Privacy Statement

Effective date

August 18, 2026. This policy should be reviewed annually and whenever website features, vendors, or data practices change.

Scope

This Privacy Statement applies to the website, online forms, donation pages, event registrations, newsletter sign-ups, volunteer forms, scholarship or grant applications, and other online services operated by Bridge to Bold International, Inc..

Information we collect

Contact information, such as name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, organization, title, and communication preferences.

Donation information, such as gift amount, donation frequency, campaign designation, employer matching information, and tax receipt details.

Event information, such as ticket or RSVP details, accessibility requests, meal or seating preferences, emergency contacts where needed, and attendance-related information.

Application information, such as educational, professional, artistic, volunteer, scholarship, grant, program, or uploaded support materials submitted by applicants.

Payment information processed by third-party payment processors. Bridge to Bold should not store full credit card numbers on its own website unless approved by counsel and secured through compliant payment systems.

Technical information, such as IP address, device type, browser, operating system, pages visited, referring pages, approximate location, cookie identifiers, and analytics data.

Communications, such as inquiries, complaints, feedback, testimonials, media releases, and correspondence submitted through the website.

How we use information

To process donations, issue receipts, maintain donor records, and communicate with donors.

To register participants for events, workshops, concerts, masterclasses, scholarships, grants, volunteer opportunities, and programs.

To respond to inquiries and provide requested information.

To send newsletters, fundraising updates, event announcements, donor acknowledgments, and other communications, subject to consent and unsubscribe rights where applicable.

To administer programs, evaluate applications, manage grants or scholarships, support youth and educational initiatives, and document organizational impact.

To improve website performance, security, accessibility, content, and user experience.

To comply with legal, tax, audit, governance, public disclosure, charitable solicitation, and recordkeeping obligations.

Legal bases for international visitors

For visitors subject to GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar privacy frameworks, Bridge to Bold may process personal information based on consent, contractual necessity, legal obligation, legitimate interests, protection of vital interests, or public-interest/mission-aligned purposes where applicable. Where consent is required, the website should request clear affirmative consent and allow withdrawal where legally required.

Sharing of information

Service providers, including website hosting, donation processors, email platforms, CRM systems, accounting systems, event platforms, analytics providers, accessibility vendors, security providers, and application management systems.

Professional advisors, including attorneys, accountants, auditors, insurance advisors, payment processors, and consultants supporting organizational compliance or operations.

Government, regulators, or law enforcement when required by law, subpoena, audit, charitable registration, tax filing, or legal process.

Program partners only when necessary to administer a program, event, scholarship, grant, volunteer activity, or donor-directed activity and only in accordance with appropriate confidentiality expectations.

Bridge to Bold does not sell donor lists. Any sharing of donor or supporter information must be limited, mission-related, and consistent with this policy.

International data transfers

Information submitted through the website may be processed in the United States and by vendors or systems located in other countries. Where required, Bridge to Bold should use appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers, including contractual protections with vendors.

Data retention

Bridge to Bold retains personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose collected, donor stewardship, program administration, legal compliance, audit, tax, charitable registration, dispute resolution, or governance obligations. Records should be reviewed under the organization’s document retention policy.

Privacy rights

Visitors may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, withdrawal of consent, or objection to certain processing where applicable by law.

Requests should be sent to: [Insert privacy email address]. Bridge to Bold may verify identity before acting on a request.

Bridge to Bold will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law and will explain if a request cannot be fulfilled because of legal, tax, audit, security, or nonprofit recordkeeping obligations.

Security

Bridge to Bold should use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information. No website or online transmission is completely secure, so the organization should maintain incident response procedures and vendor security expectations.

Children and youth

Bridge to Bold may serve students and youth through educational, cultural, scholarship, and workforce development programs. If the website knowingly collects information from children under 13, parental or guardian consent and a separate Children’s Privacy Notice should be used before collection.

Contact

Privacy questions should be directed to: Bridge to Bold International, Inc., [Insert mailing address], [Insert privacy email], [Insert telephone].