This is an official policy approved by the Pure Water Collaborative, Inc. Board of Directors. Pure Water Collaborative maintains the highest level of respect for the privacy of its donors. In furtherance of our commitment to honor your rights, we have developed this Donor Privacy Policy to guide our staff and volunteers on how they may and may not use your personal information. 

What information we collect

We use personal information collected from donors for the purposes of processing payments and communicating with donors about Pure Water Collaborative, as well as conducting the fundraising and other operations of Pure Water Collaborative. This information may include name, amount donated, address, telephone number, donor comments, e-mail address, and any other personal information provided to us (“Donor Data”). For donations by check, Donor Data may also include the data visible on the check. 

As part of providing an online experience for donors, we may store various data that are collected as part of standard web operations (including things like user agent strings, ip addresses, referrer strings, and cookies). We may use this data for the purposes described in this policy. 

How we use that information

Donor Data may be used for these kinds of purposes: 

• Distributing receipts and acknowledgement letters 

• Informing donors about upcoming fundraising and other activities of Pure Water Collaborative

• Internal analysis, such as research and analytics 

• Record keeping 

• Reporting to applicable government agencies as required by law 

• Surveys, metrics, and other analytical purposes 

• Other purposes related to the fundraising operations 

Unless otherwise stated, we do not publish, sell, trade, rent or exchange Donor Data. Comments that are provided by donors may be publicly published and may be used in promotional materials. We may use available information to supplement the Donor Data to improve the information we use to drive our fundraising efforts. We allow donors the option to have their name publicly associated with their donation unless otherwise requested as part of the online donation process. 

We use data gathered for payment processors and other service providers only for the purposes described in this policy. 

Security

We are committed to protecting donor personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Among other things, we undertake a range of security practices, including measures to secure web access to sensitive data and undertake efforts to address security vulnerabilities for various tools and databases. 

Other Disclosures

We may disclose information when required by law, when needed to protect our rights, privacy, safety, property, donors, or users, and when necessary to enforce our terms of service. 

Updates

If we determine a need to change the Donor Privacy Policy, any and all changes will be reflected on this page.

Data Retention

We seek to retain donor-related information only as needed to fulfill the purposes described in this policy unless a longer retention period is required by law or regulations. For example, tax laws in the United States and the State of Vermont require Pure Water Collaborative to keep contact information and contribution level of donors on file.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Donor Privacy Policy or requests about the status and correctness of your donor data, please email director@purewatercollaborative.org or write to: 

Pure Water Collaborative, Inc.
PO Box 55
Rutland, VT 05702

At Pure Water Collaborative, we support the Donor Bill of Rights: