Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 14, 2026

Maternal Dignity Project (“Maternal Dignity Project,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit maternaldignityproject.org, make a donation, subscribe to our communications, contact us, register for or participate in an event, or otherwise interact with Maternal Dignity Project.

By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly to us as well as certain information automatically collected when you use our website.

Information You Provide

Depending on how you interact with Maternal Dignity Project, you may provide information such as:

  • Your first and last name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Mailing address

  • Donation information

  • Communication preferences

  • Event registration or participation information

  • Information included in messages, forms, or other communications you send to us

  • Any other information you choose to provide

Donation and Payment Information

When you make a donation online, payment information may be collected and processed by the third-party payment or fundraising platform that processes the transaction.

Maternal Dignity Project generally does not directly store complete credit card numbers or other full payment credentials submitted through third-party payment processors. Those providers process payment information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

We may receive information related to a donation, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, transaction date, donation frequency, and transaction status.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • Referring website or page

  • Pages viewed

  • Date and time of visits

  • Approximate geographic location derived from an IP address

  • Website interactions

  • Cookie identifiers and similar technical information

We may use cookies and similar technologies as described below.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Process and administer donations

  • Provide donation receipts and related communications

  • Respond to questions, inquiries, or requests

  • Send newsletters, organizational updates, impact stories, fundraising communications, and other communications you have requested or agreed to receive

  • Manage event registrations and participation

  • Maintain relationships with donors, supporters, volunteers, partners, and other members of our community

  • Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve our website

  • Understand how visitors use our website

  • Protect the security and integrity of our website, systems, and organization

  • Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, or other unlawful activity

  • Maintain appropriate financial, tax, donor, and organizational records

  • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, and legal obligations

  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal rights

  • Carry out other purposes disclosed to you at the time information is collected

3. Email and Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our email list or otherwise consent to receiving communications from us, we may send you newsletters, impact updates, organizational news, fundraising appeals, event information, and similar communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

Even if you unsubscribe from marketing communications, we may continue sending non-promotional communications when appropriate, such as donation receipts, transaction-related notices, responses to inquiries, or legally required communications.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, pixels, scripts, local storage, and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files that websites may place on your device to enable website functionality, remember preferences, understand website usage, or provide other services.

We may use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for important website functions, security, navigation, form functionality, cookie-consent preferences, or other services you request.

These cookies may operate without consent where permitted by applicable law because the website cannot function properly without them.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics technologies help us understand how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited, how visitors reach the website, and how visitors interact with its content.

Where required by law, analytics cookies will not be activated until you provide consent.

Functional Cookies

Functional technologies may enable enhanced features, embedded content, video, accessibility tools, or other optional website functionality.

Where required by law, these technologies will not be activated until you provide consent.

Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to help us understand how visitors use our website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as your device and browser information, approximate geographic location, pages viewed, referring pages, interactions with the website, and other usage information. Google may process this information on our behalf in accordance with its applicable terms and privacy practices.

Where required by applicable law, including for visitors in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions requiring prior consent, we will not activate Google Analytics cookies or similar analytics technologies until you have provided consent.

You may accept or reject analytics cookies through our cookie consent tool and may change your preferences at any time through the cookie settings available on our website.

We may use Google Consent Mode or similar technologies to communicate your consent preferences to Google and control how Google Analytics operates based on those choices.

We configure our analytics tools with privacy considerations in mind and do not intentionally send Google Analytics information that directly identifies you, such as your name, email address, telephone number, or other information prohibited by Google’s policies.

For more information about how Google processes data, you may review Google’s privacy and data-use information.

Marketing or Advertising Cookies

If we use advertising, remarketing, social media, or similar technologies that track users across websites or services, those technologies may collect information about website activity.

Where required by applicable law, these technologies will not be activated until you provide consent.

Managing Cookie Preferences

When required by applicable law, you may accept, reject, or customize non-essential cookies through our cookie consent tool.

You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality.

You may change or withdraw your consent to optional cookies at any time through the cookie preference controls available on our website, where provided.

5. Third-Party Services

We use third-party companies and service providers to help operate our website and organization.

These providers may include companies that provide:

  • Website hosting and infrastructure

  • Website security

  • Email and newsletter distribution

  • Donation and payment processing

  • Fundraising services

  • Website analytics

  • Forms

  • Event management

  • Video or media embedding

  • Cloud storage

  • Professional, accounting, administrative, or technical services

These providers may process personal information on our behalf or independently under their own privacy policies.

We encourage you to review the privacy practices of third-party services before providing personal information directly to them.

6. Embedded Content and External Websites

Our website may contain videos, maps, social media content, fundraising tools, forms, or other content provided by third parties.

Embedded third-party content may behave as though you visited the third party’s website directly. Depending on your cookie choices and the technology involved, those providers may collect technical information, use cookies, or receive information about your interaction with the embedded content.

Our website may also contain links to websites operated by third parties. Maternal Dignity Project is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of websites or services that we do not control.

7. How We Share Information

We may disclose personal information to:

  • Service providers and contractors that perform services on our behalf

  • Donation, payment, and fundraising platforms

  • Email communication providers

  • Website hosting, security, and technology providers

  • Analytics providers, subject to applicable consent requirements

  • Professional advisers such as accountants, auditors, consultants, and attorneys

  • Government agencies, regulators, courts, or law enforcement when required or permitted by law

  • Parties involved in a merger, restructuring, consolidation, transfer of assets, or similar organizational transaction

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of Maternal Dignity Project, our supporters, website visitors, partners, or others.

We may disclose aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify an individual.

8. Sale of Personal Information

Maternal Dignity Project does not sell personal information for monetary compensation.

Certain privacy laws use broader definitions of “sale” or “sharing” that can include some disclosures involving advertising, analytics, or cross-context behavioral advertising technologies.

If Maternal Dignity Project engages in activities that constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under an applicable privacy law, we will provide any notices and opt-out mechanisms required by that law.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • Maintain donor and transaction records

  • Fulfill legal, tax, accounting, and reporting obligations

  • Maintain appropriate organizational records

  • Provide requested communications and services

  • Resolve disputes

  • Enforce agreements

  • Protect against fraud and security threats

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to legal and operational requirements.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic transmission, storage system, or method of electronic communication can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.

11. International Visitors and GDPR Rights

Maternal Dignity Project is based in the United States. If you access our website from the European Economic Area (“EEA”), United Kingdom, Switzerland, or another jurisdiction outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Those countries may have data protection laws that differ from the laws in your jurisdiction.

Where applicable, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information as required by law.

Legal Bases for Processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), UK GDPR, or similar law applies, we process personal information under one or more lawful bases, depending on the circumstances.

These may include:

Consent. We may process information when you have provided consent, such as when you subscribe to marketing communications or agree to optional cookies.

Contract or requested services. We may process information when necessary to provide a service or take steps you request, including processing certain donation-related interactions.

Legal obligations. We may process information when necessary to satisfy legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, or reporting requirements.

Legitimate interests. We may process information when reasonably necessary to operate and protect our organization, administer donor and supporter relationships, improve our website, prevent fraud, respond to inquiries, and carry out our charitable mission, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

Your European Privacy Rights

Where applicable, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information

  • Request deletion of personal information

  • Request restriction of processing

  • Object to certain processing

  • Withdraw consent at any time when processing is based on consent

  • Request a portable copy of certain personal information

  • Object to direct marketing

  • File a complaint with the applicable data protection authority

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@maternaldignityproject.org.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

12. California Privacy Rights

California law provides certain residents with privacy protections under several state laws.

The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CCPA”), generally applies to qualifying for-profit businesses and generally does not apply to nonprofit organizations such as charitable nonprofits.

Nevertheless, Maternal Dignity Project supports reasonable requests from California residents concerning their personal information.

Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, California residents may request that we:

  • Provide information about personal information we have collected about them

  • Provide access to certain personal information

  • Correct inaccurate personal information

  • Delete certain personal information, subject to legal and operational exceptions

  • Explain how information is used or disclosed

  • Honor applicable choices regarding marketing communications

You may submit a privacy request by emailing info@maternaldignityproject.org.

We will not discriminate against an individual for making a legitimate privacy request.

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Maternal Dignity Project does not sell personal information for monetary compensation.

If our practices change or we engage in activities considered “selling” or “sharing” under applicable California law, we will provide the notices and choices required by applicable law.

13. Global Privacy Control and Browser Signals

Some browsers and browser extensions allow users to send privacy preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (“GPC”).

Where we are legally required to recognize such signals and our website technology supports them, we will treat a recognized signal as an applicable opt-out request.

Browser-based “Do Not Track” signals are not currently interpreted consistently across the internet. Except where otherwise required by applicable law, our website may not respond to all Do Not Track signals.

14. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian authorization.

If you believe a child has provided us with personal information improperly, please contact us at info@maternaldignityproject.org so we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

15. Sensitive Information and Health Information

Maternal Dignity Project’s mission involves maternal health and obstetric fistula, and our website contains information and stories concerning health and medical issues.

Visiting or reading health-related content on our website does not create a healthcare provider-patient relationship with Maternal Dignity Project.

Please avoid submitting sensitive medical or health information through general website forms or email unless specifically requested and an appropriate method for providing that information has been established.

Information voluntarily submitted to us may be processed as described in this Privacy Policy.

16. Stories, Photographs, and Program Participants

Maternal Dignity Project may publish photographs, videos, quotations, interviews, testimonials, or stories concerning program participants, partners, supporters, or other individuals.

We seek to handle such content respectfully and in accordance with applicable consent, authorization, safeguarding, and organizational requirements.

Information intentionally published as part of a public story, article, photograph, video, or similar communication may remain available publicly and may be copied, indexed, or shared by third parties outside of our control.

17. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on how you interact with us, you may:

  • Unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link provided in the message

  • Adjust non-essential cookie preferences through our cookie settings

  • Disable or remove cookies through your browser

  • Request access, correction, or deletion of certain personal information

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Contact us with questions about how your information is handled

Requests may be sent to info@maternaldignityproject.org.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, website, technology, services, or legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, please contact:

Maternal Dignity Project
P.O. Box 1214
Bend, OR 97709
United States

Email: info@maternaldignityproject.org
Website: maternaldignityproject.org