PRIVACY POLICY

Metamorphosis (“we,” “us,” or “our organization”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy.

This Policy governs your access to and use of [JoinMetamorphosis.org] (the “Website”), including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website as a guest or participant.

By accessing the Website, you acknowledge certain information about you may be collected both automatically and through voluntary actions you take during your visit. This Policy applies to information collected on the Website and in email or other electronic communications between you and the Website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information from you when you:

  • - Send an inquiry or message on our site

  • - Subscribe to our newsletter

  • - Respond to a survey

  • - Fill out a form (e.g., application forms or event registrations)

When you register, donate, or apply on our site, we may request:

  • - Your name

  • - Email address

  • - Phone number

  • - (Rarely) your credit card information (e.g., if making a donation or paying for an event)

Note: You may visit our site anonymously if you prefer.

Automatic Data Collection

As you navigate the Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies such as Google Analytics to gather information about your equipment, browsing actions, and usage patterns. This can include your approximate location, traffic patterns through our site, and other communications between your device and our Website.


2. How We Use Your Information

Any information we collect may be used in one or more of the following ways:

  1. 1. Personalize Your Experience: Your information enables us to better respond to your individual needs and interests.

  2. 2. Improve Our Website: We continuously strive to enhance our content and offerings based on feedback we receive.

  3. 3. Enhance Customer Service: Your data helps us effectively address inquiries, requests, and support needs.

  4. 4. Process Transactions: Information may be used to facilitate donations, registrations, or other nonprofit-related transactions.

  5. 5. Send Periodic Emails or Updates: The email address you provide may be used to send you information about news, updates, events, or related services, in addition to occasional organizational announcements.

  6. Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time by contacting us or using the “unsubscribe” link (if provided).

No Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: Your information (whether public or private) will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other organization for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the expressed purpose of providing the service or information requested.


3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our nonprofit programs, or servicing you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential and adhere to data protection laws.

We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to:

  • - Comply with the lawyer respond to legal processes

  • - Enforce our Website policies

  • - Protect our rights, property, or the safety of our organization or others

    Non-personally identifiable visitor information (e.g., aggregated site traffic data) may be provided to outside parties for marketing, advertising, or other permissible uses.


4. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information.

Financial Information: After a transaction, your private information (e.g., credit card numbers) isnotstored on our servers for more than 30 days unless you engage in an ongoing participation (e.g., recurring donations or a long-term program), in which case your data may be retained for the duration specified in a written agreement or contract.


5. Cookies & Third-Party Tracking

Cookies are small files transferred to your computer’s hard drive (through your web browser) that enable us to recognize your browser and capture certain information.

Why We Use Cookies: Remember and process items (e.g., donation details)Understand and save your preferences for future visitsCompile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions for improved user experience

We may contract with third-party service providers to help us better understand our visitors. These providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to assist us in conducting or improving our nonprofit activities.

Third-Party Use of Cookies: These service providers may collect information associated with your personal data or track your online activities over time and across different websites, potentially offering interest-based or behavioral advertising. We do not authorize them to use your information except to help our organization operate effectively.


6. Third-Party Links

Occasionally, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our Website. These external sites have independent privacy policies, and we have no responsibility or liability for their content or activities. Nonetheless, we aim to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these links.


7. Email Policies

Emails from our organization will:

  • - Clearly state who the email is from

  • - Contain details on how to contact the sender

  • - Provide clear instructions to remove yourself from our mailing list (opt-out) so you receive no further communication from us if desired


8. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

In compliance with COPPA, we do not knowingly collect any information from individuals under the age of 13. Our Website, events, and services are directed at individuals who are at least 13 years old or older.


9. Online Privacy Policy Scope

This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through our Website or electronic communications and not to information collected offline.


10. Your Consent

By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to our Terms when this option is presented, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.


11. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the “last modified” date will be updated accordingly.

Last Modified: 03/18/2025


12. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:

Metamorphosis Outreach

[email protected]

4704 Sunset Trail,

Austin TX 78745

TERMS OF USE

This Website grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use any resources we provide (e.g., free guides, PDFs, or other downloadable content) for your personal or internal organizational use only. You are not permitted to modify, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, or redistribute our content without express written consent from our organization.

Sharing Our Content:

We welcome you to link back to our Website or share short quotes, provided that you:

  • - Give clear credit to Metamorphosis Outreach

  • - For excerpts, include a link back to the original page or post

By following these guidelines, you help preserve the integrity of our work while making it accessible to those who need it.