Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Empowered Birmingham Inc ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, make donations, participate in our programs, or interact with our services.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Contact Information (name, email address, postal address)
• Demographic Information (age, gender, location when relevant to program participation)
• Payment Information (for donations, processed securely through third-party payment processors)
• Program Participation Information (application details, attendance records, feedback)
• Communication Preferences

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

• IP address and browser type
• Operating system and device information
• Pages visited and time spent on our site
• Referring website addresses
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

Purpose	Description
Program Administration	To manage youth programs, mentorship, and educational initiatives
Donation Processing	To process donations and provide tax receipts
Communication	To send updates about our programs, events, and impact
Improvement of Services	To enhance and personalize your experience with our organization
Legal Compliance	To comply with applicable laws and regulations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• Consent: When you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes
• Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you
• Legal Obligation: When processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
• Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

5.1 Service Providers

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

5.2 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

5.3 Program Partners

With your consent, we may share limited information with program partners when necessary for program administration and coordination.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.

7. Data Retention

We will 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, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process it, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: The right to request copies of your personal data
• Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate personal data
• Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data
• Restriction: The right to request restriction of processing of your personal data
• Objection: The right to object to processing of your personal data
• Data Portability: The right to request transfer of your data to another organization

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 12.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Services are intended for general audiences and are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

For participants in our youth programs, we collect limited information with parental consent and in compliance with applicable children's privacy laws.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

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

14. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.