Privacy policy
Last updated: November 11, 2026
The short version: we only collect what you choose to give us, we use it only to run One Dream Foundation, we never sell it, and we don't use advertising or tracking cookies. You can ask us to see or delete your information at any time.
Who we are
One Dream Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 45-1332992) based in St. Louis, Missouri. We send school and clinic supplies to rural Zambia and are working toward a solar-powered hospital. In this policy "we" means One Dream Foundation.
What we collect, and why
| When you… | We collect | We use it to |
|---|---|---|
| Join our newsletter | Your email address | Send occasional updates. Every email has an unsubscribe link. |
| Send us a message | Name, email, topic, your message | Reply to you. |
| RSVP or sign up to volunteer | Name, email, optional phone, number of guests, interests, notes | Plan the event or volunteer work and contact you about it. |
| Start a fundraiser | Your name, email and the details you write | Review and publish your page. Your name, title, story and progress are shown publicly; your email is never shown. |
| Donate | Nothing on this website | Donations are processed by PayPal. We receive your name, email and gift amount from PayPal for receipts and records. We never see your card or bank details. |
| Chat with "Ask One Dream" | The questions you type | Answer you. Questions are sent to our AI provider (Anthropic) to write the reply and are not saved by us. Please don't share personal or payment details in the chat. |
| Visit the site | Anonymous, aggregated page-view counts | See which pages are useful. See "Analytics" below. |
Cookies and analytics
We don't use advertising or tracking cookies. We count visits with Vercel Web Analytics, which does not use cookies and does not identify individual visitors. Your browser may store small settings (for example that you dismissed our privacy notice or an announcement); these stay on your device and are never sent to us. The map on our home page loads map tiles from OpenStreetMap, which receives your IP address to deliver them.
Who helps us
We use a small number of trusted services that process data on our behalf: Supabase (secure database and file storage), Vercel (website hosting and cookie-free analytics), Brevo (sending our newsletter), Anthropic (the AI behind "Ask One Dream" and our writing helper), PayPal (donations) and Meta (when we share our own posts to Facebook and Instagram; no visitor data is shared). We do not sell, rent or trade your information, and we never share it for anyone else's marketing.
How long we keep it
Newsletter emails are kept until you unsubscribe. Messages, sign-ups and fundraiser requests are kept for as long as needed to handle them and for our records, normally no longer than three years. Donation records are kept as required by U.S. tax law.
Your rights
Wherever you live, you can ask us to show you, correct or delete the information we hold about you, or to stop contacting you. If you are in the European Union, the United Kingdom or California you have these rights under the GDPR, UK GDPR or CCPA, and you may also complain to your local data-protection authority. We process your information because you asked us to (for example to send the newsletter or reply to you) or because we have a legitimate interest in running the foundation. Our services are based in the United States, so your information is stored there.
Children
This website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information. Photos of children from our programs are shared only with permission from their families or schools. If you would like a photo removed, contact us and we will take it down.
Security
Information is sent over encrypted connections and stored in a database protected by access rules, so only authorised One Dream administrators can read it.
Contact us
To make a request or ask a question, use the contact form or call 636-236-9223. We will respond within 30 days.
We may update this policy; the date at the top shows the latest version.