Legal Notice & Privacy Policy
Legal Notice
The purpose of this document is to establish and regulate the rules of use of the Website https://changefoundation.org/ (hereinafter the “Website”), understanding by Website all the pages and their contents owned by Change.org Foundation which are accessed through the Site and its subdomains.
The use, access, navigation and visualization of contents hosted in the Site attributes the condition of User of the same and implies the acceptance of all the conditions included in this Legal Notice. The User undertakes to read carefully this Legal Notice each time he or she intends to use the Site, since the Site and its conditions of use contained in this Legal Notice may be subject to change.
The Change.org Foundation may at any time modify the conditions determined here, being duly published as they appear here. The validity of these conditions will depend on their exposure and will remain in force until they are modified by other duly published.
1. Site Ownership
The titleholder of this Site is:
The Change.org Charitable Foundation
548 Market Street
Box #29993
San Francisco, CA 94103
Email: civic-dialogue@change.org
2. Intellectual Property Rights
Change.org Foundation by itself or as an assignee, is the owner of all intellectual and industrial property rights of the Site, as well as any all elements contained therein and its subdomains (including but not limited to images, sound, audio, video, software or texts; trademarks or logos, combination of logos, structure and design, selection of materials used, computer programs necessary for its operation, access and use, etc.), owned by Change.org Foundation or its licensors.
By virtue of the provisions contained in the Intellectual Property regulations, the reproduction, distribution and public communication, including its method of making available, of all or part of the contents of this website, for commercial purposes, in any medium and by any technical means, without the authorization of Change.org Foundation are expressly prohibited.
Users undertake to respect the Intellectual and Industrial Property rights owned by Change.org Foundation. As a user you may view the elements of the Site and even print, copy and store them on the hard drive of your computer or on any other physical device provided it is, solely and exclusively, for your personal and private use. As a user you shall refrain from deleting, altering, evading or manipulating any protection device or security system implemented on the Site owned by Change.org Foundation.
3. Liability Exemption
The content, programs, information and/or advice, if any, expressed on this Site should be understood as merely orientative. Change.org Foundation is not responsible and/or liable in any way for the effectiveness or accuracy on the content hosted and/or displayed on this Site, being exempt from any contractual or extra-contractual liability towards the users who make use of it and any third parties with regards to the users' activities through the site, in accordance with the terms and conditions set in these Terms and Conditions.
Change.org Foundation holds the right to make any changes it deems appropriate to its Site without prior notice, and may change, delete or add both the content and services provided through it and the way in which they are presented or located on its site.
Notwithstanding the above, Change.org Foundation does not warrant and is not liable for:
- The continuity of the contents of the Site;
- The absence of errors in the contents or services;
- The absence of viruses and/or other harmful components in the Site or in the server that provides it;
- The invulnerability of the Site and/or the impregnability of the security measures adopted in it;
- The lack of usefulness or performance of the contents and services of the Site;
- Damage or harm caused, to itself or to a third party, by any person who violates the conditions, rules and instructions that Change.org Foundation establishes on the Site or through the violation of the security systems of the Site.
Should the user become aware of the existence of any unlawful or illegal content, which is illicit or which may involve an infringement of intellectual and/or industrial property rights, or of any other third-party rights, he/she must immediately notify Change.org Foundation so that the appropriate measures can be taken.
4. Links
In the event that the website contains links or hyperlinks to other Internet sites, Change.org Foundation will not exercise any type of control over such sites and content. Under no circumstances will Change.org Foundation assume any liability for the contents of any link belonging to a third-party website, nor till it guarantees the technical availability, quality, reliability, accuracy, comprehensiveness, veracity, validity and constitutionality of any material of any material or information contained in any of these hyperlinks or other Internet sites. Likewise, the inclusion of these external links will not imply any type of association, merger or participation with the connected entities.
Notwithstanding the above, some links will be previously negotiated or agreed with the person responsible for the linked content, so that a consideration is generated for the actions freely taken by the User. This situation will not affect in any case the exclusion of responsibility for the linked content or the independence of this media.
5. Users Terms and Conditions
Access to this Site is free except for the cost of connection through the telecommunications network provided by the access provider contracted by users.
The use of the Site for purposes detrimental to the property or interests of Change.org Foundation or any third party or otherwise overloading, damaging or rendering useless the networks, servers and other computer hardware or software products and applications of Change.org Foundation or any third party is expressly prohibited.
The user assumes full liability for the use of the portal. The user undertakes to make appropriate use of the contents that Change.org Foundation offers through its portal and, including, but not limited to, not to use them to:
- engage in unlawful, illegal or activities contrary to good faith and public order;
- disseminate content or propaganda of a racist, xenophobic, pornographic-illegal, apology of terrorism or offensive against human rights;
- cause damage to the physical and logical systems of Change.org Foundation, its suppliers or third parties, introduce or spread on the network computer viruses or any other physical or logical systems that are likely to cause the aforementioned damage;
Change.org Foundation will pursue the breach of these conditions, as well as any improper use of its portal exercising all civil and criminal actions that may be applicable in law.
6. Privacy Policy
The user may obtain information about the processing of personal data that Change.org Foundation carries out on this Site, through the Privacy Policy in this page.
7. Cookies Policy
Change.org Foundation may use cookies to personalize and to make it as easy as possible for the user to navigate its Site. For more information, the User can access the Cookies Policy published on this Site.
8. Miscellanea
Change.org Foundation will pursue any and all breaches of these conditions, as well as any misuse of its Site by exercising all civil and criminal actions that may be applicable in law.
In the event that any provision of these Terms and Conditions is considered null and void or unenforceable by the Public Administration or Justice Administration, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the rest of the contents of the Terms and Conditions.
The failure of Change.org Foundation to exercise or enforce any right or provision contained in these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of these Terms and Conditions unless Change.org Foundation expressly acknowledges and agrees said waiver in writing.
9. Alteration of this Legal Notice and Term
Change.org Foundation may at any time modify the provisions contained herein, and they shall be published as they are shown here. The enforceability of these conditions will depend on their disclosure and will be in force until they are modified by other properly published provisions.
10. Jurisdiction
Users of Change.org Foundation expressly submit any dispute that may arise in relation to the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions, or their access and use thereof, to USA Law and the laws of the Estate of California. The competent jurisdiction shall be California Courts and Tribunals.
11. Contact us
If you have any questions about the conditions reflected in these Terms and Conditions, or if you wish to make any suggestion or recommendation, please contact us through the following address: The Change.org Charitable Foundation at 548 Market Street Box #29993, San Francisco, CA 94103.
These Terms and Conditions have been revised and published as of September 16, 2025.
Privacy Policy
Thanks for visiting our site! Below you can find some helpful information about the handling of your data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
RESPONSIBILITY
The entity responsible for the processing of your personal data that is obtained when you visit this website is:
The Change.org Charitable Foundation
548 Market Street
Box #29993
San Francisco, CA 94103
Email: civic-dialogue@change.org
1. What information will we collect from you?
You should be aware that there are different ways to collect personal data:
a) The data you provide directly to us.
We collect information about you when you contact us through the channels provided for this purpose, such as the contact form, or when you sign up to receive our newsletter.
Below we have detailed the information we may collect about you, based on your activities on the platform, as well as how we obtain such information.
| What we collect | How we collect it |
|---|---|
| Your name, surname and email address. Optionally we can also collect your city, country or phone number. | We ask that you provide this information when you sign up to receive our newsletter. |
| Your name, surname and email address. Optionally we can also collect your city, country or phone number. | We ask that you provide this information when you contact us through the contact form or contact email |
| Any other information you voluntarily submit. | You may be offered the option of providing us with additional information. For example, we may collect information if we assist you by phone or email. You do not need to provide such information to use the service. |
Our services are not directed to persons under the age of sixteen (16) and we do not voluntarily collect personal information from such persons.
Likewise, by clicking on the “I accept” (or equivalent) button incorporated in the aforementioned forms, you declare that the information and data you have provided are accurate and truthful.
Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties unless required by law or necessary for the performance of the services.
b) Data obtained indirectly.
When you browse, different cookies and other tracking devices may be installed on your device, as explained in our Cookies Policy.
| What we collect | How we collect it |
|---|---|
| The unique identification number of your mobile device if you access our services through a mobile application | When you download and use mobile applications that we develop, we collect your unique device identification and all of your account and activity information is linked to that unique device identification. In addition, we may track and collect data about application usage, such as the date and time the application installed on your device accesses our servers and what information and files have been downloaded to the application. This information may be associated with your account. |
| The name of the browser you use to access Change.org Foundation | Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your device, such as the media access control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Mac), screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, Internet browser type and version you are using. Collecting this information helps us build and deliver the best possible version of Change.org Foundation to you. |
2. How will we use your personal information and what services will we provide you?
These are the ways in which we may use your information to operate our platform, offer our services and serve you better content.
● Based on the management of the contractual or precontractual relationship:
| Purposes | Examples |
|---|---|
| Provision of the functionality of our Website. We carry out these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you. | To send you administrative information, for example, information about our services and changes to our terms, conditions and policies. To ensure that our website and applications are working correctly and are optimized for your computer or device, as well as to store your preferences and configuration settings. To provide you with the services you have requested and to attend to your requests for information, as well as to facilitate the exercise of your rights. |
| To meet your specific requests through the Website. We carry out these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you. | To facilitate the functionality of sharing social network content that you choose to use, such as sharing content and requests through Change.org Foundation and networks such as Facebook and Twitter. |
● On the basis of the explicit, free and unequivocal consent that you give us at the time of collecting your data:
| Purpose | Examples |
|---|---|
| To share marketing communications that we think you might be interested in. We carry out this activity with your consent. | To keep you informed about the events and activities carried out by Change.org Foundation, by conventional and/or electronic means (e-mails, SMS, ...), related to the products or services that we carry out and that may be of your interest. |
| To share marketing communications that we think you might be interested in. We carry out this activity with your consent. | To keep you informed about updates regarding the events and campaigns supported by Change.org PBC and other entities associated with Change.org Foundation: Res Non Verba (Argentina), Change.org Brasil (Brazil), Change.org e.V. (Germany), Create Change Foundation (India), Perkumpulan Gerakan Digital Bangsa (Indonesia), Change.org Japan (Japan), Change.org Latinoamerica A.C. (Mexico). |
| To use cookies and other similar mechanisms for storing and retrieving data from terminals when you browse the Website to allow and facilitate your interaction with the Website. | To elaborate analysis, establish metrics and usage patterns of the Website. |
3. Data transfers and international transfers
All transfers of personal data that we carry out are necessary for the fulfilment of the above-mentioned purposes, or are made in order to fulfil a legal obligation:
- To public administrations and the administration of justice, and to law enforcement agencies in compliance with the legal obligations applicable to us.
- Companies providing payment services (payment gateways as Paypal), in case the customer makes a payment through the service offered by one of these companies.
- Companies providing IT services, tools or IT infrastructure on which the services provided by Change.org Foundation are based, such as hosting providers, IT infrastructure providers, CRMs, emailing service companies, etc.
In this regard, we inform you that any transfer will be made taking into account all the necessary legal safeguards. We also guarantee that we sign specific contracts with all our service providers as established by the regulations. The service providers process the data exclusively on our instructions and are obliged to comply with the applicable data protection regulations. All processors have been carefully selected and only receive access to your data to the extent and for the period required to provide the services.
The servers of some of the service providers we use are located in the USA and other countries outside the European Union. Companies in these countries are subject to a data protection act that generally does not protect personal data to the same extent as is the case in the member states of the European Union. If your data is processed in a country that does not have a recognized high level of data protection like the European Union, we use contractual regulations or other recognized instruments to ensure that your personal data is adequately protected. We conclude the data protection agreement (standard data protection clauses) provided by the Commission of the European Union for the processing of personal data in third countries with service providers in third countries. This provides suitable guarantees for the protection of your data with service providers in third countries. Insofar as we have agreed the standard data protection clauses with service providers, you can request a copy of this data protection contract using the contact details given above.
You can also share your activities on Change.org Foundation with friends on other social networks, for example, on Facebook. In that case, you authorize us to share the information with your social network administrator and understand that the use of the information we share will be governed by the privacy policy of the linked social network website. If you do not want your information shared with other social network users or with the administrator of those social networks, please do not use the platform's social network sharing features.
You may voluntarily share information on message boards, chats, profile pages and blogs, and other services where you can post information and materials (including Change.org Foundation pages on Facebook and other social networks). Please note that any information you post or disclose through these services will become public information, and may be available to other Change.org Foundation users, social network users, and the general public. We urge you to be very careful when deciding to disclose any information about yourself through the social networking features of our platform.
4. Exercising your rights
We inform you that you will be able to exercise the following rights:
- Rights of access to your personal data to know which ones are being processed and the processing operations carried out with them.
- Right to rectify any inaccurate personal data.
- Right to delete your personal data, where possible.
- Right to request limitation of the processing of your personal data when the accuracy, legality or necessity of the data processing is in doubt, in which case, we may retain the data for exercise or defence of claims.
- Where applicable, Right to object to automated decision making, including profiling.
- Right to object to the processing of your personal data when the legal basis that enables us to process them is the legitimate interest.
- Right to the portability of your data, when the legal basis that enables us to process them is the existence of a contractual relationship or your consent.
- Right to revoke the consent granted to Change.org Foundation.
You can exercise your rights at any time and for free in the following ways:
- By sending an e-mail to legal@changefoundation.org indicating the right you wish to exercise and your identification data.
- By sending a written request to the address indicated above indicating the right you wish to exercise and your personal data.
- In addition, when you receive any communication from us, by clicking on the unsubscribe section that will contain that communication, you can unsubscribe from all previously accepted commercial communications.
We also inform you that you have the right to file a complaint at the correspondent Supervisory Authority, if you believe that we have breached the applicable data protection legislation regarding the processing of your personal data.
5. Retention periods and Cookies
We will only keep your data for as long as necessary to provide you with these services. Any of the data you provide us through the channels will be blocked as long as they are no longer necessary to manage the service and will only be available if there is a legal obligation (derived from a request from the appropriate authorities) and when you exercise your rights.
6. Security and confidentiality
We are dedicated to the security of your information. In order to prevent unauthorized access or unauthorized disclosure of personal data, we have undertaken appropriate technical and physical measures and management processes to safeguard and secure the information we collect from you.
7. Update of the privacy policy
We do our best to keep our privacy policy fully updated on a monthly basis. If we make changes, they will be clearly identifiable in a conspicuous manner (for example: we may communicate changes to you by email).
This privacy policy has been reviewed and published as of Sept, 16, 2025.