Human Connection Initiative
Effective Date: August 31, 2026
Human Connection Initiative (“HCI,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website, participate in our programs or events, make a donation, register for a training or class, communicate with us, or otherwise engage with Human Connection Initiative.
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
When payments or donations are made through third-party platforms, payment information may be collected and processed directly by those providers. HCI does not necessarily receive or store your complete payment card information.
Our website and third-party services may also automatically collect limited technical information such as browser type, device information, IP address, referring pages, and general website usage data.
We may use information we collect to:
If you join our mailing list, register for an HCI offering, make a donation, or otherwise request communications from us, we may send you information about HCI programs, events, fundraising campaigns, trainings, and community initiatives.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those communications.
We may still send transactional or administrative communications when necessary, such as registration confirmations, receipts, schedule changes, or information related to a program in which you are participating.
HCI may use third-party platforms to process donations, event registrations, tuition, or other payments.
Those providers maintain their own privacy and security practices. Information submitted directly through a third-party service is also subject to that provider's privacy policy and terms.
HCI does not sell donor information.
Our website and programs may use or link to third-party services for functions such as:
When you interact with those services, their own privacy policies may apply. HCI is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites or services.
HCI programs, classes, trainings, fundraisers, and community events may occasionally be photographed or recorded.
When appropriate, HCI may request participant consent or provide notice regarding photography or recording. Images, video, audio, or testimonials for which appropriate permission has been obtained may be used to document and communicate HCI's work, including through our website, social media, newsletters, educational materials, fundraising materials, and other communications.
HCI is committed to respecting the dignity and privacy of the communities and individuals we serve.
Some HCI programs serve individuals or communities for whom additional sensitivity and privacy may be appropriate.
HCI seeks to limit the collection and disclosure of personally identifying participant information and works with community partners to establish appropriate privacy practices.
We do not publicly identify participants receiving HCI-supported services without appropriate permission.
HCI does not sell or rent personal information.
We may share limited information with trusted service providers that help us operate our website, process donations or registrations, communicate with supporters, administer programs, or perform other organizational functions.
We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect HCI, our participants, our community, or others.
Our website or third-party services integrated into it may use cookies or similar technologies to operate website features, understand website usage, remember preferences, and improve the visitor experience.
Your browser may allow you to limit or disable cookies. Some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
We take reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures to protect personal information.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted electronically.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate nonprofit and financial records, or as required by applicable law.
You may contact us to:
Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate organizational, financial, tax, legal, or recordkeeping purposes.
HCI is based in California and respects privacy rights provided under applicable California law.
Depending on the circumstances and applicable legal requirements, California residents may have rights regarding access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.
HCI does not sell personal information.
HCI's website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate authorization from a parent or legal guardian.
Programs involving minors may use separate registration, consent, or participation procedures when appropriate.
Our website may contain links to organizations, community partners, registration services, social media platforms, and other third-party websites.
HCI is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those external websites.
We may update this Privacy Policy as our programs, technology, services, or legal requirements evolve.
When material changes are made, we may update the effective date displayed at the top of this page.
Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
Human Connection Initiative
humanconnectioninitiative.org
Please use the contact information or contact form available on our website.
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