Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Challenged Athletes Foundation Privacy Policy
Challenged Athletes, Inc. dba Challenged Athletes Foundation and its affiliates (“CAF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information when interacting with our website or services It also intends to cover other online experiences, including social media and mobile applications, where you may interact with us (collectively, website, services, social media, and mobile applications will be referred to as “Services”). This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and is subject to, the Terms of
Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our Services, we may use automated technology, such as cookies, pixels, and other tracking software to collect personal information from your computer or mobile device, such as:
- Your Internet Protocol (IP) address or other device identifier.
- Browser type and version, including plug-ins.
- Operating system and platform.
- Referring webpages or other sites, such as social media.
- Browsing information, such as the pages visited and the links clicked, and the time spent on such pages.
- Date and time of access.
- Other portable device information.
This data helps us improve website functionality and analyze trends but is not used to identify individuals. We do not link this data to any other data we may hold about you.
Personal Information You Provide
CAF may collect and store information you provide to us, including:
- Name, email, phone, and address (e.g., when registering for an event, donating, or submitting a contact form)
- Payment information, such as credit card and billing details (used only to process transactions)
- Information you provide us when you contact our team members, engage with our social media platform (for example, tagging us on a post), or any other time you otherwise interact with us.
We will never sell, rent, or share your personal information without your explicit permission.
We do not collect biometric information from the public.
How We Use Your Information
CAF may use your information to:
- Process donations or event registrations
- Respond to inquiries or requests
- Send updates about CAF events, impact, and initiatives
- Comply with legal obligations and for security reasons
- Improve our Services and operations
We may share some of your personal information with third-party service providers solely for fraud prevention and payment processing. We engage others to provide analytic services and perform related services across the web and mobile applications. These entities may use cookies, pixels, device identifiers, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our Services, such as your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages or in mobile apps, or links clicked. This information may be used to analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand anonymized user activity on our Services.
Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously. We use SSL encryption, firewalls, and secure storage methods to protect your information. This means your information is protected and only accessible by CAF employees or persons subject to its control, who need it to carry out their job responsibilities, or shared with third parties as described above. However, no system or method is 100% secure.
Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously. We use SSL encryption, firewalls, and secure storage methods to protect your information. This means your information is protected and only accessible by CAF employees or persons subject to its control, who need it to carry out their job responsibilities, or shared with third parties as described above. However, no system or method is 100% secure.
Cookies
See our Cookies Policy for more details.
Third-Party Links
Our Services may contain links to third-party websites that are not governed by this Privacy Policy. If you click on a link to a third-party site, you will be taken to a site we do not control. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. We suggest you carefully read the privacy policies of those sites.
Your Rights
Certain states have enacted data privacy laws that grant their residents certain rights and require additional disclosures (“State Privacy Law”). These laws are either in effect now or will be soon. If you are a resident of a state that has a State Privacy Law, this section applies to you.
You may have the right to request information about:
- the categories or specific pieces of personal information we collected about you;
- the categories of sources for such personal information;
- the purposes for which we use that personal information;
- the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information; and
- the categories of personal information we disclose to each category of third parties.
You may also request:
- a copy of your data or access to it (data portability);
- limiting the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information, e.g., financial account information, for limited purposes, such as providing the services requested.
- an update or correction of your personal information, if you believe the information we have stored about you is inaccurate;
- to opt-out of future communications; and
- deletion of your data, subject to certain exceptions as provided by State Privacy Law .
You have a right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your rights provided under State Privacy Law. Unless permitted by the applicable State Privacy Law, we will not deny you Services or provide you with a different level or quality of Services. Requests can be submitted via email at admin@challengedathletes.mystagingwebsite.com or by mail to:
Challenged Athletes Foundation Attn: Privacy Policy 9591 Waples Street San Diego, CA 92121
In order for CAF to properly process such requests, you must:
- provide sufficient information that allows us to verify, to a reasonably high degree of certainty, that you are the person about whom we collect personal information. We may request that you provide us with two or more pieces of personal information to compare against and match the personal information about you that we may or may not maintain, which we have determined to be reliable for verification purposes.
- describe your request with sufficient detail, allowing us to understand, evaluate, and respond appropriately.
We cannot respond to your request or provide personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. Depending on your data choices, certain services may be limited or unavailable.COPPA and California Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or use any personal information from children under 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with information, please contact us at the address above and we will work to address this issu
Changes to This Policy
CAF may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via email and a notice on our site. By using our Services, you agree to accept the terms of this Privacy Policy as stated at the time you use them.
