Donor Privacy Policy
The Carver Foundation of Norwalk maintains the highest level of respect for the privacy of our donors. The following privacy policy describes our practices for collecting, using, and protecting information pertaining to our donors.
HOW DONOR INFORMATION IS USED
Donor information is used to complete a transaction, generate gift receipts, and communicate with the donor as to Carver updates and events. Donor records are also used for internal analysis, record keeping, and reporting to relevant U.S. and State agencies. Credit card numbers are used for donation or payment processing and are not retained for any reason.
NO SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Carver does not rent, market, or otherwise disclose donor information to any outside party or vendor for non-Carver purposes. Within Carver, access to donor information is limited to select members of the Carver Board of Directors, Development staff members with a need to know, and, as appropriate, with those in our Finance Department.
Carver is one of the very few charities in Connecticut to receive Charity Navigator’s highest rating of four stars. All our financial audits and annual reports are here. We consistently receive the highest grades from the nation’s top rating agencies for excellence, donor accountability, and transparency.
Carver will share contact information with third-party vendors such as Blackbaud, our database platform, for the explicit and limited purpose of facilitating our mission through development and engagement programs.
When such contact information is shared with the third-party vendor, the vendor will first be required to pledge that the information will be used only for its intended purpose; will be stored securely; and will not be resold or provided to any other individual, entity, or organization. Persons responsible for records containing personal information will exercise due care to ensure accuracy and completeness. Strict physical, electronic and procedural safeguards will be utilized to protect personal information against accidental or intentional misuse or improper disclosure within or without Carver.
DONOR RECOGNITION
Donor contributions may be publicized in donor recognition vehicles produced by Carver, including print, spoken and/or web-based media such as in our Annual Reports. If donors do not wish their names to appear in these venues, they may notify the Development Office.
REMOVING NAMES FROM CARVER’S MAILING AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS LIST
Carver does not want to send unwanted mail or electronic communications to its donors. Donors may contact the Development Office to be removed from the mailing and/or electronic communications list.
CONTACTING CARVER
Please get in touch with the Development Office if you have comments or questions regarding Carver's Donor Privacy Policy.