Privacy Policy

The Marine Health Alliance (MHA) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you interact with our website, donate to our cause, or participate in our programs.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information from you:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, mailing address, phone number
• Donation Information: Payment details (including credit card information), donation amount, donation frequency
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• Processing Donations: To process your donations and provide you with a donation receipt.
• Communication: To communicate with you about your donation, our programs, and other relevant information.
• Recurring Donations: To process and manage your recurring donations.
• Website Analytics: To analyze website usage and improve our services.
• Marketing: To send you promotional emails or other marketing communications, if you have opted in. You can unsubscribe from our communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails.

Adding Donors to Lists

When you make a donation, we will automatically add your contact information (name and email address) to our donor list in Constant Contact, our email marketing platform. This allows us to keep you informed about our work. You can unsubscribe from our communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information with:

• Payment Processors: To process your donations. We use secure payment gateways that comply with industry standards to protect your credit card information.
• Service Providers: To help us with website maintenance, email delivery, and other services. We require our service providers to adhere to strict confidentiality agreements.
• Law Enforcement Agencies: If required by law or to protect our rights.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information.
• Rectify any inaccuracies in your personal information.
• Erasure of your personal information.
• Restrict the processing of your personal information.
• Object to the processing of your personal information.

Sensitive Information

We only collect and process credit card information to facilitate donations. This information is transmitted securely using industry-standard encryption protocols. We do not store your full credit card number after processing your donation.

Recurring Donations

If you choose to make a recurring donation, we will securely store your payment information to process your recurring payments. You can cancel your recurring donation at any time by contacting us at [email protected] or accessing to your account.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your usage of our website. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at: [email protected]