ForChildren.com (owned by Compassion International) Privacy Policy

Our Commitment
Compassion International is committed to your privacy.  We value your trust and want to assure you that we will always strive to be responsible in our management of your personal information.

We provide this Privacy Policy to make you aware of our privacy practices, and to inform you about the way your information is collected and used. We commit that any activity we engage in with your information is ultimately for the greater purpose of helping to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.  

If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at (800) 336-7676, Monday through Friday, 7a.m. to 5:30p.m. MT or via email at [email protected].

Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Compassion International (collectively, “Compassion,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and safeguards personal information.  This Privacy Policy also tells you about your choices with respect to your personal information, and how you can reach us to get answers to your questions.  You can jump to particular topics by going to the headings below:

 

Types of Information We Collect
The following provides examples of the type of information that we collect from you and how we use that information. 

Context Types of Personal Information Primary Purpose for Collection and Use of Personal Information
Account Registration We collect your name, email and any optional contact information you provide when you create an account. If you are part of our church partnership program then your church’s identification information may be added to your account. We also collect information relating to the actions that you perform while logged in to your account. Accounts are required for us to be able to ensure individual acceptance of our terms of use related to downloading and using resources on the website.  We also use account information when tracking course completions.
Cookies and first party tracking We use cookies. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that a website sends to a computer’s hard drive while a web site is viewed. See the Cookies Section for more information. We use these cookies for our legitimate interest to make our website operate efficiently. 
Cookies and Third-Party tracking We use cookies that track how you interact with our website. We use these cookies to capture website analytics for our legitimate interest.
Feedback/Support If you provide us feedback or contact us for support, we will collect your name and e-mail address, as well as any other content that you send to us, in order to reply. We have a legitimate interest in receiving, and acting upon, your feedback or issues.
Course Completion We gather course completion information to ensure compliance for those in our church partnership program. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring we meet requirements for partnership with churches.

 

Use and Processing of Information
In addition to the purposes and uses described above, we use information in the following ways:

  • To identify you when you visit our website.
  • To improve our services and support our mission.
  • To conduct analytics.
  • For internal administrative purposes, as well as to manage our relationships.

Although the sections above describe our primary purpose in collecting your information, in many situations we have more than one purpose.As a result, our collection and processing of your information is based on different contexts upon your consent, our need to perform a contract, our obligations under law, and/or Compassion’s legitimate interest.

Sharing of Information
In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this policy, we disclose information in the following situations:

  1. Affiliates. We share information with Compassion affiliates (e.g., international Compassion entities).
  2. Other Disclosures with Your Consent.  We may ask if you would like us to share your information with other unaffiliated third parties who are not described elsewhere in this policy.
  3. Other Disclosures without Your Consent. We disclose information in response to subpoenas, warrants, or court orders, or in connection with any legal process, or to comply with relevant laws.  We may also share your information in order to establish or exercise our rights, to defend against a legal claim, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person or property, or a violation of our policies, or to comply with your request for the shipment of products by or the provision of services by a third-party intermediary.
  4. Public.  Some of our websites provide the opportunity to post comments, or reviews, in a public forum.  If you decide to submit information on these pages, that information may be publicly available.
  5. Service Providers. We share your information with third-party service providers.  Among other things service providers help us to administer our website, conduct surveys, provide technical support, conduct analytics, improve our services, facilitate events, and process payments.

 

Cookies and Similar Technology
A cookie is a series of data characters that, when programmed into a website, is placed by the web server into the browser's application folder on your computer. Once placed onto your machine, the cookie will allow the website to "recognize" you as a unique individual. Cookies do not collect data from the end user's device.

Cookies can be removed from your device. Also, depending on what type of web browser and what browser version you are using, you may be able to change the properties on your cookie file so that cookies are not used or saved. Please check with your browser provider for more information on removing cookies.

Your Choices
Compassion provides all rights to your information that are required by law. In any case, Compassion will consider all requests from individuals regarding their data. These requests may include:

  1. Access to Your Personal Information. You may request access to your personal information by contacting us at the address described below. If required by law, upon request, we will grant you reasonable access to the personal information that we have about you. 
  2. Changes to Your Personal Information. We rely on you to update and correct your personal information.  Our website allows you to modify your account profile.  You may also contact us at the address described below in order to request that your information by modified. Note that we keep historical information in our backup files as permitted by law. 
  3. Deletion and Retention of Your Personal Information.  Typically, we retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. If required by law we will grant a request to delete information, but you should note that in many situations we must keep your personal information to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, or for another one of our business purposes. 
  4. Online Tracking.  We do not currently recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking mechanisms, which include "Do Not Track" instructions.
  5. Objection to Certain Processing.  In certain scenarios and in certain jurisdictions, you can object to our use or disclosure of your personal information by contacting us at the address described below. Residents of the European Union, for example, may be able to object if our processing of your personal information is based on consent.
  6. Notification Emails. You may choose to provide us with your email address for the purpose of allowing us to send notifications to you related to the website.  You can stop receiving these emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in e-mails that you receive or in your profile.  If you decide not to receive notification emails, we will still send you service-related communications.  If you choose to opt out of all email we will no longer be able to send you information pertinent to your account via email.
  7. Revocation of Consent.  If you revoke your consent for the processing of personal information, then we may no longer be able to provide you with services. In some cases, we will limit or deny your request to revoke consent if the law permits or requires us to do so, or if we are unable to adequately verify your identity. You may revoke consent to processing (where such processing is based upon consent) by contacting us at the address described below.

 

How We Protect Personal Information
No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of a breach to your personal information we will notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if legally permitted.

Some of our websites permit you to create an account.  When you do you will be prompted to create a password.  You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and you are responsible for any access to or use of your account by someone else that has obtained your password, whether or not such access or use has been authorized by you.  You should notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account.

Miscellaneous
The following additional information relates to our privacy practices:

  • Transmission of Information to Other Countries. Your information may be processed in a foreign country where privacy laws are less stringent than the laws in your country, including the Unites States.  Compassion utilizes Standard Contractual Clauses as an adequacy measure for data transfers from the European Union.
  • Third Party Applications/Websites.  We have no control over the privacy practices of websites or applications that we do not own.
  • Changes to This Privacy Policy.  We will change our privacy policy and practices over time.  To the extent that our policy changes in a material way, the policy that was in place at the time that you submitted personal information to us will generally govern that information unless we receive your consent to the new privacy policy.  We will note the effective date of the latest version at the beginning of the Privacy Policy.

 

Contact Information
If you have any questions, comments, or complaints concerning our privacy practices or conditions of use or if you want to make a request regarding the processing of your data please contact us at the appropriate address below.  We will attempt to respond to your requests and to provide you with additional privacy-related information.

Compassion International
12290 Voyager Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80921

If you are not satisfied with our response, and are in the European Union, you may have a right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

Updated October, 2021