Last Updated: September 22, 2026

Waypoint Project (“Waypoint,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the privacy of the young people, families, volunteers, donors, community partners, and other individuals who visit our website. Protecting personal information is especially important to us because our mission includes serving and supporting young people.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be handled when you visit the Waypoint Project website.

Our Commitment to Privacy

Waypoint Project does not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise provide personal information to outside organizations for their independent advertising, marketing, or commercial purposes.

Waypoint does not use its website to create profiles of visitors or sell information about visitors' online activity.

We seek to collect or retain only the information reasonably necessary to operate our organization, communicate with individuals who voluntarily contact us, process donations or registrations, and provide our programs and services.

Information You Voluntarily Provide

Visitors may choose to provide information when contacting Waypoint, requesting information, volunteering, becoming a community partner, making a donation, registering for an activity, or otherwise communicating with us.

Depending upon the activity, this information may include a person's name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, or other information that the individual voluntarily provides.

Waypoint uses information submitted to us only for legitimate organizational purposes, such as responding to an inquiry, coordinating volunteer or community-partner activities, administering programs, providing requested information, maintaining appropriate organizational records, or communicating with the person who provided the information.

Donations and Payment Information

If donations or other payments are accepted through the Waypoint Project website, transactions may be processed by an independent payment-processing provider.

Waypoint does not intend to directly collect or store complete credit-card or debit-card numbers through its own website systems. Payment processors may collect information necessary to complete a transaction and are responsible for handling that information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.

Waypoint may receive limited information concerning a completed donation or transaction when necessary for accounting, donor acknowledgment, tax reporting, or other legitimate nonprofit purposes.

Information Automatically Processed by the Website

Like most websites, Waypoint's website platform, hosting provider, security systems, or other essential service providers may automatically process limited technical information necessary to operate and secure the website.

This can include information such as an IP address, browser or device information, cookies, security information, and general website activity.

Waypoint does not sell this information or use it to create commercial profiles of visitors.

Where third-party services are used, their handling of information may also be governed by their own privacy policies.

Children and Young People

Waypoint Project is committed to protecting the privacy and safety of young people.

Waypoint does not knowingly use its website to solicit unnecessary personal information directly from children under 13.

The federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) imposes special requirements when covered websites or online services collect personal information online from children under 13, including parental notice and, in many circumstances, verifiable parental consent.

If Waypoint introduces an online feature that collects personal information from children under 13, we will implement appropriate parental notice, consent, security, access, retention, and deletion procedures when required by applicable law.

Parents or legal guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to Waypoint through the website may contact us and request that the information be reviewed or deleted.

Photographs, Videos and Program Activities

Waypoint may separately obtain photographs, videos, testimonials, registrations, emergency information, parental permissions, or other information in connection with its programs and events.

Information obtained offline or through a specific program may be governed by additional consent forms, releases, program policies, or notices.

Waypoint will not treat participation in a program as permission to publicly use a minor's identifiable photograph, video, or personal information when separate authorization is required.

Sharing of Information

Waypoint does not sell personal information.

Waypoint does not share personal information with third parties for their own targeted advertising or independent marketing purposes.

Limited information may be provided to service providers when reasonably necessary for them to perform services on Waypoint's behalf, such as website hosting, payment processing, email delivery, security, or other administrative functions.

Waypoint may also disclose information when required by law, court order, legal process, or when reasonably necessary to protect the safety, rights, or property of Waypoint, our participants, or others.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The Waypoint website or the technology used to operate it may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for website functionality, security, accessibility, performance, or other operational purposes.

Waypoint does not use information obtained through its website for the sale of personal information or for creating commercial profiles of visitors.

Data Retention and Security

Waypoint seeks to retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was provided, to comply with legal or accounting obligations, or to administer our programs and organization.

We use reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical safeguards appropriate to the information under our control. However, no website, electronic communication, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to other organizations, educational resources, community partners, social-media services, donation processors, or other third-party websites.

Waypoint does not control the privacy or security practices of those independent organizations. Visitors should review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information to them.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Waypoint may update this Privacy Policy as our programs, website, technology, or legal obligations change.

When material changes are made, the revised policy will be posted on this website with an updated effective or revision date.

Contact Waypoint Project

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or information provided to Waypoint may be directed to:

Waypoint Project
Privacy Contact: Info@WaypointProject.net

Parents and legal guardians may also use this contact information to submit questions or requests concerning information involving their children.