Privacy Policy

🛡️ Privacy Policy  

Last Updated: October 2025

Beacon of Hope Community Outreach (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and values the trust you place in us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect the information you share with us through our website and other forms of communication.

We may collect the following types of information when you visit our website, sign up to volunteer, or donate:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, or mailing address that you provide through forms, emails, or event sign-ups.
   
• Donation Information: If you make a donation, payment information is securely processed through third-party payment providers. Beacon of Hope does not store or access your credit card or banking details.
   
• Automatically Collected Data: Like most websites, we may collect non-identifying information such as browser type, IP address, device type, and pages visited to help improve site performance and user experience.
   

Your information helps us:

• Respond to inquiries, volunteer applications, and partnership requests
   
• Process and acknowledge donations
   
• Communicate about upcoming events, programs, and community impact
   
• Improve our website and outreach efforts
   
• Comply with legal and reporting obligations
   

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone.

We use appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Please note that while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, no online system is 100% secure.

Our website may include links to third-party services, such as:

• Social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
   
• Online donation processors (such as PayPal or Stripe)
   

These third-party sites have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review those policies before providing any personal information.

We may use basic cookies or analytics tools to help us understand how visitors use our site. This data helps us improve our website and communication, but it does not personally identify individual visitors.
You can choose to disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

You have the right to:

• Request a copy of the personal information we have about you
   
• Ask us to correct or update your information
   
• Opt out of emails or newsletters at any time by contacting us directly
   

Our website and programs are intended to support families and children through community service, but we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect new practices or changes in law. The updated policy will always be posted on this page with a new “Last Updated” date.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us:

📧 beaconofhopeoutreach@gmail.com
📍 Based in Duplin County, North Carolina
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