Privacy Policy

As of September 21, 2021

Information Collected

Personal Data: The Delmas Foundation collects the information voluntarily entered into online web forms that users submit to apply for grants and to have their applications processed. We may also receive your personal data from third parties: your colleague may enter your contact information to request that we correspond with you, your colleague may provide us with a letter of recommendation about you.

User Data: We can also access some non-identifying basic information from visitors to delmas.org. This includes pages viewed, type of browser used, type of operating system used, IP address, and other diagnostic data. This information is processed with Google Analytics and Squarespace.

How the Information is Used

The Foundation uses the information to:

  • communicate with you, including to respond to your inquiries, provide information you request from us, send you information about our activities;

  • process grant applications, manage and provide grants;

  • provide, maintain, and improve our services and website, including research and analytics regarding users of the website and usage patterns.

Service Providers and Third Party Access

The Foundation does not sell or rent personal data to third parties.

We may disclose personal data to third-party service providers who use the information to perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, information technology services, and data management.

For example, delmas.org is a Squarespace website. Information on how Squarespace collects data on users is in the section below, Cookies.

The provider of our online grants portal, Foundant Technologies, can also access the personal data; Foundant Technologies’ privacy policy can be viewed at https://www.foundant.com/privacy-policy/.

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports visitor traffic on delmas.org. This data is shared with other Google services. To allow website visitors the ability to prevent their data from being used by Google Analytics, an Internet browser add-on is available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

The Foundation may use or disclose your personal data as appropriate to respond to requests from governmental and regulatory authorities, such as the Internal Revenue Service.

Cookies

This website is on a Squarespace platform which uses cookies for analytics and performance. The website does not have user accounts or e-commerce features, therefore, it does not use cookies for those purposes. Information on the use of cookies at delmas.org can be found at https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001264507.

When you use our log in feature (www.delmas.org/applicant-login) you are directed to our online grants portal. This is a different website on grantinterface.com run by Foundant Technologies. Information on how cookies are used in the Foundant grants portal can be viewed at https://www.foundant.com/privacy-policy/.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for our legitimate interests, in accordance with our retention policies, and in accordance with applicable laws.

Minors

This website is directed solely at adults. If you are under the age of eighteen (or if being a 'minor' is defined as a younger age in your relevant jurisdiction, that relevant age), please do not provide us with any of your personal data, including your email address.

No liability

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. The Foundation is not responsible for any damages or liabilities relating to such security failures. Delmas.org includes links to other websites; the Foundation cannot ensure the privacy practices of other such sites.

Agreement

The Delmas Foundation reserves the right to change this policy at any time and will post any changes at this site.

Delmas.org is operated and controlled by the Foundation in the United States. By using the website, you:

  • agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy

  • acknowledge that your information will be processed as described in this Privacy Policy; and

  • consent to having your information transferred to the Delmas Foundation and/or our third party service providers, in the United States or elsewhere, as described in this Privacy Policy.

Contact Details

You may contact us with questions or comments about this privacy policy from our Contact page, which includes our telephone, email and address details.