Privacy Policy

Killing Cancer Kindly (“KCK,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors, supporters, and beneficiaries. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website Killing Cancer Kindly, interact with us online or offline, or otherwise provide us with your information.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you provide to us directly, such as:

  • Contact information: This may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact details.
  • Donation information: This includes details about your donations, such as the amount, date, method of payment, and any preferences you have expressed regarding anonymity or recognition.
  • Website usage information: We automatically collect certain information about your interactions with our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and dates and times of access.
  • Communication information: If you contact us via email, phone, or through our website, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
  • Survey and feedback information: We may collect information you provide in response to surveys or feedback forms.
  • Event registration information: If you register for an event, we may collect information such as your name, contact details, and any special requirements you may have.
  • Volunteer information: If you apply to volunteer with us, we may collect information about your skills, experience, and availability.
  • Other information: Any other information you choose to provide to us, such as in your communications with us or through social media.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • Processing donations: We use your payment and contact information to process your donations securely and efficiently. This may include sending you donation confirmations and receipts.
  • Communicating with you: We may use your contact information to send you updates about our work, newsletters, event invitations, and other communications that we believe may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time.  
  • Providing support and services: We may use your information to respond to your inquiries, provide you with information about cancer prevention and treatment, and connect you with relevant resources.
  • Improving our website and services: We use website usage information and feedback to analyze trends, administer the Site, and improve its content, functionality, and user experience.
  • Fundraising and marketing: We may use your information to conduct fundraising activities, analyze the effectiveness of our campaigns, and tailor our marketing efforts to better reach our target audience.
  • Complying with legal obligations: We may use your information as required by law or legal process.
  • Protecting our rights and interests: We may use your information to protect our rights, property, and safety, as well as the rights, property, and safety of our supporters, beneficiaries, and others.

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information with:

  • Third-party service providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us with payment processing, email marketing, website hosting, data analysis, and other essential functions. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes we specify.  
  • Legal authorities:: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, such as in response to a subpoena or court order.
  • With your consent: We may share your information with other third parties with your explicit consent.

4. Your Privacy Choice

  • Opting out of communications: You can opt-out of receiving emails from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email. You can also contact us at info@killingcancerkindly.org to update your contact information or request that we remove you from our mailing list.
  • Accessing and correcting your information: You can contact us at info@killingcancerkindly.org to request access to or correction of your personal information.
  • Requesting deletion of your information: You can contact us at info@killingcancerkindly.org to request that we delete your personal information. We will comply with your request unless we have a legitimate reason to retain the information, such as a legal obligation.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:

  • Encryption: We use encryption technologies, such as SSL/TLS, to protect your information during transmission.
  • Access controls: We restrict access to your personal information to authorized personnel who have a legitimate need to know.
  • Physical security: We maintain physical security measures to protect our servers and other systems where your information is stored.
  • Regular security assessments: We conduct regular security assessments to identify and address potential vulnerabilities.
While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@killingcancerkindly.org.

7. Donor Privacy

KCK deeply values all contributions that sustain our mission. To protect the privacy of our donors and their special relationship with KCK, we maintain the following policies:

  • Confidentiality: We treat all financial information and donor details with the utmost confidentiality. We do not share or sell donor information with other organizations.
  • Anonymity: We offer donors the option to be recognized anonymously.
  • Choice: Donors may request, at any time, to not receive solicitations or certain mailings, such as our newsletter.

8. Website Usage

We do not track, collect, or distribute personal information entered by those who visit our website unless voluntarily provided through forms or other means of communication.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of those websites.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and encourage you to review it periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@killingcancerkindly.org.