Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska is pleased to provide information about its privacy policy. Please be assured that Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska uses its best efforts regarding privacy protection and data security.
Types of Information Collected and How It Is Used
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska gathers personal information, such as first and last names, home addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers, only when voluntarily submitted by you. If you make a donation, personal information will be collected from you in order to process that donation. As part of that transaction, you consent to us using your personal information to share things like Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska updates or information regarding local Ronald McDonald House events, fundraising campaigns or news about the House. Please note: we work with partners to process donations via credit card. We do not store credit card numbers in our databases or anywhere onsite, unless directed to do so by a donor.
Security of Donor Information
Donor information is stored in a donor management database within Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska. Access to the database is restricted to personnel with a legitimate business need to access or modify the information contained therein.
Sharing of Personal Information
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska may engage third-party service providers to perform functions on our behalf, such as processing donations, providing technical support, and facilitating communication, including email and SMS messaging. These service providers may have access to personal information only to the extent necessary to perform their designated functions and are prohibited from using this information for any other purpose.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska does not sell, transfer, or disclose personal information to third parties for unrelated marketing or promotional purposes. However, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska and its authorized service providers may use personal information to send messages related to our mission, including service updates, fundraising appeals, and other organizational communications.
Additionally, text messaging opt-in data and consent information will not be shared with third parties except as required for operational purposes, such as delivering SMS messages via an authorized service provider. Message frequency may vary, and recipients may opt out at any time by following the instructions provided in the messages.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska reserves the right to use or disclose information as needed to comply with legal requirements, protect the integrity of our services, fulfill user requests, or support law enforcement and warranted public safety investigations.
Access
You are in control of all personal information you provide to us. If at any time, you would like to correct the personal information we have about you or if you would like to change your preferences for contacts from us, you can let us know by contacting us at the following addresses: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska, 5130 40th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98102 or email [email protected]. In order to review any personal information we have about you or to ask us to delete that information or to stop further use of the information, please contact us through the email or postal address listed above. If you would like to unsubscribe from our email list, please use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our newsletter emails or contact us through the email address listed above. It may take up to two weeks to remove you from all of our correspondences, if we have one in production when you request to be removed.
Cookies
“Cookies” are pieces of information that an Internet site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for recordkeeping purposes. Cookies allow a certain Internet site to remember important information that will make your use of the site more convenient. Like most Internet sites, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska uses cookies for a variety of purposes in order to improve your online experience. For example, we track the total number of visitors to our site on an anonymous, aggregate basis. We may also employ cookies so that we remember you when you return to the site. We may associate personal information with a cookie file in that instance.
Use the options in your Internet browser if you do not wish to receive a cookie or if you wish to set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. Click on the “Help” section of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. If you disable all cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of all the features of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska website.
We use Google Analytics as well as other third-party vendors that place first-party and/or third-party cookies on a browser across our website. To opt out of Google tracking, please visit their opt-out page. To opt out of Fundraise Up tracking, please visit their privacy policy.
Links to Other Sites
We may offer links to sites that are not operated by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska. If you visit one of these linked sites, you should review their privacy and other policies. We are not responsible for the policies and practices of other companies.
Payment Processing and Data Storage
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska uses Fundraise Up, Greater Giving, Tiltify, and Blackbaud products for payment processing and data storage.
We use Fundraise Up to securely process online donations and issue tax receipts. As our data processor, they collect contact and billing information using industry-standard encryption; however, full payment details are handled directly by secure partners (like Stripe) and are never stored on our servers. Fundraise Up does not sell or trade your data and complies with privacy regulations including GDPR and CCPA. You may access or delete your information at any time. For more details, view Fundraise Up’s Privacy Policy.
We use Greater Giving, a PCI-Level 1 secure platform, to process all event related donations and registrations. Your personal information is collected solely to manage transactions and communications; we never sell or trade donor lists. Financial data is encrypted at the point of entry and is never stored on our local servers or spreadsheets. For further information on this subject, please visit Greater Giving’s privacy policy.
We use Tiltify to facilitate online fundraising campaigns. When you donate through Tiltify, your personal and financial information is governed by the Tiltify Privacy Policy. Tiltify collects standard donor information (name, email, address, and donation amount) to process gifts and fulfill rewards; payment transactions are handled securely by Tiltify’s payment processors (such as Stripe) and your payment details are never stored by our organization. Tiltify shares your name, contact information, and donation history with us for gift acknowledgment and tax receipting purposes. To manage your preferences or delete your account, visit the Tiltify Platform directly.
We use Blackbaud as our CR to securely store donor information and for donation transactions. Blackbaud has modified every one of its applications that processes, stores and transmits cardholder data based on PCI DSS and PA-DSS compliance standards. Blackbaud fully adheres to PCI standards regarding secure storage of data, strong access control and other requirements. For further information on this subject please visit Blackbaud’s privacy policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy became effective on June 1, 2026. From time to time, it may be necessary for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska to change its privacy policy, so we suggest that you check here periodically. Rest assured, however, that any changes will not be retroactively applied and will not alter how we handle previously collected information.
Legal Disclaimers:
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska qualifies as a 501(c) 3 and therefore contributions to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska may be tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. Please consult with your tax adviser.
