Privacy Policy

Updated July 2, 2025

1. Overview

Gather RI is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you use our services, website, and facilities.

Contact Information:

  • Address: 189 Broadway, Providence, RI 02903

  • Email: info@gatherri.org

  • Phone: (401) 443-3347

2. Information We Collect

To provide our services, Gather RI may collect personally identifiable information such as:

  • Legal Name (for ​​payment purposes)

  • Preferred Name (if different than Legal Name)

  • Mailing Address and Email Address

  • Phone Number

  • Job Title, Employer, and Company Name

  • Information about your device(s) through cookies and trusted third party partners

We are the sole owners of this information and will not sell it to anyone. Your personal information will not be shared without notice, except with trusted third-party partners and service providers we rely on to host membership information, send emails, and process payments. SMS opt-in or phone numbers collected for SMS purposes are not being shared.

3. When We Collect Personal Information

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it. However, to use Gather RI services or certain website features, you may need to provide information when:

  • Purchasing memberships or gift memberships*

  • Renting or reserving rooms

  • Sending us email message

  • Submitting payment information

  • Purchasing or reserving tickets for events or programs

  • Purchasing merchandise

  • Making donations

  • Subscribing to a mailing lists

  • Requesting information through the website

  • Completing surveys

  • Book circulation

  • Applying for jobs, internships, or volunteer positions

  • Communicating with us through the website or online forms**

*While your legal name may be required to process payments, you may choose to use a preferred name for membership, request to remain anonymous, or give a gift in someone else’s name.

**Contact form submissions may be used for marketing purposes, but will not be sold or given to third parties.

4. How We Use Your Information

Gather RI uses your personal information to:

  • Provide membership services

  • Process payments

  • Communicate with you and confirm bookings, appointments, or purchases

  • Manage and enhance our products and services;

  • Notify you about service changes;

  • Verify identity and prevent fraudulent or criminal activity

When using our onsite Wi-Fi, we access your IP and MAC addresses to verify your identity and monitor network usage.

5. Surveys

Survey participation is completely voluntary. Information requested may include contact and demographic information. Survey data is used for monitoring and improving Gather RI's website and services and is not sold or shared with any third parties.

6. Your Access to and Control of Information

You may opt out of future contacts at any time. You may contact Gather RI staff via email or phone to:

  • See what personal information we have about you, if any

  • Change/correct any personal information

  • Express concerns about our use of your information

  • Request to not be contacted by our organization

7. Donor Privacy

Gather RI will not sell, trade, or share a donor's personal information unless the donor has given Gather RI specific permission. We do send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations.

8. Online Credit Card Transactions

We do not store or collect payment card details. Information is provided directly to third-party payment processors whose Privacy Policies govern their use of your information. These processors adhere to PCI-DSS standards managed by the PCI Security Standards Council.

Credit card transactions (which include, but are not limited to: memberships dues, renewals, donations and event ticket and merchandise purchases) may be processed by Worldpay (by means of Qgiv by Bloomerang) or Stripe. Their individual privacy policies can be viewed on their websites.

9. Cookies

Gather RI uses “cookies.” Cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users and enhance site experience. Cookie usage is not linked to personally identifiable information.

We use Google Analytics to measure website usage and improve performance. These store anonymized information about your site visits. You can block cookies via the settings in your Internet Browser without affecting your website experience.

10. Email/Newsletter Terms & Conditions

Gather RI may offer electronic newsletters to which you can voluntarily subscribe to. We are committed to keeping your email address confidential and will not disclose them to third parties except as outlined in our information use section or for third-party email providers.

We will maintain the information sent via email in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. All emails clearly identify the sender and provide contact information per CAN-SPAM Act compliance. You may unsubscribe using email instructions or by contacting us. You'll continue receiving essential transactional emails.

11. SMS Messaging Terms & Conditions

11.1 General

When you opt-in to the service, we will send you a message to confirm your signup. SMS consent is not shared with third parties.

By opting into SMS from a web form or other medium, you are agreeing to receive SMS messages from Gather RI. This includes SMS messages for conversations (between employees). Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. See privacy policy at https://www.gatherri.org/privacy-policy. Message HELP for help. Reply STOP to any message to opt out.

By opting into messages, you agree to receive informational text messages from Gather RI. Automated messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system to the mobile telephone number you provided when signing up or any other number that you designate.

Message frequency varies, and additional mobile messages may be sent periodically based on your interaction with Gather RI. Gather RI reserves the right to alter the frequency of messages sent at any time to increase or decrease the total number of sent messages. Gather RI also reserves the right to change the short code or phone number where messages are sent.

Message and data rates may apply. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider. Your wireless provider is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

11.2 Carriers

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

11.3 Cancellation

You can cancel any time by texting “STOP”. After you send the SMS message “STOP”, we will send you a message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed and no more messages will be sent. If you would like to receive messages from Gather RI again, just sign up as you did the first time and Gather RI will start sending messages to you again.

11.4 Info

Text “HELP” at any time and we will respond with instructions on how to unsubscribe. For support regarding our services, email us at info@gatherri.org.

11.5 Transfer of Number

You agree that before changing your mobile number or transferring your mobile number to another individual, you will either reply “STOP” from the original number or notify us of your old number at info@gatherri.org. The duty to inform us based on the above events is a condition of using this service to receive messages.

11.6 Messaging Terms Changes

We reserve the right to change or terminate our messaging program at any time. We also reserve the right to update these Messaging Terms at any time. Such changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued enrollment following such changes shall constitute your acceptance of such changes.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our website contains third-party links. We strongly advise reviewing every site's Privacy Policy, as we have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, policies, or practices of any third party sites or services.

13. Security

Gather RI takes reasonable precautions to protect your personal information and prevent unauthorized access. Information transmitted to other websites is protected through encryption. However, no security program is impermeable and thus we cannot guarantee complete security.

14. Changes to Privacy Policy

Gather RI reserves the right to update or alter this Privacy Policy without notice. Updates will be posted here, and we’ll attempt to contact you using provided contact information. You may direct privacy policy questions to info@gatherri.org.

15. Acceptance of Terms

By using the Gather RI website and services, you voluntarily agree and consent to the practices described in our Privacy Policy. If you disagree, please do not use our sites or services. Your continued use of any Gather RI site or service following the posting of changes to these terms will indicate your acceptance of those changes.