The Kind Foundation Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected on The Kind Foundation Inc. (the “Foundation”) websites, on which it appears.  This policy also applies to information collected by or on behalf of the Foundation offline as well as through The Kind Foundation branded pages on third party platforms (e.g., social networking services), mobile applications, and applications accessed or used through such websites or third party platforms which are operated by or on behalf of the Foundation (collectively, “Foundation Sites”). .

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected by or on behalf of the Foundation, how such information may be used and/or shared with others, how we safeguard it and how you may access and control its use in connection with our charitable activities and marketing communications. 

Your use of the Foundation Sites constitutes your acknowledgement of this Privacy Policy and the practices it describes.  

1. WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM AND ABOUT YOU 
There are several ways we may obtain information about you: 

Information You Provide To Us 
There may be features of Foundation Sites (such as making a purchase or applying for a job) where we may ask you to provide certain information so that we may provide those services to you. We may ask for information when you register to create an account, update your information, sign up for a subscription, use certain features, access, upload or download content, purchase products or services, enter into promotions or register for competitions, fill out a survey, refer others to the Foundation, request customer support (by email or in writing) or otherwise communicate with us.  Below are examples of information you may directly provide to us: 

  • Contact and demographic information: your name, address, phone number(s), email address and other information about you or your organization.

  • Information to complete a donation: Shipping address and other contact information

You may decide to provide us with another person's name, email or phone number so that we may help facilitate a donation request or for other reasons.  Local law may require you to obtain the consent of your contacts to provide their personal information to the Foundation, who may use that information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.  

Information Collected Automatically 
Whenever you visit or interact with the Foundation online (including our digital ads and content), the Foundation, as well as third-party advertisers and/or our service providers, use a variety of technologies that automatically or passively collect information about your online activity, including how you access or use the Foundation Sites (“Usage Information”) and information from and about your devices, as further described below.  Usage Information includes the type of device you are using, device identifier, IP address, the operating system and browser you are using, general location information, what site you came from to get to us, what site you go to when you leave us, what content you view or click on, what search terms you enter on the Foundation Sites, and the date and time you access the Foundation sites Sites. Usage Information may include information collected in the following ways:

Log Files: Information is automatically logged about your use of the Foundation Sites, including your browser type, operating system, activations, content, the page served and the preceding page views or websites visited. This provides us with information about the use of the Foundation Sites, such as how many visitors visit a specific page, how long they stay on that page, and which hyperlinks, if any, they “click” on. It also provides us with information about your interactions with the Foundation’s products and services, other Foundation website users, as well as advertising and products or services offered through or linked from the Foundation website. This information helps us keep the Foundation website interesting to our visitors and allows us to tailor content to a visitor’s interests. 

Location Information: We may collect information about the location of your device when you access or use the Foundation website; or if you choose to turn on your Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or other geolocation functionality when you use our mobile applications, subject to your consent, these applications may collect and use your precise geolocation information. We may share your location with certain third-parties, including for analytics and advertising purposes. 

Device Identifiers: We may automatically collect your IP address or other unique identifier (“Device Identifier”) for the computer, mobile device, tablet or other device (collectively, “Device”) you use to access the Foundation Sites, including the hardware model and mobile network information. We may use a Device Identifier to, among other things, administer the Foundation Sites, help diagnose problems with our servers, analyze trends, target advertising, track users’ web page movements, and help identify or gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. 

Cookies and Tracking Tools: We, or third parties we work with, may place a cookie, pixel, beacon or other tools, on your computer or device in order to allow you to use our website, to personalize your experience, and to tailor advertising. Additionally, you may encounter cookies or other similar devices that are placed by third parties, such as advertisers, on pages that are linked to from our site. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties. To learn more about how to disable cookies, see your choices, below. 

Cookies allow us to recognize your computer while you are on our website and help customize your online experience and make it more convenient for you. Cookies are also useful in allowing more efficient login for users, tracking transaction histories and preserving information between sessions. The information collected from cookies may also be used for advertising purposes and to improve the functionality of our website. 



Information Received from Other Sources 
We also may obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect ourselves. 

  • Charitable Partners and service providers: We may receive information about you from our partners and service providers (including, for example, companies that co-sponsor charitable programing, analytics vendors, web hosting companies, advertising networks, marketing agencies, search information providers, and other similar third parties) which we may use to personalize your experience or inform programming or advertising.

 

Inferences 
Using the other pieces of personal information collected about you, we may draw inferences about you, reflecting what we believe to be your preferences, characteristics, predispositions, and attitudes.

Combination of Information 
We may combine the information we receive from you and about you, including information you provide to us and information we automatically collect, as well as information collected across other computers or devices that you may use, from other online or offline sources, and from third party sources.  This combined information may be used in any manner detailed in this policy. 

2. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED 
We may use the information we collect or receive about you for a variety of business purposes, including for example:
 


Customer Service, Transactional, and Charitable Purposes, including:

  • Helping to establish and verify the identity of users and determining your eligibility for certain programs, services and donations;

  • Processing donation requests and communicating with you about such transactions and their fulfillment;

  • Improving our website, including tailoring it to users’ preferences;

  • Providing users with program or service updates and other important notices;

  • Providing partners relevant data to allow them to expand their offerings in furtherance of their purpose.

  • Responding to your questions, inquiries, comments and instructions;

  • Maintaining the security and integrity of our systems;

  • Communicating with you about promotions or contents you may enter on our websites;

  • Providing you with access to certain features on the Foundation Sites;

  • Contacting you with changes to any Foundation policy;

  • Enforcing our legal rights;

  • and

  • For purposes disclosed at the time you provide your information, as permitted by law, or otherwise with your consent.

Advertising, Customization and Analytics Purposes, including:

  • Understanding the effectiveness of our programming or promotions and the Foundation Site analytics and operations;

  • Personalizing and improving the Foundation Site and our programs, services, offers and advertising made available on or outside the Foundation Sites (including on other sites/applications that you visit);

  • Serving you advertisements, offers and promotions for the Foundation’s programs;

  • Providing news and other information we think will be of interest to you on the Foundation Sites, in emails and across third-party websites;

  • Communicating with you, either directly or through one of our partners for marketing and promotional purposes via emails, notifications, or other messages, consistent with any permissions you may have communicated to us.



Additionally, if you use the Foundation website to connect with external services (such as social media sites), you authorize us to use information from and about you, on your behalf, to interact with these external services based on your requests. 

3. SHARING OF INFORMATION 
We may share your information in the following ways: 

Service Providers and Partners:  In order to carry out your requests, verify your identity and eligibility for certain programing, respond to your inquiries, fulfill your donation request or enable you to request services and materials available to you through the Foundation Sites, we may share your information with service providers that perform functions on our behalf, such as companies that host or operate the Foundation Sites; host our websites; send emails on our behalf; analyze data; provide customer service; postal or delivery services; and those partners who may fulfill your donation requests. In addition, we may share your information with other partners so that they may expand their offerings to you and further their programming. 

Legal Disclosure:  The Foundation may transfer and disclose your information to third parties to comply with a legal obligation; when we believe in good faith that the law requires it; at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation; to verify or enforce our terms of use or other applicable policies; to detect and protect against fraud, or any technical or security vulnerabilities; to respond to an emergency; or otherwise to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of third parties, visitors to the Foundation Sites, the Foundation or the public.

Other Purposes: We may also share your information with other parties as we describe to you from time to time when we collect your information. 

4. YOU HAVE CERTAIN CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Access to Your Information:  If you wish to verify, change, update or delete any information collected through a registration form on the Foundation Sites, please access your profile on our website or contact us using the contact information below.  Please note, however, that it is not always possible to completely remove or delete all of your information from our databases without some residual data because of backups and other reasons. 

Marketing Opt-Out: You may always direct us not to contact you with promotional offers or other advertisements, or not to send you newsletters.  To do so, you can contact the Foundation by: 

Please note that if you opt-out of receiving promotional offers and advertisements, we may still send you non-promotional communications. 

5. Your California Privacy Rights: 

California law permits residents of California to request certain details about how their information is shared with third parties or affiliated companies for direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please contact us at: frontline@thekindfoundation.org. You must put the statement “Your California Privacy Rights” in the subject field. We are not responsible for notices that are not properly labeled or sent, or do not have complete information. 

If you are a California resident under the age of 18 and are registered to use any of the Foundation Sites where this policy is posted, you may request that we remove any content or information you have publicly posted. To make such a request, please send an email with a detailed description of the specific content or information to frontline@thekindfoundation.org. Please note that your request does not necessarily ensure that we can completely remove all of the content or information you have posted.  There may be circumstances where the law does not require or allow removal even if you have requested it.

6. CHILDREN 
Our sites are meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 18 without permission from a parent or guardian. If you are a parent or legal guardian and think your child under 18 has given us information, you can email us at frontline@thekindfoundation.org.  You can also write to us at the address listed at the end of this policy. Please mark your inquiries “Children’s Information Request.” 

Access to certain parts of the Foundation Sites and/or eligibility to receive prizes, samples or other rewards may be limited to users over a certain age. We may use your personal information to carry out age-gating, age verification checks and enforce any such age restrictions. 

7. SECURITY 
We maintain standard security measures intended to guard your information. Please be aware, however, that the Internet is not 100% secure. We cannot promise that your use of our sites will be completely safe, and any email you send through the Internet cannot be completely protected against unauthorized interception.  You use the Foundation Sites and provide us with your information at your own risk.  

You also have a significant role in protecting your information. We encourage you to use caution when using the Internet. 

8. EXTERNAL LINKS 
Our sites may contain links to other websites, including those of our partners or advertisers, that are not governed by this Privacy Policy. Please be aware that the Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements provided by other websites before you provide personally identifiable information to them. 

9. UNITED STATES ONLY 
The Foundation Sites are intended for United States residents only and are subject to the laws of the United States, which may not provide the same level of protections as those in your own country.  If you access the Foundation Sites from outside of the United States, you understand and agree that we may transfer your information, including personal information, to the United States. The Foundation may also process, share, transfer and store information about our users with third parties on servers located in countries other than the United States. Your personal information may therefore be subject to privacy laws that are different from those in your country of residence. By using the Foundation Sites, or by providing us with any information, you consent to the collection, processing, maintenance and transfer of such information to the United States and any other applicable territories. 

10. CHANGES 
The Foundation reserves the right to modify or supplement this policy at any time.  Any changes we may make to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this page. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree or consent to these updates or changes, do not continue to use the Foundation Sites. If we make a material change to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by law. We will also post an updated copy on our website. 

In addition to this Privacy Policy, there may be specific campaigns or promotions which will be governed by additional privacy terms or policies. We encourage you to read these additional terms or policies before participating in any such campaigns or promotions as you will be required to comply with them if you participate. Any additional privacy terms or policies will be made available to you. 

11. CONTACT US 
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: 


Attn: The Kind Foundation Address: P.O. Box 705, Midtown Station, New York, NY 10018
Re: The Kind Foundation Privacy Policy
E-Mail: frontline@thekindfoundation.org

Effective Date: April 14, 2020