PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: September 2026

Animal Conservation Targeted Interventions Foundation (“ACTIF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit www.actif-foundation.org, communicate with us, make a donation or purchase, submit an application, register for an event, or otherwise interact with ACTIF.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, payment and transaction information, and any information you choose to provide when you:

contact ACTIF;
make a donation;
purchase an item or event ticket;
submit a grant application or other form;
register for an event;
subscribe to email communications; or
otherwise interact with ACTIF.

When you make a payment, your payment information may be collected and processed by our payment processor or other third-party service provider. ACTIF does not necessarily receive or retain complete payment-card information.

Our website may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including information about your browser, network and device, your IP address, pages you visit, referring pages, interactions with the website, and related usage information.

How We Use Information

We may use the information we collect to:

process donations, purchases, registrations and other transactions;
provide receipts, confirmations and other transactional communications;
respond to inquiries and requests;
review applications submitted to ACTIF;
administer events and programs;
send news and communications when you have requested or consented to receive them;
understand how visitors use our website;
maintain, improve and protect our website and services;
prevent fraud, misuse or security incidents; and
comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

We do not sell personal information.

Website Hosting and Analytics

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace may collect information about visitors to provide, secure and improve its website-hosting services and to provide website analytics to ACTIF.

This information may include your browser, network and device information, IP address, pages viewed, referring pages, interactions with the website, and other information concerning your use of the site.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, while others may help us understand website traffic and how visitors interact with the site.

Where required or enabled, you may be given the opportunity to manage your preferences for non-essential cookies through our cookie banner.

Third-party services or content incorporated into our website may also use cookies or similar technologies. Their use of information is governed by their respective privacy policies.

You may also be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

Donations, Purchases and Event Registrations

When you make a donation, purchase an item, or register for an event, information necessary to complete the transaction may be provided to third-party service providers that assist us with payment processing, ecommerce, ticketing, fundraising or event administration.

These providers process information according to their own privacy policies and practices.

We use transaction information to process your transaction, provide confirmations and receipts, maintain appropriate financial records, and comply with legal and accounting requirements.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to receive communications from ACTIF, we may use your name and email address to send you news, event information, conservation updates and other communications relating to our work.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in those communications. We may still send transactional or administrative communications when appropriate, such as donation receipts, purchase confirmations or event information.

Forms and Applications

If you submit a grant application, inquiry or other form through our website, we collect the information you provide for the purpose of reviewing and responding to your submission and administering the relevant ACTIF program.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for the particular application or request.

Third-Party Services and Links

Our website may use or link to third-party websites and services, including services used for website hosting, payment processing, fundraising, email communications, event registration, video or other embedded content.

When you interact with a third-party service, that provider may collect or process information according to its own privacy policy. ACTIF is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information to them.

How We Share Information

We may share personal information with service providers that perform functions on our behalf, such as website hosting, payment processing, fundraising, ecommerce, email delivery, event administration and other operational services.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, protect ACTIF or others from fraud or security threats, or protect our legal rights.

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing services, maintaining financial and organizational records, fulfilling legal and accounting obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements.

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods depending on their purpose and applicable requirements.

Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

No method of transmitting or storing information electronically is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Visitors

ACTIF is based in the United States and supports conservation initiatives internationally. If you access our website or provide information to us from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, processed or stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Data-protection laws in those countries may differ from those in your country of residence.

Where applicable law provides you with rights concerning your personal information, you may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you, subject to applicable exceptions and legal requirements.

Children's Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without appropriate consent.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter.

Your Choices and Requests

You may contact ACTIF if you would like to:

ask what personal information we maintain about you;
request correction or deletion of personal information;
withdraw from marketing communications; or
ask a question about our privacy practices.

Certain information may need to be retained where required by law or for legitimate organizational, financial, security or recordkeeping purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services or applicable requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

Any questions regarding this privacy policy should be directed to our President at julia@actif-foundation.org.