Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 25, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how Intersectional Acts Inc. ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and discloses personal information when you visit our website, www.intersectionalacts.org (the "Site").

Information We Collect

We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications); payment details (including credit card information), comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile.

When you conduct a transaction, sign-up for our listserv, or send us a message on our website, as part of the process, we collect personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated above only.

How We Use Your Information

We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:

1. To provide and operate Intersectional Acts Inc. Website and Services;

2. To provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;

3. To be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages;

4. To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services;

5. To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

We may contact you to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our company, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share or disclose personal information in the following ways:

Squarespace provides us with an online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Squarespace’s data storage, databases, and the general applications such as Social Features (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, other third party apps). They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

All direct payment gateways offered by Squarespace and Give Better are used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

We use Microsoft 365 for service provision and communications with users. As part of this, some personally identifiable information (PII), such as name and contact information, may be disclosed to this service provider.

While we provide support services to victims of domestic and sexual violence, we are not a designated qualified community, campus, or tribal-based victim services advocacy program under Oregon Revised Statutes § 40.264 (2015) and Oregon Administrative Rules 137-085. Therefore, if required by law to disclose a user's information, we will comply with the legal obligation. However, we will try to inform you of our legal obligation before making a disclosure. Additionally, outside of any legal obligations or third-party service providers we work with to provide services to you, Intersectional Acts will not disclose Personally Identifiable Information to any entities without a written, time-limited, release of information from you.

Data Retention

We may retain personal information as long as we need to for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. The criteria used to determine the appropriate retention period may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected. When personal information is no longer needed, we will securely dispose of or anonymize it in a manner that complies with applicable laws and regulations.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you. This includes the right to obtain a copy of the information.

• Correction: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.

• Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances, such as when the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

• Withdrawal of Consent: If you have provided your consent for the collection, processing, and disclosure of your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This includes the right to opt-out of receiving marketing communications.

• Change of Information: You have the right to request changes to your personal information if it is inaccurate or outdated.

To exercise any of these rights, or if you have any questions or concerns regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably possible and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Please note that there may be circumstances where we are unable to fulfill your request, such as when the retention of your personal information is required by law or for legitimate business purposes. In such cases, we will provide you with a clear explanation of the reasons for denying your request.

Security

At Intersectional Acts Inc., we take the security of your personal information seriously. We have implemented various security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

• We utilize secure servers and encryption technologies to safeguard your personal information.

• Our website and data storage are hosted on the Squarepace platform, which employs industry-standard security measures.

• We adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) requirements when handling credit card information.

• We use Microsoft 365 for service provision and communications, ensuring that personally identifiable information is disclosed to this service provider in a secure manner.

While we strive to protect your personal information, please note that no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data, but we continuously monitor and update our security practices to minimize risks.

If you have any concerns or questions about the security of your personal information, please don't hesitate to contact us at help@intersectionalacts.org.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal information or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Email: help@intersectionalacts.org

We are committed to addressing and resolving any privacy-related issues promptly and fairly.