Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 31, 2026
Children’s Oncology Support Fund (“COSF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors, supporters, volunteers, event participants, website visitors, and community. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit our website, make a donation, register for or attend an event, subscribe to communications, volunteer with us, or otherwise interact with COSF.
By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
Depending on how you interact with COSF, we may collect:
Name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address;
Donation and transaction information;
Event registration, ticketing, sponsorship, auction, and attendance information;
Newsletter and marketing preferences;
Volunteer application information;
Information submitted through website forms or communications with COSF;
and
Other information you voluntarily provide.
Payment card and similar financial information may be collected and processed directly by third-party payment processors. COSF generally does not retain complete payment card information.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we and certain service providers may automatically collect information such as:
IP address and approximate geographic location;
Browser, operating system, and device information;
Pages viewed and links clicked;
Date, time, and duration of visits;
Referring and exit pages;
Cookie and device identifiers;
Interactions with COSF advertisements or communications; and
Other website usage and analytics information.
2. Google Analytics and Google Advertising Technologies
We may use services provided by Google, including Google Analytics, Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, and related Google measurement and advertising technologies, to understand how visitors interact with our website, measure website and campaign performance, improve our communications, and, where enabled, measure or personalize advertising.
Google Analytics and related technologies may use first-party cookies, device identifiers, advertising identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information regarding your interaction with our website.
Where COSF uses Google advertising features, Google and COSF may use first-party and third-party cookies or other identifiers together for advertising measurement, attribution, audience development, remarketing, or similar purposes.
Depending on your location, consent choices, and our configuration of these services, information collected through Google technologies may be used to measure advertising performance or provide more relevant advertising.
You may control certain Google advertising preferences through Google’s advertising privacy and settings tools. You may also use Google’s Google Analytics opt-out tools where available.
COSF does not intentionally provide Google Analytics with information that directly identifies an individual where prohibited by Google’s applicable policies.
3. Meta/Facebook and Instagram Technologies
We may use advertising and measurement technologies provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., including the Meta Pixel and related Meta Business Tools, in connection with Facebook and Instagram.
These technologies may allow COSF and Meta to collect or receive information regarding activity on our website, including information about pages visited, interactions with website content, device and browser information, IP address, cookie or device identifiers, and certain actions taken on our website.
We may use these technologies to:
Measure the effectiveness of COSF advertising and fundraising campaigns;
Understand whether individuals interact with COSF after viewing an advertisement;
Analyze website traffic and engagement;
Create or measure advertising audiences;
Deliver or improve advertisements about COSF’s mission, programs, events, and fundraising activities; and
Improve our outreach and communications.
Meta may process information collected through these technologies in accordance with its own privacy policies and settings.
You can manage certain Facebook and Instagram advertising preferences through your Meta account and Meta’s privacy and advertising settings.
4. Cookies and Your Choices
COSF and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies for website functionality, analytics, measurement, and advertising.
Depending on the technologies deployed on our website, these may include:
Necessary cookies required for website operation and security;
Analytics cookies used to understand website traffic and performance;
Functional cookies used to remember preferences; and
Advertising or marketing cookies used to measure campaigns, understand advertising interactions, or provide relevant communications.
Where required by applicable law, COSF will request consent before activating non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies.
You may manage available cookie choices through the Cookie Preferences control on our website. You may also adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality.
5. How We Use Information
COSF may use information to:
Process and acknowledge donations and provide donation receipts;
Administer event registrations, sponsorships, auctions, and fundraising activities;
Communicate about COSF’s programs, impact, events, campaigns, and opportunities;
Process volunteer applications;
Respond to inquiries;
Operate, analyze, secure, and improve our website;
Measure marketing and fundraising campaign effectiveness;
Maintain organizational, financial, tax, and donor records;
Detect or prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents; and
Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, and reporting obligations.
6. How We Disclose Information
We may disclose information to service providers that assist COSF with functions such as:
Website hosting and operation;
Donation and payment processing;
Event registration and ticketing;
Email and communications;
Analytics and website measurement;
Advertising and campaign measurement;
Customer/donor relationship management;
Accounting and financial administration; and
Information technology and security.
These providers process information in connection with the services they provide to COSF and may be subject to their own contractual, legal, and privacy obligations.
COSF may also disclose information when required by law, necessary to protect COSF or others, or in connection with an organizational restructuring or similar transaction.
COSF does not sell donor information or donor lists. COSF does not rent donor information to third parties for their independent fundraising or marketing purposes.
7. California Privacy Rights
California residents may have certain rights concerning their personal information under applicable California privacy laws. Depending on the law’s applicability and available exemptions, these may include rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information and to obtain information regarding how personal information is collected, used, or disclosed.
Certain uses of cookies, pixels, and advertising technologies may constitute “sharing” or other regulated processing under applicable California privacy law even when no money is exchanged. Where applicable, COSF will provide appropriate mechanisms to exercise legally required opt-out rights.
COSF will not discriminate against an individual for exercising an applicable privacy right.
Requests concerning privacy rights may be submitted using the contact information below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
8. International Visitors
COSF welcomes supporters from around the world. Personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States and other jurisdictions where COSF’s service providers operate.
For individuals in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, where applicable, COSF’s bases for processing may include consent, performance of a transaction or agreement, compliance with legal obligations, and COSF’s legitimate interests.
Where applicable, individuals may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing of their personal information, withdraw consent, and lodge a complaint with an appropriate data protection authority.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including maintaining donation, tax, accounting, event, organizational, and legal records and resolving disputes.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable legal requirements.
10. Data Security
COSF maintains reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our general website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 through the general website without appropriate authorization.
Because COSF’s charitable mission relates to pediatric oncology, information relating to children or families may be collected in connection with particular programs, grants, stories, events, or initiatives. Where appropriate, COSF will seek authorization or consent from a parent, guardian, or other authorized individual before collecting or publicly using a child’s personal information.
12. Communications and Marketing Choices
You may unsubscribe from COSF marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the communication.
You may also contact COSF regarding your communication preferences or privacy rights.
Opting out of marketing communications does not prevent COSF from sending transactional or administrative communications relating to donations, registrations, transactions, or other interactions with COSF.
13. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social networks, payment processors, event platforms, or other services. COSF is not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties, and we encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of those services.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our practices, technologies, services, or legal requirements. The Effective Date above indicates the date of the most recent revision.
15. Contact Us
For questions regarding this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or a request concerning your personal information, contact:
Children’s Oncology Support Fund | 8335 Sunset Blvd., Suite #244 Los Angeles, CA 90046
dina@cosffoundation.org