PRIVACY POLICY
1. Introduction
The GRACE Foundation ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit and interact with our website, gracezw.org.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and payment information (when making a donation).
- Non-Personal Information: This includes information that cannot be used to identify you, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and website usage data.
- Donation Information: When you make a donation, we collect necessary payment information to process your transaction. This may involve third-party payment processors, and we do not store full credit card numbers.
- Communication Data: When you contact us via email, phone, or through our website's contact forms, we collect the information you provide.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity on our website.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
- To Process Donations: To process and acknowledge your donations.
- To Communicate with You: To respond to your inquiries, provide updates about our programs, and send newsletters (if you have subscribed).
- To Improve Our Website: To analyze website usage and improve our content and user experience.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- To Protect Our Rights: To protect our rights and the rights of others.
4. Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with the following third parties:
- Payment Processors: To process donations and payments.
- Service Providers: To assist us with website hosting, data analysis, and other services.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights.
- Other non-profits: Only if you have given express permission to do so.
We will not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information (subject to legal restrictions).
- Opt-Out: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us.
- Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a machine-readable format.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
8. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
9. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete it.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page, and the revised policy will be effective immediately upon posting. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
11. Contact Us
You can contact us with any questions or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy, or with any data access, data correction, data objection or data deletion requests by emailing us at
Effective Date: 01 April 2025