Privacy Policy
Effective date: April 2026
The Global Restoration Institute ("GRI," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices regarding your data when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
Newsletter Sign-Up
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your first name and email address. This information is submitted to and processed by Google Workspace (Google Sheets via Google Apps Script) for the purpose of managing our mailing list and sending occasional updates about our work.
Contact Form
When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content. This information is submitted to and processed by Google Workspace (Google Sheets via Google Apps Script) so that we can respond to your inquiry.
Donations
Donations are processed through Zeffy, a third-party donation platform. When you make a donation, Zeffy collects your payment and personal information in accordance with their own privacy policy. We do not directly collect or store your payment information. For details on how Zeffy handles your data, please see Zeffy's Privacy Policy.
2. Cookies and Tracking
Our website does not use cookies for tracking, analytics, or advertising purposes. We do not use any third-party analytics services. The Zeffy donation iframe embedded on our donate page is loaded directly from Zeffy's servers and is subject to Zeffy's own cookie and privacy practices.
3. Data Processing
We use Google Workspace (specifically Google Apps Script and Google Sheets) to process and store newsletter subscriptions and contact form submissions. Google processes this data in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Workspace Data Processing Amendment.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties, except as described in this policy (Google Workspace for form processing, Zeffy for donation processing).
5. Data Retention
We retain your newsletter subscription data for as long as you remain subscribed. Contact form submissions are retained as long as necessary to respond to and resolve your inquiry. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data
- Withdraw consent for data processing
- Object to the processing of your personal data
For EU/EEA residents, these rights are provided under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
9. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please use our contact form.