Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 13, 2025

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the manner in which Partnership for Youth, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation (“PFY,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information obtained from individuals who interact with PFY through its programs, events, services, websites, or communications (collectively the “Services”).

By participating in PFY Activities, submitting information to PFY, or communicating with PFY in any form, you acknowledge and agree to the terms of this Policy.

1. What is Personal Information?

For purposes of this Privacy Statement, “Personal Information” or “Personal Data” means information that alone or in combination identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. Personal Information does not include publicly available information or aggregated information that does not include personal identifiers.

2. Categories of Personal Information We Collect

PFY collects personal information only to the extent necessary to carry out its mission, operate programs, communicate effectively, and maintain the safety and integrity of its Activities. Information collected may include, but is not limited to:

A. Identifying Information

Name, address, email address, and telephone number
Date of birth or age (for eligibility or registration purposes)
Parish, school, or diocesan affiliation
Parent or guardian contact information (if applicable)

B. Health and Safety Information

PFY may collect limited medical or emergency information (such as allergies, dietary needs, or emergency contacts) solely for use in connection with the safe administration of PFY programs and events. Such information is collected only when necessary and is shared strictly with authorized individuals who require it to perform their responsibilities.

C. Payment Information

PFY may collect payment-related data when individuals register for events or make donations. All financial transactions are processed through secure, third-party payment processors, and PFY does not retain full credit or debit card details.

D. Technical or Usage Information

PFY’s websites and communication systems may automatically collect certain information, including IP addresses, device information, browser type, and pages visited. This data is used for operational, analytical, and security purposes.

3. Sources of Personal Information We Collect

PFY collects Personal Information from a variety of sources to support our programs, services, and communications. These sources include:

Directly from you: For example, when you register for an event, complete a form, make a donation, or communicate with us.
Automatically through your interactions: For example, we may receive technical information from your device or browser when you visit our websites or use our online platforms, such as IP address, device type, and browsing behavior.
From third-party service providers: We may receive Personal Information from trusted partners who support our operations, such as website hosting providers, payment processors, registration platforms, and analytics services.

PFY may combine Personal Information collected from these sources to improve our services, ensure accurate records, and enhance your experience. We use this information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

4. PFY’s Use of Personal Information

PFY uses personal information for the following lawful and organizational purposes:

To register, manage, and communicate about PFY programs, events, or volunteer opportunities;
To process payments, donations, or refunds;
To distribute newsletters, updates, or promotional materials (where consent has been given);
To ensure the health, safety, and well-being of participants;
To comply with legal, insurance, and diocesan requirements;
To maintain accurate organizational records; and
To improve PFY services, events, and communications.

PFY does not sell, rent, lease, or otherwise disclose personal information to third parties for marketing or commercial purposes.

5. Disclosing or Sharing of Information

PFY may share personal information only as reasonably necessary to support its operations and mission. Such sharing may include:

With service providers or contractors engaged by PFY to perform specific operational or administrative tasks (e.g., payment processing, event management, email distribution);
With partner organizations or venues directly involved in the hosting or facilitation of PFY programs;
With medical professionals or emergency personnel in the event of an injury, illness, or emergency;
As required by law, court order, or lawful request by public authorities.

All third parties receiving such information are required to use it solely for the intended purpose and to protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure.

6. De-Identified and Aggregated Data

PFY may aggregate or de-identify Personal Information collected through our websites or our App, as well as during our business operations. Once information or data has been de-identified or aggregated, it is no longer considered Personal Information. PFY may use or share such de-identified or aggregated data for any legal purpose at its sole discretion.

7. Donations

If you donate through our websites, you will be prompted to provide the necessary credit card, bank account, and other financial information to process the transaction. Our third-party service provider will process your donation, including your personal information such as your name, address, phone number, and/or email address. Please see our Service Provider’s Privacy Policy | Donately for additional information concerning how they process your personal information.

8. Stripe

If you make a payment through our websites, you will be prompted to provide the necessary credit card, bank account, and other financial information to process the transaction. Our third-party service provider will process your payment, including your personal information such as your name, address, phone number, and/or email address. Please see our Service Provider’s Privacy Policy | Stripe for additional information concerning how they process your personal information.

9. PayPal

If you make a payment at one of our events, you will be prompted to provide the necessary credit card, bank account, and other financial information to process the transaction. Our third-party service provider will process your payment, including your personal information such as your name, address, phone number, and/or email address. Please see our Service Provider’s Privacy Policy | PayPal for additional information concerning how they process your personal information.

10. Websites Analytics, Cookies, and Tracking Technology

We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and other technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) on our Services to automatically collect information that helps us improve the Services and advertise to you. A cookie is a small text file that our Services save onto your computer or device when you use the websites.

A cookie can either be a “session” cookie or a “persistent” cookie. Session cookies exist only for so long as you are visiting the websites and are typically deleted when you exit your web browser. Each time you visit a website that has implemented a “persistent” cookie, the cookie is renewed, and it will remain active until its predetermined expiration date.

We use third-party software tools on our websites to learn more about how visitors navigate the websites and view content. These third-party analytics providers provide us with analytical information collected through the Cookies that we use to improve the websites, to make sure it is easy to use, and to develop content that is both interesting and customized.

We use service providers and other third parties to serve you customized email, SMS, and internet-based advertisements. These ad networks use cookies and other tracking technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our websites. The ad networks may likewise place and store cookies on the devices you use to access our Services and collect information, including your browsing behavior, referring websites, and your response to advertisements.

Facebook. We use Facebook Connect and Facebook Custom Audiences by Meta to track and analyze users and advertise to our users through Facebook and Meta’s affiliated websites and to deliver targeted advertisements. For more information about Meta’s
privacy practices, please refer to their privacy policy, available at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policies/uso/. To opt out, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences.
Google Analytics and Marketing: We have enabled and implemented Google Analytics, Google Tag, Google Marketing, Google Analytics and Google Dynamic Remarketing, a Google Analytics Advertising feature. To prevent Google from using data collected by Google Analytics, follow the instructions to download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for each web browser you use. Using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on will not prevent us from using other analytics tools and will not prevent data from being sent to the Website itself or to Google. Opting out will not affect your use of the Websites. For more information on how Google uses Personal Information, visit Google’s Privacy Policy and Google’s page on How Google uses data when you use their partners’ websites or apps.

11. Your Privacy Choices and Controls

PFY is committed to respecting your privacy and giving you meaningful choices about how your Personal Information is used. This section outlines the ways you can manage, update, or delete your information, as well as adjust your browser and advertising preferences. Whether you’re updating your account details or limiting third-party tracking, we want you to feel informed and empowered in your interactions with our Services.

Update your Personal Information. You may update your Personal Information by contacting us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below or by contacting us at info@partnershipforyouth.org.

Delete Your Account. If you no longer wish to use the Services or access your account or account information, you may request us to delete your account by contacting us at info@partnershipforyouth.org. This will result in the full, permanent deletion of your account and associated information. We will not be able to recover your account after it has been deleted.

Update Your Browser Settings. If you wish to limit or opt out of third-party advertising, you can do one or more of the following:

The Options/Settings section of most internet browsers will tell you how to manage cookies and other technologies that may be uploaded to your device, including how to disable such technologies. You can disable our cookies, or all cookies, through your browser settings, but please note that disabling cookies may impact some of the features of our websites and prevent them from operating as intended. You can learn more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been uploaded to your device and how to manage and delete them, by visiting All About Cookies.

Digital Advertising Preferences.

You can change your preferences with respect to certain online ads. To obtain more information about ad networks and online behavioral advertising, visit the National Advertising Initiative Consumer Opt Out page and the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Consumer Choice Tool. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving interest-based advertising, you may still receive advertisements; but they will be more general in nature. In addition, the electronic device you use to visit our websites may offer relevant privacy settings; please see the device settings for details.

12. Marketing Communications and Consent

A. Text Messages

PFY uses third-party text messaging services to communicate and share information with its subscribers. By subscribing, you have provided us with consent to send you text messages regarding PFY programs, events, and Services.

Data Usage Clause: We use your phone number to respond to inquiries and communicate information concerning PFY programs, events, and Services. We may also use your phone occasionally for promotional and marketing communications.
Message Frequency: Message frequency may vary depending on the programs, events, activities, and Services provided by PFY.
Rates: Message and data rates may apply. Your mobile carrier determines these charges, and they are your responsibility.
STOP Instructions: If you wish to stop receiving text messages from PFY, reply STOP to any text message. You will receive a confirmation message and will no longer receive SMS communications from us. You can also opt out of text messages by calling us at or emailing us at info@partnershipforyouth.org.
HELP Instructions: For assistance, reply HELP to any message or contact our support team at (952) 224-0033 or email us at info@partnershipforyouth.org.
Carrier liability: Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
Non-Sharing Clause: We respect your privacy and will not intentionally distribute your mobile phone number to any third parties for any purposes without your consent.
Data Protection Clause: We use restricted access controls and secure storage solutions to protect your data from unauthorized access or misuse. We retain your contact data for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.

B. Email. If you no longer wish to receive email marketing messages from PFY, you should use the “unsubscribe” option that can be found in each marketing email we send or contact us using the information provided below. Within 10 days of receipt of your unsubscribe request, we will remove you from our distribution list unless you resubscribe.

C. Phone. You may request that we remove your telephone number from our marketing list and refrain from sharing it with third parties by contacting us at (952) 224-0033 or email us at info@partnershipforyouth.org.

13. Data Protection and Security

PFY implements reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Access to personal data is limited to authorized PFY staff, volunteers, and contractors who require such access to perform official duties.

All online financial transactions are conducted through secure, encrypted connections using trusted third-party processors. PFY does not store or retain complete payment card information.

14. Retention of Information

PFY retains personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, or as required by applicable laws, insurance, or recordkeeping requirements. Health or emergency information collected for event purposes is securely disposed of after the conclusion of the event unless otherwise required for documentation.

15. Children and Minors

PFY’s programs often involve participation by minors under the age of 18. Personal information about minors may be collected for the purpose of event registration, safety, communication with authorized group leaders, and delivery of event services. Such information may include, but is not limited to, the minor’s name, age or grade level, parish or organization, and emergency contact details.

PFY collects personal information about minors only with the consent and authorization of a parent, legal guardian, or authorized group leader acting on their behalf. By providing a minor’s information to PFY, the parent, legal guardian, or authorized group leader represents and warrants that they have the lawful authority to provide such information and to grant PFY permission to collect, store, and use the information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Parents or legal guardians also consent to the collection and use of their own personal information that may be necessary to support a minor’s participation in PFY programs, including communication regarding the minor’s registration, onsite logistics, medical or safety concerns, and follow-up related to PFY events.

PFY does not knowingly collect personal information directly from minors without the required consent. If PFY becomes aware that information has been submitted without proper authorization, PFY will take reasonable steps to delete such information as promptly as possible.

Parents and legal guardians may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their child’s personal information at any time by contacting PFY using the information listed in Section 10 of this Privacy Policy.

16. Media Release and Consent

By participating in PFY events or activities, you grant PFY the irrevocable right and permission to capture, use, reproduce, and distribute photographs, video, or audio recordings that include your image, likeness, or voice for PFY’s internal, educational, and promotional purposes, in any media format, including online and print. This permission is granted without compensation and includes worldwide usage rights.

If you wish to opt out of media use, you must notify PFY in writing prior to the event. PFY will make reasonable efforts to accommodate such requests, but cannot guarantee exclusion from all recordings, especially in group or public settings.

17. Third-Party Links

When you leave our websites and visit another linked website, we are not responsible for the content or availability of that website. Please be advised that we do not represent either the third party or you if you enter into a transaction on the third-party websites. Furthermore, the privacy and security policies of the linked websites may differ from those we practice. The inclusion of any link does not imply our endorsement of any other company, its websites (s), or its product(s) and/or services(s). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any other websites.

18. Social Media

Our online Services may use social media plug-ins (e.g., the Facebook “Like” button and “Share to Twitter” button) to enable you to easily interact with certain social media websites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and share information with others. When you visit our online Services, the operators of the available social media plugins can place a cookie on your device, enabling such operators to recognize individuals who have previously visited our online Services. If you are logged into these social media websites while visiting our online Services, the social media plugins allow the relevant social media websites to receive information that you have viewed our online Services or other information.

The social media plugins also allow the applicable social media websites to share information about your activities with our online Services with other users of the social media websites. For example, Facebook Social Plugins allow Facebook to show your “Likes” and comments on our online Services to your Facebook friends. Facebook Social Plugins also allow you to see your friends’ Facebook activity on our online Services. We do not control the content from social media plugins. We may also interact with you on social media platforms. If you contact us on one of our social media platforms, request Services, or otherwise communicate directly with us on social media, we may contact you to interact with you. For more information about social media advertising and social media plugins from other social media websites, please refer to the privacy and data-sharing statements on those websites.

19. Policy Updates

PFY reserves the right to amend or update this Policy at any time. Updates will be posted on PFY’s websites, and the “Effective Date” above will reflect the most recent revision. Continued engagement with PFY after any such update constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

20. Governing Law

This Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota. Any disputes arising under, or in connection with, this Policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

21. Contact Information

Questions or concerns regarding this Policy or PFY’s data practices may be directed to:

Partnership for Youth
8011 34^th Ave S Suite 220

Bloomington, MN 55425
info@partnershipforyouth.org
partnershipforyouth.org

952-224-0333