Privacy Policy

Fundraise Genius, LLC., a corporation in operation in Rexburg, Idaho (“Fundraise Genius”, or “we” or “us”), will never trade, sell, or transfer your personally identifiable information to an outside party. There is basic information that you may choose to transmit via 3rd parties who assist us in the operation of the Fundraise Genius website, conducting business or providing you the user with a better experience. There is functionality that you may choose to utilize that may share information and post to www.facebook.com, www.twitter.com, or any other recognized social media websites – please keep in mind that if you choose to share to another website, you will also be subject to their Privacy Policy in addition to the terms stated here. We also maintain the right to release information when we believe appropriate to comply with the law, to protect our rights or the rights of others, property, or safety.

We may collect information such as name, email, phone number, and credit card information where applicable.

The information provided to us is used for the following purposes:
– To communicate with potential donors via email or SMS about a fundraising campaign
– To process donor transactions for fundraising campaigns
– To send periodic update emails or SMS messages related to the usability of our platform, as well as campaign progress
– To maintain contact with current and past participants for outreach purposes

Participant Data
Participant data, including director and student contact information, is never shared. Contact information for potential donors submitted by students is never shared and only used on behalf of the student for use in their fundraiser. Participant account data (including student details and potential donor information) will be permanently deleted within 14 days of a fundraiser's conclusion. Additionally, participants may request to have their account permanently deleted and all associated account information deleted at any time by emailing support@fundraisegenius.com.

Potential Donor Information
Potential donor contact information (name, email address, and / or phone number) that is entered into the system by participants is only used to communicate about the participant's fundraiser. Messages related to the participant's fundraiser are sent on the participant's behalf (i.e., come "from" the participant). Potential donor information is never shared in any capacity for any reason during or after the participant's fundraiser. Additionally, potential donor information is permanently deleted from the platform within 14 day of the fundraiser's conclusion. Potential donors may also opt out from fundraiser messages as described below.

Potential Donor Opt Out
Potential donors may opt out from receiving future donation request messages and communication regarding a student's fundraiser by submitting the opt-out form at www.fundraisegenius.com/optout.

Donor Contact Information
Donor contact information (including name and email address) is retained by the participating program for reporting and record-keeping purposes. Donor information is never shared beyond the extent of fundraiser record-keeping. Donation payments are processed by Stripe (www.stripe.com), a secure online payment processor, and debit / credit card details are never stored on the Fundraise Genius platform or shared with the participating program or student.

Encryption and Security
Fundraise Genius takes information security very seriously. We have implemented a variety of security measures in our system architecture to protect our users’ information. All supplied credit card information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and then encrypted into our payment processing gateway providers’ database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to those systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. If a transaction takes place, your private information will not be stored on our servers.

3rd Party Services
Occasionally we may elect to include or offer 3rd party products, services, or advertising on our website. These 3rd parties have independent privacy policies, and Fundraise Genius is not responsible or liable for the content or activities of these sites.

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of information that a web server may place on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are commonly used by websites to improve the user experience. Many cookies last only through a single website session, or visit. Others may have an expiration date, or may remain on your computer until you delete them. We may use “session cookies” in order to enhance the user experience and for other web-related purposes. These session cookies are not linked to personally identifiable information. We may also use cookies for other purposes, including to maintain continuity during a user session, to gather data about the usage of our website for research and other purposes, or to store a user name or related login credentials so that you do not have to provide this information every time you return to our Website. Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all the features on our Website. Our cookies do not gather personally identifiable information. In some cases, Fundraise Genius may also use another company to operate web servers for our Website. Fundraise Genius uses the cookie information gathered by these companies in the same manner as stated in this Privacy Policy.

Web Beacons
Our Website may contain “web beacons” (also known as Internet tags, pixel tags and clear GIFs). These web beacons allow third parties to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, the type of browser used to view the page, and the information in cookies set by the third party. Web beacons also may be used to track whether you have opened an HTML email. When the email is opened, a part of the code that makes up the HTML page calls a web server to load the web beacon that then generates a record showing that the email has been viewed. Web beacons may also recognize when the email was opened, how many times it was forwarded and which URLs (links within the email) were clicked.

IP Addresses
When you visit and interact with the Services, Fundraise Genius and third parties with whom we have contracted to provide services for us may collect Internet Protocol addresses (each an “IP Address”), as well as browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and page navigation. An IP Address is a unique identifier number that certain electronic devices use to identify and to communicate with each other on the Internet; your Internet Service Provider automatically assigns an IP Address to the computer that you are using. We gather this information to track website visitor movement in the aggregate, and to gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. Our goal in gathering this information is to learn how our customers and the public are using our service. We may use this information to enhance our Website or for other lawful purposes.

Real Time Location Information
Fundraise Genius does not collect precise real-time location information of your mobile device.

Children
Concerning the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act – we are in compliance with COPPA as we do not collect any information from anyone under the age of 13. Our site, products and services are all targeted to an audience ages 13 and older.

Security
Your privacy is important to us, and we have put in place security systems designed to prevent unauthorized disclosure and use of your private information. We have asked for similar assurances from our third-party providers. The security systems in place are structured to deter and prevent hackers and others from accessing your information. Due to the nature of Internet communications and evolving technologies, however, we cannot provide, and disclaim, assurance that such information and communications will remain free from loss, misuse, or alteration by human error or third-parties who, despite our security measures efforts, may obtain unauthorized access.

Use of the Website from Outside the United States
We do not represent or warrant that Fundraise Genius, or any part thereof, are appropriate or available for use in any particular geographic location. If you choose to use Fundraise Genius, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations applicable in your jurisdiction. We reserve the right to limit Fundraise Genius’s availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion. If you are using the Services from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored or processed in the United States, where Fundraise Genius is hosted and where the database resides.

Data Retention Policy; Managing Your Information
We will retain any user-provided data for as long as you use the Services and for a reasonable time thereafter. If you would like to request that we delete the personally identifiable information that you have provided to us via the Services, please contact us at support@fundraisegenius.com and we will endeavor to respond to any commercially reasonable requests within a reasonable time frame. Please note that some of your user-provided information may be required in order for the Services to function properly. Alternatively, we may be required to retain certain information pursuant to applicable laws or regulations.

Changes to our Privacy Policy, Practices and Procedures
We reserve the right to change, alter, replace, revise or otherwise modify this Policy at any time. The date of last modification is stated at the beginning and end of this Policy. It is your responsibility to check this page from time to time for updates. If we make any material changes to this Policy, as determined by us, in our sole discretion, then we will provide notice of such change via the Services or will email you using the email you provided to us when you registered; your continued use of Fundraise Genius after such notice will indicate your acknowledgment and agreement with any and all such changes. This Policy is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal right in or on behalf of any party.

By using our website, you the user consents to the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to make changes to the policy and this webpage -- please check back to maintain an up to date knowledge of the current policies.

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy.

Fundraise Genius
(208) 243-8003
support@fundraisegenius.com

Last Updated: July 13, 2023