Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 12, 2025

WiDonate, Inc. is committed to the privacy of our website visitors and users of our services. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how we collect, use, store, and share your Personal Information when you visit our website (“Website”), use our mobile application, and donate through our platform (collectively, the “Services”). 

We may modify this privacy policy at any time. All changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the website. We will attempt to notify you of any material changes via the website or the platform. 

1. WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION? 
For purposes of this Policy, “Personal Information” means information that alone or in combination identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual or household. Personal Information does not include publicly available information or aggregated information that does not include personal identifiers.

2. CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect certain categories of Personal Information. The categories and a description of the types of data collected in each category are as follows:

3. SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We obtain the categories of Personal Information listed above from the following categories of sources:

• Directly from you. For example, when you use our Services or contact us.
• Indirectly from you. For example, we receive certain information that your computer or mobile device transmits when you interact with our Website.
• Third parties. We may collect Personal Information about you from third parties (“Third Party Sources”) in a variety of ways, including, without limitation:
  • We may receive Personal Information about you from third parties that provide services to us through or in connection with the performance of our Services, including our web hosting providers and payment providers.
  • We may receive Personal Information related to your use of our Website from third-party analytics providers.

Please note that we may combine the Personal Information and other content and information we receive about you from multiple sources, including, without limitation, Personal Information we collect directly from you and one or more Third-Party Sources.

4. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION 
The primary purposes for which we use Personal Information are:

Customer Service and Customer Communications. We may use Personal Information to (1) facilitate requests for Services, (2) respond to requests for information, (3) provide customer service, and (4) for those purposes in which you authorize or instruct us to use your Personal Information.

Business Purposes. We may use Personal Information for business purposes including but not limited to: (1) creating and servicing accounts, (2) providing our Services, (3) providing information about our Services, (4) processing your donations quickly and securely, (5) to ensure that nonprofits you support can thank you and send receipts, (6) personalize your WiDonate experience by recommending other causes you might care about; and (7) to keep our Services running smoothly, safely, and reliably.

Marketing Purposes. We may use your Personal Information to advertise and market our Services to you.

Law Enforcement/Legal Purposes. We may use Personal Information to cooperate with law enforcement or other legal purposes including: (1) complying with legal and regulatory requirements; (2) satisfying contractual obligations; (3) cooperating with law enforcement or other governmental agencies for purposes of investigations, public safety or matters of public importance when we are legally required to do so or believe that disclosure of Personal Information is necessary or appropriate to protect the public interest; and (4) protecting and defending against legal actions or claims.

5. WHO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH
To operate our Website and provide our Services, we may share Personal Information with certain third parties. The third parties that we may share Personal Information with include:

Service Providers. We may share Personal Information with service providers. For example, we may share Personal Information with vendors to help us host and manage our Services, improve the content and functionality of the Website, perform data analysis and statistical analysis, troubleshoot problems with the Website, provide email services, provide data processing, and support or provide the security of the Website.

With Organizations You Donate To. We may share Personal Information with organizations you have donated to, so they can recognize your support and express their gratitude.

Government and Law Enforcement. We may share your Personal Information with individuals or private parties where necessary to enforce and comply with the law, to protect our property or legal rights, for the safety of the public or any person, to prevent harm, to protect the security and integrity of the Services and any equipment used to make the Services available.

Professional Advisors. We may share Personal Information with our professional advisors, such as our attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, and business advisors, in their capacity as advisors to us. 

Financial institutions. WiDonate uses Plaid Inc. (“Plaid”) to gather your data from financial institutions. By using our Services, you grant WiDonate the right, power, and authority to act on your behalf to access and transmit your personal and financial information from your relevant financial institution. You agree to your personal and financial information being transferred, stored, and processed by Plaid. 

Other. We may share Personal Information with third parties and/or service providers when explicitly requested by or consented to by you, or for the purposes for which you disclosed the Personal Information to us as indicated at the time and point of the disclosure (or as was evident at the time and point of disclosure).

6. YOUR CONSUMER PRIVACY CHOICES 
If your Personal Information changes or if you no longer desire our Services, you may correct, update, amend, or delete/remove it by contacting us using the information below. We can assist with this type of change or request. 

7. LEAVING OUR SERVICES AND/OR LINKING TO THIRD PARTIES 
When you leave our Services and go to another linked site, we are not responsible for the content or availability of the linked site. Please be advised that we do not represent either the third party or you if you enter into a transaction on the third-party site. Further, the privacy and security policies of the linked site may differ from ours.

8. DE-IDENTIFIED / AGGREGATED DATA
We may aggregate or de-identify Personal Information we collect through our Services and when operating our business. For example, we may aggregate Personal Information to calculate the percentage of users in a particular zip code. Once information or data has been de-identified and/or aggregated, such information is no longer Personal Information. 

9. INTERNATIONAL USERS
Our Services are operated in the United States and intended for users located in the United States. Like almost every website, our Website can be accessed by an international audience. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that information we collect, including Personal Information, will be transferred to, processed, stored, and used in the United States. The data protection laws in the United States may differ from those of the country in which you are located, and your Personal Information may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, or law enforcement in the United States according to laws of the United States. In addition, such data may be stored on servers located outside your resident jurisdiction and in jurisdictions which may have less stringent privacy practices than your own.

10. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We do not direct or target our Website to anyone under the age of 18 and we do not allow anyone under the age of 18 to use our Services. If you are a parent or guardian of someone under the age of 18 and discover that your child has submitted Personal Information to us, please contact us at privacy@widonate.com. We will make reasonable efforts to remove such information from our databases.

11. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy or how we process Personal Information, please contact us at: privacy@widonate.com.