The DS&P Foundation, Inc.

Effective Date: July 2026

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the privacy of individuals who visit our website, make charitable contributions, submit applications or forms, register for programs or events, volunteer with the Foundation, communicate with us, or otherwise engage with our organization.

This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with The DS&P Foundation, Inc., we may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

💙 Name and contact information, such as email address, telephone number, and mailing address.

💙 Information submitted through contact forms, program registrations, event registrations, applications, surveys, volunteer forms, and other organizational communications.

💙 Donation and transaction information, including contribution amounts, donation history, donor preferences, and information reasonably necessary to process and acknowledge charitable contributions.

💙 Scholarship, educational opportunity, charitable assistance, program, or volunteer application information when applicable.

💙 Demographic or personal information voluntarily provided or reasonably necessary for participation in certain programs, initiatives, or activities.

💙 Emergency contact, accessibility, dietary, health-related, or other information voluntarily provided when reasonably necessary to support participation, safety, or accommodations for specific programs or activities.

💙 Communications, inquiries, feedback, testimonials, and other information individuals choose to provide when interacting with the Foundation.

💙 Website and technical information that may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies, depending on the services and features used by our website.

Donation & Payment Information

Charitable contributions and other financial transactions may be processed through independent third-party payment processors and fundraising platforms.

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. may receive and maintain certain transaction-related information, such as donor names, contact information, contribution amounts, transaction dates, campaign information, and other records reasonably necessary for donor acknowledgment, stewardship, accounting, compliance, and organizational purposes.

The Foundation does not intentionally collect or store complete payment card information when transactions are processed directly through independent third-party payment providers.

Third-party payment processors and fundraising platforms maintain their own privacy, security, and data-handling practices.

How We Use Information

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. may use personal information to:

💙 Respond to inquiries and communicate with individuals who contact or engage with the Foundation.

💙 Process, acknowledge, and maintain appropriate records of charitable contributions.

💙 Provide donation receipts, acknowledgments, stewardship communications, and impact updates.

💙 Administer programs, events, workshops, volunteer activities, scholarships, educational opportunities, charitable initiatives, and other mission-aligned activities.

💙 Review applications, registrations, requests, and other submissions.

💙 Coordinate volunteers, participants, community partners, and organizational activities.

💙 Send newsletters, organizational announcements, fundraising communications, program information, event updates, and other communications when appropriate.

💙 Improve our website, programs, communications, donor experience, volunteer experience, and organizational operations.

💙 Maintain the safety, security, integrity, and appropriate administration of Foundation activities.

💙 Detect, prevent, and address suspected fraud, misuse, security concerns, or other inappropriate activity.

💙 Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, financial, accounting, tax, reporting, and administrative requirements.

How We Share Information

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. does not sell or rent personal information.

We may share personal information with trusted service providers and other third parties when reasonably necessary to support our charitable operations, administer programs, process contributions, communicate with supporters, maintain our website, or provide requested services.

These third parties may include payment processors, fundraising platforms, website and technology providers, email communication services, analytics providers, professional advisors, event service providers, and other organizations or individuals supporting Foundation activities.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:

💙 Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, court orders, or governmental requests.

💙 Protect the rights, property, safety, security, or integrity of The DS&P Foundation, Inc., its participants, donors, volunteers, representatives, or others.

💙 Investigate suspected fraud, misuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity.

💙 Fulfill other legitimate charitable, administrative, operational, or legal purposes.

Third-party providers maintain their own privacy practices and policies.

Donor Privacy

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. respects the privacy of its donors and supporters.

Donor information may be used for contribution processing, acknowledgments, receipts, stewardship, organizational communications, reporting, recordkeeping, and other legitimate charitable and administrative purposes.

The Foundation does not sell or rent donor information.

Donor names or other identifying information will not be publicly recognized without appropriate permission when such permission is required or when a donor has requested anonymity.

Certain donor and contribution records may be maintained or disclosed when required by applicable law, accounting standards, tax requirements, grant requirements, auditing procedures, or other legitimate organizational obligations.

Scholarships, Programs & Applications

Individuals who apply for scholarships, educational opportunities, volunteer positions, programs, charitable assistance, or other Foundation initiatives may be asked to provide information reasonably necessary to evaluate eligibility, administer the applicable opportunity, communicate with applicants, maintain appropriate records, and fulfill the Foundation’s charitable purposes.

The types of information collected may vary depending on the specific program or opportunity.

Submission of an application does not guarantee selection, participation, funding, assistance, or an award.

Cookies & Website Technologies

The Foundation website may use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand how visitors interact with the website, improve performance, and enhance the user experience.

Depending on the technologies used, website visitors may be able to manage certain cookie preferences through their browser or other available privacy settings.

Communications & Email Preferences

Individuals may receive communications from The DS&P Foundation, Inc. related to donations, programs, events, volunteer opportunities, fundraising campaigns, newsletters, impact updates, organizational announcements, and other mission-aligned activities.

Individuals may request to unsubscribe from certain promotional or marketing email communications by using available unsubscribe options or contacting the Foundation.

Certain administrative, transactional, donation-related, program-related, or legally required communications may continue when reasonably necessary.

Data Security

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or loss.

However, no method of electronic transmission, online storage, or information security system can guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

Personal information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, administer Foundation programs and activities, maintain appropriate organizational records, comply with legal and financial obligations, resolve disputes, enforce applicable agreements and policies, and support legitimate charitable and administrative purposes.

Your Choices & Privacy Requests

Individuals may contact The DS&P Foundation, Inc. to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information, subject to applicable legal, contractual, financial, administrative, tax, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements.

The availability of specific privacy rights may vary depending on applicable law and individual circumstances.

Privacy requests may be submitted to info@dspfoundation.org.

Children’s Privacy

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. does not knowingly collect personal information directly through its website from children under the age of 13 without appropriate parental or legal guardian authorization when required by applicable law.

Certain Foundation programs or initiatives may serve children, youth, or families.

When personal information concerning minors is reasonably necessary for participation in an applicable program or activity, the Foundation may establish additional consent, authorization, registration, or privacy procedures appropriate to the specific program and applicable legal requirements.

Photography, Video & Media

Photography, video recording, interviews, testimonials, or other media capture may occur during Foundation programs, events, volunteer activities, community outreach initiatives, and other activities.

The collection and use of names, images, likenesses, voices, testimonials, recordings, and other media will be governed by applicable notices, consent requirements, releases, agreements, and laws.

Third-Party Websites & Services

The Foundation website and communications may contain links to independent third-party websites, platforms, products, or services.

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. does not control independent third-party services and is not responsible for their privacy practices, content, security, policies, or performance.

Individuals are encouraged to review applicable third-party privacy policies before providing personal information or using third-party services.

Relationship to Diamond, Sapphire & Pearl Ladies LLC

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. is a separate legal entity from Diamond, Sapphire & Pearl Ladies LLC, publicly known as DS&P Ladies™ | The House of Gemz™.

Each organization maintains its own legal identity, operations, finances, programs, activities, and responsibilities.

Personal information collected by or on behalf of The DS&P Foundation, Inc. is handled according to the Foundation’s applicable privacy practices and policies.

Any authorized sharing of information between The DS&P Foundation, Inc. and Diamond, Sapphire & Pearl Ladies LLC should be consistent with applicable law, organizational policies, individual permissions when required, and legitimate organizational purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The DS&P Foundation, Inc. reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy as its programs, operations, technology, legal requirements, or organizational practices evolve.

Updated versions may be posted on the Foundation website with a revised effective date.

Contact Us

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

The DS&P Foundation, Inc.
Email: info@dspfoundation.org

Effective Date: July 2026