Privacy Policy

Gate City Pride ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you may share with us when visiting our website. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

By accessing or using our website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

We may collect both personal and non-personal information when you interact with our website.

Personal information is information that identifies or can reasonably be used to identify you. This may include:

• Name

• Email address

• Mailing address

• Phone number

• Information provided when contacting us

• Information associated with donations

You voluntarily provide this information when you:

• Contact us through the website

• Make a donation

• Submit forms

• Register for events or programs (when available)

Gate City Pride currently collects limited personal information directly through the website but may expand services in the future to include event registrations or newsletters.

Donations made through our website may be processed through PayPal or Venmo.

When you donate using these services:

• Your payment information is processed by the third-party payment provider.

• Gate City Pride does not store or have access to your full payment card information.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these services to understand how they handle your data.

Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our site. This may include:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Pages visited

• Time spent on pages

• Referring website or search engine

This information helps us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve its functionality and accessibility.

Our website is hosted and supported by Wix, which may also collect data as part of its hosting and analytics services.

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve the user experience and analyze site traffic.

Cookies may be used to:

• Remember user preferences

• Improve website performance

• Analyze visitor behavior

You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some features of the website may not function properly without them.

Gate City Pride uses collected information to:

• Respond to inquiries or requests

• Process and acknowledge donations

• Improve the functionality and performance of our website

• Support our programs, events, and outreach

• Maintain the security and integrity of the website

• Comply with applicable laws and regulations

We only use personal information for legitimate organizational purposes.

Gate City Pride does not sell, rent, or trade personal information.

We may share limited information with trusted third parties only when necessary, such as:

• Website hosting and service providers

• Donation processing platforms

• Legal or regulatory authorities when required by law

These third parties are expected to protect the confidentiality and security of personal information.

Our website may include links to third-party websites or services, including donation platforms and social media pages.

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These websites operate independently and have their own privacy policies. Gate City Pride is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of those sites.

We take reasonable administrative and technical precautions to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure.

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

This website is not intended for children under the age of 13.

In accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that such information has been collected without parental consent, we will remove it promptly.

Depending on applicable laws, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you

• Request corrections to inaccurate information

• Request deletion of your personal information where appropriate

• Opt out of future communications

To make a request, please contact us using the information below.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or website functionality.

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When updates are made, the Effective Date at the top of this page will be revised.