Privacy Policy

The Community Foundation for Financial Literacy dba “RightPath” values your trust, and we understand the importance of protecting your privacy. We want to make sure that you understand how your information is collected and used by RightPath. This privacy statement (“Privacy Statement”) describes what information we collect about you, including when and how we collect it; how we use it; with whom we may share it; and what choices you have regarding our use of your information. 

This Privacy Statement applies to all information collected through your communications with RightPath, whether electronic, written or oral; information collected through RightPath mobile applications (“Apps”) or RightPath websites (“Sites”) that include a link to this Privacy Statement; as well as any other information about you that we may collect offline or receive from third parties (collectively, Apps, Sites, and offline or third-party information are referred to as the “Services”). By accessing our Services or providing your information to us, you accept and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Statement.

What Type of Personal Information we Collect About You

When you engage with RightPath or visit or use our Programs, we collect a variety of information. In general, the type and amount of information we collect on you will depend on how you choose to interact with RightPath. For instance, if you are a potential donor or volunteer contacting us for assistance, we will need different information to assist you than if you are using our website to gather information on how to donate to the RightPath.

  • Contact Information and Preferences. We may request contact information such as your name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, and your preferences for how you would like to be contacted.  We may also use third-party services to supplement or to ensure accuracy of contact information.

  • Demographic Information. We may request limited demographic information such as your gender, geographic location, and/or primary language. We may also use publicly available data or third-party services to supplement this information.

How we collect personal information about you

RightPath and its service providers may collect Personal Information in a variety of instances. For example, we may collect information about you in the following circumstances:

  • Donations. If you make a donation to the Society, we will collect Personal Information from you that may include: your name, address, telephone number, and/or e-mail address so that we can send you a receipt and thank you for your donation. We may also collect limited financial information to process your donations.   

  • Volunteer Participation. If you seek volunteer opportunities with RightPath, we will collect information related to your role. Depending on your role, we may also request a background check but this is often not needed.

  • Event Registration. If you register to participate in a RightPath event, we may ask for contact, demographic, and education history information.

How we may use your personal information

We and our service providers may use Personal Information for the following purposes: 

  • Mission Delivery and Support Operations. We will use your Personal Information to respond to your inquiries and to provide you with the information, resources and support services you request. We may use your Personal Information to help us better understand the individuals we serve, to better communicate with you, and to better serve you and your community with relevant programs, services and information. We may also use your Personal Information to develop, evaluate and improve our programs and services. 

  • Data Analytics.  We also perform data analysis and research activities to gain a greater general understanding of the impact of our programs and the demographics of our constituents. 

  • With your consent. In addition to the other uses described in this section, we may also use your information as you expressly authorize us to do so.

Our data security protections

We seek to use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures reasonably designed to secure the information to protect Personal Information within our organization. We incorporate industry-standard security controls (like firewalls) and protocols (like SSL/TLS) to create a site that is resistant to standard internet-based threats. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

RETENTION
RightPath retains Personal Information that we receive for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which the information was collected, to provide our services and products, to pursue legitimate business purposes, to enforce our agreements, and comply with all applicable laws.

Notices and Disclosures

Children’s Privacy. RightPath does not knowingly request or collect information from any person under 13 years of age without parental consent. If you believe that your child has submitted Personal Information to the Society without your consent and you would like this info restricted or removed, please contact us