Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 5, 2026
VidaAfrolatina (“we,” “our,” or “us”), a Sponsored Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit [aidaafrolatina.org]—our “Website”—or otherwise interact with us through the Website.
By using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent before collecting or using certain types of personal information.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.
Information We Collect
The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with our Website. We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Subscribe to our email newsletter
- Make a donation
- Register for an eventÂ
- Complete an online form
- Request information or resources
- Otherwise communicate with us
This information may include your name, organization, job title, email address, telephone number, mailing address, country or region, professional information, payment or donation information, and any other information you choose to provide.
We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit the Website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, referring website, approximate location, and the date and time of your visit.
If you provide personal information about another person, you should do so only if you are authorized to provide that information and, where required, have provided any necessary notice to that person.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, maintain, and improve our Website
- Respond to inquiries, requests, and communications
- Process donationsÂ
- Send newsletters, organizational updates, invitations, and other communications
- Register participants for events, webinars, trainings, and programs
- Administer grantmaking, fellowship, funding, and other organizational programs
- Conduct research, evaluation, reporting, and organizational planning
- Improve our programs, services, communications, and user experience
- Understand Website usage and performance
- Detect, prevent, and address fraud, misuse, security incidents, and technical problems
- Protect the rights, safety, property, and security of our organization
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
- Fulfill any other purpose disclosed when the information is collected or with your consent
We do not sell personal information.
Third-Party Service Providers
We use trusted third-party service providers to help us operate the Website and provide our services. These providers may collect, use, or process personal information on our behalf and may be subject to their own privacy policies.
Our service providers may include:
- Bluehost for hosting and maintaining the Website
- Constant Contact for email newsletters and communications
- Every.org and its payment-processing partners for securely processing online donations
- WordPress for technology, communications, security, forms, surveys, or other operational functions
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these providers to understand how they collect and use information.
Online Donations
By clicking the DONATE button, online donations can be made through the Every.org platform and its payment-processing partners. We do not collect or store credit card or payment information on our own servers.
Every.org and its payment-processing partners may collect information necessary to process, verify, document, and administer donations. Their handling of personal information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, remember preferences, maintain Website functionality, support security, and understand how visitors use the Website.
Cookies may be used to:
- Remember your preferences
- Maintain Website functionality
- Support security and fraud prevention
- Understand Website performance and usage
- Support embedded content, forms, event registration, donation processing, or other features
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. If the Website uses a cookie-consent banner or preference tool, you may also manage certain cookie preferences through that tool. Please note that disabling cookies may affect some Website features.
International Data Transfers
VidaAfrolatina is headquartered in the United States and may process personal information in the United States and other countries where we, our service providers, partners, or vendors operate.
Those countries may have data-protection laws that differ from the laws in your country. When required by applicable law, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information, such as contractual protections, adequacy decisions, consent, or another legally recognized transfer mechanism.
Links to Other Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or embedded content. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of those third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any websites you visit.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, administer our programs and relationships, comply with legal and financial obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, maintain appropriate records, and protect our legal rights.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose for which it was collected, applicable legal requirements, and our operational needs.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of personal information.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format, where applicable
You may unsubscribe from organizational emails by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us.
Children’s Privacy
The Website is not directed to children or minors, as defined by applicable law, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. Children and minors should not provide personal information through the Website. If we become aware that personal information from a child or minor has been collected through the Website, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on this page and update the Effective Date above. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
- Website: vidaafrolatina.org
- Email: info@vidaafrolatina.org
Terms of Use
Effective Date: September 5, 2026
These Terms of Use govern your use of vidaafrolatina.org (the “Website”), operated by VidaAfrolatina (“we,” “our,” or “us”). By using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
The Website provides general information about our mission, programs, publications, grantmaking, and activities. Information on the Website is not legal, medical, financial, or other professional advice. We may update or remove content at any time, but we do not guarantee that Website content is complete, accurate, current, or error-free.
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes. You must not interfere with its operation or security, introduce malicious code, attempt unauthorized access, impersonate another person or organization, misuse personal information, or use Website content to harass, threaten, discriminate against, or endanger others.
Unless otherwise stated, reasonable portions of the Website and its content—including text, photographs, graphics, logos, publications, and other materials—may be viewed, downloaded, printed, and shared for personal, educational, or noncommercial purposes, provided that you do not alter the content, remove attribution, or imply our endorsement. Any other use requires our written permission.
If you submit information, documents, photographs, stories, or other content through the Website, you confirm that you have the right to submit them and that they do not violate anyone else’s rights. We will handle personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Do not submit sensitive information through a general contact form unless specifically requested.
The Website may link to third-party websites and services, including donation platforms such as Every.org. We are not responsible for third-party content, security, availability, terms, or privacy practices. Donations may be subject to additional terms provided by the relevant payment or donation provider.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Website is provided “as is” and “as available.” VidaAfrolatina does not guarantee that the Website will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of harmful code. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Website. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
We may suspend or terminate access to the Website if these Terms are violated or if necessary to protect the Website, our organization, or others.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
We may revise these Terms by posting an updated version on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
Questions about these Terms may be sent to:
VidaAfrolatina
info@vidaafrolatina
vidaafrolatina.org