Shelter & Seed Initiative Privacy Policy
Last updated: 04/01/2025
At Shelter & Seed Initiative (SSI), we are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. This policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your data when you interact with us online, especially through our website: https://shelterseed.org.
🔍 1. What Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: such as your name, email address, phone number, or postal address—when you donate, subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a form, or apply for a job.
- Browsing Data: such as your IP address, location, and cookies, to better understand how you use our website and improve your experience.
- User-Generated Content (UGC): such as photos, videos, or posts you share with us directly or via social media.
📌 2. How We Use Your Information
Your data helps us to:
- Communicate with you about our work and activities;
- Process your donations or job applications;
- Improve our website performance and user experience;
- Show you relevant updates and campaigns on social media or other platforms;
- Verify media content (e.g. photo metadata) if you upload content.
📤 3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or swap your personal information.
We may share your data only with:
- Trusted service providers (e.g. email platforms, donation processors);
- Digital advertising partners, only for secure and targeted outreach;
- Fundraising partners, but only with anonymized, non-sensitive data.
❌ 4. Your Rights and How to Opt Out
You have the right to:
- Request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data;
- Opt out of receiving emails, texts, or direct mail at any time;
- Ask us not to use your email for targeted advertising.
To make a request, email us at: [email protected]
You can also click the “unsubscribe” link in any email from us.
🍪 5. Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Enhance your website experience (e.g., remember your preferences);
- Analyze site performance (e.g., which pages are most visited);
- Show relevant ads on other platforms;
- Improve marketing performance (e.g., tracking ad effectiveness);
- Reach more supporters through social media targeting.
You can disable cookies through your browser settings. Some site features may not work properly without them.
We also use third-party cookies (e.g., YouTube, Facebook) when embedding content. Their use is governed by their own privacy policies.
📸 6. User-Generated Content (UGC)
When you share content with SSI (e.g. via email, tagging us on social media, or uploading media), you:
- Grant SSI a royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual license to use, reproduce, and publish that content globally;
- Confirm that you own the content or have permission to share it;
- Must obtain consent if others (especially children) appear in the content.
We may contact you for permission if we plan to feature your content in promotional materials.
⚠️ 7. Acceptable Use
You agree not to share content that:
- Is false, defamatory, or infringes on others’ rights;
- Contains viruses or malicious code;
- Violates any laws;
- Misrepresents your identity or affiliation.
We reserve the right to remove any inappropriate content and, where necessary, report violations to authorities.
🌐 8. External Links and Third Parties
Our website may contain links to other websites. SSI is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. Always check their policies before sharing your information.
📫 Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact:
[email protected].