The Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund (“EMA”, “we,” “our,” or “us”) respect and are committed to protecting the privacy of users of our websites, applications, and other online and electronic services (collectively, the “Online Services”). We want our Online Services to be safe and helpful, and to help make you aware of our data practices we drafted this Privacy Policy, which describes the ways in which EMA uses, discloses, and collects information from or about you through https://emafund.org/ and all other Online Services that link to this policy. Please be aware that your use of the Online Services is not guaranteed to be anonymous, and EMA may collect, use, and disclose information about your use of the Online Services as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Protecting the privacy of the people seeking funding for abortion and other care that affirms their bodily autonomy is especially important. For that reason, we do not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information on this website from people who are seeking information about abortion or other funding.

This Privacy Policy describes the ways in which EMA uses, discloses, and collects information from or about you through the Online Services. By using the Online Services, you consent to the processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy, now and as amended by us.

How do we use your information?

We and our affiliates may use the information we collect from or about you through the Online Services for a number of purposes, including, but not limited to:

• providing you with our services or information you request;

• processing any transactions you have authorized;

• following up on services or information we provided to you;

• contacting you about fundraising campaigns or advocacy efforts;

• delivering outreach, communications, and promotional materials that may interest you;

• conducting research;

• promoting EMA’s services or illustrating the importance of abortion access and reproductive health and rights;

• processing an employment, internship, or volunteer application;

• allowing us to improve the Online Services and the services we provide, such as by better tailoring our content to our users’ needs and preferences;

• generating and analyzing statistics about your use of the Online Services; and

• detecting, preventing, and responding to fraud, intellectual property infringement, violations of law, or other misuse of the Online Services.

Under what circumstances do we disclose your information?

We may disclose the information we collect from or about you through the Online Services:

• to service providers who work on our behalf and who have agreed to keep the information confidential and use the information solely to carry out the services that they are performing for us, including, but not limited to, service providers who process credit card transactions, and to facilitate our fundraising activities and campaigns;

• to other organizations that work with us for the provision of co-branded communications about EMA and those organizations’ products or services;

• as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or other legal process, a court order, or government reporting obligations; and

• when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary (a) to protect our rights, the integrity of the Online Services, or your safety or the safety of others, or (b) to detect, prevent, or respond to fraud, intellectual property infringement, violations of law, or other misuse of the Online Services.

In addition, we may share de-identified information, such as reports on user demographics and traffic patterns, with third parties, including researchers.

The Online Services also may contain links to third-party websites and applications for your convenience and information. EMA does not control those third-party websites and applications or their privacy practices, which may differ from ours, and we do not endorse or make any representations about those third-party websites and applications. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the collection and use of your information by third-party websites and applications that are not under our control, and such information is not governed by this Privacy Policy. Remember that we cannot protect your privacy once you leave the Online Services, so when you visit third-party websites and applications, we encourage you to review their privacy policies and be careful about the information you submit or share.

What information do we collect?

Information You Provide – We and our service providers collect information that you provide when you use the Online Services, including, but not limited to, when you:

• make a donation;

• sign an online petition;

• apply for a job or for a volunteer or internship opportunity;

• sign up to receive updates and other communications from EMA;

• enter a contest, sweepstakes, or promotion;

• participate in polls or surveys; or

• otherwise contact us with a question, comment, or request.

The information that you provide us can include, but is not limited to:

• your name;

• your contact information, such as your physical address, email address, and phone number;

• your username, password, and other account information;

• transaction-related information, such as credit card information;

• information you provide when submitting an application for employment, internship, or volunteer opportunities; and

• information you provide when you request information or contact us.

Information Automatically Collected From You 

We and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information from your computer or mobile device over time and across different websites when you use the Online Services, such as your Internet Protocol address, your geographic location, your browser type, your operating system, the pages you view on the Online Services, the pages you view immediately before and after you access the Online Services, and the search terms you enter on the Online Services. This information allows us and our service providers to recognize you and personalize your experience if you return to the Online Services, and to improve the Online Services and the services we provide. We and our service providers may collect this information using “cookies,” which are small text files that many websites save on your computer when you visit and access when you return, or similar technologies. 

If you are accessing this website from a country in the European Union, please note that this website and the information contained in it is not provided for or directed to you.

Where is this information processed?

Information collected through the Online Services will be processed in and subject to the laws of the United States. In addition, we may transfer your information outside the United States to our affiliates and service providers located in other countries. By using the Online Services, you consent to such transfer to, and processing in, the United States and these other countries.

How is your information secured?

We strive to maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to safeguard the information collected through the Online Services. However, no information system can be 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. Moreover, we are not responsible for the security of information you transmit to the Online Services over networks that we do not control, including the Internet and wireless networks. If you have concerns about the security of sensitive information, do not send it electronically.

Your choices

If you do not want the Online Services to collect information through the use of cookies, you can set your web browser to reject cookies from the Online Services. Each browser is different, so you should check your browser’s “Help” menu to learn how to change your cookie preferences. If you reject or block cookies from the Online Services, however, the Online Services may not function as intended.

In addition to the records left on your computer by cookies, your browser and operating system contain other records of your web browsing and other actions (e.g., browser history). As with cookies, you can find information about how to clear these history trails in your browser’s "Help" menu.

We do not currently respond to web browser “do not track” signals. If we do so in the future, we will describe how we do so in this Privacy Policy. For more information about do not track, visit www.allaboutdnt.org.

If you wish to review the contact information we have on file for you, correct your contact information, or inform us how you wish your contact information to be used, please contact us using the contact information below.

To opt-out of Google Analytics for the web, visit the Google Analytics opt-out page and install the add-on for your browser.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

If we update this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting a new Privacy Policy on this page. If we make any revisions that materially change the ways in which we use or disclose the information previously collected from you through the Online Services, we will give you the opportunity to consent to such changes before applying them to that information.

Your California Privacy Rights

If you reside in California and have provided your personally identifiable information to us, you may request information once per calendar year about our disclosures of certain categories of your personally identifiable information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Such requests must be submitted to us in writing at the following email address: [email protected]     

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about our data practices regarding the information we collect through the Online Services, please contact us at: [email protected].

When you contact us or otherwise submit content via the Online Services, if you desire to remain anonymous, you should not tell us your name or the names of your friends or any other individuals. To fully protect your privacy, do not provide any information that you think may identify you or others.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on September 15, 2023.