PRIVACY POLICY
FOR STUDENTS AGAINST SCAMS.

This Privacy Policy is intended to satisfy common online privacy disclosure expectations for nonprofit organizations, including clear disclosure of the categories of information collected, how the information is used, whether it is shared, how users may request updates or deletion, how policy changes are communicated, and the policy’s effective date.

This document is provided for general informational purposes and should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel before publication or adoption as a final legal policy. Privacy obligations can vary based on the organization’s actual practices, the platforms it uses, and the jurisdictions in which it operates.

Who this policy applies to

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected by Students Against Scams through:

The organization’s website and any page that links to this policy.
Online forms, contact pages, volunteer applications, newsletter sign-ups, and event registrations.
Donations made through the organization or through approved third-party donation processors.
Email, text, social media, and other communications sent to or received from the organization.
Educational programs, outreach campaigns, workshops, and community events.

California online privacy guidance recommends that organizations clearly identify the operator and the online services covered by the policy.

Information collected

Depending on how a person interacts with Students Against Scams, the organization may collect the following categories of information:

Contact information: name, email address, phone number, mailing address, city, school name, organization name, and related identifiers.
Program and participation information: volunteer interests, event registration details, workshop participation, outreach requests, applications, and survey responses.
Donation information: donation amount, donation history, billing contact information, and transaction records. Payment card data should be processed by a secure third-party payment provider and should not be intentionally stored directly by Students Against Scams unless the organization has appropriate systems and safeguards in place.
Communications: emails, messages, media inquiries, support requests, and other correspondence.
Technical and usage information: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referral URLs, website usage statistics, and cookie-related information collected through analytics or site functionality tools.

California privacy guidance recommends describing the categories of personally identifiable information collected and the methods of collection in a clear and accessible way.

How information is collected

Students Against Scams may collect information:

Directly from users when they complete a form, make a donation, subscribe to a newsletter, register for an event, apply to volunteer, or contact the organization.
Automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies when users visit the website.
From trusted service providers that help process donations, registrations, communications, and website functions.fplglaw+1

Privacy guidance for nonprofits recommends clearly explaining whether information is collected directly, automatically, or through third-party service tools.

How information is used

Students Against Scams may use personal information to:

Provide educational materials, scam-awareness campaigns, workshops, newsletters, and program updates.
Process event registrations, volunteer requests, and partnership inquiries.
Process donations, issue confirmations, maintain donor records, and support lawful financial reporting.councilofnonprofits+1
Respond to questions, feedback, requests, and media outreach.
Improve website performance, communications, educational offerings, and user experience.
Monitor for security issues, misuse, fraud, unauthorized access, or other harmful activity.
Comply with legal obligations, grant requirements, accounting requirements, or internal recordkeeping needs.

Nonprofit privacy guidance recommends explaining the purposes of data collection, including operational, communication, security, and legal uses.

How information may be shared

Students Against Scams does not sell personal information. Personal information may be shared only as described below:

With vendors and service providers that assist with website hosting, email delivery, donation processing, analytics, registration management, document storage, or other operational services, but only as needed for those functions.
With legal authorities, regulators, or other parties when required by law, subpoena, court order, or when reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, property, or the integrity of the organization.
With successor entities in the event of a merger, restructuring, transfer, or similar organizational transition.
With a parent, guardian, school, or supervising adult when reasonably necessary to manage student-focused participation in a program and consistent with applicable law.burr+1

California privacy guidance recommends identifying categories of third parties with whom information may be shared.

Minors and student data

Students Against Scams serves young people and may engage with minors through educational programming. COPPA applies to operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13, or to operators that knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13.

If Students Against Scams knowingly collects personal information online from a child under 13 in circumstances where COPPA applies, the organization should provide direct notice to the parent or guardian and obtain verifiable parental consent before collection, use, or disclosure, unless a recognized legal exception applies.burr+1

Students Against Scams seeks to limit collection of student information to what is reasonably necessary for participation in a program or activity and should not require a child to provide more personal information than is reasonably necessary. Parents may have rights to review, request deletion of, or stop further collection of their child’s information when COPPA applies.

Cookies and tracking technologies

Students Against Scams may use cookies, analytics tools, pixels, or similar technologies to maintain site functionality, understand website traffic, improve content, and remember user preferences. Nonprofit privacy guidance recommends disclosing the use of cookies and other tracking tools in the privacy policy.nonprofitlawblog+1

Users can often control cookies through browser settings or device preferences. Certain website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

Under California online privacy guidance, the website should state how it responds to browser “Do Not Track” signals if the organization engages in that type of tracking disclosure obligation. Unless and until Students Against Scams adopts a specific practice, the published website policy should accurately state its actual response to such signals.

Data retention

Students Against Scams retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, accounting rules, grant conditions, audit obligations, or legitimate organizational needs. Nonprofit privacy guidance commonly recommends collecting only necessary information and keeping it no longer than needed.

When information is no longer reasonably needed, Students Against Scams may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to technical, legal, and operational limitations.

Data security

Students Against Scams uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Nonprofit privacy guidance recommends using secure platforms, restricting access, and protecting sensitive data with reasonable safeguards.

However, no website, internet transmission, or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. Accordingly, Students Against Scams cannot guarantee absolute security.

User rights and choices

Users may request to review, correct, update, or delete personal information previously submitted to Students Against Scams, subject to legal, technical, administrative, or operational limitations. California online privacy guidance recommends that a privacy policy describe the process, if any, that users may use to review and request changes to their personally identifiable information.

Users may also opt out of receiving nonessential promotional or newsletter emails by using the unsubscribe link in those communications or by contacting the organization directly.

Students Against Scams will consider privacy-related requests in good faith and may request sufficient information to verify the identity of the requester before acting on a request.

California-specific note

Some state privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, apply primarily to certain for-profit businesses and may not directly apply to nonprofit corporations in the same way. However, nonprofit organizations may still be subject to other privacy obligations, contractual requirements, online disclosure rules, or obligations that arise from their specific activities and data.

For that reason, Students Against Scams adopts this Privacy Policy to promote transparency and trust and to describe its current information practices to users, donors, volunteers, and community partners.

Third-party websites and services

The Students Against Scams website or communications may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or tools, including donation processors, video platforms, social media services, and partner organizations. Those third parties maintain their own privacy practices, and Students Against Scams is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of third-party.

Users should review the privacy policies of any third-party website or platform before submitting information to it.

Educational and financial disclaimer

Students Against Scams provides scam-awareness, fraud-prevention, and educational content for general informational purposes only. The organization does not provide financial, legal, tax, investment, mental health, or other professional advice, and no content provided by Students Against Scams should be treated as a substitute for advice from a qualified professional.

Users are solely responsible for their own financial decisions, transactions, reports, actions, and outcomes. Students Against Scams is not responsible or liable for any loss, damage, claim, or consequence arising out of or related to a user’s reliance on information provided by the organization or any decision made based on that information.

Changes to this policy

Students Against Scams may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, organizational practices, website functionality, or service providers. California online privacy guidance recommends describing how users will be notified of material changes and including an effective.

When updates are made, the revised version may be posted on the website with an updated effective date. Material changes may also be communicated through website notices, email, or other appropriate methods when warranted.

Contact information

Questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or Students Against Scams’ privacy practices should be directed to the organization through its designated contact email and mailing address.

Privacy Contact: Harrison Lee (Founder)
Email: harrison.lee@studentsagainstscams.org
Website: studentsagainstscams.org

California nonprofit privacy guidance recommends including clear contact information in the posted privacy policy.

Final customization items

Before publishing this Privacy Policy, Students Against Scams should replace all bracketed placeholders and confirm that the policy accurately reflects the organization’s actual practices, including:

Website URL and organization contact information.
Whether cookies, analytics, or tracking tools are used.
The identity of donation, email, form, and hosting service providers.
Whether the website responds to Do Not Track signals.
Whether the organization knowingly collects information from children under 13 online.
The actual process for requesting access, correction, deletion, or other privacy-related changes.

Nonprofit guidance recommends that privacy policies be accurate, visible, understandable, and regularly reviewed rather than copied without customization.

PRIVACY POLICY FOR STUDENTS AGAINST SCAMS.