Privacy Policy
Worth Rises is a nonprofit exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code dedicated to dismantling the prison industry and ending the exploitation of all it touches. Worth Rises is committed to protecting your privacy online. By providing personal information to us, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
Last updated: January 28, 2021.
Your Personal Information
How and why we collect personal information
We collect personal information when you visit our websites. We also collect information volunteered by visitors, such contact and donation information and/or website registrations. We only collect personally identifiable information given to us voluntarily (e.g. signing petitions or submitting testimonials).
The personal information collected is used to send email campaigns and other information we think will be of interest. We also use it to help you take actions and to process your donations. We may also monitor and track information such as user patterns of our website or donor trends. We compile this information into a statistical aggregate which we use, together with your personal information, for internal organizational and administrative purposes including improving our website, our operations, and our services.
Types of personal information we collect
“Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual, such as:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Address
Credit card, debit card, or banking information
Usage data
How we use your personal information
We may use your personal information:
To communicate with you about Worth Rises’ campaigns.
To allow you to sign petitions, complete surveys, and send messages to elected officials and corporate leaders through our site.
To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests.
To process your donation or payment.
For our organizational purposes, such as data analysis, enhancing our website, improving our products, identifying usage trends and determining the effectiveness of our campaigns.
Disclosure of your personal information
Your personal information may be shared:
With third parties (such as elected officials, news publications, and other targets) when you voluntarily provide such information or when you use certain services available on our site (e.g. sending messages to third parties, signing petitions, or completing surveys).
With our third-party service providers who provide services such as website hosting, data analysis, donation and payment processing, order fulfillment, infrastructure provision, IT services, customer service, email delivery services, credit card processing, auditing services, and other similar services to enable them to provide their services.
With our partners to permit them to send you communications. Note that the personal information we share with partners is limited to the information you voluntarily provide in connection to specific co-hosted campaigns, and that we clearly disclose our intention and identify the partners at the time you voluntarily provide your information for that campaign (e.g. sign a co-hosted petition).
Retention of your personal data
Worth Rises will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Security of your personal information
The security of your personal information is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Service Providers
The service providers we use may have access to your personal information. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process, and transfer information about your activity on website in accordance with their Privacy Policies.
Email Marketing
We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that we think may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us. We may use Email Marketing Service Providers to manage and send emails to you, including:
Mailchimp: Mailchimp is an email marketing sending service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC. For more information on the privacy practices of Mailchimp, please visit their Privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Donation Platform
We use your personal information to process donations, provide receipts, acknowledgements, and tax information. We may use a third-party platform to manage and process donations, including:
Kindful: Kindful is a CRM system provided by Trail Software, Inc. (DBA as Kindful). For more information on the privacy practices of Kindful, please visit their Privacy policy: https://kindful.com/privacy-policy/
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party sites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:
By email: info@worthrises.org
By mail: 168 Canal St, 6th floor New York, NY 10013