Who we are and what this policy covers
This website is operated by Families Against Social Media Addiction, doing business as Unite for Safe Social Media (“UNITE,” “we,” or “us”). This policy explains how we handle information collected through this website, including newsletter signups, contact forms, donations, and embedded media.
This policy does not govern websites or services operated by other organizations, even when we link to or embed them.
Information we collect
Information you choose to provide
- Newsletter signup: your email address and related subscription status.
- Contact forms: your name, email address, reason for contacting us, message, and any optional organization or location information you provide.
- Donations: the donation amount and transaction information made available to us by Stripe. Stripe collects payment and billing details on its secure checkout page. UNITE does not see or store your full payment-card number.
Information collected automatically
Our hosting, security, and embedded-media providers may automatically receive limited technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, requested pages, timestamps, security signals, and cookies needed to operate or protect their services. Embedded video and podcast players may receive information when they load or when you interact with them.
How we use information
We use information to:
- Send newsletters and honor unsubscribe requests.
- Respond to questions, stories, partnership requests, and other messages.
- Process donations, maintain required financial records, and address transaction questions.
- Operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
- Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and other harmful activity.
- Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and community.
We do not sell or rent personal information. We do not currently use this website for behavioral advertising or advertising pixels.
Service providers and sharing
We share information only as reasonably necessary with providers that help us run the website and deliver the service you request, or when required by law. Current providers include:
- Mailchimp for newsletter subscriptions and email-list management.
- Resend for securely delivering contact-form messages to the UNITE team.
- Stripe for donation checkout, payment processing, fraud prevention, and transaction records.
- Website hosting and security providers, including Cloudflare.
- Media providers such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Drive when embedded players are displayed or used.
We may also disclose information to comply with a valid legal request, investigate misuse, protect safety, or complete an organizational transition where permitted by law.
Children’s privacy
UNITE advocates for children, but this website is intended for parents, caregivers, educators, advocates, and other adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
Please do not submit a child’s full name, school, account handles, precise location, private images, or other identifying details through our forms. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please use our contact page so we can review and address the request.
Retention and security
We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, including responding to messages, maintaining newsletter preferences, keeping records required for donations and nonprofit accounting, resolving disputes, and meeting legal obligations.
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards and rely on providers designed to protect data in transit and at rest. No online system can guarantee absolute security.
Your choices and privacy requests
- Use the unsubscribe link in any newsletter to stop marketing email.
- Adjust cookie controls through your browser or device.
- Ask to access, correct, or delete information you provided to us, subject to applicable law and records we must retain.
Submit privacy questions or requests through our contact page. You may also write to info@familiesunite.net. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.
Updates to this policy
We may update this policy when our website, providers, or legal obligations change. We will post the revised policy here and update the effective date. Material changes may also be communicated through the website or our newsletter when appropriate.