Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 24, 2024

Erika’s Lighthouse (“we,” “our,” or “us”) provides this privacy policy to describe how we collect, use, and share information of individuals who visit our website at www.erikaslighthouse.org/ (the “Site”).

Information Collection

When using our Site, you may voluntarily provide information about yourself, including your name, contact information, log-in information, date of birth, information about your school or district, information about your program interests, and any other information you choose to provide. Additionally, students may provide information about their grade level, and parents, family members, educators, school professionals, and community members may provide employment information. For example, we collect this information when you join our email list, create an account, comment on a blog post, register for events or programs, apply to participate in a project, complete a survey, contact us, or interact with us for any other purpose. We may also collect your mailing and billing information or other financial or account information when you make a donation.

We (and other entities) automatically collect information relating to your interactions with us and our Site, including browser type, IP address, pages visited and other activities on the Site, device type, and time and date of visit, and other information we collect through the use of cookies and similar technology. See the “Digital Analytics” section of this privacy policy to learn more about the use of this information and the choices available to you.

Information Use

We may use your information for any lawful purpose, including the following:

• To provide services, including to process club applications and register you for programs and events;
• To respond to your inquiries and requests;
• To operate and improve our products and services;
• To operate, personalize, and improve the Site, including for analytics purposes;
• To provide newsletters, updates, surveys, and other content that may be of interest to you;
• To comply with the law and to maintain the security of our Site; or
• With your consent, or as otherwise disclosed at the time information is collected.

Information Sharing

We may share the information we collect with other parties, including the following:

• With third-party service providers who process information on our behalf, such as payment processors, data hosting services, and email service providers;
• With any affiliates or joint venture partners that we may have in the future;
• As part of an actual or potential corporate sale, merger, or acquisition, or other transfer of all or part of our assets, including as part of a bankruptcy proceeding;
• Pursuant to a subpoena, court order, governmental inquiry, or other legal process or as otherwise required by law, to protect our rights or the rights of third parties, or to protect the safety or security of any person or entity;
• With your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing.

We may share information that has been de-identified (including aggregated information) without limitation.

The Site may offer interactive features, such as the ability to leave comments, that you can use to communicate with other Site visitors or to submit and post your own content. If you disclose information in one of these forums, this information can be viewed, collected, and used by others.

Digital Analytics

We may work with third parties that collect data about your use of the Site and other sites or apps over time for non-advertising purposes. We use Google Analytics and other third-party services to improve the performance of the Site and for analytics and marketing purposes. For more information about how Google Analytics collects and uses data when you use our Site, visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners, and to opt out of Google Analytics, visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Additionally, your browser may offer tools to limit the use of cookies or to delete cookies; however, if you use these tools, our Site may not function as intended.

Third-Party Links and Tools

The Site may provide links to third-party websites or apps. For example, because our mission is to serve as a resource for teens, family members, and people who care about them to learn about depression and ways to deal with mental health issues, we occasionally link to news and information from the mental health community on our Site, through e-mail communications, or in our newsletter. You should review the privacy policies of other websites or apps that you use to learn about their data practices.

The Site also includes integrated social media tools or “plug-ins,” such as social networking or fundraising tools offered by third parties. If you use these tools to share personal information or you otherwise interact with these features on the Site, those companies may collect information about you and may use and share such information in accordance with your account settings, including by sharing such information with the general public.

Your interactions with third-party companies and your use of their features are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that provide those features. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policies of any accounts you create and use.

Visitors from the European Economic Area (“EEA”), United Kingdom (“UK”), and Switzerland

This section applies to residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the United Kingdom (“UK”), or Switzerland.

We may collect and process personal information about you where the laws of your jurisdiction permit it. We may rely on the following legal bases to process personal information about you:

• Contract: It is necessary to process your personal information to perform a contract with you or because you have requested we do something before creating a contract with you that requires we process your personal information. For example, we process your name and payment information to process donations.
• Legitimate Interest: There is a commercial or business interest that is important to us or others which we’ve balanced against your privacy rights. For example, we may process device information and IP address to ensure the security of our network and the Site.
• Consent: We have asked for your permission to use your personal information.
• Legal Obligation: It is necessary to use your personal information so that we can fulfil our legal and regulatory obligations. For example, some recordkeeping laws require we collect and retain certain information.
  Personal information may be transferred to the United States and to service providers in countries outside the EEA, UK, or Switzerland and may be stored and processed manually and electronically through global systems and tools for the purposes outlined above.

Please be aware that the personal data we collect may be transferred to and maintained on servers or databases located outside your jurisdiction, where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your location. If you are located outside of the United States, please be advised that we process and store personal data in the United States. In some instances, we may rely on the Standard Contractual Clauses with data processors to legitimize data transfers to the United States.

We will process and store your information only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of the storage, or as permitted by law. The criteria used to determine the period of storage of information is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding information is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for other legal compliance purposes.

Residents of the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland, have rights with respect to the personal information that we collect. You may be able exercise the following rights regarding personal information, subject to certain exceptions and limitations:

• The right to access the personal information we maintain about you and to receive a portable and readily usable copy of the personal information we have collected about you, to the extent feasible.
  The right to correct inaccuracies in the personal information we have collected about you.
  The right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected about you.
  Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to restrict or object to our processing of personal information in certain circumstances.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us in writing at info@erikaslighthouse.org. Please be aware that we may be unable to afford these rights to you under certain circumstances, such as if we are legally prevented from doing so or another exception applies to your request. Additionally, you may have the right to lodge a complaint against us. To do so, please contact the supervisory authority in your country of residence.

Your Choices

Erika’s Lighthouse maintains a password protected e-mail and postal mailing list for the purpose of disseminating information about Erika’s Lighthouse activities including our annual events, and teen and school programs. Participation in such outbound communications is strictly on an “opt-in” basis. To opt out of our email marketing, you may also use the link provided at the bottom of each marketing message. If you opt out of our marketing, we will still send you messages related to our relationship with you, such as event registration confirmations.

Updating Your Information

You may add, remove or update your information at any time by contacting us in writing at info@erikaslighthouse.org, or PO Box 616, Winnetka, IL 60093.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

If our information practices change, we will post these changes on this page. We encourage you to visit this page periodically to learn of any updates.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please contact us by visiting our “Contact Us” page or by contacting us in writing at info@erikaslighthouse.org, or PO Box 616, Winnetka, IL 60093.