Effective Date: 8/1/2025

Hope With Lights (“we,” “our,” “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit hopewithlights.org or engage with our programs, events, or donations.

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and payment information when you make a donation, register for an event, or contact us.
   
• Non-Personal Information: browser type, IP address, pages visited, and general website usage data.
   

We use the information collected to:

• Process and acknowledge donations.
   
• Communicate with you about events, programs, and updates.
   
• Provide donation receipts for tax purposes.
   
• Improve our website and donor experience.
   
• Comply with legal and financial obligations.
   

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share limited information only when necessary to:

• Process donations securely through trusted third-party processors (such as Givebutter, PayPal, or Stripe).
   
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal requests.
   

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

• You may opt out of our emails or newsletters at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided.
   
• You may request to review, update, or delete your personal information by contacting us at [insert your nonprofit email address].
   

We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will delete it immediately.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The “Effective Date” will be updated to reflect any changes.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Hope With Lights
Email: info@hopewithlights.org
Mailing Address: 4416 Belvedere Way, Antioch CA 94509