Privacy Policy

One Leak Away Foundation (OLA Foundation)
Effective Date: September 7, 2026

One Leak Away Foundation (“OLA Foundation,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share information when you visit our website, make a donation, contact us, volunteer with us, or otherwise interact with our organization.

1. Information We May Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address
Donation information
Volunteer information
Information submitted through contact forms
Messages, questions, or requests you send to us
Information related to requests for assistance or participation in our programs

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, such as your browser type, device type, IP address, pages visited, and general website usage information.

2. Donations and Payment Information

When you make a donation to OLA Foundation, your payment may be processed through a third-party payment provider, such as Zeffy, or another secure payment service.

OLA Foundation does not intend to directly store complete credit card or banking information submitted through third-party payment processors. Payment information is handled according to the privacy and security practices of the payment provider you use.

We may receive information related to your donation, such as your name, email address, donation amount, date of donation, and other information you choose to provide.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

Process and acknowledge donations
Provide donation receipts or confirmations
Respond to questions and requests
Communicate with donors, supporters, volunteers, and community members
Coordinate volunteer activities
Provide information about our programs, services, events, and mission
Maintain organizational and financial records
Improve our website and services
Protect against fraud, misuse, or security threats
Comply with applicable legal, tax, and regulatory obligations

We will not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

4. Email and Communications

If you provide your email address, we may use it to communicate with you regarding donations, volunteer opportunities, programs, events, organizational updates, or other matters related to OLA Foundation.

You may request to stop receiving promotional or informational emails from us at any time by using an unsubscribe option when available or by contacting us directly.

Transactional communications, such as donation receipts or responses to requests you initiate, may still be sent when necessary.

5. Sharing of Information

We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our organization or website.

These providers may include:

Website hosting and website-management providers
Donation and payment-processing services
Email and communications providers
Accounting or bookkeeping providers
Technology and security providers
Government or regulatory authorities when legally required

We seek to limit the information shared to what is reasonably necessary for the applicable service or legal obligation.

6. Cookies and Website Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand how visitors use the website, remember preferences, and measure website performance.

Our website platform or third-party services may also place cookies on your device.

You can generally control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

7. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services, including donation platforms, social media platforms, or other organizations.

For example, visitors may be directed to a third-party service such as Zeffy to complete a donation.

OLA Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those services before providing personal information.

8. Information Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or information-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain appropriate organizational and donation records, comply with legal or tax requirements, resolve disputes, and protect the interests of OLA Foundation.

10. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to request:

Access to personal information we maintain about you
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of certain personal information
Information about how your personal information is used
Withdrawal from certain communications

Some requests may be subject to legal, financial, tax, recordkeeping, or other legitimate retention requirements.

To submit a privacy request, please contact us using the information below.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website and general donation services are not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children without appropriate parental or guardian involvement.

If we learn that personal information from a child has been collected inappropriately, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation.

12. Donor Privacy

OLA Foundation values the privacy of its donors.

We do not sell, rent, or trade donor information for commercial marketing purposes.

Donor information may be used for legitimate nonprofit purposes such as processing donations, issuing receipts, maintaining required financial records, communicating with donors, and fulfilling applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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

When changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will be posted on our website with a revised effective date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact:

One Leak Away Foundation (OLA Foundation)
Website: oneleakaway.org
Email: olafoundation.info@gmail.com

Last Updated: September 7, 2026