Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Version date September 16, 2019

Sayé Org created this Privacy Notice to demonstrate respect for your privacy preferences and to disclose our information collection and sharing practices.

This Privacy Notice explains how Sayé Org (“S.O.”, “we” or “us”) collects and processes your Personal Data. Each time you use our Site, the current version of the Privacy Notice will apply. Accordingly, whenever you use our Site, you should check the date of this Privacy Notice (which appears at the top) and review any changes since the last version. This Privacy Notice is applicable to all Site visitors, registered users, and all other users of our Site.

“Personal Data” is any information that enables us to identify you, directly or indirectly, by reference to any identifiers such as your name, identification number, location data, online identifier or one or more factors specific to your physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

By visiting our Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the processes and policies referred to in this Privacy Notice and consent to our data collection, use, sharing and processing practices as set forth in this Privacy Notice. Our nominated EU authorized representative for the purposes of the GDPR can be contacted at love@saye.org.

Depending on the type of communication or transaction, we may collect and process the following personal data:

With regard to each of your visits to the Site we will automatically collect technical information, information about your visit and location information.

Personal data we collect from others — this is information we receive about you if you use any of the other websites (operated by us, or another member of our group) or use any other services provided by another member of our group or us.

Non-personal data — We collect information that is sent to us automatically by your web browser and we may use this information to generate aggregate statistics about visitors to our Site, including, without limitation: IP addresses, browser type and plug-in details, device type (e.g. desktop, laptop, tablet, phone), operating system and local time zone. We may use Non-personal Data for various business purposes such as providing customer service, fraud prevention, market research, and improving our Site. Please check your web browser if you want to learn what information your browser sends or how to change your settings.

We may also collect and process information about your interactions with us, including details about our contacts with you through email, SMS, U.S. Post, on the phone or in person (i.e., the date, time, and method of contact), details about donations you make to us, events or activities that you register for or attend and any other support you provide to us. We may also collect and record any other relevant information you share with us about yourself, including your interests or your affiliations with other charities, community groups, your employer or a Sayé Org corporate partner.

We will only process your Personal Data, including sharing it with third parties, where (1) you have provided your consent which can be withdrawn at any time, (2) the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, (3) we are required by law, (4) processing is required to protect your vital interests or those of another person, (5) processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate commercial interests, except where such interests are overridden by your rights and interests.

We may use Personal Data you give to us to carry out our obligations arising from your membership or sponsorship, or any other contract entered into between you and us; to provide you with information about our work or our activities; to fundraise in accordance with our internal policies and procedures; to organize events that you have registered for; to process donations, sponsorships and purchases from our Gift Catalog; to provide our newsletters and publications, provided you have given your consent; to respond to your questions and provide related services; to provide you with information about other events, products and services we offer that are similar to those you have already purchased, provided you have not opted out; to tailor advertising presented to you on the Internet according to your interests; to respond to applications for employment; to transfer your information as part of a merger or sale of the business; to ensure that content from our Site is presented most effectively for you and your computer; and where we are required by law to disclose or otherwise use your information.

We may use information we collect about you to administer our Site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes; to create an account where you can securely access your donation history; to improve our Site; as part of our efforts to keep our Site safe and secure; to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising; and to make suggestions and recommendations about goods or services that may interest you.

Personal Data we receive from other sources will be combined with information you give us and information we collect about you, and used for the purposes set out above.

We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to provide us with their personal information without verifiable parent or guardian consent. If you are under 18, do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone numbers, or email address, unless you have your parent’s or guardian’s permission. In the event we learn that we collected personal information from anyone under the age of 18, and do not have a parent or guardian’s consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

In accordance with certain state laws, minors under the age of 18 may remove or request and obtain removal of content and information that they post on the Site. If you believe that we might have any information from or about anyone under the age of 18, or if you wish to remove or request and obtain removal of content and information, please contact us at love@sayeorg.com.

Sayé Org has layered security in our systems and only designated employees have access to hard copies of your personal information. All online transactions are done on a secure server. This means that information entered on the transaction page is encrypted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) before transmission. On secure pages, a “closed” lock symbol is displayed in your browser and the website address starts with “https” instead of “http”. Donation pages are verified by Verisign and transactions are processed using a Verisign merchant account.

The Personal Data that you provide to us is generally stored on servers located in the United States. If you are located in another jurisdiction, you should be aware that once your Personal Data is submitted through our Site, it will be transferred to our servers in the United States where there are varying U.S. federal and state law, and industry recognized data protection requirements in place.

We may share your Personal Data for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice with:

If we have reason to believe that there has been some inappropriate interference with or use of our website, communications, charitable services or personal or real property, or if we have reason to believe that one of the Sayé Org website users, donors, employees or other related parties may have been injured or may have harmed some other party, we will disclose, without notice to you, personal information as we deem appropriate or if compelled by a legal or regulatory authority.

You may always change your privacy preferences by contacting us. If you would like to change your privacy preferences, please email us at love@sayeorg.com.

We will store your Personal Data, in a form which permits us to identify you, for no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which the Personal Data is processed. We may retain and use your Personal Data as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements and rights, or where it is not technically reasonably feasible to remove it. Consistent with these requirements, we will try to delete your Personal Data quickly upon request.

Like many websites, our Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the Site. This helps us to analyze the use of the Site, to customize and improve the content and layout of the Site.

By using our Site, our social media pages (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram), subscribing to our services, donating to us and/or shopping online, you agree that, unless you have set your computer’s browser to reject them, we can place the types of cookies set out below on your device and use that data in accordance with this Privacy Notice.

You do not have to accept our cookies and can block them by opting out via the banner at the top of our site that allows you to refuse all or some cookies. You may also delete them after they have been placed on your hard drive. If you do not accept or delete our cookies, some areas of the Site that you access may take more time to work, or may not function properly.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer, if you agree. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device and to target the content displayed to the user’s interests. You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

There are two broad types of cookies. First party cookies are served directly by the website operator to your computer, and are often used to recognize your computer when it revisits that site and to remember your preferences. Third party cookies are served by a service provider on behalf of the website operator, and can be used by the service provider to recognize your computer when you visit other websites; they are most commonly used for website analytics or advertising purposes.

In addition, cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies. Your computer automatically removes session cookies once you close your browser. Persistent cookies will survive on your computer until an expiry date specified in the cookie itself is reached. We use both session and persistent cookies.

We have assessed our cookies based on the ICC Cookie Guide. The majority of our cookies fall into the first two categories; we also use cookies in categories 3 and 4. We may collect some, or all, of the information available from cookies when you visit our website, depending on how you use it. We monitor how people use our website so we can improve it, and we collect this information anonymously.

If you visit our website, we may use cookies to record information about: the areas of the website you visit; the amount of time you spend on the site; whether you are new to the site or have visited before; the country, region, city and/or borough associated with your IP address or device; how you came to our website; the type of device and browser you use; how you use the website and the quality of your experience; how you interact with our donation and sign up forms; and any error messages you receive on the site.

We use marketing or referring tracking codes in internet addresses (URLs) to show us whether a visitor has come to our site via a link on a referring website or in a specific piece of marketing, giving us insight into the effectiveness of our marketing. Some of this information may be used by third party cookies to target you with relevant advertising.

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, your privacy preferences, or the personal data we hold about you, please contact us at love@sayeorg.com.