Privacy policy
How Impact for Smiles collects, uses, and protects personal information.
Last updated: November 9, 2026
Impact for Smiles respects the privacy of every donor. We do not sell, rent, or share email addresses or other personal contact information with third parties.
Impact for Smiles gathers personal data, such as names, postal and email addresses, and billing information, for internal purposes only. Information voluntarily submitted to Impact for Smiles is never sold to third parties. We share personal data only if:
- The person submitting the information authorizes us to share it;
- Sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site, for instance, to process a credit card transaction; or
- We are required to by law.
We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy without notice.
How we use information
Impact for Smiles is the sole owner of any information collected on this site. We do not sell personal information about our website users or our offline donors.
Impact for Smiles will not sell, trade, or share a donor's personal information with anyone else. We only share personal information once the donor has given us permission to do so.
The personal information provided when using our website or by other means, including name, postal address, email address, contact information, and credit card information, will be used only to support your relationship with Impact for Smiles and to notify you of updated information.
With your permission, Impact for Smiles may use your personal information to place you on our mailing and email lists for regular updates. These lists help keep you informed about current campaigns that need your support. See the Your choices and rights and Opt-out sections for how to unsubscribe.
Personal information and credit card security
Impact for Smiles cares about the safety and security of your transaction, and we take every precaution to protect your information.
Donations made on our website are secured as thoroughly as possible. The companies we work with to process credit card transactions also use high-grade encryption and security protocols.
All transactional data we collect from users is protected against unauthorized access through the use of digital certificates. The site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
Online data security
Every page of the Impact for Smiles website is served over Transport Layer Security (TLS), the successor to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). We do not collect or store credit card numbers ourselves: card details are entered on our payment processor’s secure pages and handled by that processor, which uses high-grade encryption.
TLS depends on secure Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) certified by a recognized certifying authority. Secure URLs always begin with "https://" rather than "http://". If you are using a browser that recognizes TLS, you will see a symbol, such as a lock, indicating that you are on a secure page. Any information you enter on such a page is encrypted in your browser and sent over the public Internet in encrypted form to the service receiving it.
Children and beneficiary privacy
Visitors under 13. Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Children who receive our aid. We take the safety and dignity of the children we serve seriously. Our policy is:
- We use photos, videos, or stories of children only with documented consent from a parent or legal guardian (or the child's legal caretaker).
- We do not publish a child's full name, home address, school, or other details that could identify or locate them.
- Images must show children in a dignified, respectful way. We do not publish images of children in vulnerable or compromising situations.
- Anyone may ask us to remove an image or story of a child at any time by contacting us. We will act promptly.
- Our partners in the field are required to follow child safeguarding standards in our written agreements with them.
Your choices and rights
- Email: You can unsubscribe from any email by contacting us.
- Access, correction, deletion: You may ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct it, or delete it. We may need to keep certain records (such as donation records) to meet legal obligations.
- Donor recognition: You may ask to give anonymously or to be left off any donor list.
California residents. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended), you may have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion or correction, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. To make a request, email impactforsmiles@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity first.
Visitors outside the United States. If you visit from outside the U.S., your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country. By using our site or donating, you consent to this transfer. You may have additional rights under your local law, and you can exercise them by contacting us.
Opt-out
Impact for Smiles gives you the opportunity to opt out of receiving additional information from us at any time. To unsubscribe from one of our mailing lists, email impactforsmiles@gmail.com with "unsubscribe from mailing list" or "unsubscribe from email list" in the subject line. Our mailing list emails also include an "unsubscribe" link in their footer.
Contact us
Questions about this policy? Email impactforsmiles@gmail.com or call 1-408-333-5802.