Privacy Policy

 Effective Date: July 16, 2026

At Haiti Development Foundation, we believe in transparency, integrity, and respecting your digital boundaries. This document explains how we handle your personal data when you use our website, www.fondeha.org, or send us a donation.

1. The Information We Collect & Why

We only gather data that is absolutely necessary to process your gifts, communicate our progress, or improve your browsing experience.

A. Information You Directly Share with Us

When you donate, sign up for a newsletter, or reach out to us, you might provide:

  • Identification details: Your name.

  • Ways to reach you: Your physical mailing address, email, and phone number.

  • Donation specifics: The amount you gave, how often you give, and any dedication notes (such as honoring a loved one).

🔒 Payment Security Note: We care deeply about financial safety. We never view, store, or hold your credit card numbers, CVV codes, or bank account routing numbers on our servers. All financial transactions are safely managed by our external, secure payment processor, Squarespace Payments.

B. Information Gathered Automatically

When you click through our website, our systems collect some basic, non-identifying technical details automatically. This includes:

  • Your general location (country or city level).

  • The type of device, browser, and operating system you are using.

  • Which pages you visit on our site and how long you spend on them.

We use standard, secure "cookies" (tiny text files saved to your browser) to keep our website running smoothly and to understand how visitors interact with our content.

2. Our Commitments on How We Use Your Data

We will never use your information for hidden agendas. We utilize your data solely to:

  • Process your generous contributions and email you legal tax receipts.

  • Keep you updated on our projects, upcoming events, or critical fundraising needs.

  • Respond directly to your emails, questions, or requests for help.

  • Analyze website traffic so we can make our online resources easier to navigate.

3. Strict Limits on Sharing Your Data

We do not sell, trade, rent, or lease your personal information to any third-party marketers or outside organizations.

We only share data with external parties under these highly specific conditions:

  • With Essential Service Providers: We work with trusted technology partners (like our web host, email delivery provider, and database manager) to run our organization. These partners are legally bound to keep your data confidential and are forbidden from using it for any other purpose.

  • To Meet Legal Mandates: We will share data if we are genuinely required to do so by a court order, law, or regulatory body.

  • With Your Direct Permission: If we wish to publicly thank you in an annual report or on our website, we will always ask for your explicit consent first. You always have the option to remain anonymous.

4. Protecting Your Data

We employ a variety of security measures to keep your data safe from unauthorized access:

  • We use secure SSL/TLS encryption across our entire website to protect your information during transmission.

  • We restrict access to our donor database to only the specific staff members or volunteers who require it to perform their duties.

  • Please note: While we work tirelessly to safeguard your information, no data transmitted over the internet or stored digitally can be guaranteed 100% secure.

5. You Control Your Data

You have complete ownership over your personal information. At any point, you have the right to:

  • Stop receiving emails: Click the "Unsubscribe" link found at the bottom of any of our digital newsletters, or email us directly to be removed.

  • Review or update your data: Ask us what information we have on file for you, or ask us to correct mistakes.

  • Request deletion: Ask us to delete your personal information from our active databases (subject to our legal requirements to keep tax and financial records of donations).

To make any of these requests, simply contact us at info@fondeha.org.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website and missions are geared toward a general audience. We do not intentionally collect personal data from children under the age of 16. If we discover that a child under 16 has shared personal information with us without parental consent, we will delete that data from our systems immediately.

7. Updates to This Privacy Policy

As technology and privacy regulations evolve, we may occasionally update this document. When we do, we will change the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. We suggest reviewing this page once in a while to stay informed.

8. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding how we manage your privacy, please get in touch with us:

Haiti Development Foundation
15 Fielding Lane
Watervliet, NY 12189
info@fondeha.org
518-847-8737