Privacy Policy
A legal disclaimer
Effective Date: July 11, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how the Emily Brickley Memorial Family Foundation ("the Foundation," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects the personal information we gather through our website, ebmff.com (the "Website"). We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, donors, grant applicants, and other stakeholders.
Our Commitment to Privacy
The Emily Brickley Memorial Family Foundation is a private family foundation dedicated to enhancing education, health, arts, and community services. We understand the importance of privacy and are committed to handling your personal information responsibly and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
Information We Collect
We collect different types of information, including personal information, through our Website. "Personal Information" is data that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly.
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Information You Provide Voluntarily: We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
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Contact us through forms or email (e.g., name, email address, phone number).
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Apply for a grant or funding (e.g., name, contact details, organizational affiliation, project details, financial information).
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Make a donation (e.g., name, address, payment information – typically processed by third-party payment processors, see Section 3c).
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Sign up for newsletters or updates (e.g., email address).
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Register for an event (e.g., name, contact details).
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Provide feedback or inquiries.
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Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data): When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and Browse activity. This may include:
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IP Address: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, which identifies your computer or network on the internet.
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Device Information: Type of device, operating system, and browser type.
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Browse Activity: Pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, and referral sources.
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Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to enhance your experience, analyze website usage, and understand how our content is accessed. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings (see Section 4).
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How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
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To Respond to Inquiries: To answer your questions and provide information you request.
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To Process Grant Applications: To evaluate, process, and manage grant applications and related communications.
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To Process Donations: To process and acknowledge donations (if applicable) and comply with relevant financial regulations.
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To Send Communications: To send newsletters, updates, event invitations, and other information related to our mission, only if you have opted in to receive such communications.
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To Improve Our Website: To analyze website usage, identify trends, and improve the functionality and content of our Website.
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For Internal Operations: For record-keeping, administrative purposes, and to ensure the security of our Website.
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To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet our legal and regulatory requirements, including reporting and auditing.
Third-Party Payment Processors: If our Website facilitates online donations, we typically use third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). We do not directly collect or store your full payment card details. Your payment information is provided directly to these processors, and their privacy policies will govern the collection and use of that information. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
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Types of Cookies We Use:
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Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the Website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
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Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Website. This helps us improve the way our Website works.
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Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences.
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Managing Cookies: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
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Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business (e.g., website hosting, analytics, email distribution, grant management software, payment processing), or providing services to you. These providers are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
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Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency request).
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Protection of Rights: We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
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With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
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Anonymized/Aggregated Data: We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot be used to identify you personally for research, analytical, or statistical purposes.
Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:
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Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
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Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
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Right to Erasure ( "Right to be Forgotten"): Request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
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Right to Restriction of Processing: Request that we limit the way we use your personal information.
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Right to Data Portability: Receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
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Right to Object: Object to the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
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Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time if we are relying on your consent to process your information. This will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section 11. We may require you to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
Children's Privacy
Our Website is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.
Links to Third-Party Websites
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience or information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any updates on this page with a new "Effective Date." We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: