1. Who We Are
EduFuture Foundation Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial education, seminars, and counseling services, with a particular focus on teachers, public servants, NGO employees, federal employees residing abroad, and retirees across the United States.
You can contact us using the details on our Contact page or via:
- Website contact form: https://edufuturefoundation.org/contact/
- WhatsApp customer service: +1 973 600 6257
2. Personal Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with our website and services. We may collect the following categories of personal information:
2.1. Information You Provide Directly
Newsletter subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your first name and email address, as well as your consent to receive communications and to this Privacy Policy.
Contact forms, lead forms, and inquiries: When you fill out our contact form, submit a form through Facebook, Instagram, Meta Lead Ads, or other online advertising platforms, request information, or otherwise reach out to us, we may collect:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Your responses to form questions
- Any information you choose to include in your message or comments
Event or seminar participation: If we offer registration for seminars, workshops, or virtual events through our website or linked platforms, we may collect your name, contact details, and information related to your participation (such as preferred session, location, or role as teacher/public servant, etc.).
Donations and support: If you choose to support us financially through online donations (including donations made via third-party platforms that are linked from our website), those platforms may collect payment information (such as credit card details). We generally receive only limited information, such as your name, contact details, donation amount, and any message you choose to send. Payment card information is typically processed directly by the third-party provider and not stored by us.
2.2. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain information about your device and how you use the site, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Referring and exit pages
- Pages viewed and links clicked
- Date, time, and duration of visits
- General location (e.g., country or region) based on IP address
This information is typically collected using cookies, log files, pixels, tags, and similar technologies for analytics, performance, advertising measurement, and security purposes.
2.3. Information from Third Parties
We may receive personal information about you from third parties, such as:
- Email marketing or newsletter providers that help us manage subscriptions, email delivery, and engagement statistics (for example, whether you opened an email or clicked a link).
- CRM, lead management, and communication providers that help us receive, organize, and respond to inquiries.
- Analytics and website performance providers that help us understand how visitors use our website.
- Social media, advertising, and messaging platforms (such as Facebook, Instagram, Meta Lead Ads, and WhatsApp) when you choose to interact with us through those services.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our website, blog, and online services.
- To provide our seminars, counseling, educational content, and related programs.
- To respond to your inquiries, questions, or requests submitted through contact forms, lead forms, or messaging platforms.
- To contact you regarding your inquiry, including by phone call, SMS/text message, or email, when you provide your contact information and consent to be contacted.
- To send you newsletters, updates, event invitations, and educational content when you have subscribed or otherwise consented to receive such communications.
- To personalize content or communications based on your interests.
- To analyze website usage, campaign performance, and improve user experience, security, and performance.
- To prevent fraud, protect our rights and the rights of others, and comply with legal obligations.
- To manage donations, acknowledgments, and donor communications.
4. Legal Bases for Processing (EEA/UK Visitors)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), or another region with similar data protection laws, our legal bases for processing your personal information may include:
Consent: For example, when you subscribe to our newsletter, submit a form, request to be contacted, or accept cookies that are not strictly necessary.
Legitimate interests: Such as improving our website, promoting our mission, responding to inquiries, and ensuring network and information security, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
Legal obligation: When we must process data to comply with applicable laws or respond to lawful requests.
Contractual necessity: When processing is required to perform a contract or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract (for example, when you register for an event or counseling session).
7. International Data Transfers
Our organization and many of our service providers are based in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries that may not provide the same level of data protection as your home jurisdiction.
Where required by law, we take appropriate measures to protect your personal information in connection with such transfers.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. For example, we may retain:
- Newsletter subscription data until you unsubscribe or we no longer use the list.
- Contact form, lead form submissions, and correspondence for a reasonable period to manage our relationship and maintain records.
- Donation and transaction records for the period required by tax, accounting, or other legal obligations.
9. Your Rights and Choices
9.1. Email, SMS, and Communication Preferences
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter or other marketing emails at any time by following the “unsubscribe” link in the email or by contacting us using the details in the “Contact Us” section below. You may opt out of SMS/text messages by replying STOP where available or by contacting us. Please note that we may still send you non-promotional communications (for example, regarding an event you registered for or a direct inquiry you submitted).
9.2. Rights for EEA/UK and Certain Other Regions
If you are located in the EEA, UK, or in a jurisdiction with similar data protection laws, you may have the following rights (subject to certain limitations and exceptions):
- Right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to object to or request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability, where technically feasible.
- Right to withdraw your consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country or region.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details listed in the “Contact Us” section.
9.3. California and U.S. State Privacy Rights
Depending on your state of residence in the United States, you may have additional privacy rights under applicable state laws, such as the right to request access to or deletion of certain information, or to opt out of certain types of data sharing. We will seek to honor such requests in accordance with applicable law.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are directed primarily toward adults, including teachers, retirees, and other professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or a higher age where required by local law) without appropriate parental consent.
If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can take steps to delete such information.
11. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect the personal information we collect and process. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services, such as external Medicare information sites, donation platforms, social media platforms, advertising platforms, or messaging tools (including WhatsApp). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third parties.
When you leave our website or interact with a third-party service, we encourage you to read their privacy policies to understand how they handle your information.
13. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide additional notice (such as by posting a prominent notice on our website).
Your continued use of our website after any changes have been posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
14. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, you may contact us using the following methods:
- By using the contact form on our website: https://edufuturefoundation.org/contact/
- Via WhatsApp: +1 973 600 6257