Last Updated: May 10, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to The Negative Space (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you interact with our organization, website (www.thenegativespace.life), or services.
This policy applies to information we collect:
- On our website
- Through email, text, and other electronic communications
- Through our donation platforms and forms
- Through our events and programs
Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information. By using our services, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect several types of information from and about users of our services, including:
2.1 Personal Information
- Contact information (name, email address, mailing address, phone number)
- Payment information (credit card details, billing address)
- Demographic information (age, gender, location)
- Photos and videos (when submitted or taken at our events)
- Survey responses and feedback
- Social media interactions and information shared through our social media channels
- Comments on blog posts
2.2 Technical Information
- Usage details (IP address, browser type, operating system)
- Information collected through Google Analytics
- Referral sources
- Device information
2.3 How We Collect Information
We collect this information:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us through forms, surveys, or correspondence
- Through Google Forms
- Through our donation platforms including Charity Proud and GiveMN.org
- Through Mailchimp for email communications
- From Google Analytics regarding website usage
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
3.1 Core Purposes
- Processing donations and transactions
- Managing your account and relationship with us
- Providing the information, services, or products you request
- Fulfilling our contractual obligations
- Communicating with you about our organization, events, and services
3.2 Additional Purposes
- Understanding our audience and improving our services
- Analyzing donor patterns and behaviors at an aggregate level
- Maintaining the security and functionality of our website
- Complying with legal and regulatory requirements
4. Disclosure of Your Information
4.1 Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your personal information with service providers who perform services on our behalf, including:
- Stripe (payment processing)
- Charity Proud (constituent management)
- Mailchimp (email communications)
- WordPress (website hosting)
- Google (analytics and forms)
These providers have access to your personal information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated to maintain confidentiality and security.
4.2 Other Disclosures
We may also disclose your personal information:
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of our organization, our community, or others
- With your consent
5. Data Storage and Security
5.1 Data Retention
We retain your personal information indefinitely unless you request its removal. This helps us maintain historical records of support and engagement with our organization.
5.2 Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include:
- Relying on the security measures provided by our third-party processors (Stripe, Charity Proud)
- Limiting access to personal information to authorized personnel only
However, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Your Privacy Rights
6.1 For All Users
You have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information
- Opt-out of marketing communications
To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@thenegativespace.life.
6.2 For California Residents
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have additional rights, including:
- The right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
- The right to delete personal information held by businesses
- The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising their CCPA rights
6.3 For European Users
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), users in the European Economic Area have additional rights, including:
- The right to data portability
- The right to restriction of processing
- The right to object to processing
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
7. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.
For programs or services that may involve minors, we:
- Obtain parental/guardian consent before collecting personal information
- Limit the information collected to what is reasonably necessary
- Provide parents/guardians the ability to review, delete, and refuse further collection of their child’s information
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
We also use Google Analytics which may use cookies or similar technologies to analyze website traffic. You can learn how Google uses your data at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information to the United States and process it there.
10. Permissible use
No content on The Negative Space, The Storyline or In Sickness sites (The Sites) may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, distributed, mirrored, framed, or otherwise used or displayed, or used for the creation of derivative works, without The Negative Space’s prior written consent, except that The Negative Space grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited and revocable permission to access, download, display the Web pages, and print a copy of images and documents within the Site, for your personal, non-commercial use of the Site. NOTE: You agree NOT to distribute any copies (electronically or in printed form). Also, you agree not to photograph any content on the Site.
You may not use the Sites in a manner that violates any local, state, national, foreign or international statute. You may not interfere with the functioning of the Sites or with other users’ use of the Sites in any way, including but not limited to modification of the Sites; attempting to gain access to unauthorized portions of the website; enabling high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to the Sites or its systems, the content of the Sites or any portion or derivative thereof; or attempting to gain access to other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Sites, whether through hacking, password mining, or any other means. You may not use the The Negative Space, The Storyline, or In Sickness name, trademarks, services marks or logos in any meta tags or any other “hidden text”; use data mining, robots, spiders, crawlers, scrapers or similar automated or non-automated data gathering or extraction methods; or compile, repackage, disseminate or otherwise use data extracted from the Sites.
Your failure to comply with the terms, conditions, and notices on this site will result in automatic termination of any rights granted to you, without prior notice, and if in violation of this Agreement downloaded any material, you must immediately destroy all copies of downloaded materials in your possession or control. Except for the limited permission granted above, The Negative Space does not grant you any express or implied rights or licenses under any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other proprietary or intellectual property rights.11. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will post the new policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top. We will notify you of any material changes through email or a notice on our website.
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
The Negative Space
Email: hello@thenegativespace.life
Website: www.thenegativespace.life
