GivingTuesday respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your information when you interact with our services, and describes your privacy rights and choices. Your use of www.givingtuesday.org, including its platforms, features, and sites (the “Website”) indicates your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not accept all of the terms of this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Website. This Privacy Policy may change, so please refer back to it periodically.
See our Terms of Service here.
GivingTuesday.org is operated by Giving Tuesday, Inc. (GivingTuesday) a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN: 84-2929872) based in New York City, United States. Our registered office is at 165 Court St, #107, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
For purposes of applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), and Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), GivingTuesday serves as the data controller for processing your personal data.
When you visit our website, we automatically collect:
We may obtain information about you from public records and from third-party databases, like Guidestar, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the IRS, or other sources when conducting due diligence on nonprofit organizations or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
In the event you make a donation or engage in other financial transactions, you grant us permission to access your credit card information or other financial information to complete your donation or financial transaction. GivingTuesday will not share, rent, or sell this financial-related information to any third parties without your consent, except that your credit card and other Personal Information will be shared with our credit card processor or other financial intermediary and then only to process the transaction.
GivingTuesday’s website collects some anonymous information about users automatically when individuals request pages through a browser. We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:
You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or our cookie consent tool available on our website. As we adopt additional technologies, we may also gather additional information through other methods.
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
We work with third-party service providers who help us operate our website and services, including:
We may share aggregated, anonymized data with:
We may disclose information when required by law or to:
If we merge with, are acquired by, or transfer assets to another organization, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
We may share unidentified information, including information that has been de-identified or aggregated and other technical information, without limitation.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including:
However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you believe there has been any breach of security of the Website, please contact us.
We will retain your information for as long as your organization is listed as an active participant on our website or as long as needed to provide our services. We may also retain and use your personal data in order to comply with our contractual or legal obligations, audit requirements, resolve disputes, and prevent abuse.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
GivingTuesday.org is a general audience website and does not collect information about a visitor’s age. GivingTuesday.org does not knowingly collect or store any personal data about children under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.
GivingTuesdaySpark: Our separate program for children operates through GivingTuesdaySpark.org with its own privacy policy designed for younger users.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA:
Note: We do not sell personal information as traditionally defined, but some data sharing for advertising purposes may constitute a “sale” under California law.
The Website is controlled, operated, and administered entirely within the United States. If you visit, access, interact with, and/or otherwise use the Website from a location outside the United States, please be advised that any information you provide in connection with any such activity may be processed in and/or transferred to the United States and/or other territories and locations, where privacy protections may not be as comprehensive as those in the territory or location where you interact with or otherwise use the Website. By using the Website, you affirmatively consent to the transfer, use, disclosure, provision, and other administration of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will:
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your privacy rights, please email info@givingtuesday.org or write us at:
GivingTuesday
Attn: Privacy Officer
165 Court St, #107
Brooklyn, NY 11201
We aim to respond to privacy requests within 30 days (or as required by applicable law).
If you have concerns about our privacy practices, you may lodge a complaint with:
