RAMSEY RESCUE SQUAD PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: December 29, 2025

Ramsey Rescue Squad, Inc ("we," "us," or "our") is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit volunteer emergency services organization based in Ramsey, New Jersey. We are committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our website and interact with our organization. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or engage with our services.

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1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Name

• Mailing address

• Telephone number

• Email address

 

We collect this information when you:

• Submit a membership or volunteer application

• Use our "Contact Us" form

• Inquire about our vehicle donation program

• Otherwise communicate with us through our website

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Information From Minors

We accept volunteer membership applications from individuals under the age of 18. When collecting information from minors, we collect only the information necessary to process their membership application, including name, address, telephone number, and email address. We encourage parents and guardians to be involved in their minor children's interactions with our organization. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected information from your child inappropriately, please contact us using the information provided below.

 

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, our website hosting platform (Wix) may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns through native analytics tools. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and other standard web analytics data. This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies to help us understand how visitors use our website and to improve our online presence.

 

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To process and evaluate membership and volunteer applications

• To respond to inquiries submitted through our Contact Us form

• To facilitate vehicle donation requests

• To communicate with you regarding your inquiry or application

• To analyze website traffic and improve our website functionality

• To comply with legal obligations and protect our organization's interests

 

We do not maintain a mailing list and do not send unsolicited emails to members, donors, or website visitors.

 

3. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

We may share your information with the following categories of service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our organizational activities:

• Wix: Our website hosting platform, which stores information submitted through our website and provides website analytics

• Google: Certain website functions may utilize Google services for data storage or processing

• Slack: We use Slack for internal organizational communications, and information you provide may be shared among our leadership and members as necessary to respond to your inquiry or process your application

 

These third-party service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and may only use it for the purposes for which it was disclosed.

 

Donations

We use PayPal to process online donations. When you make a donation through PayPal, your payment information is collected and processed directly by PayPal according to their privacy policy. We do not receive or store your complete payment card information. We encourage you to review PayPal's privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/privacy.

 

4. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies provided by Wix to enable website functionality and collect analytics data. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us understand how you interact with our website.

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

 

5. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to process applications, respond to inquiries, satisfy legal or reporting requirements, or resolve disputes. Membership records may be retained indefinitely for organizational and historical purposes.

 

6. DATA SECURITY

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

 

7. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

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

All Users:

• You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information

• You may opt out of any future communications from us at any time

 

California Residents: Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose

• Request deletion of personal information, subject to certain exceptions

• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (note: we do not sell or share personal information as defined by California law)

• Not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights

 

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

 

European Union Residents:

If you are located in the European Union, you may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, and object to processing of your personal information. Our legal basis for processing your information is your consent (which you may withdraw at any time), the performance of a contract with you, or our legitimate organizational interests.

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

 

New Jersey Residents: New Jersey residents may have rights under applicable state privacy laws. To exercise any available rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

 

8. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

 

9. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

 

10. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:

Ramsey Rescue Squad

PO Box 193

Ramsey, NJ 07446

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Email: info@ramseyrescue.com

Telephone: 201-327-2772