Privacy Policy | STEM The Gap

Effective Date: 8/01/2025

STEM the Gap ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website StemTheGap.org, use our services, or engage with our programs.

1. Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: Name, phone number, email address, or any other information you voluntarily provide.
  • Automatically Collected Information: Browser type, IP address, pages visited, and time spent on the site (via cookies or analytics tools).

2. How We Use Your Information

  • Manage programs and communications
  • Respond to inquiries or provide support
  • Improve our website and services
  • Comply with legal obligations

3. Sharing Your Information

  • We do not sell or rent your personal information.
  • We may share information with:
    • Staff to improve our website, services, and marketing
    • Service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics) under strict confidentiality agreements
    • Givebutter, our third-party donation platform, for processing donations. When you donate through our site, your information is governed by Givebutter’s Privacy Policy.
    • Law enforcement or authorities when legally required

4. Children's Privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. If we collect information from individuals under 13, we do so only with verifiable parental consent, in accordance with COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act). If you believe we’ve collected data from a child without consent, please contact us immediately.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

6. Your Rights and Choices

  • Request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information
  • Opt out of certain communications
  • Withdraw consent (where applicable)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@stemthegap.org.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may link to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. Please review their policies before providing personal information.

8. Donations

STEM the Gap uses Givebutter, a secure third-party platform, to process online donations. When you make a donation through our website, you may be asked to provide personal information such as your name, email address, billing address, and payment details. This information is collected directly by Givebutter and is subject to their Privacy Policy.

We do not store your full payment information on our servers. However, we may receive limited information (such as your name, donation amount, and email) to issue receipts, send acknowledgments, and maintain records for tax and reporting purposes.

If you have questions about how your donation data is handled, please refer to Givebutter’s privacy practices or contact us directly.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top. Continued use of our services after changes indicates your agreement to the updated terms.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: support@stemthegap.org
Mailing Address:
STEM The GAP
320 S 2nd Ave
PO Box #245
Sioux Falls, SD 57101