Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 2026

AthenaCLT+ Inc. ("AthenaCLT+", "we", "us") is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 39-3131499) based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and serving the greater Charlotte region. This policy explains what personal information we collect through athenaclt.org, how we use it, and the choices you have. If you have questions, email us at info@athenaclt.org.

We only collect information you choose to give us, plus basic technical data needed to run the website.

• Contact form: your name, email address and message.
• Program applications (such as Adopt An Introvert, The Alliance Showcase, Pass The Torch and The Gaming Goddesses Stream Team): your name, email address and the answers you provide, which may include your gamer tags, social media or streaming channels, interests and availability.
• Volunteer sign-ups: your name, email address, phone number, city and state, whether you are 18 or older, your Discord username, and the interests, availability and experience you share with us.
• Elie Lynn Fund assistance applications: your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, age, gender identity, a description of your financial situation and the type of help you are requesting.
• Donations: donations are processed by Givebutter. We receive your name, email address, donation amount and any note you include. We never see or store your full card or bank details.
• Technical information: our web host and security tools automatically record basic information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you visit, to keep the site secure and working properly.

• To respond to your messages and questions.
• To review applications and run our programs and events.
• To review Elie Lynn Fund requests and deliver care packages or financial assistance.
• To process donations, send receipts and thank our supporters.
• To contact you about additional resources, but only if you have told us that is okay.
• To keep our website secure and meet our legal and tax obligations.

We know that asking for help takes trust. Information you share in an Elie Lynn Fund application is used only to review your request and provide assistance. It is seen only by the AthenaCLT+ board members and volunteers responsible for reviewing applications, and it is never published, sold or used for fundraising. We keep application records only as long as we need them to review your request, deliver assistance and keep the records a charity is required to keep, and then we delete them.

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share it only with:

• Service providers that help us operate, such as our website host, email provider and Givebutter for donations. They may use your information only to provide services to us.
• Delivery or payment providers when needed to send you assistance you have requested.
• Authorities, if we are required to by law or to protect someone's safety.

Some programs use outside platforms. For example, The Blessing Exchange runs on Elfster, and our streams appear on Twitch and YouTube. When you use those services, their privacy policies apply.

Our site uses only the cookies needed for it to work. Pages with embedded content from services such as YouTube, Twitch or Givebutter may set their own cookies when you view or interact with that content.

Our website uses HTTPS encryption, is protected by security monitoring, and access to form submissions is limited to the people who need it. No system is completely secure, so please avoid sharing more than you need to in a form.

Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you are under 18, please get a parent or guardian's permission before submitting a form. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.

You can ask us to see, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, or to stop contacting you, at any time by emailing info@athenaclt.org. We will respond as soon as we reasonably can.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the effective date at the top of this page.

AthenaCLT+ Inc.
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Email: info@athenaclt.org