People’s Water Board Coalition
https://peopleswaterboard.org/
Effective Date: April 1, 2025
Last Updated: April 1, 2025
1. Introduction
People’s Water Board Coalition (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is fiscally sponsored by the Michigan Environmental Council. The PWBC is committed to promoting water affordability for impacted residents and protecting water as a human right and a public trust. We respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website at https://peopleswaterboard.org/, including through our donation and contact forms.
2. Information We Collect
We collect personal information only when you voluntarily provide it to us. This includes:
a. Donation Processing
When you make a donation through our website, we collect:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Mailing address
- Payment information (processed securely by Stripe; we do not store your credit card or banking details)
- Donation amount and date
b. Contact and Inquiry Forms
When you submit a contact or inquiry form on our website, we collect:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Any information you voluntarily include in your message
c. Information We Do Not Collect
We do not use cookies for tracking purposes, and we do not use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or Facebook Pixel) on this website. We do not collect sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers, government-issued ID numbers, financial account numbers, or health information.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
- To process and acknowledge your charitable donations
- To provide donation receipts and tax acknowledgment letters as required by law
- To respond to your inquiries or contact form submissions
- To communicate with you about our programs, campaigns, and events, where you have provided your contact information
- To comply with legal obligations, including nonprofit tax reporting requirements
We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling.
4. How We Store and Protect Your Information
Your personal information is stored on our secured website and is accessible only to authorized staff and volunteers of People’s Water Board Coalition who have a legitimate need to access it in order to carry out organizational functions.
We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Payment information submitted through our donation form is handled entirely by Stripe, our third-party payment processor. We do not receive, store, or have access to your full credit card or banking details. Stripe’s privacy practices are governed by their own Privacy Policy, available at https://stripe.com/privacy.
5. Sharing of Your Information
We do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing or commercial purposes.
We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:
- Service providers: We share necessary data with Stripe solely for the purpose of processing donations.
- Legal compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or government authority, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our organization, our supporters, or the public.
- Organizational successors: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or transfer of our nonprofit operations, your information may be transferred subject to the same privacy protections described in this policy.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including for legal and tax compliance obligations. Donation records are retained in accordance with IRS recordkeeping requirements for 501(c)(3) organizations. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to respond to your inquiry.
If you would like us to delete your personal information, please contact us using the information in Section 9. Please note that we may be required to retain certain records for legal or tax purposes.
7. Your Rights and Choices
You have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to our legal retention obligations.
- Opt-out of communications: If you receive email communications from us, you may opt out at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in any such message or by contacting us directly.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 9. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
Michigan residents may have additional rights under Michigan law. If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may also file a complaint with the Michigan Attorney General’s office or another applicable regulatory authority.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information promptly. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us immediately.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us:
People’s Water Board Coalition
Website: https://peopleswaterboard.org/
Email: [INSERT CONTACT EMAIL]
Mailing Address: [INSERT MAILING ADDRESS]
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on April 1, 2025.
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