Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Earth Connection Community Corp. ("we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of our visitors, members, donors, and participants. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website at earthconnectioncommunity.com, interact with our services, or communicate with us.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and other contact details you provide when filling out forms, subscribing to our newsletter, making a donation, or contacting us.
• Payment Information: When you make a donation, payment details are collected and processed securely by our third-party payment processors (see Section 5). We do not store your full credit card number, bank account number, or other sensitive payment information on our servers.
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, including IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies.
• Communications: Records of correspondence when you contact us via email, phone, or our contact form.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Process donations and provide tax receipts
• Communicate with you about our programs, events, and community updates
• Respond to your inquiries and provide support
• Manage membership applications and records
• Improve our website, programs, and services
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights
• Send newsletters and updates (with your consent)

4. We Do Not Sell Your Data

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We will never monetize your personal data.

5. Payment Processing

Donations are processed through trusted third-party payment processors, which may include Stripe, PayPal, and Venmo. These processors have their own privacy policies governing how they handle your payment information. We encourage you to review their privacy policies:

• Stripe: stripe.com/privacy
• PayPal: paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full
• Venmo: venmo.com/legal/us-privacy-policy

6. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted third-party service providers who assist in operating our website, processing donations, or delivering communications, solely for those purposes.
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
• Protection of Rights: To protect the safety, rights, or property of Earth Connection Community Corp., our members, or the public.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and understand usage patterns. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality.

We may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) that collect anonymized usage data to help us improve our website. These tools may use cookies to gather information about your visit.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

10. Your Rights & Choices

You may:

• Request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly
• Disable cookies through your browser settings

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: