Effective Date: June 16, 2025
Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use and protect it, and your rights regarding your data, so you can give, volunteer, and engage with confidence.
Information We Collect
Personal Information: Name, address, email, phone and payment details when you donate, volunteer, register or sign up.
Usage Data: IP address, pages visited, links clicked and other standard analytics data collected via cookies and similar tools.
How We Use Your Information
Operations & Service Delivery: Process donations, register volunteers, send confirmations and provide support.
Communications: Send updates on programs, events and campaigns. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time.
Improvement & Analytics: Analyze site performance and user behavior to improve our programs and your experience.
Third-Party Analytics & Advertising
We use Google Analytics (and similar services) to understand site usage and improve our work. These tools place cookies on your device.
We do not share personal data with advertising networks (e.g., Facebook Ads, Google Ads) unless you explicitly opt in.
Cookies & Tracking
Essential cookies power core site functions; non-essential cookies enable analytics and personalization.
You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not function properly without them.
Information Sharing & Disclosure
Trusted Partners: Payment processors, volunteer platforms (e.g., KY3’s Volunteer Ozarks), auditors.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose data to comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.
No Sale of Personal Data: We do not sell or rent your information.
Data Retention
We keep donor and volunteer records for up to seven years for tax, compliance and reporting purposes. After that, personal details are securely deleted.
Children’s Privacy
Our site isn’t directed at children under 13; we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 13. Any such data is promptly deleted.
External Links
Our site may link to external platforms (e.g., Volunteer Ozarks, donation portals). Those sites have their own privacy practices; please review their policies before sharing personal information.
Your Rights & Choices
Access & Correction: Contact us to review, update or delete your personal data.
Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing or disable cookies at any time.
Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect your information, and we regularly review our security measures.
Changes to This Policy
We’ll post any updates here with a revised “Effective Date.”
Contact Us
United Way Ozarks Region
320 N. Jefferson Ave.
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone: 417-863-7700
Email: info@uwozarks.org
