Effective Date: September 9, 2026
CTRL Shift respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how CTRL Shift collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit our website, subscribe to communications, make a donation, submit a form, participate in our programs, or otherwise interact with our organization.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to CTRL Shift, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number, when applicable
- Organization, company, school, or professional affiliation
- Information submitted through sponsorship, partnership, mentorship, program, contact, or other forms
- Donation-related information
- Communications you send to CTRL Shift
- Other information you voluntarily provide to us
We may also collect limited technical information associated with use of our website, such as browser type, device information, IP address, referring pages, and website activity when provided through website hosting, security, analytics, or similar technologies used by the site.
2. Newsletter and Email Communications
When you subscribe to the CTRL Shift newsletter or otherwise consent to receive email communications, we may use your name and email address to send you organizational news, program updates, impact stories, upcoming events, fundraising communications, and information about ways to support or participate in CTRL Shift.
You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those communications.
Transactional or administrative communications related to a donation, application, program, inquiry, or other interaction with CTRL Shift may still be sent when necessary.
Providing consent to receive email communications does not constitute consent to receive SMS or text-message marketing.
3. How We Use Information
CTRL Shift may use information we collect to:
- Respond to inquiries and requests
- Manage newsletter subscriptions and organizational communications
- Process and acknowledge donations
- Communicate with donors, sponsors, partners, mentors, applicants, and program participants
- Evaluate and administer programs, partnerships, mentorship opportunities, and other organizational activities
- Provide information about events, programs, fundraising initiatives, and opportunities to become involved
- Maintain and improve our website and communications
- Protect the security and integrity of our website and systems
- Maintain organizational and administrative records
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations
4. Donations and Payment Information
CTRL Shift may use third-party payment processors to securely process online donations and other payments.
Payment information such as credit or debit card numbers may be collected and processed directly by the applicable payment processor. CTRL Shift does not intentionally collect or store complete payment-card information through its own website systems when payment information is submitted directly to a third-party payment processor.
Third-party payment processors maintain their own privacy and security practices, which are governed by their respective policies.
5. Third-Party Service Providers
CTRL Shift may use third-party service providers to support its website and organizational operations, including services for email communications, contact and relationship management, forms, payment processing, website hosting, security, and other administrative functions.
These providers may process personal information on CTRL Shift's behalf as necessary to provide their services.
CTRL Shift does not sell personal information to third parties.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The CTRL Shift website and third-party services incorporated into the website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for website functionality, security, form operation, user preferences, or related services.
Where required, users may be provided with options regarding non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
7. Children's Privacy
CTRL Shift's mission includes providing educational and developmental opportunities for young people. However, the general CTRL Shift website and newsletter signup are not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement or consent when required by law.
Programs involving minors may use separate registration, consent, permission, or participation procedures appropriate to the particular program.
If CTRL Shift becomes aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected through the general website without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to address or remove that information.
8. How We Share Information
CTRL Shift may share personal information when reasonably necessary:
- With service providers performing functions on our behalf
- To process donations or other authorized transactions
- To administer programs, events, applications, or organizational activities
- To comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, or lawful governmental requests
- To protect the rights, safety, property, or security of CTRL Shift, our participants, or others
We do not sell or rent our donor, subscriber, or participant lists for third-party marketing purposes.
9. Data Security
CTRL Shift takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
No website, electronic transmission, or information-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and CTRL Shift cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Data Retention
CTRL Shift may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain appropriate organizational records, comply with legal or regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce applicable agreements.
11. Your Choices
You may request to update or correct personal information you have provided to CTRL Shift or ask questions about how your information is handled.
You may unsubscribe from newsletter and promotional email communications at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in those emails.
Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate administrative, financial, legal, or recordkeeping purposes.
12. Third-Party Websites
The CTRL Shift website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. CTRL Shift is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any third-party services they use.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
CTRL Shift may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our programs, website, technology, legal requirements, or organizational practices.
When this policy is updated, the effective date displayed at the top of the page will be revised.
14. Contact Us
Questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or CTRL Shift's privacy practices may be submitted through the contact information provided on the CTRL Shift website.
CTRL Shift
Chicago, Illinois
ctrlshiftproject.org