**Effective Date: 16-Oct-2023**

Welcome to DivergentGifts (http://divergentgifts.org)! We value your trust and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy is here to help you understand how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information.

**1. Information We Collect:**

a. **Account Information:** When you register on our site, we collect personal information such as your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

b. **User Contributions:** We collect information that you voluntarily share on our community forums, discussion boards, or other public areas of the site.

c. **Communication Data:** We may collect information when you contact us or participate in surveys, polls, or other interactive features of our site.

**2. How We Use Your Information:**

a. **Community Engagement:** Your information helps us create a supportive and engaging community by facilitating communication and collaboration among parents of neurodivergent children.

b. **Site Improvement:** We use aggregated and anonymized data to analyze and improve our site's functionality, content, and user experience.

c. **Communication:** We may use your contact information to send you important updates, newsletters, or announcements related to our community and its activities.

**3. Data Sharing:**

a. **Public Contributions:** Information shared in public areas of the site will be visible to other users. Please be mindful of the information you choose to share.

b. **Third-Party Service Providers:** We may use third-party service providers to assist us in delivering our services, and they may have access to your information solely for that purpose.

**4. Your Choices:**

a. **Profile Settings:** You have control over the information displayed on your profile. Adjust your settings to manage your privacy preferences.

b. **Communication Preferences:** You can choose to opt out of non-essential communications.

**5. Security Measures:**

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

**6. Children's Privacy:**

Our site is not directed at individuals under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

**7. Changes to the Privacy Policy:**

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes through the email address you provided or by prominently posting a notice on our site.

**8. Contact Information:**

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [Your Contact Email].

Thank you for being a part of our community!

DivergentGifts 💜