Privacy Policy

Gracious Foundation International ("GFI", "we", "us") is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity based in Aliso Viejo, California (EIN 42-3366845). This policy explains what information we collect through this website, how we use it, and the choices you have.

We collect only what you choose to give us:

• Forms. When you volunteer, contact us, or ask about partnering, we collect your name, email, phone number, city, organization, and the message you write.
• Newsletter and waitlist signups. Your email address, and optionally your first name.
• Donations. For card donations, our payment processor collects payment details on our behalf. We receive your name, email, donation amount, and any dedication you add — never your full card number.
• Cookies and analytics. We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand which pages are visited, so we can improve the site. We do not use advertising trackers.

• To reply to your message or volunteer signup.
• To send the updates you asked for (you can unsubscribe anytime).
• To process and receipt donations and to meet legal and accounting obligations.

We do not use your information for anything else, and we do not share it except with the service providers who help us run this site and process donations, under confidentiality obligations.

Your generosity is personal, and we treat it that way. We never sell, trade, rent, or share donor information with anyone — not with other nonprofits, not with marketers, not with data brokers. Donor information is used only to process your gift, send your tax receipt, and, if you opt in, share updates about the impact you make possible. You may give anonymously at any time by telling us, and you may ask us to correct or delete your donor record by emailing us.

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act gives you the right to:

• Know what personal information we have collected about you.
• Delete your personal information, subject to legal record-keeping requirements (for example, donation records required for tax purposes).
• Correct inaccurate personal information.
• Opt out of sale or sharing. We do not sell or share your personal information for advertising, so there is nothing to opt out of — but the right is yours regardless.
• Non-discrimination. We will never treat you differently for exercising these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, email info@graciousfoundationinternational.org or call (909) 858-2159. We will respond within the time required by law.

We keep your information only as long as we need it for the purpose you gave it to us, and we protect it with industry-standard safeguards. No website is perfectly secure, but we work hard to keep your trust.

Our website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children online. The children we plan to serve will be helped through schools and partners, never asked for data here.

If we change this policy, we will post the new version here with an updated date. Questions? Write to us at info@graciousfoundationinternational.org, call (909) 858-2159, or mail us at 100 Freedom Lane, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656.