PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: September 9, 2026
St. Joseph Collaborative (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website, interact with our content, contact us, subscribe to communications, participate in our programs or activities, volunteer, or make a donation.
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide
When you fill out a contact form, subscribe to our emails, register for an event or activity, express interest in volunteering, request information, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect information such as:
Your name
Email address
Phone number
Contact information
Information you voluntarily include in a message, form, or inquiry
We only use this information for purposes related to your interaction with St. Joseph Collaborative.
Donation and Payment Information
St. Joseph Collaborative currently uses Zeffy as its primary online donation and fundraising platform.
Some older or previously distributed donation links may continue to direct donors to Donorbox, which we previously used as a primary donation platform.
When you make a donation through Zeffy or Donorbox, the applicable donation platform and its payment-processing providers may collect information necessary to complete and administer the transaction, including your name, contact information, donation amount, transaction information, and payment method.
St. Joseph Collaborative does not directly store or process your full credit or debit card information.
Zeffy currently uses Stripe for payment processing. Donorbox also works with third-party payment processors to process donations. These platforms have their own terms, privacy policies, and security practices.
Website Usage Information
Our website may collect information about how visitors interact with the site, including:
Browser, network, and device information
IP address
Pages visited
Links clicked
Referral sources
Searches
Scrolling and other website interactions
Dates and timestamps associated with visits
Squarespace, our website platform, collects certain visitor information to operate the website and provide website analytics. We may also use additional analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to better understand website traffic and engagement.
We use this information to improve our website, outreach, communications, programs, and visitor experience.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies that may be necessary for website functionality or used for analytics, performance, preferences, embedded content, and third-party services.
Third-party tools added to the website may also use cookies or similar technologies.
These may include services related to:
Website analytics
Embedded videos
Social media
Donation processing
Email communications
Website translation
Squarespace notes that third-party website integrations can independently place cookies or receive visitor information depending on the service being used.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through our website to:
Respond to inquiries and requests
Communicate with volunteers, donors, program participants, community members, and partners
Send email updates, newsletters, event information, and organizational news when you have requested or consented to receive them
Process and administer donations
Coordinate volunteer opportunities, programs, events, and community activities
Understand website traffic and engagement
Improve our website, programs, communications, and outreach
Maintain the security and proper operation of our website
Comply with applicable legal or administrative obligations
We do not sell your personal information.
3. Email Communications
If you subscribe to our email list, complete a form requesting communications, or otherwise consent to receive updates from St. Joseph Collaborative, we may send you occasional emails related to:
Programs
Community outreach
Events
Volunteer opportunities
Organizational news
Fundraising and donation opportunities
Partner or community initiatives
We may use an email communication platform such as Mailchimp to manage these communications.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
4. Your Choices
You may:
Unsubscribe from email communications at any time
Adjust or disable cookies through your browser settings
Contact us to request correction or deletion of personal information that you previously provided to us, subject to any legal, financial, administrative, or operational obligations requiring us to retain certain records
Contact us with questions regarding information you have submitted through our website
Disabling certain cookies or browser features may affect some website functionality.
5. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information submitted through our website.
Our website uses secure technologies and reputable third-party services where appropriate.
However, no method of electronic transmission, online communication, or digital storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
6. Third-Party Services
St. Joseph Collaborative uses or may use third-party platforms to operate our website and provide services to visitors.
These may include:
Squarespace — website hosting, functionality, forms, and analytics
Zeffy — primary online donations and fundraising
Donorbox — donations made through certain older or previously distributed donation links
Stripe — payment processing associated with Zeffy
Mailchimp — email communications and mailing lists
Google Analytics — website analytics, if enabled
YouTube — embedded video content
Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta services — social media content, links, or analytics tools
GTranslate — English/Spanish website translation
These services operate independently and may collect or process information according to their own terms and privacy policies.
St. Joseph Collaborative does not control the privacy or data practices of these third-party providers.
7. Website Translation
Our website uses GTranslate to provide machine-generated translations between English and Spanish.
Automated translations are provided for convenience and accessibility and may not always perfectly reflect the meaning, tone, or context of the original English-language content.
GTranslate’s free website translation service operates through a JavaScript-based translation system rather than creating separate translated website pages.
8. Embedded Content and External Links
Our website may include:
Embedded videos
Social media content
Maps
Donation forms
Links to partner organizations
Links to government or community resources
Other third-party content
When you interact with embedded content or leave our website to visit another website, that third party’s privacy policies and terms apply.
St. Joseph Collaborative is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, availability, or content of external websites or services.
9. Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate consent.
If you believe that a child has submitted personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so we can review the situation.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
Our website
Programs or services
Technology
Third-party platforms
Organizational practices
Applicable legal requirements
Any updated Privacy Policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
11. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, information you have submitted to us, or our privacy practices, please contact us through the Contact Us page.