Privacy Policy
Last updated March 15, 2026
This Privacy Notice for Brendans Friends Corp ("we," "us," or "our") describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you visit our website at http://www.brendansfriends.org or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice, or engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events.
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at caroline@brendansfriends.org.
Summary of Key Points
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.
How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission or storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located, applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.
1. What Information Do We Collect?
Personal information you disclose to us. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us. This may include: names, phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, and contact preferences. We do not process sensitive information.
Information automatically collected. Some information — such as your IP address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, and other technical information, including log and usage data, device data, and location data. This is primarily needed to maintain security and operation of our Services and for internal analytics and reporting.
Google API. Our use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
We process your personal information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. This includes: to send you marketing and promotional communications; to deliver targeted advertising to you; to identify usage trends; to determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns; and to save or protect an individual's vital interest.
3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On?
We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law. If you are located in the EU or UK, the GDPR and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on, which may include: consent, legitimate interests, legal obligations, and vital interests. If you are located in Canada, we may process your information with your express or implied consent, which you can withdraw at any time, and in certain exceptional cases permitted by law without your consent.
4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Information?
We may share information in specific situations, including: business transfers (in connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition); when we use Google Maps Platform APIs; and with Google Analytics to track and analyze the use of the Services. To opt out of Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
5. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our Services. We also permit third parties and service providers to use online tracking technologies for analytics and advertising. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.
6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or securely store and isolate it until deletion is possible.
7. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information. However, despite our safeguards, no electronic transmission over the Internet or storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk.
8. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age or the equivalent age as specified by law in your jurisdiction. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to the minor's use of the Services. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under 18, please contact us at caroline@brendansfriends.org.
9. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
Depending on your state of residence in the US, or in regions such as the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada, you may have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information, including the right to request access, rectification, or erasure, to restrict processing, to data portability, and not to be subject to automated decision-making.
Withdrawing your consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us. Opting out of marketing communications: You can unsubscribe at any time via the unsubscribe link in our emails, by replying "STOP" or "UNSUBSCRIBE" to SMS messages, or by contacting us. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
10. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized, so we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals. If a standard is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you in a revised version of this Privacy Notice.
11. Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and details about the personal information we maintain, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information, and to withdraw your consent.
We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months, and we will not sell or share personal information in the future. Your rights include the right to know, right to access, right to correct, right to request deletion, right to obtain a copy, right to non-discrimination, and right to opt out of processing for targeted advertising, sale, or profiling.
How to exercise your rights: Contact us by submitting a data subject access request, by emailing caroline@brendansfriends.org, or by referring to the contact details below. Upon receiving your request, we will verify your identity. If we decline to act, you may appeal by emailing caroline@brendansfriends.org.
12. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
13. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at caroline@brendansfriends.org or contact us by post at:
Brendans Friends Corp
100 Fulton St SE, Apt 4411
Atlanta, GA 30312
United States
14. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?
Based on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact us at caroline@brendansfriends.org.