Lakota Friends Circle
Our website address is: https://www.lakotafriendscircle.org.
At Lakota Friends Circle (LFC), we value and respect the privacy of our donors. This policy outlines how we protect donor information, what information we keep confidential, and how we use donor information. By implementing this Donor Privacy Policy, we aim to maintain trust and confidence in our organization while safeguarding the privacy of our generous supporters.
Information We Collect
- We may collect the following types of information:
- Website Usage Information.
- IP address
- Browser type
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- This data helps us improve website functionality and outreach efforts.
- Information You Voluntarily Provide
- Name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Volunteer or program participation information
- Communications you send to us
- Website and Social Media Information: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Referring website addresses
- We may use basic website analytics tools to help us understand how visitors use our website and improve functionality.
- Social Media Platforms: We maintain social media accounts (such as Facebook) to share updates and engage with our community.
- If you interact with us through social media:
- Information you post publicly (such as comments, likes, or messages) may be visible to others.
- We may receive information from the social media platform consistent with your privacy settings on that platform.
- Your use of social media platforms is governed by the privacy policies of those platforms, not by our Privacy Policy.
- We do not control how third-party social media companies collect or use your data.
Third-Party Links and Social Media
Our website may contain links to external websites or social media platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or social media providers.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
Photo & Media Release
Please refer to our media policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
- We may share limited information only:
- With trusted service providers (e.g., email platforms or accounting services) necessary to operate our organization
- When required by law
- To protect our legal rights or prevent fraud
- We require service providers to safeguard your information.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.