Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide:

We collect information you choose to submit through our website or related communications. Depending on how you interact with us, this may include:

• Your name, email address, and phone number.
• Your inquiry topic, message, and other information you choose to share.
• Information about mentorship interests, age or age group, goals, or circumstances that you voluntarily provide.
• Information a parent, guardian, or other authorized person provides when asking about mentorship for someone else.
• Newsletter signup information and communication preferences.
• Volunteer, mentor, or partnership inquiry details.
• Your name, email address, and comment content when you submit a blog comment.
• Donor and transaction information made available to us through Zeffy, as described in Section 4.

Please share only what is relevant to your inquiry. Do not send Social Security numbers, payment-card details, medical records, or other highly sensitive information through our general contact form.

Information collected automatically:

Our website and connected service providers may collect technical and usage information, such as IP addresses, browser and device information, approximate location derived from technical information, pages visited, referring websites, and interactions with website features. Cookies and similar technologies may support this collection, as explained in Section 5.

2. How We Use Information

We use information to:

• Respond to inquiries and communicate about requested services.
• Review mentorship interests and coordinate next steps.
• Respond to volunteer, mentor, and partnership inquiries.
• Send newsletters and updates to people who subscribe.
• Administer donations, maintain donation records, and communicate with donors.
• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and communications.
• Meet applicable legal and recordkeeping obligations.
• Review, moderate, and publish blog comments.

3. How We Share Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

If you submit a blog comment and it is approved, your submitted display name and comment will be visible publicly. Your email address is not displayed publicly. Please avoid including sensitive personal information about yourself or others in comments.

We may share information with service providers that support our website and operations, including hosting, form processing, contact management, email delivery, analytics, and donation processing.

Information may also be shared with personnel helping respond to your inquiry or coordinate the support you request, as needed for those purposes.

We may disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect someone’s safety, investigate misuse, or protect our rights. We may also share information at your direction or with your permission.

Third-party services may process information under their own privacy policies, as described below.

4. Donations Through Zeffy

Online donations are handled through Zeffy and its payment-processing providers. Information entered into the donation form is processed through those services.

Manifest Change may receive donor names, contact details, donation amounts and dates, transaction status, and responses to donation-form questions. We use this information to administer donations, maintain records, acknowledge support, and respond to donor questions.

Payment-card or bank details entered into Zeffy’s payment fields are handled by Zeffy and its payment-processing providers.

For information about Zeffy’s practices, please review its Privacy Policy: https://support.zeffy.com/privacy-policy-5tndw

5. Cookies, Analytics, and Embedded Content

Our website and third-party features may use cookies and similar technologies to support functionality, understand website usage, and improve the visitor experience.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and to improve its content and functionality. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information about website interactions, browser and device characteristics, and approximate location. For more information about how Google collects and processes information, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Our website includes YouTube content and a Zeffy donation feature. When these features load or you interact with them, their providers may receive technical information, such as your IP address, browser information, and interactions with the feature. Their use of cookies and other technologies depends on the feature, your settings, and the provider’s practices.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect some website or third-party features.

For information about Google and YouTube’s privacy practices, visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Email Communications

When you subscribe to our mailing list, we use the information you provide to send updates, resources, and news about Manifest Change.

Our email service providers process subscriber information to deliver and manage these communications. Depending on the tools and settings used, they may also collect delivery, bounce, open, and link-click information.

You can unsubscribe using the link in our newsletter emails or by contacting us. Unsubscribing from newsletters does not prevent us from responding to your inquiries or sending communications needed to administer a donation or service you requested.

7. Young People’s Privacy

Manifest Change offers mentorship for young men ages 15–25, including participants under 18. Parents and guardians may contact us on behalf of a young person.

Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through our website, please contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate steps to remove it.

Please provide information about another person only when you have appropriate authority or permission to do so.

This website policy does not establish the consent, confidentiality, or information-sharing arrangements for participation in mentorship. Please contact us to discuss those arrangements before sharing sensitive participant information.

8. Data Retention and Security

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to inquiries, administering our activities, maintaining required records, and meeting legal obligations. Retention periods vary depending on the information and its purpose.

We take reasonable measures to protect personal information. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Choices and Requests

You may choose not to provide information, although this may limit our ability to respond to or fulfill your request.

You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you. We may need to verify your identity and authority before fulfilling a request. Some information may need to be retained for legal, recordkeeping, or other legitimate purposes.

We will handle requests in accordance with applicable law. Any additional privacy rights depend on the laws that apply to you and our organization.

10. Third-Party Links and Policy Updates

Our website may link to external websites, social media platforms, or other services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, activities, or practices change. The “Last updated” date indicates the latest revision. We will provide any additional notice required by applicable law.

11. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact Manifest Change at:

manifestchange@icloud.com