This statement (“Donor Privacy Policy“) explains how MSI United States may collect and process your personal data when you access https://msiunitedstates.org (the “Website“). The Website refers only to the site at the aforementioned domain. Other privacy policies may apply to other websites administered by MSI Reproductive Choices.
MSI United States (MSI-US) values and respects the trust you put in us when you choose to share your private information. Read this Privacy Policy to find out more about how we keep your information safe and private.
This donor privacy policy, also sometimes referred to as a privacy notice, is intended for anyone using the msiunitedstates.org website and anyone who chooses to support us through subscribing to our email updates and or donating to MSI Reproductive Choices’ life-saving work. If you are a client of MSI Reproductive Choices in the UK, please refer to msichoices.org.uk as this privacy policy may not apply to you.
This policy tells you about the information we, MSI United States, collect and hold about you. It explains what we do with the information, how we will look after it and who we might share it with.
MSI US is the data controller under this policy. It means that if this policy applies to your information, it is our responsibility to protect it.
Depending on what information you choose to share or what information we are legally required or authorized to collect, we may collect the following:
We may also obtain personal information from public search information providers, which will include the information listed above, as well as:
You share the information with us. You may give us your information when you visit our website, in order to subscribe to our newsletter, make a donation, leave a legacy or simply communicate with us. Sometimes when you support us, your information is collected by a third party who processes your donations, but we are responsible for your information at all times.
Your information is shared with us by a third party or obtained from publicly available sources. Sometimes when you support us, your information is collected by a third party who processes your donation, such as through independent fundraising sites and tools . You should check their privacy policy when you provide your information to understand how they will use your information.
When we collect and use your personal information, we must have a lawful basis for doing so. If you have made a donation to MSI United States, we need this information to be able to process your donation. This lawful basis is known as “contractual necessity”.
If you have opted in to receiving our email updates, we need your personal information to be able to send them to you. This lawful basis is known as “consent”.
We may also collect your personal information for donor research purposes. It is in our legitimate interest to collect and use this personal information to support and develop our fundraising strategy. This lawful basis is known as “legitimate interest”.
If we use your personal information for any other purpose, we will notify you of this purpose together with your rights.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that any information we hold about you is kept secure through technical controls and secure systems. Our website is hosted by secure servers. The information you choose to share with us through our website is also encrypted.
We ensure your information is only accessible to trained staff and contractors responsible for looking after it.
Information shared with MSI US in connection with making an online donation through our Website may be shared with other entities within the MSI Reproductive Choices organizational family to be included in our global donor database. Further, any payment information collected will be encrypted and processed by one of our 3rd-party payment processing partners (“Payment Processors“), Stripe and PayPal. We do not have access to payment information, such as credit card numbers or bank account numbers, shared directly with the Payment Processors and do not control how such information is used. Please refer to the Payment Processors respective privacy policies for details on their treatment of such information. We do not store any payment information, such as credit card numbers or bank account numbers, but we may retain contact/address information and information regarding past donations for our records.
Limited MSI US and MSI Reproductive Choices team members will have access to your information to carry out their jobs, such as team members who maintain our mailing database.
We may also engage with third parties to process information on our behalf such as FundraiseUp, the donation platform, use third party providers software and systems, and contract with external providers to conduct analysis on our funding streams and engagement. We will always ensure that our contract with them sets our expectations and requirements as to how they should handle your information.
We may on occasion need to transfer your information to organizations located outside of the US. If we do, we will ensure that information is protected to a level which meets our standards.
We may have to disclose your details, where required by law, to the police, regulatory bodies or legal advisors. We will never sell your information to third parties.
In order to locate additional supporters for MSI United States, we occasionally trade mailing lists with other non-profit groups in order to lower fundraising costs. Please email us at msi-us@msichoices.org if you do not wish to have your name or address exchanged.
We will never keep information for long than is necessary. If you have subscribed to our email updates, we will regularly check in with you to ensure you are still happy to receive our updates and you can withdraw your consent to receiving them at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided.
You information may be kept for longer if required by law.
You will always retain rights over your information that you are entitled to exercise where permitted under applicable law. These rights are:
You can withdraw your consent to receiving updates at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us (details below).
Our website makes use of cookies, which are small digital files that are stored in your web browser. They enable us to track your return visits to our website and making using our website more enjoyable for you.
Please see our Cookie Policy below for more information
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, you can contact us by email at msi-us@mariestopes.org or by post to:
MSI-US, PO Box 35528, Washington, DC 20033, USA
We will keep this policy under regular review and will publish any updates on this page. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 01 July 2024.
Our Website makes use of cookies which are small digital files that are stored on your device in connection with your web browser that enable us to track your return visits to our Website and otherwise improve your experience on the Website. Your browser settings may allow you to block these cookies, but we recommend you have them enabled to help us personalize your experience of our Website.
Additionally, we have also incorporated a 3rd-party cookie from Google on our Website which, in connection with Google Analytics, assists us in tracking how visitors use our Website. Google Analytics is a set of software tools that allows MSI US to automatically collect information about how visitors use the MSI US website. We may share data collected through Google Analytics in aggregated and non-personally-identifiable form with 3rd parties, including donors to MSI US. Information collected by Google is subject to Google’s own terms and policies which you should be able to access from Google’s websites.
This is a list of cookies that are used by MSI US:
| PHPSESSID | This is the default cookie PHP uses to store session information on the server. PHPSESSID is how the server can identify a user uniquely and determine whether a user has previously visited the Website. |
| fundraiseup | Used by FundraiseUp to run donation widgets and forms. |
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics for user tracking. |
The above list of cookies does not include cookies from external sources which may be used by 3rd parties as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
We also use 3rd-party video services Vimeo and YouTube on our Website. As part of their services, these 3rd-party video services may use cookies to track videos viewed by you so they can in the future offer videos tailored to your taste or for other purposes. This also allows them to target their advertising more precisely. Information collected by 3rd parties are subject to their own terms and policies which you should be able to access from their respective websites.
Share links appear on most pages on our Website, including to 3rd party services such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and your default email client (“3rd Party Services“). Using these links may also add cookies to your session from servers of those 3rd Party Services. MSI US is not affiliated with the 3rd Party Services and has no control over any information you choose to share with 3rd Party Services.
