Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Significance Project (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bentonville, Arkansas. We collect information in the following ways:

Information You Provide

• Contact details (name, email, phone) when you fill out forms on our site
• Donation and payment information when you contribute to our mission
• Application details submitted through our internship or volunteer forms
• Messages and inquiries sent through our contact page
• Email address when you subscribe to our newsletter

Information Collected Automatically

• Usage data through analytics tools (pages visited, time on site, referring URLs)
• Device and browser information (browser type, operating system, screen resolution)
• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 4 below)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Process donations and issue tax receipts
• Respond to inquiries and support requests
• Manage internship and volunteer applications
• Send newsletters, updates, and event invitations (with your consent)
• Improve our website, programs, and user experience
• Fulfill our reporting obligations as a 501(c)(3) organization
• Comply with legal requirements

We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Third-Party Services

We work with trusted third-party services to operate our website and fulfill our mission. These may include:

• Google Analytics — website traffic analysis and reporting
• Shopify — e-commerce and merchandise order processing
• Donorbox / Stripe — secure donation and payment processing
• Mailchimp — email newsletter delivery and management

Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing how they handle your data. We encourage you to review their policies. We only share the minimum information necessary for these services to function.

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. We use cookies for:

• Essential cookies — required for basic site functionality (e.g., remembering your cookie consent preference)
• Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors interact with our site so we can improve it

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All donation and payment transactions are processed through PCI-compliant, encrypted payment processors. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Children’s Privacy

As an organization that serves young people through internship and mentorship programs, we take children’s privacy seriously.

• We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental or guardian consent.
• Internship applications from minors require parent or guardian approval before any personal data is processed.
• If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13 without proper consent, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction — request that we update or correct inaccurate information
• Deletion — request that we delete your personal data
• Opt-out — unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the link in any email we send
• Portability — request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please reach out:

• Organization: Significance Project
• Location: Bentonville, Arkansas
• Email: [email protected]
• Web: significanceproject.org/contact

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. 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. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.