Effective Date: April 27, 2026
The Kiefer Foundation (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us through our website.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, interact with our services, make a donation, register for programs, purchase products, or otherwise engage with us online.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide
When you interact with our website, you may provide:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Mailing address
- Organization, school, or business name
- Donation or purchase details
- Any information submitted through forms, surveys, registrations, checkout pages, or contact requests
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Time spent on site
- Referral source
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Respond to inquiries or requests
- Process donations, purchases, or registrations
- Deliver requested products or resources
- Send newsletters, updates, or mission-related communications (if you opt in)
- Improve website functionality and visitor experience
- Analyze traffic and engagement trends
- Support fundraising, outreach, and educational efforts
- Maintain security and prevent fraud
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Donations, Purchases, and Payment Processing
Online donations and purchases made through our website may be securely processed by trusted third-party payment providers, including WooPayments and PayPal.
We do not store full credit card, debit card, or banking information on our servers.
Please review the privacy policies of these providers for additional information regarding how they handle your payment data.
4. Email Communications
If you subscribe to our mailing list, make a donation, complete a form, or otherwise provide your email address, we may send updates, announcements, fundraising communications, event information, or educational resources.
We may use Mailchimp or similar email communication platforms to manage these communications.
You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to:
- Improve website performance
- Remember preferences
- Measure visitor engagement
- Enhance marketing and outreach efforts
You may disable cookies through your browser settings, though some site functions may be affected.
6. Analytics and Website Measurement
We may use tools such as Google Analytics to better understand website traffic, visitor behavior, and content performance.
These tools may collect anonymized or aggregated usage information through cookies or similar technologies.
7. Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party providers to support website operations and communications, including:
- Website hosting services
- Payment processors
- Email marketing platforms
- Analytics providers
- Social media integrations
- Embedded videos or external content tools
These third parties may collect information subject to their own privacy policies.
8. How We Protect Information
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to help protect personal information. However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without appropriate parental, guardian, school, or organizational involvement where applicable.
If we learn that information has been collected improperly, we will take appropriate steps to remove it.
10. Your Choices
You may choose to:
- Opt out of marketing emails
- Disable cookies through browser settings
- Contact us to request updates to your information where appropriate
11. External Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact:
The Kiefer Foundation
730 Penniman Avenue
Plymouth, Michigan 48170
Email: [email protected]