Last updated: July 23, 2025
Pacific Environment respects and is committed to maintaining the privacy of those who visit our website pacificenvironment.org.
Pacific Environment is the sole owner of the information collected on this website. Pacific Environment does not sell or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
Pacific Environment collects information from site visitors at several different points on this website. We collect only the domain name, but not the e-mail address, of visitors to our website, aggregate information on what pages visitors access, and information volunteered by the visitor (such as e-mail and other addresses and other personal information).
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our website, to notify visitors about updates to our website, and alert visitors about issues and opportunities. The information is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.
Pacific Environment uses a secure third party vendor, Bonterra EveryAction, to collect and store personal information and to process donations, to manage online petitions, and to send email updates. All personal information is stored on a secure server with password protection.
The data we collect from donors is used to verify the donor’s identity and to complete the requested transaction. We also use a donor’s phone number and/or email address to contact a donor if there is a problem with the transaction, and we use a donor’s email address to confirm a donation. This information is necessary to fulfill a donation transaction.
The personal financial information we collect and control to conduct financial transactions is kept private and secure and is not sold, rented or traded to third parties.
To the extent allowed by law, we collect, retain and use a donor’s name, email address, phone number, address and any other personally identifiable information provided voluntarily. We use this information to keep supporters up to date on Pacific Environment’s critical work, including news from the field, action alerts, fundraising appeals and other ways donors can help support us.
Pacific Environment may use service providers (such as EveryAction and merchant banks and e-commerce integrators) for the express purpose of conducting financial transactions. It is important to note that credit card numbers are used only at the time of the transaction, and are not stored following the conclusion of the transaction unless a transaction is selected that occurs on a regular basis. For transactions that recur, credit card information is stored in an encrypted format.
If cookies are enabled on a visitor’s computer, then EveryAction will use cookies to identify previous donors to enhance their experience.
Donations to Pacific Environment are refundable within 30 days upon written request. If you would like to have your donation refunded, please contact Senior Advancement Manager, Individual Giving, Kat Wozniak at kwozniak@pacificenvironment.org.
Pacific Environments provides an advocacy service via EveryAction, allowing site visitors to contact decision makers on issues of concern. Contact information such as name and email address are requested. If cookies are enabled on a visitor’s computer, then EveryAction will use cookies to identify previous users of the advocacy service to enhance their experience. This also helps us to develop our advocacy program by making it easier for site visitors to fill out petitions and surveys by auto-populating certain fields.
We also keep copies of action alerts site visitors send to policy and/or decision makers, which we may quote and publish on our website and which are identified by the author’s initials and/or city/state. This helps advance our advocacy objectives and efforts.
Similar to most websites, certain kinds of information are automatically or passively collected, retained and used of those who visit our website pacificenvironment.org.
You have choices about your data and how we collect, use or disclose it. We want to send you only the communications to which you have agreed. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Pacific Environment reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to modify or correct any errors or omissions in any portion of this website, including its privacy policy. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our website to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt-out of these new uses.
Please check back at our website periodically. We may change this policy from time to time, and if we do, we will post any changes on this page. If you continue to use our website after changes go into effect, you agree to the new policy.
If the changes are significant, we may provide a more prominent notice or ask for your consent, if required by law.
If you feel we are not following our privacy policy, wish to review or request changes to your contact information or have questions:
You may contact us at:
Pacific Environment
1012 Torney Ave
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 399-8850