Effective Date: June 19, 2026
The Score Beyond the Lights Foundation ("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, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, make a donation, subscribe to our communications, participate in our programs, purchase merchandise, or otherwise interact with our organization.
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information
Information you voluntarily provide, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- Donation information
- Billing and shipping information
- Information submitted through contact forms, volunteer inquiries, sponsorship requests, partnership requests, or event registrations
Non-Personal Information
Information collected automatically through your use of our website, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Pages visited
- Referral sources
- Website usage statistics collected through cookies and analytics tools
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Process donations and provide donation acknowledgments
- Fulfill merchandise orders
- Communicate with you regarding our programs, events, interviews, fundraising efforts, and organizational updates
- Respond to inquiries and requests
- Manage volunteer, sponsorship, and partnership opportunities
- Improve our website, services, and user experience
- Comply with legal, tax, and regulatory requirements
- Advance our charitable mission of promoting awareness, inclusion, and support for individuals with disabilities and special needs
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, rent, exchange, or otherwise share donor or supporter information with other organizations for marketing or fundraising purposes.
We may share limited information with:
Service Providers
Trusted third-party providers that assist with:
- Donation processing
- Payment processing
- Website hosting
- Email communications
- Shipping and fulfillment
- Analytics services
These providers are only given access to information necessary to perform their services and are expected to maintain appropriate security and confidentiality protections.
Legal Requirements
When required by law, court order, governmental request, or when necessary to protect our rights, safety, property, supporters, or operations.
4. Donations and Payment Processing
The Score Beyond the Lights Foundation currently uses third-party donation and payment platforms, including Zeffy and other secure payment processors, to facilitate donations and transactions.
When you make a donation through one of these platforms, your payment information is processed directly by the provider and is subject to that provider's privacy and security practices. We do not store complete credit card numbers or other sensitive payment information on our servers.
We encourage donors to review the privacy policies of any third-party payment platform used to complete a donation.
5. Donor Privacy Policy
The Score Beyond the Lights Foundation values and respects the privacy of our donors.
We are committed to the following principles:
- Donor information will be used solely for purposes related to our mission, fundraising activities, donor stewardship, and legal compliance.
- We do not sell, rent, trade, exchange, or share donor lists with other organizations.
- Donor information is maintained in a secure manner and accessed only by authorized individuals.
- Donors may request to review, update, or remove their personal information from our records, subject to legal and financial recordkeeping requirements.
- Donors may choose to remain anonymous when making contributions, where permitted by law and platform capabilities.
We believe donor trust is essential to fulfilling our mission and are committed to protecting donor information with the highest level of care reasonably possible.
6. Cookies and Analytics
Our website may use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to:
- Understand website traffic and usage patterns
- Improve website performance
- Enhance user experience
- Measure the effectiveness of our content, fundraising efforts, and outreach activities
You may disable cookies through your browser settings, although some website features may not function properly.
7. Email Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter, make a donation, register for an event, or otherwise provide your email address, we may send you:
- Foundation news and updates
- Interview announcements and featured stories
- Event information
- Fundraising campaigns
- Volunteer opportunities
- Program announcements
- Impact reports and organizational updates
You may unsubscribe from promotional communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.
8. Your Privacy Rights
You may request to:
- Access the personal information we maintain about you
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal and recordkeeping requirements
- Opt out of marketing communications
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
9. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Children's Privacy
The Score Beyond the Lights Foundation supports programs that benefit children and families. Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental or guardian consent.
If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to remove such information.
11. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, donation processors, sponsors, partners, or other organizations. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security measures, or content of those third-party sites and encourage users to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Continued use of our website following any updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, Donor Privacy Policy, or our information practices, please contact:
The Score Beyond the Lights Foundation
506 W. Mount Pleasant Ave., Suite 1056
Livingston, NJ 07039
Email: contact@scorebeyondthelights.com
Website: www.scorebeyondthelights.com