PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: August 22, 2026
1. INTRODUCTION
Beacon For Veterans (“Beacon,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information obtained through our website, online forms, programs, services, and communications.
Beacon For Veterans does not sell personal information.
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, information submitted through assistance request forms, volunteer or partnership inquiries, donation-related information, and other information you choose to provide.
We may also automatically collect limited technical information when you use our website, such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, and general website usage information.
3. HOW WE USE INFORMATION
We may use the information we collect to respond to requests for assistance; connect veterans and their families with appropriate resources, programs, and services; process donations; communicate with donors, volunteers, partners, and community members; manage volunteer and partnership activities; improve our website and services; maintain records; protect against fraud or misuse; and comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
We use personal information only for legitimate purposes consistent with the mission and operations of Beacon For Veterans.
4, HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
Beacon For Veterans may share personal information only when reasonably necessary to provide requested services, operate our programs, process transactions, comply with legal obligations, or protect the rights and safety of Beacon For Veterans and others.
We may share information with trusted service providers, community partners, veteran-service organizations, payment processors, technology providers, or other organizations assisting us in carrying out our mission. These parties receive information only as reasonably necessary to perform their services.
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information for marketing purposes
5. DONATIONS AND PAYMENT INFORMATION
When you make a donation to Beacon For Veterans, payment information may be collected and processed by third-party payment processors. Beacon For Veterans does not directly store complete credit card or bank account information submitted through these payment services.
We may retain information related to your donation, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, date of donation, and information necessary to provide acknowledgments or receipts and maintain appropriate financial records.
6. COOKIES AND WEBSITE TECHNIOLOGIES
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the site function properly, understand how visitors use the website, improve performance, and provide a better user experience.
Some third-party services used on our website may also place cookies or use similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies. You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings; however, doing so may affect certain website features
7. DATA SECURITY
Beacon For Veterans uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or information-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we take reasonable steps to protect information entrusted to us, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. DATA RETENTION
Beacon For Veterans retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, operate our programs and services, maintain appropriate organizational and financial records, satisfy legal or regulatory requirements, and resolve disputes.
When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we may securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it in accordance with applicable requirements and our record-retention practices.
9. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS
You may contact Beacon For Veterans to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided to us, subject to applicable legal, operational, and record-retention requirements.
You may also ask us to update your communication preferences or stop sending nonessential communications.
Beacon For Veterans will review privacy requests in good faith and respond as appropriate under applicable law.
10. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, organizations, programs, and resources. These third parties operate independently from Beacon For Veterans and may maintain their own privacy practices and policies.
Beacon For Veterans is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third-party websites or organizations. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third parties before providing personal information.
11. CHILDRENS PRIVACY
Beacon For Veterans’ website and services are not directed primarily to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.
If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected through our website without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information.
12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Beacon For Veterans may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, operations, or applicable legal requirements.
When material changes are made, we will update the effective date displayed at the top of this policy. We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed about how we handle personal information.
13. CONTACT US
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or personal information you have provided to Beacon For Veterans, please contact us:
Beacon For Veterans
Greater Richmond, Virginia
info@BeaconForVeterans.org