Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for www.community-stewardship.org
Effective Date: September 17, 2025
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
Personal Information: Name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and payment details (via secure third-party processors).
Non-Personal Information: Browser type, IP address, pages visited, and other analytics data.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
Process donations and event registrations.
Communicate with you.
Respond to inquiries.
Improve our services.
Comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
Mobile opt-in information won't be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
We process personal data under the following legal bases:
Consent
Contractual necessity
Legitimate interest
Legal obligation
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to:
Access, correct, or delete your data
Restrict or object to processing
Data portability (EU residents)
Opt out of data sales (California residents)
Donations and Payment Information
Donations are processed through secure third-party providers. We do not store your financial information. Tax receipts may be issued depending on jurisdiction.
Event Registration
We collect necessary details to manage attendance and communicate updates. We may share your name and affiliation with other attendees only with your consent.
Cookies and Analytics
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and analyze traffic. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated or as required by law.
Data Security
We implement reasonable measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.
Children's Privacy
Our Site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about these policies, please contact us at:
📧 info[@]community-stewardship.org
📍 116 N. Few Street, Suite 3, Madison, WI 53703
SMS Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy. However, we do need to use information you provide to provide certain services to you.
This SMS Privacy Policy (this “Privacy Policy”) describes how we at Center for Community Stewardship, Inc. (“Center for Community Stewardship, Inc.”, “we”, or “us”) collect, use and disclose your personal information in connection with your use of the services to receive short message services and/or multi-media services for marketing and non-marketing purposes from us through the Constant Contact, Inc. platform, the Microsoft Teams platform, or other platform providers, phone companies, and other vendors who assist us in the delivery of mobile messages (“SMS Services”). This Privacy Policy is strictly limited to the SMS Services described herein and does not relate to the collection or use of personal information through any of our other services. In addition, it has no effect on and is unrelated to any other privacy policy(ies), if any, that may govern the relationship between you and us in other contexts. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By enrolling in, using or accessing any of the SMS Services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access any of the SMS Services. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into our Terms of Service covering SMS Services.
Information Collected About You
Personal information we collect about you through your use of the SMS Services may include first name, last name, mobile number, address, email address, job title, and birthday.
We may use cookies or similar technologies on our website or websites associated with the SMS Services to automatically collect your interactions with any URL links included in the Messages.
Use of Personal Information for SMS Services
We use your personal information to provide you with our products and services and other relevant information. We may also use this information to market our products and services to you, including by the SMS Services subject to your consent.
We may also use information collected from you and information collected from your device to send you abandoned cart reminders if you added items to your shopping cart but did not complete check out.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may use third-party service providers to assist us with providing and marketing our products and services to you, and we may disclose your information with such third parties for these purposes.
Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Privacy Policy, we do not share text message opt-in consents or related mobile telephone numbers with third parties, except with our service providers and vendors to provide the SMS Services.
We may also share your personal information if necessary to comply with any applicable law or regulation, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, in the event of a merger or sale of our company, or to otherwise protect our rights or property.
Opting Out
If you wish to stop receiving text messages from us, reply STOP, QUIT, CANCEL, OPT-OUT, or UNSUBSCRIBE to any text message sent from us.
Eligibility
To receive SMS Services, you must be a resident of the United States and 18 years of age or older.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please review it frequently. By continuing to use the SMS Services after any such changes have been made, you accept and agree to the updates to the Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info[@]community-stewardship.org.