Last updated: August 1, 2026
Our Commitment
Open Door Peace respects your privacy.
We collect and use personal information only when it is reasonably necessary to provide information, community access, practical assistance, follow-up support, or another service you request.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Open Door Peace website and related online services operated by Open Door Peace.
Information We May Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
- Your name, email address, telephone number, preferred language, and general location.
- Information submitted through registration, contact, volunteer, assistance, or community forms.
- Messages, questions, documents, or other information you choose to provide while requesting assistance.
- Account and participation information when you register for guided DIY assistance, YANA assistance, community activities, learning programs, or continuing services.
- Information provided by a parent or legal guardian on behalf of a child.
Our website platform and enabled security, statistics, form, or accessibility tools may also automatically collect limited technical information, including:
- Internet Protocol address.
- Browser and device type.
- Operating system.
- Language and general location settings.
- Referring website or page.
- Pages viewed and website interactions.
- Date and approximate time of a visit.
- Cookies and similar technical identifiers.
How We Use Information
We may use information to:
- Respond to questions and requests.
- Provide requested services and continuing follow-up.
- Manage registrations, accounts, volunteers, and community participation.
- Provide language access and accessibility support.
- Organize information and prepare service-related materials.
- Improve our programs, resources, website, and communications.
- Maintain records needed for service continuity.
- Protect visitors, members, volunteers, and the organization from fraud, misuse, exploitation, or security threats.
- Meet applicable legal, safety, financial, reporting, or recordkeeping responsibilities.
We will not intentionally use personal information for an unrelated purpose without an appropriate reason or permission.
Sensitive Information
Health, immigration, disability, financial, family, and identification information can be highly sensitive.
Please do not post the following information in public comments, discussion rooms, or other public areas:
- Social Security numbers.
- Immigration registration numbers.
- Passwords or access codes.
- Complete bank or payment account information.
- Full identity documents.
- Complete medical records.
- Information that could place you or another person in danger.
Submit sensitive information only when it is reasonably necessary for a requested service and through the method provided by Open Door Peace.
AI-Assisted Services
Open Door Peace may use artificial intelligence tools to help:
- Organize information.
- Prepare drafts.
- Explain publicly available resources.
- Improve accessibility.
- Support language communication.
- Assist with educational or administrative tasks.
AI-generated material may contain errors and should not be treated automatically as legal, medical, financial, or other professional advice.
Open Door Peace will seek to limit unnecessary personal information when using AI tools and will use human review when appropriate.
We will not knowingly submit highly sensitive personal information to a publicly accessible AI service without permission or a legitimate service-related need.
WordPress.com and Automattic
This website is hosted and supported through WordPress.com and related services provided by Automattic.
Automattic may process technical information about website visitors, including internet addresses, browser and device information, language preferences, referring pages, approximate location, website interactions, cookies, and similar technologies.
Automattic handles this information under its own privacy notices and service practices.
Plugins or other third-party services enabled on this website may also process information under their own privacy policies.
Cookies and Similar Technology
Our website platform and enabled tools may use cookies or similar technology to:
- Operate the website.
- Maintain security.
- Remember preferences.
- support account or form functions.
- Measure website activity.
- Improve performance and accessibility.
You may control many cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may prevent some website features from working properly.
Children’s Privacy
Open Door Peace provides learning information and community resources that may be useful to children and families.
Children under 13 may read general public information on the website. However, they may not create an account or directly submit personal information through website forms.
A parent or legal guardian must submit registration, assistance, or participation information on behalf of a child under 13.
Open Door Peace does not knowingly collect personal information directly from a child under 13 without any legally required parental notice and verified consent.
If we learn that information was collected directly from a child under 13 without the required authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Before offering an account, form, discussion feature, or other interactive service that is designed to collect personal information directly from children under 13, Open Door Peace will establish appropriate parental notice, consent, access, security, retention, and deletion procedures.
Parents or legal guardians may contact Open Door Peace to ask about, correct, or request deletion of information submitted on behalf of a child.
When Information May Be Shared
Open Door Peace may share limited information:
- With service providers that help host, secure, maintain, or operate the website.
- With form, email, storage, accessibility, translation, or technology providers used to deliver a requested service.
- With a person or organization you authorize us to contact.
- When reasonably necessary to provide a service you requested.
- When required by applicable law, court order, or lawful government request.
- When reasonably necessary to prevent fraud, exploitation, serious harm, or a security threat.
- When necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of Open Door Peace or another person.
- During an organizational transfer, merger, restructuring, or similar change, subject to appropriate privacy protections.
We seek to limit shared information to what is reasonably necessary for the particular purpose.
We Do Not Sell Personal Information
Open Door Peace does not sell personal information for money.
We do not knowingly exchange personal service records for advertising or marketing purposes.
Third-party platforms or tools may independently process information under their own privacy policies. Open Door Peace does not control the independent privacy practices of those outside providers.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for:
- The service or follow-up for which it was collected.
- Safety and fraud prevention.
- Account administration.
- Legal, financial, insurance, or reporting responsibilities.
- Recordkeeping and dispute resolution.
- Protection of the organization and the people it serves.
Information that is no longer reasonably needed may be deleted, anonymized, or securely disposed of.
Security
Open Door Peace uses reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, loss, or disclosure.
However, no website, email system, online form, cloud service, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Please use care when submitting sensitive information online.
Your Choices and Requests
You may ask Open Door Peace to:
- Explain what personal information we maintain about you.
- Provide access to information associated with your account or request.
- Correct inaccurate information.
- Delete information that is no longer reasonably required.
- Withdraw permission for an optional use.
- Close your account.
- Stop optional communications.
Submit a request through the Open Door Peace Contact page.
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
We may retain certain information when reasonably necessary for legal, safety, financial, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, or recordkeeping purposes.
These voluntary practices do not limit any additional rights you may have under applicable law.
Third-Party Websites
Open Door Peace may link to government agencies, healthcare organizations, nonprofit resources, schools, educational websites, and other outside services.
When you leave the Open Door Peace website, the outside organization’s privacy policy applies.
Open Door Peace is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, availability, accuracy, content, or actions of an outside website or organization.
Changes to This Policy
Open Door Peace may update this Privacy Policy when its website, services, technology, forms, or responsibilities change.
The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised date.
When reasonably appropriate, significant changes may also be announced through the website or another available communication method.
Contact Us
Questions, concerns, or privacy requests may be submitted through the Open Door Peace Contact page.