Your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy describes the type of information we collect and how this information is used.   

Our Website

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Bellwether Housing puts a high priority on protecting your privacy.  

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Bellwether collects non-personally-identifying information, such as browser type, date and time of each visitor, and referring site. Information that is collected is anonymous by default. The purpose in collecting this information is to better understand how Bellwether visitors use our website. This information is not used to personally identify you. Personal information is collected if explicitly asked for, in connection with online donations, mailing lists, registration to special events, and other similar purposes that are clearly and explicitly identifies.

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Protecting of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

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Bellwether discloses potentially personally-identify and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees that need to know information in order to process or provide services available. We do not sell, share or rent this information to others under any circumstances.

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We will use the personal information to protect against potential fraud. We may verify with third parties the information collected in the course of processing a gift, event registration or other donation. If you use a credit or debit card on the website, we may use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and address matches the information that you supplied to us and that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.

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Donor Policy

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Bellwether Housing is committed to respecting and protecting the personal privacy of its members, donors, guests, and website visitors at www.bellwetherhousing.org. Bellwether Housing uses personally identifiable information from donors that is collected at several points on our website, including name, address, telephone number, email address, and donor comments when a donor voluntarily provides this information to us. When a donor pledges money as a donation, Bellwether Housing requests certain personally identifiable information from them on our secure donation form and/ or by telephone.

 

In addition, a record is kept of each donor’s giving history. Donor information is stored on a Bellwether Housing donor management database. Access to the database is restricted to personnel with a legitimate business need to access or modify the information contained therein. This information is maintained on file for IRS purposes and is also utilized for gift acknowledgments, donor recognition, and mailing lists.

 

The Bellwether Housing will not sell, share, rent, or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors solely on behalf of other organizations though we will, from time to time, include information on collaborative initiatives with other entities to our donors via applicable means. This policy applies to all information received by Bellwether Housing, both online and offline, on any Platform (“Platform”, includes the Bellwether Housing website and mobile applications), as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications.

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Updates to this Privacy Policy

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Without prejudice to your rights under applicable law, this Privacy Policy may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our Personal Data practices. We will notify website users of changes by updating the “Last Updated” date below.

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Last Updated: May 6, 2025