Before you use or submit any information through or in connection with the Services, please carefully review this Privacy Policy. By using any part of the Services, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as further outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

As further described below, when you use or otherwise access the Services, we may collect information in multiple ways, including when you provide information directly to us, and when we passively collect information from your browser or device.

• 2.1A. Information That You Provide Directly to Us
  • 2.0.0We collect information from you (including, but not limited to, your name, email address, and location) when you voluntarily provide such information, such as when you contact us with inquiries, respond to one of our surveys, provide us with feedback, register for access to the Services, or use certain Services.
  • 2.0.1You may also provide us with information relating to third parties - including information stored in your email and mobile device address books - such as, without limitation, names, email addresses, and phone numbers of your contacts (collectively, 'Third-Party Data'). The Services may request your permission to access such Third-Party Data.
  • 2.0.2You may also provide us with special categories of personal data under the GDPR (also known as sensitive data) about yourself and/or third parties, such as health information. When you provide such information, we will seek your explicit consent unless it is being published in relation to your cause.
  • 2.0.3We collect this information for the purposes described below in the section entitled, Our Use of Information Collected. While you are under no obligation to directly provide us with such information, should you choose to withhold such information, we may not be able to provide you with some or all of the Services.
  • 2.0.4If you provide 'personal data' you acknowledge and agree that such personal data may be transferred from your current location to the offices and servers of ShareYourFortune and the authorized third parties referred to herein located in the United States or India.
• 2.2B. Information That is Passively or Automatically Collected
  • 2.1.0I. Device & Usage Information:
    • 2.1.0.0When you interact with ShareYourFortune through the Services, we automatically receive and store certain information from devices that you use to access the Services. This information is collected passively using various technologies, and includes the type of internet browser or mobile device you use, any website from which you have come to the Services, your operating system, and may include location data through an IP address that identifies the city and state where you logged into the Platform or your precise geo-location if you have permitted your mobile device to provide that information to us.
    • 2.1.0.1ShareYourFortune may store such information itself or such information may be included in databases owned and maintained by ShareYourFortune affiliates, agents or service providers.
  • 2.1.1II. Aggregated Data:
    • 2.1.1.0In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve the users of the Services, ShareYourFortune often conducts research on its customer demographics, interests and behavior based on information we collect.
    • 2.1.1.1We may de-identify and/or aggregate the information collected through the Services for research purposes or any other purposes, and we may share this data with our affiliates, agents, business partners, or other third parties.
  • 2.1.2III. Location Information:
    • 2.1.2.0When you use the Services to put forward a cause, the Services may request that you provide your city or town and state or province of residence.
    • 2.1.2.1Please keep in mind that other users of the Services may be able to view your city or town and state or province of residence in connection with the cause, if it is made available within ShareYourFortune's Public Search Directory.
    • 2.1.2.2We may also use your location information in an aggregate way, as described above in the "Aggregated Data" section.
  • 2.1.3IV. Cookies and Other Electronic Technologies:
    • 2.1.3.0When you interact with the Services, we try to make that experience simple and meaningful. When you visit our Platform, our web server sends a cookie to your computer or mobile device.
    • 2.1.3.1Cookies are small pieces of information that are issued to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or access or use a mobile application, and that store and sometimes track information about your use of the Platform.
    • 2.1.3.2A number of cookies we use last only for the duration of your web or application session and expire when you close your browser or exit the application. Other cookies are used to remember you when you return to the Platform and will last longer.
    • 2.1.3.3Some of the cookies used by the Platform are set by us, and some are set by third parties who are delivering services on our behalf.
    • 2.1.3.4We may use cookies, and similar technologies to cookies, to collect information about your access and use of the Platform. For example, we may use cookies or other technologies that: (1) allow you to navigate and use all the features provided by our Platform; (2) customize elements of the layout and/or content within the Platform and remember that you have visited us before; (3) identify the number of unique visitors we receive; (4) allow us to provide you with a customized experience; and (5) inform us how you use the Platform (including how long you spend on the Platform) and where you have come to the Platform from, so that we can improve the Platform and learn which functions of the Platform are most popular with users.
    • 2.1.3.5Most web and mobile device browsers automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that or to notify you each time a cookie is set. You can also learn more about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org, which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browsers or mobile devices.
    • 2.1.3.6You may also consult the "Help" section of your browser for more information (e.g., Internet Explorer; Google Chrome; Mozilla Firefox; or Apple Safari). You can also manage the use of Flash technologies, including cookies and local storage objects with the Flash management tools available at Adobe's website.
    • 2.1.3.7Please note that by blocking any or all cookies, you may not have access to certain features or offerings of the Services.
    • 2.1.3.8If you are accessing our Services through a mobile device, you can also update your privacy settings on your device by setting the "Limit Ad Tracking" and Diagnostics and Usage setting property located in the settings screen of your Apple iPhone or iPad, or by resetting your Android ID through apps that are available in the Play Store.
• 2.3C. Information From Social Networking Services
  • 2.2.0One of the special features of the Services is that it may allow you to enable or log into the Services via various social networking services like Facebook or Twitter ("Social Networking Service(s)").
  • 2.2.1By directly integrating these services, we aim to make your online experiences richer and more personalized. To take advantage of this feature, we will ask you to provide your credentials for the applicable Social Networking Service in order to log-in to our Services.
  • 2.2.2When you add a Social Networking Services account to the Services or log into the Services using your Social Networking Services account, we will collect relevant information necessary to enable the Services to access that Social Networking Service and your data contained within that Social Networking Service.
  • 2.2.3As part of such integration, the Social Networking Service will provide us with access to certain information (including, for example, your name and photograph, as well as other information that you permit the Social Network Service to share with us) that you have provided to the Social Networking Service, and we will use, store, and disclose such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
  • 2.2.4However, please remember that the manner in which Social Networking Services use, store, and disclose your information is governed by the policies of such third parties, and ShareYourFortune shall have no liability or responsibility for the privacy practices or other actions of any Social Networking Services that may be enabled within the Services.

Our Use of Information Collected

ShareYourFortune uses the information collected from the Services in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you provide information for a certain reason, we may use the information in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For instance, if you contact us by email, we will use the information you provide to answer your question or resolve your problem.

ShareYourFortune may also use the information we collect through the Services to help us in providing the Services and support services, processing transactions, fulfilling requests for information, receiving and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analyzing data and research aimed at improving the accuracy, effectiveness, usability or popularity of the Services, to personalize the content and advertising that you see on Services and to understand how users interact with and user our advertisement and Services.

ShareYourFortune may use the information collected through the Services to contact you about services we believe will be of interest to you. In some cases, we will seek your permission. In each marketing communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to "opt-out" of receiving future marketing communications.

We may also use data collected through the Services to send communications relating to the Services, in accordance with applicable laws. For example, we may send periodic emails to registered users of the Services relating to their recent interactions with the Services, such as donating to a cause or "hearting" a cause.

• 3.1Mobile Services:
  • 3.0.0If you access the Services through a mobile device, you agree that we may communicate with you regarding ShareYourFortune by SMS, MMS, text message, or other electronic means to your mobile device.
  • 3.0.1In the event you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, you agree to promptly update your ShareYourFortune account information to ensure that your messages are not misdirected.
  • 3.0.2Please note that your wireless service carrier's standard charges, data rates, and other fees may apply where you access the Services through a mobile device.

Our Disclosure of Information Collected Through the Services

There are certain circumstances in which we may share information collected through the Services with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth below:

• 4.1A. Charity Platform Transfers:
  • 4.0.0As we develop our charity platform, we might sell or buy charity platforms. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution, similar event, or steps taken in anticipation of such events (e.g., due diligence in a transaction), user information may be part of the transferred assets.
• 4.2B. Agents, Consultants, Vendors and Related Third Parties:
  • 4.1.0ShareYourFortune, like many charity platform, sometimes hires other companies to perform certain business-related functions on its behalf, and we may provide access to or share your information with these companies so they can perform services for us.
  • 4.1.1Examples of such functions include marketing, mailing information, data storage, security, fraud preventions, payment processing, legal services, and maintaining databases.
• 4.3C. Legal Requirements:
  • 4.2.0ShareYourFortune may access, disclose, transfer and preserve your information when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to: (i) comply with the law including with subpoenas, search warrants, court orders, and other legal process; and respond to inquiries or requests from government, regulatory, law enforcement, public authorities, or content protection organizations; (ii) protect and defend the legal rights, privacy, safety or property of ShareYourFortune, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, contractors, or its users; (iii) permit us to pursue available remedies, commence, participate in, or defend litigation, or limit the damages we may sustain; or (iv) enforce this Privacy Policy or any applicable Terms of Service.
• 4.4D. Cause Organizers:
  • 4.3.0If you donate to a fundraising cause, we may share your name, email address and other information you've provided in connection with your donation with the cause organizer, who may contact you.
• 4.5E. Your consent:
  • 4.4.0We may share your information in the event that you consent to the sharing of your information.
• 4.6F. Aggregate and/or De-Identified Information:
  • 4.5.0We may aggregate and/or de-identify your information so that the information no longer relates to you individually. Our use and disclosures of such aggregated or de-identified information is not subject to this Privacy Policy, and may be disclosed to others without limitation and for any purpose.
• 4.7G. Analytics:
  • 4.6.0We may use third-party web analytics services on our Services, such as those of Google Analytics. These service providers use the sort of technology previously described in the 'Cookies and other electronic technologies' section to help us analyze how users use the Services, including by noting the third-party website from which you arrive, and provide certain features to you.
  • 4.6.1The information (including your IP address) collected by the technology will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Services.

Tailored Advertising

We may use third-party advertising technologies that allow for the delivery of relevant content and advertising on our Platform, as well as on other websites you visit. The ads may be based on various factors such as the content of the page you are visiting, information you enter such as your age and gender, your searches, demographic data, user-generated content, and other information we collect from you.

Also, third parties whose products or services are accessible or advertised on our Platform may place cookies or other tracking technologies on your computer, mobile phone, or other device to collect information about your use of the website as discussed above.

We also allow other third parties (e.g., ad networks and ad servers such as Google Analytics, DoubleClick and others) to serve tailored ads to you on our website, other sites, and in other applications, and to access their own cookies or other tracking technologies on your computer, mobile phone, or other device you use to access the website.

If you receive tailored advertising on your computer through a web browser, you can learn more about such tailored browser advertising and how you can generally control cookies from being put on your computer to deliver tailored advertising, by visiting (i) the Network Advertising Initiative's Consumer Opt-Out link or (ii) the Digital Advertising Alliance's Consumer Opt-Out link to opt-out of receiving tailored advertising from companies that participate in those programs.

Unsolicited Information

Please be advised that some information you provide may be publicly accessible, such as information posted in forums or comment sections. We may also collect information through customer support communications, your communication to us of ideas for new suggestions or modifications to existing services, and other unsolicited submissions (collectively, with publicly-accessible information, "Unsolicited Information").

By sending us Unsolicited Information, you further (a) agree that we are under no obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Unsolicited Information, (b) acknowledge that we may have something similar to the Unsolicited Information already under consideration or in development, (c) grant us an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, modify, prepare derivative works, publish, distribute and sublicense the Unsolicited Information, and (iv) irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against ShareYourFortune and its users any claims and assertions of any moral rights contained in such Unsolicited Information.

Links to Other Websites

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Services. The Services may contain links to other web sites not operated or controlled by ShareYourFortune (the "Third-Party Sites"). The policies and procedures we described here do not apply to the Third-Party Sites.

The links from the Services do not imply that ShareYourFortune endorses or has reviewed the Third-Party Sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their respective privacy policies.

Security

ShareYourFortune has implemented technical and organizational security measures to protect the Personal Data provided via the Services from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. For example, limiting access to information only to employees and authorized service providers who need to know such information for the purposes of this Privacy Notice.

However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, email sent to or from the Services may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.

Do-Not-Track Signals

Do Not Track ("DNT") is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. We do not recognize or respond to browser-initiated DNT signals, as the Internet industry is currently still working toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT.

Retention of your information

We will only retain the information for as long as necessary for the purpose for which that information was collected and to the extent permitted or required by applicable laws. When we no longer need to use your information, we will remove it from our systems and records and/or take step to anonymize it so that you can no longer be identified from it in accordance with our internal document retention policies.

Access to Information

You may access and correct certain information about you by visiting the "Account Settings" portion of our Platform. You may also request in writing copies of personal information about you held by us.

If that information is inaccurate, please let us know and we will endeavor to make the necessary amendments, erase, or block the relevant information as you request.

Other Terms and Conditions

Your access to and use of the Services is subject to the Terms of Service and such other terms, which may be made available to you in connection with your use of the Services.

Changes to ShareYourFortune's Privacy Policy

The Services and our business may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for ShareYourFortune to make changes to this Privacy Policy.

ShareYourFortune reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time. If you disagree with our revisions to the Privacy Policy, you may deactivate your account or discontinue the use of our Services.

Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide us with any information through the Services. Your continued use of the Services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

Contacting ShareYourFortune

Please also feel free to contact us if you have any questions about ShareYourFortune's Privacy Policy or the information practices of the Services.

support@shareyourfortune.org