PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: 02.12.2025

Green Hero Foundation ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.greenherofoundation.org (the "Site").

1. Pending 501(c)(3) Status

We are currently in the process of obtaining our 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation from the IRS. Until our designation is approved, certain tax-deductible provisions may not yet apply. Once our status is confirmed, this Privacy Policy will be updated to reflect our official nonprofit designation and any additional compliance measures required.

2. Information We Collect

Please note the Site is intended for use by residents of the U.S. only who are over the age of eighteen (18). We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children younger than thirteen (13) years of age.

Recorded Communications: We may record conversations with potential or actual donors, as well as individuals who visit our Site. By using the Site, you agree to such recording.
Website and Device Information: When you visit our Site, we collect information directly from you as well as through the use of cookies and web beacons about:
- (i) Your computer, including its IP address, operating systems, and browser software.
- (ii) The website that you came from before visiting our Site, which pages of the Site you visited, the order in which you visited those pages, and which hyperlinks you clicked.
- (iii) Demographic information about you, including age and income level ranges.
This information is collected for the purposes of:
- (i) Assessing our Site traffic and the effectiveness of our Site content.
- (ii) Diagnosing problems with our servers.
- (iii) Improving the quality of your Site visits.
Business and Organizational Data: We may also collect information pertaining solely to corporations, government or educational entities, or other businesses or nonprofits. At times, this may involve us purchasing third-party information about businesses and other entities. The company information we purchase may include the number of employees, annual sales information, or similar details to better serve our organizational customers. We may use any such corporate information without restriction.
Personal Information: When you interact with our Site, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and donation details.
Non-Personal Information: We may collect data such as IP addresses, browser type, referring pages, and usage statistics to improve our Site and services.

We do not track our Site visitors when they are on third-party websites.

Recorded Communications: We may record conversations with potential or actual donors, as well as individuals who visit our Site. By using the Site, you agree to such recording.
Personal Information: When you interact with our Site, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and donation details.
Non-Personal Information: We may collect data such as IP addresses, browser type, referring pages, and usage statistics to improve our Site and services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

Process donations and send donation receipts
Respond to inquiries and provide support
Improve our Site’s functionality and user experience
Send updates, newsletters, and fundraising appeals (you may opt-out anytime)
Comply with legal obligations

4. GDPR Compliance

If you are located in the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under GDPR:

Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request deletion of your data.
Right to Restrict Processing: Request limited use of your data.
Right to Data Portability: Obtain a copy of your data in a structured format.
Right to Object: Opt-out of data processing in certain cases.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@greenherofoundation.com.

5. California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) Compliance

Under CalOPPA, California residents have the right to:

Know what personal information is collected.
Request access to their personal data.
Request deletion of their data.
Opt-out of data sharing with third parties.

Our Site does not track users over time and across third-party websites, and we do not respond to Do Not Track (DNT)signals. California residents may exercise their rights by contacting us at hello@greenherofoundation.com.

6. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and stored on servers outside of the EU/EEA, including in the United States. We take appropriate measures to ensure that your data remains protected in accordance with GDPR requirements.

7. Donor Privacy

We respect donor privacy and do not sell, trade, or share donor personal information with other organizations or third parties, except as necessary to process donations or as required by law.

8. 501(c)(3) Compliance & Financial Transparency

We are in the process of obtaining tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Until final approval, tax-deductibility of donations is subject to IRS determination. Our financial statements, IRS Form 990 (once applicable), and other reports will be available upon request or through publicly available sources.

9. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. However, we may share information with:

Third-party service providers who assist with payment processing, website hosting, and communications
Law enforcement or legal authorities when required by law

10. Data Security

We implement security measures to protect your information but cannot guarantee absolute security due to the nature of online transmissions. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with the "Contact Us" section below. We implement security measures to protect your information but cannot guarantee absolute security due to the nature of online transmissions.

11. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Upon visiting our Site, we will assign you a unique ID in the form of a "cookie." A cookie is a piece of information that is sent to your browser by a website that helps websites such as our Site to remember information about your visit and save your preferred settings. Cookies are also used for such purposes as facilitating and personalizing your shopping and ordering experience, keeping track of your shopping basket during your visit, helping diagnose problems with our server, and administering our Site. In our case, we may use the information collected through cookies for marketing purposes to inform you of special offers, to better understand your needs, or to answer your questions.

Our Site may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Our Site may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

12. Your Rights and Choices

You may request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data by contacting us at hello@greenherofoundation.com. If you wish to opt-out of receiving fundraising communications, you may do so by contacting us at hello@greenherofoundation.com.

13. Acceptance of This Policy

If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, you should not use the Site. We reserve the right to update or modify this Policy from time to time, and such changes to the Policy will be effective immediately. Therefore, please bookmark this page and review it periodically to assure familiarity with the most current version of the Policy.

This Policy is the sole authorized statement of our practices with respect to the online collection of personal information through the Site and the usage of such information.

14. Changes to This Policy

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict of law principles. We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The revised version will be posted with an updated "Effective Date."

15. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at: Green Hero Foundation hello@greenherofoundation.com

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