Privacy Policy

This policy was last updated on January 7, 2024.

This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information.  We use your personal data to provide and improve the our website and services. By using the service, you are agreeing to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.


The type of personal information we collect

    We currently collect, process, and store the following information:

    • Email address
    • First and last name
    • Phone number
    • Website use data
    • Event interest


    How we get the personal information and why we have it

    Information From You

    Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

    • to provide regular updates, notifications, and general information
    • to assess the impact of our events and work 
    • to support community health initiatives 
    • to analyze our marketing and communications and improve user experience
    • to protect our legal rights and comply with laws and regulations. 

    We may also contact you on a regular basis or have a legitimate reason we may need to contact you again.

    We may receive personal information indirectly, from other effective altruism organizations, for if you have expressed interest in connecting with local community in our area. 

    How We Use Your Personal Information

    We use the information that you have given us in order to email subscribers of our mailing lists, and to keep contact information for clients, vendors, or other individuals vital to the organization’s operations.

    We may share this information with

    • government authorities and/or law enforcement officials if required by law, or if required to protect our legitimate interests, or if in connection with any legal process
    • sub-organizations which may include San Francisco Effective Altruism, East Bay Effective Altruism, South Bay Effective Altruism, or future cause area subgroups.

    We do not share information with other organizations or individuals outside of our organization or regular business activities. 


    Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are: 

    • Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting info@sfbayea.org.
    • We have a contractual obligation.
    • We have a legal obligation.
    • We have a vital interest.
    • We need it to perform a public task.
    • We have a legitimate interest.

    How we store your personal information

    Your information is securely stored. All personal information is stored in our CRM. We will only keep your personal information for as long as we need it to achieve the purposes for which we collected it, to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, to exercise our legal rights, and to protect ourselves from legal claims.


    Your data protection rights

    Under data protection law, you have rights including:

    • Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
    • Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
    • Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
    • Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
    • Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
    • Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organization, or to you, in certain circumstances.
    • You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

    Please contact us if you wish to make a request.

    Our contact details
    SF Bay Area Effective Altruism
    info@sfbayea.org