Privacy Policy

Link to Charity ("LTC," "we," "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our website and services.

We may collect the following types of information:

• Contact information: Name and email when you submit our contact form or subscribe to our newsletter.
• Usage data: Pages visited, retailer clicks, and general analytics to improve our platform.
• Affiliate tracking data: When you click through to a retailer, standard affiliate tracking cookies may be set to attribute purchases to Link to Charity.
• Technical data: Browser type, device type, IP address (anonymized where possible), and referring URLs.

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

• Essential website functionality
• Analytics to understand how visitors use our site
• Affiliate tracking to attribute commissions from retailer purchases
• Remembering newsletter subscription preferences

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect affiliate tracking and our ability to generate donations from your purchases.

When you click a retailer link on Link to Charity, you may be redirected through affiliate tracking URLs. Retailers and affiliate networks may set cookies to track whether a purchase was referred by our platform. This is standard affiliate marketing practice and does not change the price you pay.

We use privacy-respecting analytics to understand traffic patterns and improve user experience. Analytics data is aggregated and does not personally identify individual shoppers unless voluntarily provided through forms.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we store your email address to send impact updates, new retailer announcements, and platform news. You may unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email or by contacting us.

• Operate and improve the Link to Charity platform
• Track and report charitable impact statistics
• Respond to contact form inquiries
• Send newsletter communications (with consent)
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with:

• Affiliate networks and retailers (tracking data only, as required for commission attribution)
• Service providers who assist in operating our website
• Authorities when required by law

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or port your personal data. Contact us at privacy@linktocharity.org to exercise these rights.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

Our services are not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be noted on this page with an updated date.

Questions about this policy: privacy@linktocharity.org