Privacy Policy

FocusMaine takes great care with all personal information collected on our website. This
Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you
visit focusmaine.org. By using focusmaine.org, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy
Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use our website. Your continued use of
the website following the posting of changes to this Policy will be deemed your acceptance of
those changes.

Information Collection

We may collect personal information, such as your name, email address, phone number, and
any other information you voluntarily provide when you interact with our website, such as filling
out forms, subscribing to our newsletter, or contacting us. Any information you supply during the
completion of an online form will be considered as voluntarily provided.
We may also collect non-personal information automatically, such as your IP address, browser
type, operating system, and referring website.

Use of Information

We use the information collected to provide and improve our services, respond to inquiries,
communicate with you, send newsletters or promotional materials, and personalize your
experience.
We may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and gather
information about how you use our website. Cookies are small pieces of information that a
website transfers to your computer for record-keeping purposes. Cookies do not personally
identify users. They are sent back only to the website that deposited them when a visitor returns
to that site, allowing users to navigate our website without having to re-enter information.
Cookies can tell us how and when pages in a website are visited and by how many people.
Depending on your computer, cookies may be saved to your hard drive, or may only last until
you close your browser.

Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties unless
we provide you with advance notice or as required by law.
We may also disclose your information when we believe it is appropriate to comply with the law,
enforce our website policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

Donations

The only personal information that we collect from donors is the information that is voluntarily
provided to us. When making a donation, we will collect certain personally identifiable
information as you provide, but also offer the option to make an anonymous donation. We will
not sell, share, or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor
send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations.
Donations are made and tracked through a third-party platform, GiveWP, and payments are
processed through Authorize.net, a PCI-compliant and SSL-encrypted payment system. To this
effect, donor’s information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation. All
personally identifiable information is encrypted, and all financial information is securely stored
by Authorize.net. For more information, please see GiveWP’s privacy policy and Authorize.net’s
data processing agreement.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from
unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic
storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to third-party websites. These third-party sites have separate and
independent privacy policies, and we have no responsibility or liability for the content and
activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and
welcome any feedback about these sites.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to individuals under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect
personal information from children under 13.

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time, and any changes will
be effective immediately upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices regarding your
personal information, please contact us at info@focusmaine.org