Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Purpose Network, operated by Created for Purpose, Inc. ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (www.createdforpurpose.org) and use our community resource directory serving Southwest Georgia.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you choose to save resources to your account or contact us.
• Usage Data: Information about your interactions with our directory, including your search queries, categories viewed, and resources clicked, which helps us understand community needs.
• Automatically Collected Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

3. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website and resource directory.
• Allow you to save, manage, and export your bookmarked resources.
• Improve our platform by analyzing search trends and resource usage in Southwest Georgia.
• Respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer support.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.

4. Cookies and Tracking

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. We use session cookies to keep you logged in while you manage your saved resources. We also use analytics tools to track website traffic and user behavior in the aggregate. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies.

5. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you. These services include:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies.
• Mapping Services: We use Leaflet and OpenStreetMap for displaying interactive maps. These services may collect your IP address and location data to render map tiles correctly.

6. Data Sharing

We respect your privacy and do not sell your personal data. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
• Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, such as data analysis, email delivery, and hosting services.

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. You may request the deletion of your account and saved resources at any time.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Request deletion of your personal data.
• Opt-out of future communications or data collection where applicable.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take steps to remove such information and terminate any associated accounts.

10. Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

12. Contact Information

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