Privacy
[DRAFT — needs IFI legal review]
Last updated: October 28, 2026
The Illinois Family Institute (“IFI”, “we”, “us”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit illinoisfamily.org, give a donation, buy from our store, register for an event, sign up for our newsletters or contact us, and how we use and protect it.
Information we collect
Information you give us
- Donations and purchases: name, email, phone, billing and shipping address, gift or order details, and whether a gift is one-time or recurring.
- Memberships and subscriptions: your account login, chosen plan and billing history.
- Event registration and tickets: attendee names, contact details and ticket type.
- Newsletters and action alerts: email address, name and, if you provide it, ZIP code or district so we can send relevant alerts.
- Forms: anything you enter in our contact, speaker request, prayer team and similar forms.
- Comments: name, email and the comment itself.
Payment information
Card payments are processed by our payment provider, Stripe. Your full card number is sent directly to Stripe and is never stored on our servers. We keep a record of the transaction (amount, date, last four digits and card brand) for receipts and accounting.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our server records your IP address, browser type, pages visited and the date and time of your visit. With your consent, we also use cookies and similar technologies for statistics and, where enabled, marketing. See Cookies below.
How we use your information
- To process donations, orders, memberships and event registrations, and to send receipts and tax acknowledgments.
- To send newsletters, action alerts and updates you asked for. Every email includes an unsubscribe link.
- To answer your questions and requests.
- To keep our website secure, prevent fraud and fix problems.
- To understand, in aggregate, how our website is used so we can improve it.
- To meet our legal, tax and accounting obligations.
How we share information
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us run IFI and are required to protect it, such as:
- Stripe, for payment processing.
- Our website host and email delivery provider.
- Shipping carriers, for store orders.
- Our newsletter or email service provider.
We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect our rights or the safety of others, or as part of a merger or transfer of our operations. As a nonprofit we may be required to report certain donor information to the IRS; we do not make donor names public without permission.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored by your browser. We use:
- Functional cookies that the site needs to work, such as your cart, login session and cookie preferences.
- Statistics cookies, only with your consent, to measure site traffic in aggregate.
- Marketing cookies, only with your consent, if we use them for advertising or social media features.
When you first visit, a banner lets you accept or deny non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time with the “Manage consent” link on the site or in your browser settings. Embedded videos (for example from illinoisfamily.tv) may set their own cookies when played.
Your choices
- Unsubscribe from emails with the link at the bottom of any message.
- Update your account details and saved addresses from My Account.
- Ask us for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete it. Some records, such as donation and tax records, must be kept for legal reasons.
- Your browser’s “Do Not Track” and Global Privacy Control signals are respected by our cookie banner where supported.
Data retention and security
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above, and keep financial records for the period required by law. We use encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls and reputable service providers to protect your information, but no system is completely secure.
Children
Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Links to other websites
Our articles link to other websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or your information:
Illinois Family Institute
P.O. Box 876
Tinley Park, IL 60477
United States
Phone: (708) 781-9328
Email: mailto:ContactUs@IllinoisFamily.org