1. Who We Are
The Jewel Inside Us (referred to as "we", "our", or "us") is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children from underserved communities access extracurricular activities such as music, arts, sports, and language learning. Our website is accessible at https://thejewelinsideus.org and our contact email is contact@thejewelinsideus.org.
We are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us and to respecting your privacy rights in accordance with applicable data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. Data We Collect
We only collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us through our contact form. This includes: your name, your email address, your phone number (optional), your message, the reason for your contact (general inquiry, partnership, donation, or other), and your consent to be contacted for partnership or fundraising opportunities (optional).
We do not collect sensitive personal data, and we do not create user accounts or store form data in a database.
3. How We Use Your Data
The personal data you provide through the contact form is used solely to respond to your inquiry and, where you have given your explicit consent, to contact you about partnership or fundraising opportunities. Your information is transmitted directly to our team via our email service provider and is not used for any other purpose.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you provide when you submit the contact form and accept this privacy policy. Where you have additionally consented to being contacted for partnership or fundraising purposes, we rely on that same basis for any subsequent communications.
5. Data Sharing and Third-Party Services
We use a limited number of trusted third-party services to operate our website. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with any other parties.
Resend (email delivery service): We use Resend to deliver contact form submissions to our team. Your personal data (name, email address, phone number, and message) is transmitted through Resend's servers. Resend acts as a data processor on our behalf and is bound by a Data Processing Agreement. For more information, see Resend's privacy policy at https://resend.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Vercel Analytics (web analytics): With your consent, we use Vercel Analytics to collect anonymized, aggregated information about how visitors use our website — such as pages visited and navigation patterns. This data does not identify individual users and is not linked to any personal information. For more information, see Vercel's privacy policy at https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.
6. Data Retention
Contact form data transmitted by email is retained in our inbox for as long as necessary to respond to and follow up on your inquiry, and for no longer than 3 years. We do not store personal data in any database.
If you would like your data to be deleted before that period, please contact us at contact@thejewelinsideus.org and we will action your request promptly.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use localStorage (a form of browser storage) to remember your cookie consent preference. This is not an HTTP cookie but serves a similar purpose. You may clear this preference at any time through your browser settings or by using the "Manage cookie preferences" option in our website footer.
For more detailed information about the cookies and tracking technologies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy at https://thejewelinsideus.org/cookie-policy.
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of access: you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. Right to rectification: you may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data. Right to erasure: you may request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten"). Right to restriction: you may request that we limit how we use your data. Right to object: you may object to processing based on legitimate interests. Right to data portability: you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format. Right to withdraw consent: you may withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@thejewelinsideus.org. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. All data transmissions between your browser and our website are encrypted via HTTPS. Our third-party service providers are contractually required to maintain appropriate security standards.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The most recent version will always be available at https://thejewelinsideus.org/privacy-policy. We encourage you to review it periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this privacy policy or the way we handle your personal data, please contact us at: contact@thejewelinsideus.org