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Bright Side Foundation

Privacy Policy

Plain-English summary of what we collect, why, who sees it, and how to ask us to delete it.

Last updated: November 2026

The short version

  • We collect only what we need to review classroom applications, process donations, and answer messages.
  • We don't sell or rent your information to anyone.
  • We don't collect information about students. Applications are filled out by teachers, about their classroom.
  • You can ask us to delete your information at any time: info@brightsidefoundation.org.

What we collect

  • Classroom applications: the teacher's name, school email, optional phone, school name, county, grade level, school details (such as Title I status), the principal's name and school email, the requested package, and the teacher's project description.
  • Donations: name, email, and donation amount. Stripe processes the payment; we never see or store card numbers.
  • Contact form and newsletter: what you type into the form, and your email address.
  • Spam protection: a one-way hash of your IP address when you submit a form.
  • Analytics: only if you accept cookies, Google Analytics collects standard page-view and device data.

How we use it

  • To review applications, confirm them with the principal, and deliver equipment.
  • To send donation receipts and the updates you signed up for.
  • To answer your messages.

What becomes public

When an application is approved, a short public title (for example, "7th grade science at a Broward middle school"), the school name, county, grade level, requested package, and the project description appear on our Classrooms page. We never publish teacher or principal email addresses or phone numbers. Photos from 90-day reports are shared only as the school allows, and without student faces unless the school has consent to share them.

Who else processes data

Stripe (payments), Amazon Web Services (hosting and email), Cloudflare Turnstile (spam protection), and, with your consent, Google Analytics. Each handles data under its own privacy policy.

Your choices

Email info@brightsidefoundation.org to see, correct, or delete your information, or to withdraw an application. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link or can be stopped by replying.