Effective Date: 8/28/2025
Website: https://innerpowerpa.org
Inner+Power Press Alliance (“I+PPA,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our website, innerpowerpa.org.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following personal information when you engage with our site:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
This information is collected through forms on our site, such as:
- Newsletter sign-up
- Contact form
- Donation form
- Event or membership registration
We also collect non-personal information automatically through cookies and analytics tools.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (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 (if applicable) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from images hosted on the website.
4. 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 do not need to re-enter details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days; screen options cookies last for a 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, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly.
These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking your interaction if you are logged in to their platform.
6. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected to:
- Process donations and membership registrations
- Respond to inquiries and requests
- Share organizational updates and opportunities
- Improve website performance and user experience
7. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share information only with trusted third-party service providers when necessary to operate our site and services. For example:
- Zeffy – used for donations and membership payments
- Google Analytics – used for tracking and analyzing website usage
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
8. How Long We Retain Your Data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
- For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
9. Your Rights Over Your Data
You have the right to:
- Request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you (including data you provided to us)
- Request erasure of personal data we hold, subject to exceptions for administrative, legal, or security obligations
10. Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for individuals 13 years and older. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.
12. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to safeguard the information you provide, though no online system is completely secure.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Updates will be reflected with a new “Effective Date” at the top of this page.
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