Effective Date: June 17, 2026
Global Alliance of Community Science Workshops (“GACSW,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit communityscienceworkshops.org (the “Site”), sign up for our newsletter, contact us, or make a donation.
By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you have questions, you can reach us at the contact information at the end of this policy.
We collect only the information you choose to provide to us directly through the Site. We do not use analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies, and we do not passively collect browsing data beyond what is necessary for the Site to function.
Newsletter sign-up. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address. This information is stored and processed through our email service provider, Mailchimp.
Contact form. If you submit our contact form, we collect your name and email address, along with the content of your message.
Donations. If you make a donation through the Site, our payment processor, Stripe, collects your name, email address, business name (if provided), and credit card information. Credit card details are submitted directly to Stripe and are never transmitted to or stored by us; we do not have access to your full card number or other sensitive payment credentials. Stripe’s handling of this information is governed by Stripe’s own privacy policy, available at stripe.com/privacy.
We use the information described above to:
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We do not share your information with third parties except as needed to operate the services described above (Mailchimp and Stripe) or as required by law.
We retain names and email addresses collected through the newsletter sign-up and contact forms indefinitely, in order to maintain our communications and historical records. If you would like us to delete your information, you may contact us at any time using the information below, and we will honor reasonable deletion requests.
We rely on the following third-party services to operate parts of the Site:
These providers process information on our behalf and maintain their own privacy and security practices, which we encourage you to review.
The Site does not currently use cookies for analytics, advertising, or tracking purposes, and we do not use any third-party analytics platforms. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy accordingly.
The Site is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 through the Site’s newsletter sign-up, contact form, or donation pages. While some of our in-person events and programs may involve children, any related registration or data collection for those events is handled separately from this Site and, where applicable, through a parent or guardian. If we become aware that a child under 13 has submitted personal information directly through the Site, we will delete that information promptly.
You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails. You may also contact us directly to ask what information we hold about you, request a correction, or request deletion of your information.
We welcome visitors from California and are committed to being transparent about our data practices. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, GACSW is generally not subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which applies to for-profit businesses. As a matter of practice, however, we do not sell or share personal information, and we will honor reasonable requests from California residents to access or delete the personal information we hold about them, consistent with the practices described in this policy.
We take reasonable measures to protect the personal information you share with us. Donation and payment information is handled by Stripe, a PCI-compliant payment processor. No method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal or operational reasons. The “Effective Date” at the top of this policy will be updated accordingly. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:
Erik Herman Global Alliance of Community Science Workshops Email: communityscienceworkshop@gmail.com