This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how ABEL SPEAKS (“Company”) collects, uses, protects and shares personal information of users of this website, www.abelspeaks.org (the “Site”). ABEL SPEAKS is a Texas non-profit corporation that exists globally to equip users of the Site with a variety of resources and support services (“Services”).

WHAT WE COLLECT & HOW WE USE IT

We respect your information and our goal is to collect as little user information as possible while still providing a quality service to you.  We receive and store information about you in a range of ways and the information you provide to us varies depending on your purpose in interacting with our Services.

Most guests of our site provide information in the following ways:

Information You Give Us. If you make a donation to Abel Speaks, we collect your‎ name, postal address, credit card information, email address, telephone number, as well as other information you directly give us on our Site.  If you communicate with other users of the Site or provide content to the Site, we will also store and process those communications and materials.

Information We Get From Others. We may get information about you from other sources to further customize your experience, like updating the website based upon your location information. We may add this to information we get from this Site.

Information Automatically Collected. We automatically log information about you and your computer. For example, when visiting our Site, we log IP address, date and time of access, location information, browser information, operating system information and information about your use of and actions on our Site. While you use our site, we also collect information related to how you interact with us, such as your transaction history, your path through our website, and any search terms you may use on our website.  This information allows us to update our services and learn how we can better equip the Site to serve you.  Finally, we may receive information from you, like a confirmation, when you open emails from us.  This confirmation helps us make our communications with you more interesting and helps us improve communications.

Cookies. We may log information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site. This type of information is collected to make the Site more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs.

We may also use the information we collect to more effectively respond to your service needs.  Any data or information we collect will never be shared except under the circumstances discussed in this Policy.

YOUR CHOICES

You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive communications from us about our resources and services, then you can request that communications stop by contacting ABEL SPEAKS at support@abelspeaks.org. You have a choice to rectify at any time your personal information by contacting ABEL SPEAKS at support@abelspeaks.org.

SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not sell or trade your personal information with others.

THIRD PARTY PAYMENT SERVICES

We rely on third parties to process credit card transactions. Currently, we use the service of Stripe, Inc.. For more information on Stripe’s privacy practices, please refer to their Privacy Policy.

STORAGE OF INFORMATION

Your information collected through the Site is processed in the country in which ABEL SPEAKS service providers maintain facilities. If you are based in the United States and use our Site, you consent to have your data processed by ABEL SPEAKS in the United States. International clients have differing needs based on their country of origin and we provide custom storage and processing solutions to meet those requirements.

ABEL SPEAKS maintains strict administrative, technical and physical procedures to protect information processed via our servers. Access to information is limited (through user/password credentials and two factor authentication) to those employees who require it to perform their job functions. We use industry-standard technology, including but are not limited to data encryption, firewalls, VPN, physical access controls to safeguard the information we collect from you.

INFORMATION CHOICES AND CHANGES

Our marketing emails tell you how to “opt-out.” If you opt out, we may still send you non-marketing emails. Non-marketing emails include emails about your accounts and our business dealings with you.

You may send requests about personal information to our Contact Information below or to support@abelspeaks.org. You can request to change contact choices, opt-out of our sharing with others, and update your personal information through your Account profile or through contacting us at support@abelspeaks.org.

You can typically remove and reject cookies from our Site with your browser settings. Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings. If you remove or reject our cookies, it could affect how our Site works for you.

CHILDREN

The ABEL SPEAKS Site exists to equip users of the Site with a variety of resources and support services. Our Site is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information directly from children. Please contact us at support@abelspeaks.org if you believe we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 so that we may delete such data as soon as possible.

CONTACT INFORMATION.

We welcome your comments or questions about this privacy policy. You may also contact us at our address:

ABEL SPEAKS
2001 W Plano Pkwy, Suite 3405
Plano, TX 75075

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

The Services and our business may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for ABEL SPEAKS to make changes to this Privacy Policy. ABEL SPEAKS reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time. We will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your Account) or by means of a notice on this Site of any material changes to this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

Last Updated: October 8, 2024