Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 2026

Independence Pathway ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data: includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
• Contact Data: includes billing address, email address, and telephone numbers.
• Financial Data: includes payment card details securely processed by our third-party payment gateway (Cornerstone/NMI). We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.
• Transaction Data: includes details about payments to and from you and other details of donations you have made to us.

2. How We Use Your Information

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• To process your donation and issue tax receipts.
• To manage our relationship with you, including sending you updates about our programs.
• To improve our website, services, and outreach efforts.

3. Data Security and Third Parties

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. Information collected via forms (such as contact inquiries or donation records) may be stored in secure third-party services like Google Workspace (Google Sheets) and processed by our secure payment provider (Cornerstone).

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others.

4. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to request access, correction, erasure, or restriction of processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, or to manage, update, or cancel a recurring donation at any time, please contact us at independencepathway@outlook.com.