that we reserve the right to transfer such personal information:
- To trusted third parties, including but not limited to our subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors and service providers, who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential
- When we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety, including but not limited to exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction
- In order to enforce or apply our Terms of Service
We reserve the right to disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any particular individual, without restriction.
We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI“) on the NAI’s website.
Data Security
We take measures to protect the security of your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, accidental loss or destruction. All information you provide to us is stored on secured servers, and any payment transactions will be encrypted.
However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website.
Your Choices
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. You can set your web browser to refuse some or all browser cookies, and/or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly. You also have the right to opt-out of receiving promotional communications from us and to update, correct, or delete your personal information. You can do this by contacting us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on our website. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by email to the primary email address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the website home page requesting your click-through consent. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices regarding your personal information, please contact us at
EDceptional, Inc.
16 E. Main St., Suite 925
Rochester, NY 14614
585-491-9700
Email: contact@edceptional.org
Last Updated: March 7, 2024
