Privacy Policy

A legal disclaimer

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 6, 2026

At Ribbon of Support, we value your trust and are committed to protecting your personal privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, contact us, or participate in our community programs and events.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways depending on how you interact with our website and programs:

Personal Data You Provide: We collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily give to us when you fill out a contact form, register for an event, sign up for a newsletter, or request accommodations. This may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any specific accommodation or event-related details you share with us.
Sensitive Information: Because our mission supports individuals and families navigating disability and chronic illness, you may choose to share health-related or personal experience details (e.g., accommodation requests). Any sensitive information provided is kept confidential and used strictly to serve your specific support or accessibility needs.
Automatically Collected Data: When you access our website, our servers or analytics providers may automatically collect standard device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for legitimate organizational purposes, including to:

Respond to inquiries, support requests, and contact form submissions.
Process event registrations and arrange necessary event accessibility accommodations.
Communicate organization updates, newsletters, and community outreach information.
Improve site navigation, performance, and user experience.
Maintain a safe, inclusive, and secure digital and physical environment for our community.

3. Sharing & Disclosure of Information

We do not sell, rent, trade, or lease your personal information to third parties.

We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers: With trusted third-party service providers (such as website hosts, email distribution services, or event registration platforms) who assist us in operating our organization, under strict confidentiality obligations.
Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or subpoena).
Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, privacy, safety, or property of Ribbon of Support, our community members, volunteers, or the public.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience and analyze traffic patterns. You can instruct your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended.

5. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to external third-party websites, organizations, or resources. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the privacy practices, content, or policies of any third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our platform does not knowingly solicit or collect personal data directly from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental or caregiver consent. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately so we can remove the data.

8. Your Rights & Choices

You have the right to:

Request access to or correction of the personal information we hold about you.
Request that we delete your personal data from our records.
Opt-out of receiving future emails or promotional communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions or contacting us directly.

9. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of our website or services following any updates signifies your acceptance of the revised policy.