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Privacy & Donor Trust

Your information is protected with nonprofit integrity.

This policy explains how Jerry Damato Charity Foundation Inc collects, uses, and safeguards personal information.

Effective 2026

Privacy Policy

Jerry Damato Charity Foundation Inc (“the Foundation,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 20-5114983). We respect the privacy of donors, volunteers, partners, and website visitors. This page describes our practices for information gathered through jerrydamatonfp.org and related communications.

Strict Donor Privacy Commitment: We do not sell, rent, trade, or share donor contact info with third parties.

Information We Collect

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address
  • Donation intent details, gift designations, and acknowledgment preferences
  • Workplace giving or partnership inquiry information
  • Messages submitted through contact or program intake forms

We may also receive limited technical data such as browser type, device type, and general pages visited, used only to improve site performance and accessibility.

How We Use Information

Personal information is used solely to further our charitable mission and operations, including to:

  • Process and acknowledge gifts
  • Respond to inquiries and community navigation requests
  • Coordinate workplace giving and partner campaigns
  • Provide impact updates to supporters who opt in
  • Meet legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations

Donor Privacy

Donor trust is foundational to collective impact. Accordingly:

  • We do not sell, rent, trade, or share donor contact info with third parties.
  • We do not send donor lists to other organizations for their fundraising.
  • Access to donor records is limited to authorized personnel with a legitimate need.
  • Donors may request to update or remove their contact preferences at any time by emailing admin@jerrydamatofoundation.org.

Cookies & Analytics

Our website may use essential cookies required for basic functionality. If analytics tools are enabled in the future, they will be configured to respect privacy and will not be used to sell personal data. Visitors may control cookies through their browser settings.

Third-Party Links & Images

Pages may reference external resources (for example, hosted images). Those third parties have their own privacy practices. We encourage you to review their policies when you leave our site.

Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical precautions to protect information against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure; we encourage careful sharing of sensitive details via our official email channel.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided information, contact us for prompt removal.

Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect operational or legal changes. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective year. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact for Privacy Requests

Jerry Damato Charity Foundation Inc
Principal Officer: Gerard DAmato
921 Warwick Dr, Matteson, IL 60443, USA
Email: admin@jerrydamatofoundation.org
EIN: 20-5114983

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