Disclaimer & Privacy Policy of Soul 2 Soul Sisters
SOUL 2 SOUL SISTERS notes that Black and other oppressed groups are disproportionately impacted by data collection practices and privacy abuses from all entities including government and private sectors. As Black people are often targeted, harmed, and exploited through surveillance, policing, and algorithmic bias, Soul 2 Soul Sisters will not voluntarily share information or data provided to the organization with any third-party for any purpose other than as described in this Privacy Policy.
Soul 2 Soul Sisters operates the http://soul2soulsisters.org website (the “Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) a Service which provides reproductive and racial justice programming focused on Black healing, health & joy, Black civic engagement & policy, ending anti-Black racism, and reparations.
Your privacy is very important to us. This page is used to inform our website visitors of the terms of our Privacy Policy, including the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information. If you choose to use our Services, then you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. We encourage you to read the policy, and to use the information it contains to help you make decisions about your interaction with our website and Services.
This policy does not address the privacy practices of any third-party service providers that we are affiliated with, but that we do not own or control.
Information Collection and Use
Personal Information
While using our Services, you may provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name, phone number, email, and postal address information. We do not collect personal information unless you provide it knowingly and voluntarily. The information that we collect will primarily be used to contact you or provide you with our Services or Programs. Please note that any demographic information you provide maybe used to provide statistical information for funding and grant reporting purposes, internal research and/or community development, or to identify policy related issues that impact specific areas.
Registering for programs with Soul 2 Soul Sisters, adding yourself to our mailing list, purchasing items from our store, donating funds, or engaging with our impact data and civic engagement work are examples of how we collect Personal Information. Personal Information is used to communicate with you, fulfill requests, track donations, respond to inquiries, and to provide and improve Soul 2 Soul Sisters Services & Programs. Our mailing list information is collected by Action Network, described in more detail below.
Log Data
We want to inform you that whenever you visit our website, we may collect information that your browser sends to us that is called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, information about your browser or device, your browser history, including other websites that you visit, pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, location data (depending on your device or browser settings) and other automated statistics. Collecting IP addresses and similar log file information is a standard practice on the internet.
Cookies
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from websites that you visit and are stored on your computer or device.
Our website uses these "cookies" and similar technologies to collect information and to improve our Service. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies, and to know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Services.
Security
We value your trust in providing us with your Personal Information, thus we strive to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But please remember that no method of transmission or information over the internet, or method of electronic storage of information, is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. In addition, any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to data and restrict access to personal information to employees and contractors who need to know that information to operate, develop, or improve our services.
Data Sharing
Your personally identifiable information will not be sold to advertisers, and we will not voluntarily share information or data provided to us with any third-party without your consent or as required by law or regulation.
Certain aspects of information privacy and within your control as a consumer, For example, if anyone has access to your username and password, where applicable, they may be able to access your personal information. You may also determine how information is shared through privacy settings on your device or browser.
Links to Third-Party Sites and Services
This privacy policy only governs the use of the data that S2S Sisters has access to and control over, whether it is provided by you voluntarily or collected indirectly pursuant to the use of our website or Services. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. Examples of third-party service providers include, but are not limited to, the web browser you use to access the Site on your computer or mobile device, social media platforms, and other websites that are accessible through links from our website.
If you click on a third-party link on our website, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites for additional information about how your data is accessed and used. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Our website also utilizes the services of third-party service providers to manage certain functionalities accessible through our website. For example, we collect personal information for our mailing list subscriptions through a website maintained by Action Network, and donations to our organization are collected through Donorbox, through links from our website. In these instances, Action Network and Donorbox act as data processors, collecting and then making your information available to us. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party service providers for additional information about how information is collected and shared by these entities.
For users that provide information through the “contact us” feature on our website, the information is collected through a plugin on the website and stored in our website database.
The third-party plugin does not have any access to the information you submit, and we do not share it with them.
Our Soul 2 Soul Sisters Shop is set up through Shopify, and you can access it’s privacy policy here.
International Users
Please note that we may transfer, store and process your personal information outside the
country you live in, as our services are maintained within the United States. Your personal
information is also processed by staff and third-party service providers and partners in this
country.
Children's Privacy
Our Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to take necessary actions.
EU and California Consumers
As described in this policy, we collect, use, and are responsible for certain personal information when you access our site. For visitors located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we are subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), which applies across the entire European Union. For the purpose of applicable data protection laws, we are the data
controller of your personal information.
For California consumers, we are subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). We are responsible as a "controller" of that personal information for the purposes of the GDPR. We are responsible for your personal information as a "business" under the CCPA/CPRA.
How Data is Retained
All users that contact us can request to edit or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
You can request to receive an information about the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us (for example, through our “contact us” form on the website). You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page. This Privacy Policy was created with the help of privacypolicytemplate.net.
Contact Us
Please contact us at info@soul2soulsisters.org if you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy or Soul2Soul Sisters’ handling of personal information. We will investigate and respond to your inquiry, which will be treated confidentially and respectfully.