Privacy Policy

Last Revised 3/29/25

This Privacy Policy explains how the SS United States Preservation Foundation (“SS United States Preservation Foundation”, “we”, “our” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you access or use our websites and other online services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, “Services”), or otherwise interact with us.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by revising the “Last Revised” date at the top of this Privacy Policy, and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as by adding a statement to our website homepage or by sending you a notification). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy whenever you access or use the Services or otherwise interact with us to make sure that you stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Information You Provide To Us

We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you make a donation, make a purchase from our online store, participate in any interactive areas or features of the Services, sign up to receive email updates or other notifications. The types of information we may collect include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, credit card and other payment information, and any other information you choose to provide.

Other Information We Collect When You Use Our Services

When you access or use the Services, we automatically collect certain information about you, including:

Log Information: We collect information related to your access to and use of the Services, such as your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, your operating system, the type of browser you use, your activity on the Services (such as access times, pages viewed, and links clicked), and the webpage that you visited before navigating to the Services.
Transactional Information: When you make a purchase or a return, we collect information related to the transaction, such as product details, purchase price, and the date and time of the transaction.
Device Information: We collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access the Services, such as the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Location Information: We may derive the approximate location of your device from your IP address.
Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We (and our service providers) use various technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that, among other things, help us to improve the Services and your experience, see which areas or features of the Services are popular, and count visits to the Services. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please see the YOUR CHOICES section of this Privacy Policy below.

HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

If you choose to provide any personal information, such as your mailing address or phone number, we may use that information to contact you. Mobile Information will not be sold or shared with third parties.

We use information we collect for the following purposes:

to provide, maintain, and improve the Services.
to provide you with services, products, or information you request, and to send you related information, such as notifications and confirmations.
to send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
to respond to your emails, submissions, comments, questions, and requests, and to provide customer service.
to request feedback, and to otherwise contact you about your use of the Services.
to send you newsletters, and to otherwise provide you with news and information that we think will be of interest to you, such as sending you information to keep you informed about various issues, events, resources, promotions, products, and services.
to help connect you with other supporters, and to solicit volunteers, donations, and support for the SS United States Preservation Foundation and for candidates, issues, events, and organizations that we support.
to monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Services.
to serve advertisements, on the Services or on other websites or media, based on the information you provide and the actions you take while using the Services.

WHAT INFORMATION MAY BE SHARED IN CONNECTION WITH SOCIAL SHARING FEATURES OF THE SERVICES?

The Services offer certain social sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on the Services with other media. Your use of such features and tools enables the sharing of certain information with your friends or with the public, depending on the settings you establish with the thirty party that provides the social sharing features and other integrated tools. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with the social sharing features and other integrated tools, please review the privacy policies of the third parties that provide such features and tools.

OTHER WEBSITES LINKED TO OUR SERVICES

The Services may contain links to other websites. For example, the Services may link to a third-party website, such as GoFundMe, to enable donations or to a third-party website, to help organize volunteers for our benefit. Any information you provide on websites that are operated by a third party and linked to the Services is provided directly to the third party that operates such website and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such websites, and we are not responsible for the information practices or policies of the third parties that operate such websites. Before providing information on any website that is operated by a third party and linked to the Services, we encourage you to review the privacy policy of the third party that operates such website and to learn more about the information practices and policies of such third party.

ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHERS

We may allow others to provide analytics services and to serve advertisements on our behalf. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Services and other websites, including your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and conversion information.

YOUR CHOICES

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject browser cookies, such removal or rejection could affect the availability and functionality of the Services.

Promotional Communications

You may “opt out” of receiving promotional communications (such as text messages, email updates, and newsletters) from the SS United States Preservation Foundation by following the instructions in those communications. Please note that we may still send you other types of non-promotional communications, such as those about your use of the Services or any of your donations, transactions, or activities related to the Services.

If you choose to provide any personal information, such as your mailing address or phone number, we may use that information to contact you. Mobile Information will not be shared.

All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@ssuspreservationfoundation.com