Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 2026

Gathering Currents respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit www.gatheringcurrents.org, participate in our programs or events, contact us, subscribe to communications, make a donation, or otherwise interact with Gathering Currents.

By using our Website or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with Gathering Currents.

Information you provide to us

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

Your name
Email address
Telephone number
Mailing address
Organization, school, or affiliation
Information you provide when registering for an event, training, workshop, or program
Information you provide when requesting an accommodation
Information submitted through contact forms
Information provided when subscribing to our newsletter or other communications
Donation and transaction information
Information provided when applying for an internship or volunteer opportunity, employment, or other position
Responses to surveys, evaluations, or feedback forms
Any other information you choose to provide to us

Please do not provide sensitive personal information through a general contact form or email unless we provide an appropriate method for doing so.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics services, or other technologies. This may include:

Internet Protocol (IP) address
Browser type and version
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Date and time of your visit
Referring website or page
General geographic information derived from your IP address
Information about how you interact with the website

We use this information primarily to operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and to understand how visitors use our content.

2. Cookies and Similar Technology

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that allow a website to recognize your browser or remember certain information. We may use cookies for purposes such as:

Operating essential website functions
Remembering preferences
Understanding website traffic and usage
Improving website performance and usability
Measuring the effectiveness of our communications

Some cookies may be placed by third-party services or providers that provide analytics, embedded content, registration, payment, or other website functionality.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website.

Gathering Currents currently uses Google Analytics, Wix Analytics, and Zeffy.

3. How We Use Information

Gathering Currents may use information we collect to:

Provide our programs, workshops, trainings, events, and services
Register participants and communicate about programs and events
Respond to questions, requests, and inquiries
Provide requested accommodations
Process donations and other transactions
Send newsletters, announcements, and other communications you have requested or consented to receive
Administer volunteer, internship, employment, and other applications
Conduct program evaluation and improve our services
Understand how our website is used
Maintain the security and integrity of our website, systems, programs, and records
Comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, or funding requirements
Prevent fraud, misuse, or other harmful activity
Carry out other purposes disclosed to you at the time information is collected or otherwise permitted by law

We seek to collect and use only information that is reasonably necessary for these purposes.

4. Email and Other Communications

If you subscribe to a Gathering Currents newsletter or other mailing list, we may use your email address to send you the communications you requested.

You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications at any time by using the "unsubscribe" link included in the communication or by contacting us at director@gatheringcurrents.org

Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still contact you when necessary to provide information about a service, registration, transaction, event, or other interaction you have with Gathering Currents.

5. Donations and Payments

If you make a donation or payment through our website, your payment may be processed by a third-party payment provider.

Gathering Currents does not receive or store complete credit card numbers, debit card numbers, or financial account credentials when a third-party payment processor handles the transaction. Payment information is subject to the privacy and security practices of the applicable payment processor.

Our current payment providers include Zeffy and Wix Payments.

We encourage you to review the applicable provider's privacy policy before completing a transaction.

6. Event, Training, and Program Registration

When you register for a Gathering Currents event, training, workshop, or other program, we may collect information necessary to administer the program.

This may include your name, contact information, organization or affiliation, registration preferences, accessibility or accommodation requests, and other information reasonably necessary for participation.

We may use registration information to:

Process and manage registration
Communicate important information about the program
Provide requested accommodations
Prepare materials and logistics
Evaluate and improve our programs
Meet legitimate administrative, contractual, grant, or funding requirements
Maintain appropriate records of program participation

We will not use information provided solely for an accommodation request for unrelated marketing purposes.

7. Program Evaluation and Surveys

Gathering Currents may conduct surveys, evaluations, interviews, or other forms of program assessment.

When reasonably possible, evaluation data will be collected and reported in a way that does not identify individual participants. Where information must be associated with an individual for legitimate program, research, administrative, or funding purposes, we will limit access and use the information only for appropriate purposes.

If a particular evaluation or research activity has additional privacy requirements, participants will receive any additional notices or consent information applicable to that activity.

8. Information About Children and Youth

Some Gathering Currents programs may serve children and young people.

We take additional care when collecting information from or about minors. We collect only information reasonably necessary to administer the applicable program, provide services, ensure participant safety, communicate with parents or guardians when appropriate, and meet legal, contractual, or funding requirements.

We do not knowingly use this website to request unnecessary personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 in circumstances where parental consent is required and has not been obtained, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information or obtain appropriate consent.

Parents or guardians who have questions about information collected from a child may contact us at director@gatheringcurrents.org

9. Information Sharing and Disclosure

Gathering Currents does not sell your personal information.

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to operate our organization and provide our programs and services, including to:

Service providers, who may access personal information only as necessary to provide services to Gathering Currents, are expected to maintain appropriate safeguards.
Program partners and funders, when necessary, administer a program, fulfill a contractual obligation, or comply with grant or funding requirements. Whenever possible, we use aggregate or de-identified information for reporting and evaluation.
Legal requirements, when we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or legal process, protect the rights, safety, Gathering Currents, investigate suspect or property of ed fraud, abuse, security issues, or unlawful activity, or fulfill another legal obligation.

10. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites, social media, platforms, registration systems, payment processors, videos, or other services operated by third parties.

Once you leave our website or interact directly with a third-party service, that organization's privacy policy and terms may apply. Gathering Currents does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing them with personal information.

11. Social Media and Embedded Content

Gathering Currents may use social media platforms, videos, maps, forms, or other embedded content on our website.

Third-party content may collect information about your interaction with that content, including through cookies or similar technologies. These third parties operate under their own privacy policies. Where reasonably possible, we seek to use privacy-conscious configurations and limit unnecessary third-party data collection.

12. How We Protect Personal Information

Gathering Currents takes reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, acquisition, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Our security practices may include:

Limiting access to personal information
Using appropriate passwords and authentication protections
Maintaining safeguards for electronic and physical records
Using secure transmission methods where appropriate
Monitoring and addressing security risks
Selecting service providers that maintain appropriate security safeguards
Securely disposing of personal information when it is no longer needed

No method of transmitting or storing information is completely secure. While we work to protect personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

13. Data Breach

If Gathering Currents experiences a security breach involving personal information, we will respond in accordance with applicable federal and Massachusetts law.

Massachusetts law, including M. G. L. c. 93H establishes requirements for responding to certain security breaches involving Massachusetts residents' personal information, including notification obligations where applicable.

Where legally required, we will provide affected individuals with notice and take appropriate steps to investigate, contain, and remediate the incident.

14. Data Retention

We retain personal information for only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, contract, grant, funding requirement, or legitimate organizational need.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary, we take steps to securely delete, destroy, or de-identify it.

15. Your Choices

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have choices regarding your personal information.

You may:

Unsubscribe from optional email communications
Contact us to ask what information you have provided directly to us
Ask us to delete information that we no longer have a legitimate reason to retain, subject to applicable legal, contractual, funding, or operational requirements
Ask questions about how your information is collected or used

To make a privacy-related request, contact:

director@gatheringcurrents.org

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests to protect your personal information from unauthorized access.

16. Changes to This Prviacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or services.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. If we make material changes to how we use personal information, we will provide additional notice when required by law or when otherwise appropriate.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

If you have any questions, please contact us:

Gathering Currents