Philosophy: By protecting the privacy of donor information, a nonprofit helps build public trust.

Standard: The nonprofit provides a privacy policy on its website or by request that describes how donor information is collected and used. It allows donors to "opt-out" of making their private information available or shared. Also, the nonprofit has a board-approved discontinue contact policy guaranteeing that donors can be removed from solicitation and other mailing lists.

Read the donor perspective on Donor Privacy and Donor Financial Information Security