Privacy policy

Effective Date: 2/6/2025

Unified Youth (“we”, “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. We have created this Privacy Policy to explain what personal information we collect from individuals both online and offline, including visitors to our website and all related websites and web-based applications (our “Sites”) and our donors and supporters, how we use that information, and how we share it with others. We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy and reach out to us using the contact methods at the end of the Privacy Policy if you have any questions. If you are a visually-impaired individual, an individual with another disability, or an individual seeking support in another language, you may access this Privacy Policy by emailing us at info@joinunifiedyouth.org.

This Privacy Policy incorporates our Terms of Use. 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, products, or services, even if they may link to our Sites or vice versa. We recommend that you review the privacy practices of those third parties before connecting to or accessing third-party websites and sharing any personal information.

As used in this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with an identifiable individual. Personal information includes “personal data” as that term is defined in applicable privacy laws. Personal information does not include publicly available information; lawfully obtained, truthful information that is a matter of public concern; information that has been de-identified, or aggregate information. Aggregate information is information that we collect about a group or category of products, services, or users that is not personally identifiable or from which individual identities are removed. 

1. Personal Information We Collect

We may collect the following personal information about you:

a. Personal Information You Provide Us

We may ask you to provide us with certain categories of information when you contact us, sign up to receive news and updates from us, make a donation, or otherwise interact with us. Additionally, we may receive information about you if you contact us directly or send us any messages and/or attachments. This may include your first and last name, mailing address, billing address, email address, telephone number, and any other personal information that you choose to share with us. If you make a donation, we will also collect your donation amount and date, communication preferences, and payment information such as your credit or debit card number via our payment processor.

b. Personal Information Collected Automatically When You Access and Use Our Sites

Our Sites use cookies and other tracking technologies such as pixels, web beacons, embedded scripts, and tags (“Cookies”), which collect information from you automatically as your use of our Sites. This information may include: 

  • Browser and device data, such as IP address, device identifier, device type, operating system and Internet browser type, screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, plug-ins, add-ons, and the language version of the Sites you are visiting; and

  • Usage data, such as geolocation data, browsing history, time spent on the Sites, pages visited, links clicked, language preferences, patterns of use, and the pages that led or referred you to our Sites.

We also collect information about your online activities on websites and connected devices over time and across third-party websites, devices, apps, and other online features and services. For example, we may use Google Analytics on our Sites to help us analyze your use of our Sites and diagnose technical issues. Please review the “Cookies and Tracking Technologies” section below for more information about our use of these technologies.

c. Personal Information Collected from Third Parties

We may collect information about you from third parties to offer you opportunities to become involved in activities that we believe may interest you, and for other purposes. For example, we may collect publicly available and aggregated information about your donation history, participation in charity events and campaigns, records of personal property, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. We may combine the information we receive from those sources with information we collect through our Sites and services to create or enhance a donor profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, behavior, and attitudes. In those cases, we will apply this Privacy Policy to the combined information.

2. How We Use Your Personal Information

We generally process and use the personal information we collect in the following ways: 

  • Provide, operate, and maintain the Sites 

  • Improve, personalize, and expand the Sites

  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities

  • Develop new features and functionalities

  • Verify your identity 

  • Process donations and provide tax receipts

  • Conduct donor research and prospect identification

  • Communicate with you in accordance with your preferences to provide you with updates and other information relating to our Sites and services, and for marketing and promotional purposes through email and any other channels you choose to communicate with us

  • Process your information, including verifying that your information is active and valid

  • Contact you concerning your use of the Sites and, in our discretion, changes to any of the website and/or any of the Sites’ policies

  • Prevent unauthorized, improper, or illegal activities on the Sites

  • For internal business purposes, including general business administration

  • For purposes disclosed at the time you provide your information or as otherwise outlined in this Privacy Policy or for any other legal purpose not inconsistent with this Privacy Policy

  • We may also use your personal information: (1) to specifically target relevant advertisements or content to you, including making recommendations based on your activities; (2) to understand the usefulness to you of the advertisements or content that have been delivered to you; and (3) when you comment on or add content to the Sites.


3. Disclosure of Personal Information

Consistent with applicable law, we may disclose personal information that we collect in the following ways:​

a. To Our Service Providers

We may disclose personal information to our service providers to provide services on our behalf, such as payment processing, analytics, marketing, hosting, customer and technical support, and other services. 

b. When You Request Information From or Provide Information to Third Parties

You may be presented with an option on the Sites to receive certain information and/or marketing offers directly from third parties or to have us send certain information to third parties or give them access to it. 

c. For Analytics, and to Deliver Marketing and Advertising

We may make available personal information to third-party platform providers, including advertising, social media, and analytics companies, who assist us in serving advertising regarding the Services to others who may be interested. We may also partner with third parties who use Cookies to serve interest-based advertising and content on their respective third-party platforms that may be based on your preferences, location,  and/or interests.  

d. For Compliance and Harm Prevention 

We may also disclose your personal information to comply with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g., pursuant to valid law enforcement inquiries, subpoenas, or court orders). We may also disclose personal information to third parties in connection with claims, disputes, or litigation, or when otherwise required by law. 

e. To Protect Our Rights and The Rights of Others

We may also disclose your information if we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary or appropriate to: (i) protect or defend our rights, safety or property of us or third parties (including through the enforcement of this Privacy Policy and other applicable agreements and policies).

f. Affiliate and Business Transfer

We may disclose personal information to our affiliates to provide our Sites or services, and for internal administrative purposes. We may also may disclose personal information: (i) to a subsequent owner, co-owner, or operator of the Sites or applicable database; or (ii) in connection with a merger, consolidation, restructuring, the sale of substantially all of our interests and/or assets or other corporate change, including during the course of any due diligence process.

g. With Your Consent 

We may also disclose personal information to other third parties with your consent or otherwise in accordance with applicable law

4. Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies

As mentioned above, we use Cookies to collect and track information, improve and analyze our Sites, and promote content and services that relate to your interests. 

a. Cookies We Use 

Cookies on the Sites generally fall into the following categories:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of the Sites. They include, for example, Cookies that enable you to log into secure areas. These Cookies are session Cookies, which are erased when you close your browser.

  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of users of the Sites and see how such users navigate through the Sites. This helps improve how the Sites work, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily. These Cookies are session Cookies, which are erased when you close your browser.

  • Functional Cookies: These improve the functional performance of the Sites and make it easier for you to use. For example, Cookies are used to remember that you have previously visited the Sites and asked to remain logged into it. These Cookies are session Cookies, which are erased when you close your browser.

  • Targeting Cookies: These record your visit to the Sites, the pages you visit, and the links you follow so we can recognize you and track your activity on the Sites and other websites you visit. These Cookies are persistent because they remain on your device for us to use during your next visit to the Sites. You can delete these Cookies via your browser settings. 

You can modify your browser settings to decline or accept certain Cookies. If you decline certain Cookies, some of our Sites’ features may not function as designed.

Various third parties are developing or have developed signals or other mechanisms for the expression of consumer choice regarding the collection of information about an individual consumer's online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services (e.g., browser do not track signals). Currently, we do not monitor or take any action with respect to these signals or other mechanisms, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

b. Analytics

We may use Google Analytics or other service providers for analytics services. These analytics services may use Cookies to help us analyze how users use the Service. Information generated by these services (e.g., your IP address and other usage information) may be transmitted to and stored by Google Analytics and other service providers on servers in the U.S. (or elsewhere) and these service providers may use this information for purposes such as evaluating your use of the Services, compiling statistic reports on the Service’s activity, and providing other services relating to Services activity and other Internet usage. You may exercise choices regarding the use of Cookies from Google Analytics here or by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.   

5. Exercising Choices and Preferences

You may opt out of any emails that we send for advertising or other promotional purposes by clicking the “unsubscribe” links provided at the bottom of those emails. Please note that if you opt out of receiving promotional emails from us, we may still send you important administrative messages that are required to provide you with our Sites or services or for other reasons disclosed in this Privacy Policy. You will continue to receive these emails, if appropriate, even if you unsubscribe from our optional communications.

a. Notice for California Residents

You have the right to request information regarding third parties to whom we have disclosed certain categories of personal information during the preceding year for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes under California’s “Shine the Light” law (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.83). We do not disclose information to third parties for such purposes. However, if you wish to request information regarding such practices, please contact us by using the contact information below. You must include your full name, email address, and postal address in your email or mail request so that we can verify your California residence and respond. California’s “Shine the Light” law also provides you the right to opt-out of such disclosures on a going forward basis.

b. Notice for Nevada Residents

We do not “sell” personal information as that term is defined under Nevada law, but Nevada residents have the right to request to opt out of any future sale of their personal information under Nevada SB 220. If you are a Nevada resident and would like to make such a request, please contact us using the contact information provided below. You must include your full name, email address, and postal address in your request so that we can verify your Nevada residency and respond. In the event we sell your personal information after receipt of your request, we will make reasonable efforts to comply with such request.

6. Children’s Information 

Our Sites are not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on the Sites, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will make our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

7. Data Security and Retention 

The security of your personal information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. We maintain appropriate technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to help protect the security of your personal information against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure or misuse, but we cannot guarantee its absolute security. 

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. This information will be used and retained to the extent necessary to comply with any legal obligations or policies, to resolve disputes, and/or enforce legal agreements. Personal information may also be retained for internal analytic purposes. This information is retained for a shorter period, unless it used to enhance security features or improve the functionality of our Sites. Our determination of precise retention periods will be based on (i) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you (such as how often you donate or visit our Sites); (ii) whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject; and (iii) whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position, including regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations.

8. Transfers of Personal information

Our Sites are operated exclusively in the United States and intended for users located in the United States. We may transfer, store, and use information we collect and maintain about you, including personal information outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction. For such transfers, we take the necessary measures to ensure that your personal information receives an adequate level of protection. Please note that the data protection laws in the jurisdiction in which we process personal information may differ from those of your jurisdiction, and in certain circumstances, your personal information may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, law enforcement agencies or regulatory agencies in those other jurisdictions.

9. Updates to this Privacy Policy

Please note that Unified Youth reviews its privacy policies from time to time and may update this Privacy Policy accordingly. We recommend that you review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of material changes consistent with applicable law, and will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Information

For questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your information, we can be contacted via the methods listed below:

  • Email us at: info@joinunifiedyouth.org

  • Write us at: Unified Youth, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067

  • Call us at: +1 310-683-2120