Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect from you, how we use it, and the measures we take to protect it.
Information Collection
- Personal Information: We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you apply for grants, sign up for webinars, courses, or access our eBooks. This may include your name, email address, phone number, home address, and other contact details.
- Business Information: When you apply for a grant, we may collect detailed business information including your business name, business address, type of business, number of years in operation, and number of employees.
- Financial Information: For grant disbursement, we collect financial information necessary to process transactions such as bank account details.
Information Use
We use the information collected to:
- Process grant applications and disburse funds.
- Communicate with you regarding your application status, and inform you about upcoming events, resources, and opportunities.
- Improve our services and offerings based on feedback and interactions with our users.
Information Sharing
- Third Parties: We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information without your consent, except to trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
- Legal Requirements: We may release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These measures include password-protected directories and databases to safeguard your information, SSL (Secure Sockets Layered) technology to ensure that your information is fully encrypted and sent across the Internet securely.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Ask for corrections to be made to incorrect information.
- Request deletion of your personal information.
- Object to certain uses of your information (e.g., for marketing purposes).
Cookies
Our website uses “cookies” to enhance your experience and gather information about visitors and visits to our websites. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more information on our use of cookies.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes to our information practices. We will notify you about significant changes by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our site.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@sparkmint.org