Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 1, 2024

At GiftZari.org ("we," "our community," or "this sanctuary"), we honor your privacy as sacred. This Privacy Policy shares—with transparency and respect—how we mindfully gather, thoughtfully use, consciously share, and protectively safeguard your information during your journey through giftzari.org (our "Learning Space").

We invite you to read this with intention and care. If these practices don't resonate with your values, we completely understand—simply choose not to visit our Space, and we hold no judgment. By continuing your journey here, you're affirming alignment with our privacy philosophy.

Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide to Us

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Fill out a contact form
• Participate in user surveys
• Send us feedback or questions

The personal information we collect may include:

• Email address
• First and last name
• Phone number (if provided voluntarily)
• Message content when contacting us

Information Automatically Collected

When you access our Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referral source
• Length of visit and pages viewed
• Navigation paths
• Time and date of your visit
• Other diagnostic data

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website. For more information about cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide and maintain our Website
• Send you educational newsletters if you have subscribed
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Improve our Website and user experience
• Monitor usage and performance of our Website
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• Comply with legal obligations

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose your personal information in the following situations:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting, data analysis, email delivery, and customer service.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, court order, or similar legal process.
• Protection of Rights: We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

Analytics

We may use third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics, to monitor and analyze the use of our Website. These services may track details such as the frequency with which users visit our site, the pages they visit, and the length of time spent on specific pages. We use this data to improve our Website and services. These third-party service providers have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Website is at your own risk.

Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at the information provided below.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
• Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Restriction of processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the information provided below. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the right to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at the information provided below.

GDPR Compliance

For users in the European Union, we process personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Your consent
• The need to perform a contract with you
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Protection of your vital interests
• Performance of tasks in the public interest
• Our legitimate interests, provided they do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: [email protected]
• By phone: +1 (212) 847-5293
• By mail: 789 Broadway Avenue, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10001, United States