This Privacy Policy explains what information WayBrook Foundation may collect through this website, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
Last updated: September 2026
WayBrook Foundation respects the privacy of the people who visit our website, make donations, purchase gifts through our Gift Catalog, contact us, or otherwise interact with us online.
This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we may collect, why we collect it, how it may be used or shared, and the choices available to you.
By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
WayBrook Foundation is responsible for the personal information described in this Privacy Policy for purposes of applicable data protection law.
WayBrook may be contacted regarding privacy matters at:
Email: contact@waybrook.org
If WayBrook’s organizational or legal structure changes, this Privacy Policy will be updated as appropriate.
The information we collect depends on how you interact with WayBrook.
We may collect information such as:
When you use our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and general usage information.
Some of this information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies.
We may use personal information to:
We do not use personal information for purposes that are unrelated to WayBrook’s work without an appropriate basis for doing so.
We may use personal information to:
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
WayBrook uses third-party services to process online donations and payments.
Depending on how you give, payment and transaction information may be processed through services such as Donorbox, Stripe, and the payment systems connected to our WooCommerce Gift Catalog.
WayBrook does not need to store your full payment-card number in order to process these transactions. Payment information is handled by the applicable payment provider according to its own privacy and security practices.
We may receive information related to the transaction, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, selected gift, transaction status, and other information necessary for recordkeeping and donor support.
When you submit a form on the WayBrook website, we use the information you provide to respond to your request and manage the related communication.
This may include:
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We ask that you do not submit sensitive personal information through general website forms unless it is specifically requested and necessary.
WayBrook may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function properly, remember preferences, understand website performance, improve the visitor experience, and support security.
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used on the website.
For more information about the types of cookies we use and the choices available to you, please see our Cookie Policy.
WayBrook does not sell personal information to advertisers.
We may share information with trusted service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the website and carry out our work. These may include providers supporting:
Service providers are given access only to information reasonably necessary to perform the services they provide.
We may also disclose information when required by law, regulation, legal process, or a valid governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect WayBrook, our users, communities, or others from fraud, misuse, or harm.
Some of the service providers used by WayBrook may process or store personal information outside Portugal or the European Economic Area (EEA).
Where personal information is transferred outside the EEA, WayBrook takes reasonable steps to ensure that an appropriate legal mechanism is available for the transfer. Depending on the destination and service provider, this may include an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission, Standard Contractual Clauses, or another safeguard recognized under applicable data protection law.
Our third-party service providers may also maintain their own international data-transfer arrangements in accordance with their privacy policies and applicable law.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including donor administration, transaction records, communications, accounting, legal obligations, dispute resolution, and organizational recordkeeping.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable requirements.
WayBrook takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, online transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Depending on applicable law and the circumstances of the processing, you may have the right to:
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To exercise a privacy right, contact us at contact@waybrook.org. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
If you are located in Portugal, you may also lodge a complaint with the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD).
WayBrook’s website is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website without appropriate authorization.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or use services provided by other organizations.
Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, and WayBrook is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or services we do not control. Examples may include payment processors, donation platforms, social platforms, and other external services.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our website, services, legal requirements, or organizational practices change.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date shown at the top of this page.
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, the information we hold, or a privacy-related request, please contact WayBrook.
Email: contact@waybrook.org
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