Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 2, 2026

Chance to Shine (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is a 501(c)(3) private foundation dedicated to providing fine arts opportunities for children. This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for chancetoshine.net and applies solely to information collected by this website.

1. Information Collection and Use

We only have access to and collect information that you voluntarily give us via our website forms, email, or other direct contact. This includes:

• Donation Data: When you support us financially, we collect your name, email address, and mailing address. All financial transactions are processed securely through our trusted third-party payment processors. We do not store your credit card or financial details on our servers.

• Application Data: When you apply for fine arts programming or funding, we collect the personal information necessary to evaluate the applicant’s eligibility.

• Contact Requests: Any details you submit via our online contact or support forms.

We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us, process your tax-deductible donations, or evaluate your program applications.

2. Information Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. Your data is only shared with trusted third-party service providers necessary to operate our website and run our nonprofit organization (such as website hosting platforms, email delivery services, and secure payment gateways).

3. Cookies and Automated Tracking

Subject to your consent choices selected via our website’s cookie banner, we use “cookies” and similar tracking technologies to improve website accessibility, analyze visitor traffic, and measure our outreach. These tools may collect technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and browsing behavior on our site.

You can manage, disable, or withdraw your consent for these cookies at any time by utilizing our website’s cookie preference banner or adjusting your browser settings.

4. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your state of residence, you may have specific legal rights regarding your personal data, including the right to request access to the data we hold, request corrections, or request that we delete your data.

• Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: While we never sell nonprofit donor or applicant data for money, our use of standard third-party analytics or advertising cookies may be legally classified as “selling” or “sharing” under certain state privacy laws. You may opt out of this tracking at any time by declining non-essential cookies via our website banner or by utilizing browser-based Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

5. Data Security

We take precautions to protect your information both online and offline. The computers and servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure, restricted environment. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data choices, please contact us immediately via email at: matt.gopin@chancetoshine.net.

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