Privacy Policy
Effective date: August 5, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Community Impact Volunteers Inc., the IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity that operates CommunityService.org, handles information when you visit this site or contact us.
Information We Collect
If you send our contact form, we receive the information you choose to provide, such as your email address, name, and message. Our hosting, security, and analytics providers may also receive technical information automatically, including an IP address, browser and device type, referring page, pages visited, and approximate location.
Cookies and Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate site use and improve our free resources. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies. You can limit cookies through your browser settings or use Google's browser add-on for opting out of Analytics.
How We Use Information
- To respond to messages and requests
- To operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website
- To understand which public-service resources are useful
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and users
How We Share Information
We may share information with service providers that help us host, secure, analyze, or operate the site, subject to their applicable terms and privacy commitments. We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to prevent harm, fraud, or misuse. We do not sell or rent personal information.
Data Retention and Security
We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, including legal, security, and recordkeeping needs. We use reasonable safeguards, but no online service or email transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.
Children's Privacy
CommunityService.org is a general-audience educational resource. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided personal information may contact us to request review and deletion.
External Links
Our guides link to nonprofit organizations and other third-party websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this one.
Your Choices
You can control cookies through your browser and choose what information to include in a message. To ask about, correct, or request deletion of information you have sent us, use the contact form linked below. We will evaluate requests subject to applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping needs.
Policy Changes
We may update this policy as our services or legal obligations change. The effective date at the top of this page identifies the current version.
Contact
Privacy questions may be sent through our Contact page.