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1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://empowermentfactory.org. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing children with creative programming and environmental education.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

  • Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

  • Media: If you upload images, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS).

  • Donations & Payments: When you donate or register for a paid program, we collect billing information. However, payment details (like credit card numbers) are processed by secure third-party providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) and are not stored on our servers.

  • Contact Forms: If you contact us via a web form, we keep your name and email to respond to your inquiry, but we do not use this for marketing unless you opt-in.

3. Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies for one year.

  • If you have an account, we use temporary cookies to check if your browser accepts them and to save your login preferences.

4. Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website, which may collect data or use tracking.

5. Analytics

We use tools like Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. It helps us improve our educational offerings and report our impact to donors and grant-makers.

6. Data Sharing & Retention

  • Who we share with: We do not sell your data. We only share data with trusted third parties necessary for operations (e.g., email newsletter services or payment processors).

  • How long we keep it: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile until the account is deleted.

7. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase your data, except for information we are legally required to keep for administrative or tax purposes (such as donation records).

8. Additional Information

  • How we protect your data: We use SSL encryption across our entire site and limit access to personal data to staff members who need it to perform their roles.

  • Data Breach Procedures: In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users via email within 72 hours of discovery.

  • Children’s Privacy: As an organization focused on youth, we take privacy seriously. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without explicit parental consent.

9. Mobile Communications & SMS Privacy

If you provide your mobile phone number to The Empowerment Factory (e.g., via a contact form, program registration, or by opting into text alerts), the following terms apply:

  • No Sharing of Mobile Data: We value your privacy. Mobile information will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties under any circumstances.

  • Opt-Out: You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text “STOP” to the short code or number you received a message from. After you send the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed.

  • Help: If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the keyword HELP for more assistance, or contact us directly at [email protected].

Contact Us

For privacy-specific inquiries, please contact us at: Email: [email protected]

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