Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Druze Nexus ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website druzenexus.org and use our services.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Contact us through our website forms

  • Make a donation through our payment processor

  • Subscribe to our newsletter or updates

  • Submit information through third-party forms (such as Google Forms)

This may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other information you choose to provide.

1.2 Analytics Information (Cookie-Free)

We use Matomo Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics platform, to understand how visitors use our website. Importantly, we have configured Matomo to operate without cookies. This means:

  • No cookies are stored on your device for analytics purposes

  • Your IP address is anonymized before processing

  • We collect only aggregated, non-personal data about website usage

  • We cannot identify individual users across sessions

The analytics data we collect includes: pages visited, time spent on pages, referring websites, browser type, device type, and general geographic region (country/city level only).

2. Third-Party Services

2.1 Stripe (Payment Processing)

When you make a donation, your payment is processed by Stripe, Inc. We do not store your complete credit card information on our servers. Stripe may collect and process:

  • Payment card details (card number, expiration date, CVV)

  • Billing name and address

  • Email address

  • Transaction history

Stripe is PCI-DSS compliant and maintains its own privacy policy. For more information, please review Stripe's Privacy Policy.

2.2 Google Forms and Google Docs

Some of our forms and documents are hosted on Google's platforms. When you interact with Google Forms or Google Docs through our website:

  • Your responses are stored on Google's servers

  • Google's privacy practices apply to that data

  • We access only the form responses you submit

For details, please see Google's Privacy Policy.

2.3 Matomo Cloud Analytics

We use Matomo Cloud for privacy-respecting website analytics. Matomo is hosted in the European Union and is GDPR-compliant. Our Matomo configuration:

  • Does not use cookies

  • Anonymizes IP addresses

  • Respects Do Not Track (DNT) browser settings

  • Data is not shared with third parties

Learn more at Matomo's Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Process your donations and provide tax receipts

  • Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you

  • Send updates about our organization (with your consent)

  • Improve our website and user experience

  • Comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website does not use cookies for analytics or tracking purposes. We have intentionally configured our analytics platform (Matomo) to respect your privacy by operating in cookieless mode.

The only data stored in your browser is:

  • Theme preference (light/dark mode) - stored in localStorage

  • Privacy notice acknowledgment - stored in localStorage

These are functional preferences only and do not track your activity or identify you personally.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmission

  • Secure payment processing through PCI-compliant services

  • Limited access to personal information on a need-to-know basis

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: Request a copy of your personal data

  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data

  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data

  • Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Druze Nexus

Email: contact@druzenexus.org