Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 12, 2025

Capturing Courage (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, capturingcouragephotography.org, or engage with our services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

  • Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other details provided when requesting a session, making a donation, or signing up as a volunteer.
  • Donation Information: If you make a donation, we collect payment details through secure third-party payment processors. We do not store your credit card information.
  • Automatically Collected Data: We may collect non-personal information such as IP addresses, browser types, device information, and website usage analytics through cookies and tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide and coordinate photography sessions for NICU families.
  • Process donations and send donation receipts.
  • Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
  • Send updates, newsletters, and event information (if you opt-in).
  • Improve our website and user experience.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. How We Protect Your Information

We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

4. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services such as:

  • Payment Processors (e.g., PayPal) to securely handle donations.
  • Analytics Providers (e.g., Google Analytics) to track website usage and performance.
  • Email Services (e.g., Microsoft 365) to manage communications.

These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.

5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies help us analyze site traffic and improve functionality. You can control cookie settings in your browser, but disabling them may affect your experience.

6. Your Rights & Choices

You have the right to:

  • Opt-out of marketing emails by clicking “unsubscribe” in our emails.
  • Request deletion of your personal data, where applicable.
  • Update your information by contacting us directly.

To exercise these rights, please email us.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us to remove it.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated Effective Date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Thank you for trusting Capturing Courage. We are committed to protecting your privacy while providing meaningful services to NICU families.