Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

One Spirit we are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website, onespiritlakota.org . This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and share that information, and your rights regarding your personal data when you use our Site and services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information You Provide Directly:
- Contact Forms: When you contact us via a form, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message.
- Okini List / Donation Pledge Forms: When you pledge to support a family or individual through our Okini List, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and potentially other contact details needed to process your pledge. We do not collect financial information through our website forms.
- Support Request Forms: If you request support, we may collect your name, contact information, and details about your request.
- Newsletter Subscription: If you opt-in to our newsletter, we collect your email address and potentially your name.
- Program/Event Sign-ups (Google Forms): When you sign up for programs or events using embedded or linked Google Forms, we (or Google on our behalf) may collect your name, contact information, and any other information requested on the form.
Information Collected Automatically:
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Like most websites, our Site uses cookies (small data files stored on your browser) and similar technologies. These are primarily essential cookies used by our website platform (Wix) for functionality, security, and performance. We also use Google Analytics, which uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our Site (see Section 5 for details). This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on the site.

3. How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To respond to your inquiries submitted via contact forms.
To process and facilitate donation pledges made through the Okini List. This includes internal vetting by One Spirit staff and, upon successful vetting, potentially sharing necessary recipient contact information (like mailing address) with you to enable direct fulfillment of the donation pledge.
To process support requests.
To send newsletters and email updates if you have opted-in to receive them (using Constant Contact).
To manage sign-ups and participation in programs or events (using Wix forms or Google Forms).
To analyze website traffic and usage patterns using Google Analytics to improve our Site and services.
To maintain the security and functionality of our Site (via Wix platform services).
To comply with legal obligations.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers: We share information with third-party service providers who help us operate our Site and services:
- Wix: Our website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to offer our services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases, and the general Wix.com applications on secure servers behind a firewall.
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic. Google collects data through cookies as described in their privacy policy.
- Constant Contact: We use Constant Contact to manage our email newsletter subscriptions and send emails. Your name and email address are shared with Constant Contact if you subscribe.
- Google Forms: If you use a Google Form on our site, your information is collected and processed according to Google's privacy policy.
Okini List Fulfillment: As described in Section 3, if you are a vetted donor fulfilling an Okini List pledge, we may share necessary recipient contact information (e.g., mailing address provided voluntarily by the family to One Spirit staff) with you for the sole purpose of completing the donation.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

5. Cookies and Analytics Our Site uses cookies.

Essential cookies are placed by Wix for security, functionality, and performance. We also use Google Analytics, which places cookies to collect anonymous data about website usage.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect Site functionality.
We use a cookie consent banner provided via Wix. Non-essential cookies (like those from Google Analytics) are only activated after you provide consent through the banner.

6. Your Rights Depending on your location (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from our newsletters at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the emails or contacting us directly.
Object to Processing: You may have the right to object to certain types of processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 9.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect. Our website is hosted on Wix.com, which employs security measures for its platform. However, no internet transmission is completely secure.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold as required by applicable law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without parental consent.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: qbadiebaker@nativeprogress.org

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.