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Who we are
At The Luke Cyr Foundation and Vision Poems, accessible from https://lukecyrfoundation.org and https://visionpoems.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information that are collected and recorded by us and how we use it.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Personal Identification Information: We may ask for your name, email address, telephone number, and other similar information to help us provide our services, such as sending newsletters from Vision Poems and processing donations to The Luke Cyr Foundation.
- Financial Data: To process donations, we collect financial information such as your payment method details through our payment processing partners. We do not store or process these details on our servers.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
- Send you emails
- Find and prevent fraud
3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We respect your privacy and only share personal information in the following situations:
- With Your Consent: If you have provided your consent, we may share your information with third parties for specific purposes, such as promotional activities or partnerships.
- Service Providers: We work with trusted third-party service providers to help us operate our websites, process payments, and send communications. These providers are given only the information necessary to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to maintain your data’s confidentiality.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
4. Data Security
We employ commercially reasonable measures to secure your data and protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While no system is completely secure, we take data security seriously and strive to protect your personal information.
5. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and the applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These include:
- Access and Correction: You have the right to access and correct the personal information we hold about you.
- Deletion: You may request the deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements and our legitimate interests.
- Objection and Restriction: You have the right to object to certain data processing activities or request restrictions on how we process your personal data.
- Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a portable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details provided below.
6. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we can delete such information.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes. When we make significant changes to this policy, we will notify you through the website or other appropriate means.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
- Address: 100 Adrian Drive, Sault Ste Marie, ON P6A 4W9
- Email: contact@lukecyrfoundation.org