Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. ASPSF does not and shall not discriminate based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring, and firing of staff, selection of volunteers, vendors, applicants and recipients and provision of services.

Approved: 9.15.25

Welcome to www.aspsf.org (the “Site” or “Website”). This Site is operated by Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (“ASPSF” or “we” or “us”) and has been created to provide people with information about our not-for-profit organization.

You are important to ASPSF and, as described in this Privacy Policy and Consent, we will endeavor to take appropriate measures to protect your privacy as you use this Site. This Privacy Policy and Consent sets forth ASPSF’s approach with respect to information that is collected from this Site. This Site is intended for users in the United States and is administered in Arkansas, United States.

This Site and its contents (the “Content”) are designed to comply with United States laws and regulations and are intended for use by United States residents only. Access to the Site and the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries outside of the United States. If you access this Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

Information Collection and Purpose
On this website, we collect the following:

• Personal information you give us, such as name, email, phone, and address, through our various forms and applications, including the contact form, volunteer application, donation form, and/or scholarship application form.
• Personally Non-Identifiable Information collected and stored automatically such as IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, and operating system collected by means such as cookies, pixels, web beacons, or IP addresses. See our Cookie Policy below.

ASPSF may store such data itself, or it may be stored in databases owned and maintained by our agents or service providers.

We use this information to:

• Send communications that are relevant and tailored to individuals
• Handle inquiries
• Enable transactions
• Create analytics reports to improve the website by understanding users’ activities, preferences, and needs
• Perform marketing and advertising activities, including targeted advertising
• Administer the website and nonprofit
• Resolve disputes
• Protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecute those responsible for such activities

Disclosures
Except as described herein, we do not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose personal information visitors submit through our website, except as follows:

• To service providers to be used on our behalf or in connection with their relationship to us;
• As required by law;
• In a matter of public safety or policy;
• As needed in connection with a transfer of our business assets;
• In connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings; or
• In order to establish, exercise, or defend our legal or contractual rights or property.

If we collect data and you register with us, we may create a profile that includes your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and other information that you provide that is pertinent to your specific situation. We may combine such information with data gathered from other sources. For instance, if incorrect postal codes are received, we may use third-party software to correct them.

In some instances, we may contract with outside parties to collect and maintain our information collection servers and to perform technology and related services. Examples include mailing information and maintaining databases. We seek to provide any such third parties with only the information they need to perform their specific function and we would require them to protect your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and Consent.

We may also share your personal data to further our charitable purpose or as we believe is required by law.

Text Message (SMS) Privacy Policy

• Collection of phone numbers
• We collect your phone numbers only when you voluntarily provide them to us when filling out a form or application.
• Use of Phone Number
• Your phone number will be used only to provide scholarship updates, volunteer opportunities, and/or fundraising opportunities.
• SMS messaging charges may be applied by your carrier.
• We will only share your phone number with our SMS provider, subject to their privacy policy. We will never share your phone number with anyone outside our organization.
• Opting Out
• If at any time you wish to stop receiving SMS from us, you can opt out by texting the word “STOP” or email us your opt-out request at info@aspsf.org.
• Please note that the opt-out process may take up to 10 business days to become effective. During this period, you may still receive some messages from us.
• See Informed Consent for Text (SMS) Messaging policy below for more information.

Links to Other Websites
This Privacy Policy and Consent applies only to this Site. This Site may frame or contain references or links to other websites including those not operated or controlled by ASPSF (the “Third Party Sites”) none of which sites are governed by the policies and procedures we describe here. The links from this Site do not imply ASPSF’s review or endorsement of the Third Party Sites. We suggest that you contact those sites directly for information on their privacy, security, data collection, and distribution policies.

Data Protection
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the information collected through this website. However, no security system is impenetrable and we cannot guarantee the security of this website, nor that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted over the Internet. We are not liable for the illegal acts of third parties such as criminal hacker.

Data Retention
We keep your information for a time period necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in this notice unless a longer retention is required under applicable law.

California Users
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as S.B. 27, or the “Shine the Light” law, allows California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosures in the prior calendar year, if any, of their personally identifiable information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at info@aspsf.org with “California Privacy Request” in the letter subject line. You must include sufficient detail for us to locate your file; at a minimum, your name, email and postal address.

Your Rights
You may opt out of any future contact from us at any time. Contact us at info@aspsf.org.

• To see what data we have about you, if any
• To change/correct any data we have about you
• To ask us to delete any data we have about you
• To opt out of future communications from us

Use By Minors
This website is not directed to individuals under the age of thirteen (13), and we request that these individuals do not provide Personal Information through this website.

Updates
We reserve the right to update and revise this notice at any time. Your use of our website constitutes your acceptance of the terms of this notice as amended or revised by us, and you should therefore review this notice regularly to ensure that you are aware of its terms.

Questions
Contact ASPSF at info@aspsf.org or 501.858.2010.

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We collect certain traffic information about how our visitors use this website, such as how many users visited and the pages those visitors accessed. This information helps us provide the best viewing experience for our users. We collect this information by means such as cookies, web beacons, and IP addresses.

• Cookies: Small text files that are placed on your computer hard drive when you visit certain websites to provide information about whether you have visited us before or if you are a new visitor and to help us identify site features in which you may have the greatest interest.
• Web Beacons: Internet tags, pixel tags, and clear GIFs that obtain information to determine whether a page has been viewed and for how long, the type of browser used to view the page, as well as the information in cookies set by a third party.
• IP Addresses: Unique identifier devices use to identify and communicate across the Internet that may be used to determine the physical location and geographic region of our website viewers.

Our Cookies
ASPSF uses both “first party” and “third party” cookies placed by us and our vendors. These tools cannot give access to your computer or any information stored on your computer. These tools are created and managed by parties outside of our control. When utilizing these applications, we are subject to the usage terms of any third-party service provider furnishing the cookie or tracking tool. All data collected will be used in accordance with this policy and the privacy policies of any third-party service provider as identified below.

• Google Analytics, Tag Manager, AdSense and DoubleClick: Privacy Policy / Opt-Out
• Meta: Privacy Policy / Opt-Out
• StackAdapt: Privacy Policy / Opt-Out

Please read all third-party privacy policies before using this website. These vendors may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI). To remove yourself from some or all NAI member advertising programs, please visit the NAI Opt-Out Page and follow the relevant instructions.

Your Choices
You can manage cookies through your web browser. Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. You can find out how to do this for your particular browser by clicking “help” on your browser’s menu or by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all our website features. The following external links will explain how to manage cookies for the most common browsers:

Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Firefox
Safari

In addition to the browser-based controls, you can manage third party cookies by visiting aboutads.info/choices/.

Contact Us
If you have any additional questions or concerns about this notice, please contact us at info@aspsf.org.

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With your consent, Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) will send text (SMS) messages to the mobile number you have provided in our records.

By providing your informed consent where indicated, you acknowledge that you have understood the information below and agree to participate in our text (SMS) messaging service.

Purpose and Description
Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund’s text (SMS) messaging service is primarily designed to provide helpful information, reminders, and notifications via text messages sent to scholarship applicants’ mobile phones. However, we may also text graduates, volunteers, donors, and other supporters to share ways to get involved with the organization.

We may use text (SMS) messages to communicate for a variety of purposes, including:

• Scholarship Updates & Notices
• Scholarship Application Deadline Reminders
• Volunteer opportunities
• Events
• Fundraising opportunities

Collection of Phone Numbers
ASPSF collects applicants’ phone numbers only when it is provided in a scholarship application. ASPSF collects volunteer and donor phone numbers only when it is provided in a donation form or volunteer application.

Voluntary Participation
Participation in ASPSF’s text (SMS) messaging service is entirely voluntary. You have the right to refuse or withdraw your consent at any time by texting “STOP.”

How to Opt-Out
If you no longer wish to receive our text (SMS) messaging service, text “STOP” to the number. Please note that the opt-out process may take up to 10 business days to become effectve. During this period, you may still receive some messages from Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund.

Frequency
Although the frequency of messages may vary, Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund plans to send about three text (sms) text messages for each scholarship deadline for a total of nine messages annually. The organization may choose to send 1-5 extra messages throughout the year for other informational purposes.

Privacy Policy
Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund will only share your phone number with our SMS provider, subject to their privacy policy.

We will never share your phone number with anyone outside our organization. If you choose to opt out, ASPSF will not send you any more SMS messages, nor will we sell or transfer your phone number. For more information about ASPSF’s privacy policy, go to aspsf.org/policies or email info@aspsf.org

Benefits and Risks

• Benefits: The text (SMS) messaging service aims to keep you informed about Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund by providing an additional method of convenient and timely communication.
• Risks: Information will not be shared or sold. While every effort will be made to protect the security and confidentality of information transmitted through text (SMS) messages, there are inherent risks associated with all electronic communication. These risks include unauthorized access, loss of privacy, and potential breach of sensitive information. It is important to be aware that text (SMS) messages may not be entirely secure and could be intercepted or accessed by unintended recipients.

Potential Costs
Participation in the text (SMS) messaging service may involve standard text messaging charges applied by your mobile service provider. Please consult your mobile service provider regarding any applicable fees or charges.