Privacy Policy Notice.
Privacy Notice
I. General Information
CHEST OF COURAGE (“Nonprofit” or “we”) respect your privacy and are committed to
protecting it through compliance with this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Notice describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you
may provide when visiting chestofcourage.com (“Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, processing, protecting, and disclosing that information.
This Privacy Notice applies to information we collect:
On this Website;
Via the “Contact Us” page on this Website;
Via email, text, or other electronic messages between the User and this Website;
Provided by the User at any event where the Nonprofits participates.
(collectively, “ Personal Information”).
This Privacy Notice does not apply to information collected by:
Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by the Nonprofit or any third party; or
Any third party through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or through the Website.
Please read the Privacy Notice carefully before using the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use, incorporated herein by reference. All use of this Website is governed by our Terms of Use. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with this Privacy Notice. If you do not agree to abide by the Terms of Use or Privacy Notice, you must not access or use the Website.
II. Minors
The Website is not intended for use by children under 18 years of age. No one under 18 years of age may provide any Personal Information on the Website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors under 18 years of age. If you are under 18 years of age, do not use or provide any Personal Information on this Website through any of its features or provide any Personal Information to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any other personally identifiable Personal Information you may use.
If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a minor under 18 years of age without verification of parental consent, we will delete that Personal Information promptly. If you believe we may have any Personal Information from or regarding a minor under 18 years of age, please contact us in writing at donna@chestofcourage.com.
This Website is not intended to be used or access by residents of California under 16 years of age (“California Minors”). California Minors may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their Personal Information. In the event that California Minors access this Website, please contact us in writing at donna@chestofcourage.com.
III. Information Collected
As you interact and explore the Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
Any information voluntarily provided to the Nonprofit by you during your use of the Website.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.
IV. Use of Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any
personal information:
To present our Website and its contents to you.
To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it.
To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website.
To communicate with you as requested on our “Contact Us” page.
In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
For any other purpose with your consent.
V. Processing and Maintenance of Information
The Website is processed and maintained through SquareSpace. For information regarding SquareSpace’s collection, use, retention, and destruction of your Personal Information, please refer to SquareSpace’s Privacy Policy.
VI. Disclosure of Information
We may disclose anonymized information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide, as described in this Privacy Notice:
To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
With your consent.
As necessary by applicable law, regulation, court order, and any governmental or regulatory requests.
To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Nonprofit assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Nonprofit about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Nonprofits, the recipients of our services, including participating physician and medical practice, or others.
You may choose to decline some browser cookies as indicated on the pop-up window on the bottom of the page upon entry to the Website. Please note that if you disable or refuse some cookies, some parts of the Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
VII. Accessing and Correcting Your Information
You may send us an email to donna@chestofcourage.com to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
VIII. Your State Privacy Rights
This Website is intended for use by residents of the State of Michigan and companies transacting regular business in the State of Michigan. However, the Nonprofit recognizes that the Website may be accessed by Users residing in other U.S. States which may be subject to more stringent privacy rights granted by the individual state’s applicable privacy laws and regulations as further described below.
A. California: Residents of California are provided with additional privacy rights set forth in the following:
California Consumer Privacy Act
California Privacy Rights Act
California’s “Shine the Light” Law
To request to exercise your privacy rights under the above, please send an email to donna@chestofcourage.com.
B. Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, and Colorado
Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, and Colorado provide their respective state residents with rights to:
Confirm whether we process their personal information
Access and delete certain personal information
Data portability
Opt-out of personal data processing for targeted advertising and sales
Correct inaccuracies in their personal information, subject to the information’s nature processing purpose
Opt-out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects
To exercise any of these rights, please email donna@chestofcourage.com. To appeal a decision regarding a consumer rights request, please provide the reasons for your appeal and provide all information as necessary requested by the Nonprofit in support of your request. You will receive a response within 30 calendar days.
IX. Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you voluntarily provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions are processed through Paypal and Venmo will be encrypted and subject to security measures controlled by their respective websites.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.
Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
X. Change to Privacy Notice
It is our policy to review this Privacy Notice annually or as necessary to comply with applicable state or federal laws and statutes, or regulatory guidance. All changes will be posted to this Privacy Notice and effective as of the date they are published. If we make material changes to how we treat your Personal Information, we will notify you through notice on the Website Home page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this Privacy Notice to check for any changes.
XI. Donors
A. Information Collected. The Nonprofit collects and maintains the following types of information about our donors:
Contact information, such as name, address, email, and telephone number;
Giving information, including types and amounts of donations:
a. The Nonprofit utilizes PayPal and Venmo for secure transactions, and Donor financial information provided to PayPal and Venmo for purposes of donation to the Nonprofit. Please refer to PayPal’s Privacy Statement and Venmo’s Privacy Policy.
b. The Nonprofit does not have any access to financial information provided to PayPal for the purposes of donation to the Nonprofit.
c. The Nonprofit does not disclose any financial information provided by our Donors, except for the proper processing of donations.
Any other information provided by the Donor to the Nonprofit, such as testimonials, public comments, or posts on the Website.
All Donor Personal Information, other than financial information provided to PayPal or Venmo as described above, is subject to the terms of this Privacy Notice.
B. Methods of Collection. The Nonprofit collects and maintains Personal Information that donors provide to us when you:
Contact us via phone, mail, or in person;
Contact us via email, or any other electronic communication, or use of the Website;
Make a contribution, either on our website, at an event, over the phone, or by mailing a check; or
Navigate through our Website.
C. Purpose of Collection. Occasionally, we may collect Personal Information from Donors in ways not described in this Section, subject to your express consent and as outlined in this Privacy Notice. The Nonprofit collects and maintains Donor Personal Information to:
Establish a relationship and communicate with you about the Nonprofit, including our programs, special events, and funding needs;
Learn about our donors and what matters to you;
Process donations and even registrations and issue tax receipts;
Comply with all laws and regulations, including reporting requirements;
Plan future fundraising activities and events; and
Analyze giving patterns.
All Donor Personal Information is subject to this Privacy Notice.
XII. Contact Information
For questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Notice and our privacy practices, please contact us at:
or via the Contact Us page.
For access to, modification of, or deletion of your Personal Information, please contact us in writing at:
P.O. Box 988, Troy, MI 48099
or via the Contact Us page.
All such requests must be in writing and will be responded to within thirty (30) days. Please note that the Nonprofit may require additional Personal Information and request for proof of identification prior to processing these requests. If additional Personal Information is required, the Nonprofit will respond within thirty (30) days after the additional Personal Information or proof of identification is received.
Last Modified: December 21, 2022