Effective Date: October 31, 2025
The Jayden Kamel Goodridge Foundation, Inc. (JKGF) is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors, donors, volunteers, and scholarship applicants. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the information provided to us.
- Information We Collect
We collect information directly from individuals when they interact with our website, particularly through forms and online donations.
- Personal Identification Information: Includes your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number, collected when you contact us or engage with our programs.
- Donation Information: When you make a donation, we collect payment details, including your name, donation amount, and card information (which is processed securely by third-party payment gateways like Stripe/PayPal).
- Scholarship Applicant Information: We collect the prospective student’s name, current grade level, school name, and parent/guardian contact information through our Scholarship Interest Forms for pre-screening and application processing.
- Non-Personal Data: We may collect non-personal information such as browser type, operating system, and website usage statistics to improve our website and services.
- How We Use Your Information
The information collected is used exclusively to further the charitable purposes of the JKG Foundation:
- To process and acknowledge donations.
- To communicate about the JKG Foundation’s mission, events, and programs, including the Skill Development Programs and Gun Violence Prevention initiatives.
- To evaluate the eligibility of scholarship applicants and send them the full application package and follow-up communication.
- For internal record-keeping and regulatory compliance as a New York Non Profit Corporation.
- Data Security and Sharing
Legal Compliance: We will disclose information when legally required to do so.
Security: We take reasonable precautions, including using SSL security (HTTPS), to protect your information and ensure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.
Third-Party Disclosure: We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We share information with third-party vendors (like payment processors) only to the extent necessary to process transactions or operate our programs.