HaciGroup Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 1, 2025

1. Overview

HaciGroup is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and retain personal information when you visit hacigroup.org, contact us, donate, sign up for updates, or otherwise interact with HaciGroup.

2. Information We Collect

  • Contact form data: name, email address, phone number if provided, message content, and related correspondence.
  • Donation data: donation amount, frequency, billing details, receipt information, and limited payment metadata. HaciGroup does not intentionally store full payment card numbers.
  • Communications: newsletter signups, email preferences, volunteer or program inquiries, and records of messages we send or receive.
  • Website and analytics data: IP address, browser and device information, pages viewed, referring URLs, approximate location derived from IP address, and cookie or similar technology data.

3. How We Use Information

We use personal information to respond to inquiries, process donations and receipts, provide updates you request, operate and improve our website, understand community interest, protect against fraud or misuse, keep records, comply with legal obligations, and support nonprofit operations.

4. Cookies and Analytics

We may use cookies, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to keep the website working, remember preferences, measure traffic, diagnose technical issues, and understand which pages are useful. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but some site features may not work as intended if cookies are disabled.

5. Donations and Payment Processors

Donation payments may be processed by Stripe or other third-party payment processors. Those processors collect and process payment information under their own terms and privacy policies. We receive limited transaction, receipt, and payment metadata needed for donation administration, accounting, fraud prevention, and compliance.

6. Service Providers and Disclosure

We do not sell personal information. We may share information with service providers that help with hosting, email, analytics, donation processing, security, support, accounting, legal compliance, and similar nonprofit operations. We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect rights and safety, to investigate misuse, or in connection with organizational restructuring.

7. Retention and Deletion

We retain information for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to you, maintaining donation and accounting records, complying with tax, audit, legal, or reporting obligations, resolving disputes, and protecting against fraud or misuse. You may request deletion by contacting privacy@hacigroup.org. We may retain limited records where required or permitted for legal, accounting, security, compliance, or dispute purposes.

8. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or information about certain personal information, and to opt out of certain sharing where applicable. HaciGroup does not sell personal information. To make a privacy request, contact privacy@hacigroup.org. We may need to verify your request before responding.

9. Children and Minors

Our website and donation forms are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child provided personal information to us, contact privacy@hacigroup.org so we can review and delete it where appropriate.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. No website, payment system, email system, or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Contact

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact privacy@hacigroup.org. For general inquiries, contact contact@hacigroup.org.