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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 09/13/2025

Dark Arts Coffee Foundation (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website darkartscoffeefoundation.org (“Site”) and all donors, volunteers, and other users of our services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect several types of information from or about you:

A. Personal Information You Provide

  • Contact information: name, address, email address, phone number

  • Donation information: donation amounts, payment method, billing address

  • Employment / volunteer information: if you apply for volunteer opportunities or submit career applications

  • Communication preferences: how you wish to receive updates, newsletters, etc.

  • Any other information you choose to provide via contact forms, donation forms, email communications, or otherwise

B. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit or interact with the Site, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Pages you visit on the Site, duration of visit

  • Referring / exit pages

  • Date/time stamps

C. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:

  • Recognize you when you return to the Site

  • Personalize content and user experience

  • Analyze usage and trends to improve our services

  • Provide analytics and performance metrics

You may disable cookies via your browser settings, but doing so may limit functionality.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for purposes including:

  • To operate, maintain, and protect the Site

  • To process your donations and related transactions

  • To communicate with you (for example, to send confirmations, updates, newsletters, or respond to inquiries)

  • To provide information about our programs, activities, events, or other opportunities for involvement

  • To comply with legal obligations

  • To detect and prevent fraud or misuse of our services

  • For internal analytics and enhancing the user experience

3. Sharing & Disclosure of Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • With third‐party service providers who perform functions on our behalf (e.g., payment processors, email service providers, website hosting, analytics)

  • To comply with legal obligations (court orders, subpoenas, etc.) or governmental requests

  • If we believe disclosure is necessary to protect rights, safety, or property of Dark Arts Coffee Foundation, our users, or others

  • In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our assets (with appropriate confidentiality assurances)

  • With your consent or direction

4. Payment, Security & Storage

  • All payment/donation information is handled by trusted third‐party payment processors using industry‐standard security (e.g. SSL / TLS encryption)

  • We do not store full credit card details on our servers

  • We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration

  • Data is stored securely for as long as needed for our legitimate purposes or as required by law

5. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights such as:

  • Access: request a copy of your personal data

  • Correction: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data

  • Deletion: request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal requirements)

  • Objection or restriction: restrict certain processing of your data

  • Opting‐out of marketing communications

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details below.

6. Third‑Party Links & External Services

  • The Site may contain links to third‑party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

  • These third parties may collect information about you, use cookies, embed additional third‐party tracking, etc.

  • We encourage you to review their privacy policies when you leave our Site

7. Children

The Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe we may have collected such information, please contact us, and we will take necessary steps to delete it.

8. International Visitors

If you access the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the U.S. Your use of the Site constitutes consent to that transfer.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on the Site with the “Effective Date” at the top. Significant changes will be communicated via email or by prominent notice on the Site.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or wish to exercise any rights, please contact:

Dark Arts Coffee Foundation
243 Rocking Horse Ln, Raeford, NC 28376, USA
Email: jay@darkartscoffeefoundation.org
Phone: 910‑988‑1212