Last updated October 2025.
At the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) we recognize that privacy is important to you and work diligently to safeguard your information.
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our websites and services and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve our service and your site experience. By using the site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Policy have the same definition as in our Terms and Conditions.
Collection and Use of Information
While a number of services that we offer do not require you to register for an account or provide any personal information, NCFP collects and uses your information to provide you with personalized services. These may include sending e-mails to you, answering your requests, processing your membership, etc.
Information we gather includes, but is not limited to, your name, email, and phone number. We also collect information on the organization you are affiliated with and receiving membership through, such as assets/endowment, annual giving, giving areas, staff and board size, address, etc. We also collect information on your role within that organization. We may collect this information electronically, via website forms or email, via mail, or via phone, as well as from publicly available sources such as Candid/Foundation Directory and similar sources.
We also record information about communications we exchange with you, as well as your email preferences and your interactions with our emails to you.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 16. If you have reason to believe that information on a child under the age of 16 was provided to us, please contact us using the “Contact Us” section below and we will delete that information from our databases.
Certain areas of this website may require users to login with a username and password. NCFP stores your username or email address as your unique identifier.
User Communications
When NCFP receives emails or other communications, we may retain these communications and your contact information to process your inquiries, respond to your requests, and improve our services.
In addition to uses identified elsewhere in this Policy, the information we collect may be used to send you information that may be of interest to you. Every email sent by NCFP provides an opportunity for you to opt-out of receiving this type of email message in the future or to unsubscribe from all future communications. In addition, you may email ncfp@ncfp.org to request to be removed from future communications.
Third Parties
NCFP does not provide, sell, or rent your email addresses to third parties. However, NCFP may use third-party providers to provide certain services, and we may share personal information with these providers. We require any company we share personal information with to protect the data in a manner consistent with this Policy and to limit the use of such personal information for the performance of services to NCFP.
Privacy Rights and Choices
You have the right to update your information with us or ask us to delete your data. You also have the right to opt-out of any marketing communications or online tracking.
Behavior on NCFP’s Website
Cookie Notice
This website uses cookies to improve the user experience and ensure that it is functioning effectively.
To provide you with a more personalized and responsive service, we need to remember and store information about how you use this website. NCFP collects information about how you use its website using small text files called cookies. Cookies contain small amounts of information and are downloaded to your computer or other device by a server for this website. Your web browser then sends these cookies back to this website on each subsequent visit so that it can recognize you and remember your user preferences.
This site uses industry-standard Google Analytics cookies to provide statistics on website activity. You have the right to accept or decline the use of cookies via “cookie settings” in the footer menu of the site. If you decline, your information won’t be tracked when you visit this website. A single cookie will be used in your browser to remember your preference not to be tracked.
Cookies We Use
Some of the cookies we use are necessary to enable you to move around the website and use its features such as accessing secure areas that may contain content for registered users.
We also use functional cookies to record information about the choices you have made and to allow us to tailor the site to our users; for example, to remember your language or region or that you have already completed a survey. This information is usually anonymized and is not used for any other purpose.
We or our service providers also use analytic services to help us understand how effective our content is, what interests our users have, and to improve how this website works. In addition, we use web beacons or tracking pixels to count visitor numbers and performance cookies to track how many individual users access this website and how often. This information is used for statistical purposes only, and it is not our intention to use such information to personally identify any user.
This website does not use Targeting Cookies to deliver targeted advertising to website visitors.
Controlling Cookies
By using this website you agree that we can place cookies on your computer or device as explained above. However, you can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please bear in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of this website may no longer be fully accessible.
Browser Controls
Most browsers will allow you to see what cookies you have and delete them on an individual basis or block cookies from particular or all websites. Be aware that any preference you have set will be lost if you delete all cookies, including your preference to opt-out from cookies as this itself requires an opt-out cookie to have been set.
External Web Services and Third-Party Tools
We sometimes use external web services and third-party tools on this website to display content within the web pages of this website, for example, to embed forms or show videos. We cannot prevent these sites, or external domains, from collecting information on your use of this embedded content.
Email Communications
We may also use tracking technologies to determine whether you have read, clicked on, or forwarded certain email communications we send to you so that we can make our communications more helpful and relevant. If you do not wish us to confirm whether you have opened, clicked on, or forwarded our communications, you will need to unsubscribe, as it is not possible for us to send these emails without tracking enabled. Registered subscribers can unsubscribe following the instructions in the individual email communications you receive from us. You can also contact us to update your communication preferences.
Website Use Data
This site collects information about how it is used. This may include your IP address, browser used, date and time of visit, pages visited, and time spent on those pages. This information is used to administer our site and track traffic patterns. It is only used in aggregate and never used in combination with personally identifiable information without prior consent.
Data Integrity
NCFP processes personal information for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Policy. We monitor our collection, storage, and processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store, and process the personal information which is needed to provide or improve our services.
This Policy applies to websites and services that are owned and operated by NCFP. NCFP is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites, including those that are linked to on NCFP’s website.
If your data needs to be corrected, you can update your profile or email your amendments to ncfp@ncfp.org.
Changes to this Policy
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Any Policy changes will be duly posted on this page and each version of this Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date.
Please feel free to contact us any time if you have any additional questions or concerns about this Policy.