PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: April 20, 2025

INTRODUCTION

North American Values Institute (“NAVI,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit our website (the “Site”) or use our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our Site or services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this policy.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information You Provide to Us

We may collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

Personal Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other contact or identifying information you choose to provide.
Communications: Records and copies of your correspondence if you contact us.
Donation Information: When you make a donation, we collect payment information, amount donated, and transaction history (note: payment information is processed by our secure third-party payment processors).
Survey Responses: Information you provide when responding to surveys or questionnaires.
Registration Information: Information you provide when registering for events, webinars, or newsletters.

Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

Usage Information: Information about your interactions with our Site, including pages visited, time spent, and other statistical data.
Device Information: Information about your device, browser type, IP address, operating system, and internet connection.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to track activity on our Site and collect certain information. For more information, please see the “Cookies and Similar Technologies” section below.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use your information for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, and improve our Site and services
To process donations and send acknowledgments
To communicate with you, including sending newsletters, updates, and responding to inquiries
To inform you about events, initiatives, and opportunities that may interest you
To analyze usage patterns and improve user experience
To comply with legal obligations
To prevent fraud and protect the security of our Site
For any other purpose with your consent

SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: With third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to your information to perform services on our behalf (such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, and hosting services).
Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Protection of Rights: If we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of NAVI, our users, or others.
Organizational Changes: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of organization assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our operations.
With Consent: With your consent or at your direction.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

To enable certain functions of the Site
To provide analytics
To store your preferences
To enable advertisement delivery, including behavioral advertising

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Site may be inaccessible or not function properly.

YOUR CHOICES

You may exercise certain choices regarding how we use and share your information:

Email Communications: You can opt out of receiving our email newsletters by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each newsletter.
Cookies: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, as described above.
Do Not Track Signals: Some browsers incorporate “Do Not Track” (DNT) features. We currently do not respond to DNT signals.

DATA SECURITY

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Site.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to how we treat your personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Site. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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

North American Values Institute Inc.
1200 G Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005

Telephone: (202) 978-3177
Email: info@navivalues.org

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, please click here.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located. By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and understand that your information may be subject to U.S. law, which may provide different privacy protections than the law of your country.

North America Values Institute (NAVI) is not affiliated with any denomination or partisan organization. NAVI supports liberal principles, opposes the imposition of ideology, encourages open discussions of challenging topics, and is committed to achieving a more just America.