Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 6, 2026

Introduction

Holiday Joy Foundation ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our services.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

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

  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Contact us through our contact form
  • Register for events
  • Volunteer or make donations

This information may include: name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other information you choose to provide.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and cookies installed on your device.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Send you newsletters and updates about our events and programs
  • Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
  • Process your volunteer applications and event registrations
  • Improve our website and services
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Prevent fraudulent transactions and protect our organization

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information:

  • Mailchimp: For email newsletter management
  • Web3Forms: For processing contact form submissions
  • Hosting Provider: For website hosting and performance

These third parties have their own privacy policies governing the use of information we provide to them.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Object to processing of your personal information
  • Unsubscribe from our email communications at any time

Cookies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: holidayjoyfoundation@gmail.com

Phone: (224) 382-0262

Address: 59 W North Blvd, Chicago, IL 60610