Privacy Policy

Sparkles Foundation inc understands your concerns about privacy and your interest in knowing how your information is used and safeguarded, and we have provided this Privacy Policy to provide you with more information on these topics.  We value your trust and assure you that we will always strive to be responsible in our management, truthful in our advertising, and cost-effective in our fundraising protective of your privacy.

This Privacy Policy describes the practices, policies and procedures for the collection and use of personal information through all of our communication channels as well as visitors to our Website located at www.sdsparklesfoundation.org (the “Website”) and it includes the types of information we collect when you make a donation either online or offline, and includes how we may use that information and with whom we may share it.

Summary

The notifications provided by this Privacy Policy include:
• What personally identifiable information we collect from you, and how we use the information we collect.
• Opt out preferences.
• Information from other sources.
• With whom the information may be shared, and the kind of procedures we employ in an effort to hinder the unauthorized access, use or disclosure of information you provide to us.
• Children’s Privacy.
• What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of your information.
• Information related to third-party websites.
• How We Attempt To Safeguard Your Information.
• How you can make changes to the information we collect about you.
• The laws that apply to those accessing our Website from outside of the United States.
• How you can learn about changes to our privacy policies, practices and procedures.
• How to contact us regarding privacy questions or preferences.
• For California residents.
• Special provisions related to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation

Important

By visiting this Website, you are accepting the practices, policies and procedures described herein, and you are further indicating that you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not visit or use the Website. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, so please check this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. The date this Privacy Policy was last updated is stated at the end of this document. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide and How It Is Used: You may freely visit our Website anonymously and without being required to provide us with any personal information. However, certain services, requests and features do require that you provide us with some personally identifying information (including, but not limited to, name, address, email) as more particularly described below; availing yourself of any of these services, requests and features is voluntary. Personal information is data that can be used to identify or contact you. Please note that we may use the personal information we collect through any of the services, requests and features listed below for fundraising and business purposes, and we may also collect and record any other relevant information you share with us about yourself. 

Sponsor a Child

If you choose to sponsor a child, you will be required to provide certain personally identifying information, including your first and last name, postal address, email address, country of origin and credit card information.

Donate

If you make a donation, we will ask you to provide certain personally identifying information, such as your name and home address, as well as your credit card billing information, in order to process the donation. The credit card information that you provide at the time of donation is used only to process your donation and will not be stored (unless you opt to make a recurring donation) or used for any other purpose. We may also collect from you the name and address of a gift recipient in order to fulfill a tribute gift. When you provide us with personal information related to a “gift recipient”, we will only use this information to fulfil your request and complete the honorarium.

Fundraise

We provide you the opportunity to create an online fundraising campaign for a variety of events.  If you opt to participate, you will be required to provide us with certain personally identifying information, and if you contribute using your credit card, we will use the information only to process your contribution, and your credit card information will not be stored or used for any other purpose unless you opt to make a recurring donation. All credit card numbers are tokenized (obfuscating the data and rendering it unreadable in the event of a data breach or other exposure). 

Volunteer

We provide you the opportunity to volunteer in the community in an effort to fundraise for unprivileged and disabled children and stop Human Trafficking in San Diego California.

Email Signup

If you opt to receive our email newsletter, we will ask you to provide us with your first and last name, and your email address. If you would like to discontinue receiving emails, you may update your email preferences by using the “Unsubscribe” link found in emails we send you, updating at your member profile on our website, or by emailing us at sparklefoundation@yahoo.com or by calling (619) 630-4697

Contact Us

If you contact us through the contact form options (for example to get more information related to sponsoring an event, or for general questions) on the Website, we will ask that you provide certain personally identifying information, including your first and last name, and email address, and you will have the option to provide additional personally identifying information. We will use the information you provide to contact you back and to respond to any requests.

Opt-Out Preferences

We do not sell or rent our mailing list to other organizations that solicit donations or sell any products. 

You can also tell us how often you would like us to contact you by postal mail or you can email us at any time with your change at sparklefoundation@yahoo.com  or call (619)630- 4697 Please note it may take 5-8 weeks for the change to go into effect due to the production lead times for postal mailings.

This privacy policy was updated on June,14,2023