Privacy Policy

As of December 29, 2021

Push Forward Now owns and operates the pushforwardnow.com website. All references to “we”, “us”, this “website” or this “site” shall be construed to mean Push Forward Now. We understand your decision to choose us for your philanthropic investment is an expression of confidence. You trust us with your investment, and you trust us to keep secure any information we obtain from you or about you. We understand that privacy is important, and we are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of both our current and prospective donors as well as visitors to our website.

The following notice is designed to help you better understand the information we gather from donors and from those who visit the website. It also describes how we handle the information once we gather it, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of the information. This Privacy Statement and our Terms of Use and Conditions, sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. By sharing information with Push Forward Now or by visiting this website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Statement.

What Personal Data We Collect, and Why We Collect It

If you make a donation to Push Forward Now, we will request Personal Data, such as your name, address, phone number, and email address. We seek such information to facilitate your donation and communicate with you about it. In addition, we may use this information to update you on Push Forward’s work and to request your attendance at events, to increase your knowledge of our investments, to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, and to answer any questions that you may have.

We also allow users to make financial contributions via the Push Forward Now.com website. We collect necessary information to facilitate contributions (such as credit card information) and use that information to process the transaction. We retain records of the date and amount of each contribution, but credit card information is not stored on our systems after a contribution has been processed. Push Forward Now also uses Google Analytics software to track IP addresses, browser types, pages viewed, resources downloaded, and other information to help us improve user experience on our website.

Unless you specify that a gift be “anonymous” or otherwise request that your name not be listed, we may list the names of our donors or partners on our website, brochures, and other materials to recognize the generosity of those who support Push Forward Now. We do not sell or rent our donor lists to anyone. We also do not share your personal data with any third parties other than service providers we employ to perform functions on our behalf, such as sending postal mail and email, processing credit card payments, and organizing events specifically designed to keep you abreast of Push Forward Now’s activities. These companies and individuals have access to Personal Data needed to perform their functions but are not authorized to use it for any other purpose.

Users may update their information or opt out of receiving communications at any time by emailing [email protected]. To unsubscribe, please put “unsubscribe” in the subject line. Use of Push Forward Now website constitutes acceptance of the terms of use and privacy policy outlined. The terms of use and privacy policy apply to the Push Forward Now website (www.pushforwardnow.com). Push Forward Now is the sole owner of the information collected on the website. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Web Data and Cookies

We do not track or collect personally identifiable information about our website users unless you choose to subscribe for Push Forward Now updates via e-mail and/or make a donation through our website. Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected on our website through the use of “cookies.” Cookies are small text files stored as text on a computer hard drive. Our websites can use cookies to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access to and use of the websites, allow the websites to track usage behavior, and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. We use cookie technology only to obtain non-personal information from online visitors in order to improve visitors’ online experience and facilitate their visit within our websites. You can generally opt to disable cookies in your browser. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of the website, or certain aspects of the website may not work correctly.

In addition to your personal information, we may also collect standard Web server traffic pattern information generated by your use of the Push Forward Now website. General traffic, site usage, and length-of-stay information may be collected and stored in log files for the purpose of improving the user experience and preventing spam. This may include information such as IP address, browser type and version, webpages you view, how you got to our websites, and any links you click to leave our website. This type of information is shared externally only on an aggregated basis.

Whom We May Share Your Data

We will never share, sell, or rent your personal information with third parties for their promotional use. We may enter into contract with third parties so that they can assist us in servicing you (for example, by providing customer service). The contracts prohibit these third parties from using any of your personal information for their own purposes, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information we provide to them.

Additionally, we may disclose personal information where we, in good faith, deem it appropriate or necessary to: identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) the rights or property of Push Forward Now, any individual, or the general public; maintain and protect the security and integrity of our services or infrastructure; protect ourselves and our services from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses; investigate and defend ourselves against third-party claims or allegations; or assist government enforcement agencies.

How Long We Retain Your Data

All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Administrators can also see and edit that information. To have your profile deleted, please email [email protected] with that request. For users who make financial contributions on our websites, information about the contribution (name, contact information, date, and amount of contribution) are retained indefinitely. Users may request to stop receiving communications from Push Forward Now by using the “Unsubscribe” button on our emails or by emailing [email protected] with the subject line, “Unsubscribe.” As mentioned above, credit card information used to make a contribution is not retained after the contribution is processed.

Where We Send Your Data

We will never share, sell, or rent your personal information with third parties for their promotional use. We do use third-party providers to help service you in the following ways: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We use Google Analytics to track and analyze information about the function of our websites, and you can read the Google Analytics privacy policy.

We use EPS to collect credit card contribution information and process credit card contributions, and you can read their privacy policies here, We will not sell, rent, or give data collected via these websites to any third party, excepting the vendors contracted by Push Forward Now to complete its work. If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

How We Protect Your Data

We take every precaution to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information by using industry-recognized security safeguards such as firewalls, coupled with carefully developed security procedures, to protect your information from loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration. If we ask for sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, we protect it through the use of encryption during transmission, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Push Forward Now takes care to reinforce the importance of our website visitors’ security and privacy among our employees. Our employees are trained and required to safeguard your information, and, using physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards, we restrict access to personal information to those employees and agents for business purposes only. Push Forward Now is not responsible for the information collection practices of any websites to which Push Forward Now’s websites link.

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Push Forward Now website, so that our users are always aware of the types of information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we would disclose it. This policy is effective as of December 29, 2021.

We would like to thank our donors for selecting Push Forward Now to make philanthropic investments, our prospective partners for considering Push Forward Now, and our visitors for taking the time to understand more about Push Forward Now by browsing our website. Your privacy is important to Push Forward Now.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding Push Forward Now’s Privacy Statement, please direct them to:

Push Forward Now, Inc.
P.O. Box 190181
Atlanta, GA 31119
Phone: (404) 850-0233

You may also send an email to [email protected]