Káhareži Fondazár Privacy Notice
About This Notice
This Privacy Notice explains how Káhareži Fondazár (legal name KAHARAZI VONDACIJA), a Michigan 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation (EIN 88-2274879), collects, uses, and protects personal information through fondazar.org.
The Foundation is a separate legal person from the Principality of Kaharagia. References on the Foundation's site to Kaharagian culture, programmes, or institutions reflect the Foundation's cultural and educational mission and do not transfer responsibility for personal information to any other entity.
This Notice is to be read with the Káhareži Fondazár Terms of Use.
Information We Collect
When You Browse fondazar.org
- IP address and approximate technical metadata of your device
- Pages requested and timestamps
- Referrer URL where transmitted by your browser
When You Donate
- Your name, email address, and (if provided) postal address
- The donation amount, date, currency, and any designation
- Payment metadata returned by Stripe (card brand, last four digits, transaction ID)
The Foundation does not receive or store your full payment-card number, expiry date, or CVC. That data is submitted directly to Stripe and is governed by Stripe's own privacy policy.
When You Contact Us
- Your name and contact details
- The subject and content of your message
- Any attachments you choose to send
When You Subscribe to Updates
- Your email address and any preferences you select
Information We Do Not Knowingly Collect
The Foundation does not knowingly collect:
- Sensitive personal information (such as health, biometric, religious, or political data) through ordinary site use;
- Information from children under 13 (see "Children Under 13" below);
- Tracking data from third-party advertisers (the Foundation does not advertise through the site).
How We Use Information
We use information for the following purposes:
- To process donations, issue receipts, and maintain charitable accounting records;
- To communicate with you about your donation, your inquiry, or your subscription;
- To run the Foundation's programmes and outreach;
- To comply with US federal and Michigan state requirements applicable to a 501(c)(3) public charity, including IRS reporting and any required charitable-solicitation registration;
- To protect the security and integrity of the site;
- To improve the site and the Foundation's communications.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing.
Legal Bases We Rely On
We process information on the following bases, as applicable to the type of processing:
- Contractual / charitable: to process donations and deliver acknowledgements and receipts;
- Legal obligation: to comply with US tax law, Michigan nonprofit law, and applicable charitable-solicitation rules;
- Legitimate interest: to operate the site, run the Foundation's programmes, and prevent fraud;
- Consent: for email subscriptions and any optional processing.
For visitors in jurisdictions whose data-protection law (such as the EU GDPR or California CCPA/CPRA) applies to our processing of their information, we honour the rights afforded by that law as set out in "Your Rights" below, to the extent applicable.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
The site uses only cookies and similar storage strictly necessary for its operation, including session management and (where applicable) recording your cookie-consent state.
The site does not use third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies. The Foundation does not engage in cross-site tracking.
Sharing of Information
The Foundation may share your information with the following categories of recipients:
- Stripe: payment processing
- Email service providers: sending donation receipts, programme updates, and contact replies
- Professional advisors: accountants and legal counsel for compliance and audit purposes
- Government authorities: where required by US federal, Michigan state, or applicable foreign law
We may also share information in connection with the investigation of fraud, security incidents, or violations of our Terms of Use.
The Foundation does not share donor information with the Principality of Kaharagia or any of its institutions, except (a) where a specific Foundation programme involves a Kaharagian institution and the donor has been informed of and consented to that sharing at the time of donation, or (b) where required by law.
Donor Privacy and Public Disclosure
The Foundation respects donor privacy. The Foundation does not publish donor names, amounts, or other donor-identifying information without the donor's prior consent.
The Foundation files annual returns (IRS Form 990) as required of US public charities. Form 990 is publicly available and contains information about the Foundation's revenue, expenditures, officers, and certain related-party transactions; it does not, in the ordinary course, disclose individual donor names except in respect of substantial contributors as required by IRS rules (Schedule B), which is generally not subject to public disclosure.
Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, and as required for compliance with US federal and Michigan state law. In particular:
- Donation records are retained for the period required by IRS and Michigan accounting rules, typically several years beyond the year of the donation;
- Subscription records are retained while your subscription is active and for a reasonable period after unsubscribing for compliance and audit;
- Contact correspondence is retained for a reasonable period to address the matter raised;
- Browsing logs are retained under standard rotation for security and operational diagnostics.
Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, and improper disclosure. These include:
- Encryption in transit using current TLS standards
- Disk-level encryption of underlying storage
- Restricting access to personal information to authorised volunteers and advisors
- Use of Stripe for payment processing so that card data is not handled by the Foundation
No system is perfectly secure. If we become aware of a security incident affecting your personal information, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by applicable law.
Your Rights
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you reside, you may have the following rights with respect to personal information we hold about you:
- Access: request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: request that we delete your personal information, subject to retention required by law
- Opt-out of communications: unsubscribe from email updates at any time
- For California residents: rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know, the right to delete, the right to correct, the right to opt out of sale or sharing (the Foundation does not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising), and the right to non-discrimination
- For EEA/UK residents: rights under the GDPR, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within the time required by applicable law.
International Visitors and Data Transfers
The Foundation is based in the United States, and personal information collected through fondazar.org is processed on infrastructure used by the Foundation, including infrastructure that may be located outside the United States.
If you are accessing the site from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States and other jurisdictions. By using the site, you consent to such transfer to the extent permitted by your local law.
Children Under 13
The site is not directed at children under 13, and the Foundation does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through the site, please contact us and we will take prompt steps to delete it. This is intended to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
Changes to This Notice
The Foundation may update this Notice from time to time. The "Last Reviewed" date indicates when the Notice was most recently updated. Material changes will be communicated as appropriate.
Contact
Káhareži Fondazár (KAHARAZI VONDACIJA)
Detroit, Michigan, USA
EIN: 88-2274879
fondazar.org/contact