This privacy policy describes how The Matthew Anastacio Foundation, Inc, located at 4005 N Abbey Rd APT C, Coeur D Alene - 83815-7895, United States (US), collects, uses, shares, and safeguards personal information when you visit our website, contact our team, or take part in our charitable programs. The digital services described on this site are developed and operated by the developer MatthewFound. We take your privacy seriously and have written this policy in clear and simple language so that every neighbor understands what we do with the information we receive.
Introduction and scope
This policy applies to information gathered through the website found at matthewfound.lol, through electronic mail and telephone communication with our foundation, and through in person participation in our community programs. It covers both digital interactions and the records we keep to serve you properly.
When we refer to the foundation, our team, or us, we mean The Matthew Anastacio Foundation, Inc. When we refer to you, we mean any person who visits our site, sends us a message, makes a donation, volunteers, or receives a service. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties we do not control, even when we link to them from our pages.
By using our website or engaging with our programs, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy. If you do not agree with any part of it, you may stop using the website or contact us with questions before taking part in any activity.
We encourage you to review this policy regularly, because we may update it from time to time. Material changes will be announced on the homepage and reflected in the last updated date at the top of this document.
Information we collect
We collect only the information that is reasonably necessary to run our programs and to communicate with you. The categories of information we may hold are described below.
Information you provide directly
When you fill out our website form, you may give us your name, your electronic mail address, a subject line, and the content of your message. When you volunteer or join a program, we may also collect your telephone number, your postal address, emergency contact details, and information about your availability and skills.nd a message body. We treat every submission as a request for contact rather than a consent to marketing, and we reply using the address you provided. Volunteers who sign up for a service shift through the same form are asked for availability notes, which are stored in a shared calendar visible only to the coordinators of the relevant program.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our server records basic technical information when pages are loaded, including your Internet protocol address, the type of browser and device you use, the pages you visit, the date and time of your visit, and the referring website. This information is used in aggregate to understand how visitors use the site and to keep the site secure.net provider, the pages requested, and the time of each visit. These logs exist to keep the site healthy and to spot abuse, and they are rotated on a fixed schedule rather than kept forever. We do not join this technical data to advertising profiles, and we do not allow third-party trackers to ride along on our pages.
Information from public and partner sources
We may combine information you give us with publicly available details, such as your published address or business name, in order to verify a request or to reach you when your contact details have changed. We only do this when it is necessary and proportionate for delivering our services.ness affiliation, when a grant application or a partnership makes that review necessary. Any such review is documented, limited to what the decision requires, and explained to you if you ask. We do not use automated scoring to reject applicants, and a person always reads the file before a decision is made.
We do not buy lists of personal data, and we do not require you to share more information than is needed for the specific activity you have chosen.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect for the purposes described below. We never use your data in ways that are incompatible with these purposes without explaining them to you and, where required, asking for your consent.
Operating our programs
We use your details to register you for services, to coordinate volunteers, to confirm meal reservations, to match mentors, to schedule visits, and to process emergency assistance requests. This allows us to run our charitable work efficiently and with care.
Communicating with you
We use your contact information to reply to your enquiries, to send confirmations, to share program schedules, to thank donors, and, with your permission, to send occasional news about the foundation. You may unsubscribe from update messages at any time.
Improving our services
Aggregate and anonymized data helps us understand which neighborhoods are served, which programs are needed, and how we can plan better. We review this information internally to improve our meals, mentorship, and assistance work.
Legal and safety obligations
We may use information to protect the safety of participants, to prevent misuse of our services, to respond to lawful requests from authorities, and to comply with the nonprofit and data protection laws that apply to us.
Legal bases for processing
Where the General Data Protection Regulation or similar law applies, we process personal information on the following legal bases.
- Consent, where we ask you for permission before collecting or using certain sensitive information.
- Contractual necessity, where we process data to deliver a service or program you have requested.
- Legitimate interest, where we balance our need to run a safe and effective charity against your rights and freedoms.
- Legal obligation, where we must keep or share records to comply with the law.
You are never required to provide more personal information than is needed, and you may withdraw consent for optional processing at any time by contacting us.
Data security practices
We have taken reasonable and appropriate measures to protect your personal information from accidental loss, unauthorized access, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include secure connections when you transmit data to us, restricted access to the records we hold, regular backups, and staff training on handling personal data with care.
Although no method of transmission or storage can be perfectly secure, we work diligently to protect your information and to respond quickly if any incident is detected. If we ever believe your data has been compromised, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by law.
We ask that you also help us by keeping any account details or personal records you share with us safe and up to date.
Data retention periods
We keep your personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, or for as long as the law requires us to keep certain records. When data is no longer needed, we delete it securely or remove identifying details so that it can no longer be traced to you.
- Donation and volunteer records are kept for the periods required by tax and accounting law.
- Communications such as email are kept for a reasonable period so we can provide continuity of support.
- Website access logs are kept for a short period for security and maintenance, then deleted.
When you ask us to delete information, we will honor your request where we are not legally required to keep it.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you. You may also have the right to object to certain processing, to restrict processing, and to port your data to another organization.
- The right to know what information we hold about you.
- The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- The right to request deletion of information we no longer need.
- The right to withdraw consent at any time.
- The right to opt out of marketing and promotional messages.
- The right to complain to a supervisory authority.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at serve@matthewfound.lol or by telephone at +19894736187. We will respond within the time frame required by law, and we will never penalize you for exercising your rights.
Privacy for children
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under the age of thirteen. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without the consent of a parent or guardian.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child without appropriate consent, we will delete it promptly. Parents and guardians who believe their child has shared information with us are encouraged to contact us so that we can remove it and prevent further collection.
Where children participate in our youth mentorship programs, we collect only the information needed to keep them safe and to communicate with their parents, and we treat that information with the highest level of care.em safe and to reach a parent quickly, and a parent or guardian signs every enrollment form before a child joins a circle. Mentors receive a written conduct summary that covers messaging boundaries, and program coordinators review session logs each month. Photographs of minors are published only with a separate signed release, and captions never include full names.
Third party links and services
Our website and email communications may contain links to external websites, such as partner agencies, government resources, or reputable charities. We do not control these websites and we are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
When you leave our site, the privacy policy of the destination website will apply. We encourage you to read the policy of any website you visit, especially when you are asked to provide personal information.at policy before sharing anything, because we cannot control how another organization handles the details you give them directly. Links are chosen with care and reviewed twice a year, but if you ever find a broken or inappropriate destination, a short note to our office will get it fixed quickly.
International data transfers
Our foundation is based in the United States, and the information we collect is stored on servers located within the United States. If you contact us from another country, your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States in accordance with this policy.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that any international transfer is protected by appropriate safeguards, and we process the information of people outside the United States in a manner consistent with this policy and applicable law.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, in the law, or in the services we offer. When we make material changes, we will update the last updated date at the top of this page and post a short notice on our homepage.
Your continued use of the website or participation in our programs after changes are posted will constitute your acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or about how we handle your personal information, you are welcome to contact us using any of the channels below.
The Matthew Anastacio Foundation, Inc
4005 N Abbey Rd APT C
Coeur D Alene - 83815-7895
United States (US)
Email: serve@matthewfound.lol
Telephone: +19894736187
We are happy to answer your questions during our regular office hours, and we will make every effort to respond to your enquiries promptly.