Privacy Policy
Who we are
The Nik Wallenda Family Foundation respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://nikwallendafamilyfoundation.org and interact with our services.
We are a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 47-2613134) dedicated to serving children, families, and everyday heroes in our community.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser indicating the post ID of the article you just edited. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content.
Donations & Payments
We use PayPal to process donations securely. When you donate, your payment details are handled directly by PayPal in accordance with their Privacy Policy.
We do not store your credit card or financial information on our servers.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in moderation.
For users who register on our site (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request deletion of your personal data, except for information we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.