Privacy Policy

(last updated May 2026)

Given who we are, the population we serve, and the people we love here at The Blue Canary Project, we are very intentional about data privacy. This means that we are doing what we can to keep everyone’s data safe and maintain compliance with all applicable privacy laws. Here is our Privacy Policy that describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share your personal information when you visit our website.

To get the high-level, you can just look at the “In Short” summary of each section below. If you like details, then please read the “The Details” of each section.

You do not have to share any personal information to access the resources on our website. But you may choose to voluntarily submit certain personal information to us through our website. By visiting this website, you accept and agree with our policies and practices under this Privacy Policy. Reading this Privacy Policy will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you still have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out at: contact@bluecanaryproject.org.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal Information You Share with Us

In Short: We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. “Personal Information” is information that identifies you personally (whether alone or in combination), such as your first and last name, email address, phone number, and postal address.

The Details

The personal information you share with us may include the following:

• Your first and last name

• Email address

• Other contact or personal information you choose to provide through the subject and message you send in email or with our contact form

If you share any information to us, you understand that we did not require you to do so. Sharing of information is entirely voluntary on your part.

Information Collected Automatically

In Short: Some information – such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit our site.

The Details

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace automatically collects certain technical information when you visit our website. This may include:

• Characteristics and anonymous usage data about your browser, network, internet service provider, and/or device

• Referring/exit website pages and URLs

• Information about how and when you use our website, including: clicks, internal links, webpages visited, scrolling, searches, and date/timestamps

• Your IP address

This information is primarily needed to properly run this website, to protect and maintain the security and operation of the website, and to help improve Squarespace’s platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form, meaning this information does not reveal your specific identity (like name or contact information).

reCAPTCHA: Squarespace uses reCAPTCHA, which is a 3rd party platform (run by Google), to ensure the security of our site and to protect against spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA works by collecting hardware and software information, and analyzing various data points, such as your device and application data, browsing history, IP address, and user activity on our site (e.g., mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes), and sending this data to Google for analysis. This data collected is used solely for security purposes and to prevent fraudulent activities. This service operates under Google’s privacy policy which is available here if you want those details.

Cookies: Like many websites, Squarespace may also collect information through cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a visitor’s device, which may be a session ID cookie or tracking cookie. Blue Canary Project has set up Squarespace to only collect essential session cookies that make it easier for you to navigate our website and expire when you close your browser. See here for more information about the cookies Squarespace uses and here for their cookie policy.

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our website, to communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with applicable laws. Any information that we share with third parties is done only as part of the function of the website, email communication, or our funding partner.

The Details

Personal Information: In general, the personal information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you. For example, we may use personal information to contact visitors to our website in response to questions, comments, or requests, to solicit feedback, to provide technical support, to improve our website, or to inform about relevant resources. We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your personal information with third parties for marketing or any purposes other than the function of our website.

When you submit information to us via our contact form, your name and email are collected by Squarespace, our online website hosting provider, as part of the contact form functionality they provide. This information is stored in an area of our Squarespace account. Only authorized Blue Canary Project staff have access to this data. All of the information in the form is then forwarded to our contact email (contact@bluecanaryproject.org).

Our contact email (contact@bluecanaryproject.org) is operated via Proton Mail, which is an encrypted email service based in Switzerland. They use end-to-end encryption and zero-access encryption to ensure only you and we can see your emails. This means that not even Proton can view the content of your emails or attachments. Only Blue Canary Project staff who are authorized to interact with site visitors have access to this account.

Donations to support our project are handled through Social Good Fund. If you choose to make a donation to The Blue Canary Project and click on a “Donate Now” button or link you are sent to our donation page on their website. None of the information you may have shared with us is sent to Social Good Fund when you do this. Also, none of the information you may share with them in the process of making a donation is sent back to us. Refer to their privacy policy to understand how Social Good Fund handles your personal information.

Non-Personal Information: In general, we use non-identifying data or information to help us improve our website and customize the user experience. This may include aggregating non-personal information to track trends and analyze use patterns on our website.

We share the non-identifying data with Plausible Analytics for the purpose of analyzing and visualizing these usage patterns. Plausible Analytics is a privacy-focused web analytics platform hosted in the EU and operating under EU data protection law.

In Short: We take protecting your data really seriously and aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

The Details

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable organizational security measures designed to protect the security of your personal information from unauthorized access. We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We ensure that only Blue Canary Project staff members who are authorized to interact with Personal Information have access to the systems in which it is stored. We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures provided through Squarespace and Proton Mail, including encryption, firewalls, and secure socket layer (SSL) protocol. You can see more about the security measures at Squarespace here. You can see more about the security measures of Proton Mail here.

While we strive to take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information, unfortunately no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. So we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security measures and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that transmission of personal information to and from our website inherently carries some risk, and you do so at your own risk. You should only access our website within a secure environment.

In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the U.S. or in some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law.

The Details

Right to Access and Deletion: You may have rights under certain U.S. state data protection and privacy laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as required by law. These rights may include the right (i) to know whether or not we are processing your personal data; (ii) to access your personal data; (iii) to correct inaccuracies in your personal data; (iv) to request the deletion of your personal data; (v) to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us; (vi) to not be discriminated against for exercising your rights; and (vii) if applicable, to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising (or sharing as defined under California’s privacy law), the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects (“profiling”).

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you may have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information; (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) to not to be subject to automated decision-making.

Pursuant to the applicable data protection and privacy laws of your state or region of residence, you may contact us at contact@bluecanaryproject.org to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. Please note, however, that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete or modify your personal information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to not do so.

Opting out of Marketing and Promotional Communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link provided in the emails that we send, or by contacting us at contact@bluecanaryproject.org. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or emailing, we may continue to send you necessary administrative emails including, for example, periodic notices of updates to our Privacy Policy.

Cookies and Similar Technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove and/or disable cookies, and in some instances to block in the future by selecting certain settings. Different Web browsers offer different functionalities and options, so you may need to set any such settings separately. Please note if you choose to remove or disable cookies, this could potentially affect certain parts or features of our website.

POLICY FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13

The resources on our website are not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website. If we learn that we have gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at: thebluecanaryproject@proton.me.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Policy, and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notice. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of our website, please feel free to contact us by email at: thebluecanaryproject@proton.com.