Effective Date: March 27, 2026
The International Association of Sufism (IAS) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as:
- Contact Data: Name, email address, or phone number when you sign up for our newsletter or contact us.
- Donation Data: We use third-party processors (like PayPal/Eventbrite). We do not store your credit card numbers on our servers.
- Automatically Collected Data: Like most websites, we use cookies and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve the experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information specifically to:
- Process donations or event registrations.
- Send updates about our mission (only if you opt-in).
- Improve our website performance and ad relevancy.
3. Third-Party Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or lease our mailing lists to third parties. Your information is only shared with trusted partners (like PayPal) to complete the transactions you initiate.
4. Accessing and Correcting Your Information
You may review and request changes to the personal information we have collected about you by contacting us directly. Please send an email to customer-service@ias.org with the subject line “Personal Information Request.”
To protect your privacy and security, we may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
5. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by:
- Email: Sending a notice to the primary email address specified in our records.
- Website Notice: Placing a prominent notice on our website’s homepage for 30 days following the update.
- Policy Date: Updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this page.
We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
6. Your Rights
You can opt out of any future contact from us at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” in our emails or contacting us directly at customer-service@ias.org.
Advertising Opt-Out: In addition to unsubscribing from our emails, you can opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting Google’s Ads Settings or manage third-party cookies via the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Click here to download a PDF copy of this policy