Privacy policy.
Last Updated: September 30, 2026
Braid Theory Impact (“Braid Theory Impact,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal information collected through our website, www.braidtheoryimpact.org (the “Website”).
Braid Theory Impact is a nonprofit organization based in Southern California dedicated to advancing ocean and climate solutions and supporting a regenerative blue economy.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect through the Website, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.
1. Information we collect
Information you provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you contact Braid Theory Impact by email, communicate with us, participate in our activities, or otherwise interact with us.
Depending on how you communicate with us, this may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Organization or affiliation
- Information included in your correspondence
- Information you voluntarily provide about your interests or activities
- Other information you choose to provide
The Website currently provides email links for visitors who wish to contact members of the Braid Theory Impact team. Information sent to us by email is handled according to the purpose for which it was provided.
Please do not send confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information by ordinary email unless specifically requested.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the Website, its hosting provider, or other technologies used to operate and secure the Website.
Depending on the technologies in use and your privacy choices, this may include:
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Date and time of access
- Referring website or page
- Basic technical information necessary to operate and secure the Website
- Information associated with cookies or similar technologies
We use information necessary to operate, maintain, and secure the Website.
2. How we use information
We may use personal information to:
- Respond to inquiries and communications;
- Communicate with individuals and organizations interested in Braid Theory Impact;
- Provide information about our programs, projects, activities, and events;
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Website;
- Protect the Website against spam, abuse, fraud, and security threats;
- Maintain appropriate business and organizational records;
- Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations; and
- Carry out other purposes disclosed when information is collected.
3. Email communications
The Website provides links that allow visitors to contact members of the Braid Theory Impact team by email.
When you choose to contact us by email, the information you provide is sent to the applicable Braid Theory Impact or Braid Theory representative and may be retained as reasonably necessary to respond to your communication and maintain organizational records.
We do not intentionally use information contained in your email correspondence for unrelated advertising or cross-context behavioral advertising.
4. Cookies and similar technologies
The Website may use cookies and similar technologies for necessary Website functionality, security, privacy preferences, and, where applicable, website statistics.
Where optional cookies or similar technologies are used, our cookie-consent mechanism may provide you with choices regarding their use.
For more information about cookies and similar technologies, please see our Cookie Policy.
5. Analytics
If analytics technologies are enabled on the Website, they may collect information about how visitors use the Website, such as pages viewed, browser and device information, referring pages, approximate geographic information, and Website interactions.
Where required by applicable law, optional analytics technologies will be used only after the applicable consent has been provided.
We do not intentionally send names, email addresses, email correspondence, or other directly identifying information to website analytics services.
6. Third-party websites and links
The Website contains links to third-party websites and services, including links to websites operated by Braid Theory and other organizations.
For example, the Website may link to braidtheory.com and external websites associated with projects, partners, social media, or other resources.
When you follow a link to a third-party website, you leave the Braid Theory Impact Website. The third party may collect information about you according to its own privacy policy, terms, cookies, and other practices.
Braid Theory Impact does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites.
An ordinary link from the Braid Theory Impact Website to another website does not mean that Braid Theory Impact receives or controls information you subsequently provide to that third party.
7. Service providers
We may use third-party service providers to host, maintain, secure, and operate the Website and its associated services.
These providers may include companies providing:
- Website hosting;
- Website security;
- Website functionality;
- Email services;
- Analytics, where applicable; and
- Other technical services necessary to operate the Website.
Service providers may process information as necessary to provide their services and subject to applicable contractual and legal requirements.
8. Information sharing
We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to:
- Respond to your requests;
- Operate and maintain the Website;
- Work with service providers that support our operations;
- Prevent fraud, abuse, or security threats;
- Comply with applicable law, legal process, or governmental requests;
- Protect our rights, property, or safety; or
- Carry out another purpose disclosed to you when information is collected.
We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
We do not intentionally use the Website to share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
9. Data retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including responding to communications, maintaining organizational records, resolving disputes, maintaining security, and complying with legal obligations.
Retention periods vary depending on the type and purpose of the information.
10. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. California privacy rights
If applicable California privacy law, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), applies to Braid Theory Impact and to your personal information, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
Depending on applicable law, these may include:
Right to know
You may have the right to request information about the categories of personal information we collect, the purposes for which we use it, the sources from which it is collected, and the categories of third parties to whom it is disclosed.
You may also have the right to request access to specific pieces of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions.
Right to delete
You may have the right to request deletion of personal information we have collected about you, subject to applicable legal exceptions.
Right to correct
You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
Right to opt out of sale or sharing
Where applicable, you may have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information as those terms are defined under California law.
Braid Theory Impact does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
Right to limit use of sensitive personal information
Where applicable, you may have the right to limit certain uses and disclosures of sensitive personal information.
Right to non-discrimination
Where applicable, you have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising privacy rights provided by law.
12. Global Privacy Control
Where required by applicable California law, Braid Theory Impact will honor recognized Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signals as applicable requests to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
13. How to submit a privacy request
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to submit a privacy request, please contact:
Please describe the nature of your request and provide enough information for us to reasonably verify your identity.
We may request additional information when necessary to verify a request.
We will respond to verified requests within the time required by applicable law.
Where permitted by law, you may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. We may require appropriate documentation to verify the agent's authority.
14. Children's privacy
The Website is not directed to children under 13, and Braid Theory Impact does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Website.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can take appropriate steps.
15. International visitors
The Website is operated from the United States. Braid Theory Impact works with organizations, partners, and individuals internationally.
If you access the Website from outside the United States, information you provide may be processed in the United States or other locations where Braid Theory Impact or its service providers operate.
16. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our organization, Website, technology, services, or applicable legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this policy.
17. Contact us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Braid Theory Impact's privacy practices, please contact:
Braid Theory Impact
Email:
Website: www.braidtheoryimpact.org