Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 28, 2026
Your Privacy Matters
At the Chuchu Benz Foundation, we believe trust is built through transparency, integrity, and respect. Protecting your personal information is an important part of that commitment.
Whether you’re learning about our mission, contacting us, making a donation, volunteering, or partnering with us, we want you to understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.
We are committed to handling your information responsibly while remaining focused on what matters most—serving our communities and helping one another.
We are committed to handling your information responsibly while remaining focused on what matters most—serving our communities and helping one another.
Who We Are
The Chuchu Benz Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening communities through compassion, education, humanitarian support, and meaningful opportunities that inspire hope and lasting change.
Our mission is rooted in a simple belief: when we care for one another, we build stronger families, stronger communities, and a brighter future for everyone.
Our website address is: https://chuchubenzfoundation.org
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:
contact@chuchubenzfoundation.org
Information We Collect
We collect only the information necessary to communicate with you and support our mission.
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
- Your name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Messages submitted through our contact forms
- Donation information
- Volunteer inquiries
- Partnership requests
- Any additional information you choose to share with us
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to:
- Respond to your questions and requests
- Process donations securely
- Communicate about Foundation programs, events, and opportunities
- Coordinate volunteers and community partnerships
- Improve our website and visitor experience
- Protect our website from spam, fraud, and abuse
- Comply with applicable legal and financial obligations
Your information is used only for purposes that support the work and mission of the Chuchu Benz Foundation.
We will never sell or rent your personal information.
Donations
When donations are made through our website, payments are securely processed by trusted third-party payment providers.
For your protection, the Chuchu Benz Foundation does not store complete credit card or banking information on our servers.
Please refer to the privacy policies of our payment providers for additional information regarding how they manage your payment information.
Contact Forms
When you contact us through our website, we collect the information you provide so we can respond to your inquiry.
To help protect our website from spam and automated abuse, our forms may use security services such as Cloudflare Turnstile or similar technologies.
Comments
If comments are enabled on our website, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help detect spam and maintain a respectful online community.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use a profile image associated with your email address. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly displayed alongside your comment.
Gravatar’s Privacy Policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Media
If you upload images to our website, we encourage you to remove embedded location information (EXIF GPS data) before uploading.
Visitors may be able to download and extract location information from publicly available images.
Please upload only images that you own or have permission to share.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and help certain website features function properly.
Cookies may remember your preferences, improve website performance, and help us better understand how visitors use our website.
If comments are enabled and you choose to leave one, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies generally remain for one year.
If you visit our login page (where applicable), temporary cookies may be used to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies and display preference cookies help provide a smoother experience for authorized users.
You may disable cookies through your browser settings at any time; however, some features of the website may not function as intended.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Some pages on this website may include embedded content from trusted third-party websites, such as videos, maps, social media posts, or other media.
Embedded content behaves in the same manner as if you visited those websites directly. Those websites may collect information about you, use cookies, employ additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interactions according to their own privacy policies.
Third-Party Services
To help operate and protect our website, we may use trusted third-party service providers, including:
- Cloudflare (website security and performance)
- Fluent Forms (contact forms)
- WordPress (website platform)
- Website hosting providers
- Payment processors
- Social media platforms
- Spam detection services
These providers process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Who We Share Your Data With
We believe your personal information belongs to you.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information.
Information is shared only when necessary to:
- Process donations
- Deliver website functionality
- Protect against spam, fraud, or abuse
- Comply with legal obligations
If you request a password reset (where user accounts are available), your IP address may be included in the reset email as part of WordPress security procedures.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, the comment and its associated information may be retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve future comments automatically.
If user accounts are available on the website, personal information stored within those accounts is retained until the account is removed. Users may view, update, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators may also access this information when necessary to manage the website.
Information submitted through our contact forms, volunteer inquiries, partnership requests, or donation systems is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill its intended purpose or to comply with applicable legal and financial requirements.
Your Rights
Depending on applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we maintain about you
- Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information where legally permitted
- Withdraw consent for certain communications
To exercise these rights, please contact us at:
contact@chuchubenzfoundation.org
We will respond to privacy-related requests as promptly as reasonably possible.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
Information may also be processed by trusted security providers that help protect our website against spam, fraud, unauthorized access, and other malicious activity.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
As the Chuchu Benz Foundation grows, this Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our organization, website functionality, or applicable laws.
Any revisions will be posted on this page along with an updated effective date.
Our Commitment
At the Chuchu Benz Foundation, protecting your privacy is about more than policies and technology—it’s about people.
Every supporter, volunteer, donor, partner, and visitor is part of the community we are working to build. We are committed to treating your information with the same honesty, respect, and care that guide every aspect of our mission.
Thank you for believing in our vision and for helping us create stronger communities by caring for one another.
Contact Us
The Chuchu Benz Foundation