Effective date: November 9, 2026
Think Education is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in California (IRS EIN 33-0781751). This policy explains what information we collect when you visit thinkeducation.org, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. “Think Education,” “we” and “us” mean Think Education.
This policy covers thinkeducation.org and the forms and donation tools on it. It does not cover the websites of our divisions (Think Together, CSTC, Think Digital, Think Transcend and Orenda Education), our careers site at talent.thinkeducation.org, or donation pages hosted by our payment partner. Those sites have their own privacy policies.
Information we collect
Information you give us. We collect what you type into forms on the site:
| Where | What we collect |
|---|---|
| Contact form | Name, email, the areas you’re interested in, and an optional message |
| Partner and conference inquiry forms | Name, work email, your role, the topics or conference you’re interested in, and an optional message |
| Donations | Name, email, billing address, gift amount and payment details, collected by our donation partner Fundraise Up and processed by Stripe. We don’t receive or store full card numbers. |
| Emails you send us | Whatever you include in the message |
Information collected with forms. When you submit an inquiry form, we also record the page you were on and any campaign labels in the link that brought you there (for example, the ad or email you clicked). This helps us know which outreach is working.
Information collected automatically. Our web host keeps standard server logs, such as IP address, browser type, pages requested and the time of the request, for security and troubleshooting. If you allow analytics or advertising cookies, our partners also collect information about your visit, such as pages viewed, time on the site, device and browser type, approximate location from your IP address, and cookie or device identifiers. See “Cookies and tracking technologies” below.
We don’t ask for Social Security numbers, health information or other sensitive personal information on this site, and we ask that you not send it.
How we use information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your questions and requests for a conversation, and connect you with the right Think Education division.
- Process donations, send receipts and acknowledge your support.
- Send you news and updates by email. When you submit a form on this site, we add your email address to our mailing list. You can unsubscribe at any time.
- Understand how the site is used and improve it, if you allow analytics cookies.
- Measure our advertising and show Think Education ads on other sites, if you allow advertising cookies.
- Keep the site secure, prevent spam and fraud, and meet legal, tax and audit obligations.
Cookies and tracking technologies
Analytics and advertising tools on this site stay off until you choose to allow them. When you first visit, a banner asks for your choice. Until you choose “Accept all” or turn a category on, those tools are not loaded, and no information is sent to those partners.
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. Pixels and tags are bits of code that send information about your visit to a partner. We group them like this:
| Category | What it does | Who provides it | On without your choice? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Remembers your cookie choice for 12 months; protects donations from fraud; keeps forms working | Think Education; Fundraise Up; Stripe; Gravity Forms | Yes |
| Analytics | Counts visits and shows which pages are useful | Google (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager) | No, only if you allow analytics |
| Advertising | Measures our ad campaigns and shows Think Education ads on other sites; helps our donation partner measure its campaigns | Adtaxi (our advertising agency, through its Tealium tag manager); The Trade Desk; other advertising technology companies our agency works with; Fundraise Up | No, only if you allow advertising |
Tracking across other websites. If you allow advertising cookies, our advertising partners may collect information about your activity on this site and on other websites over time. They use it to show you ads and to measure whether ads work. If you don’t allow advertising cookies, we don’t let these partners collect information on our site.
Google. To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Video players. Some pages play videos hosted by Think Education or embedded from YouTube or Vimeo. YouTube videos load in YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode, and Vimeo videos load with Vimeo’s Do Not Track setting, so neither sets tracking cookies when the page loads. When you press play, the video service may collect information under its own privacy policy.
You can change your choice at any time. See “Your choices” below.
How we share information
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only as described here.
- Think Education divisions. We may pass your inquiry to the division best able to help you: Think Together, CSTC, Think Digital, Think Transcend or Orenda Education.
- Service providers. Companies that run parts of the site for us, such as our web host (Kinsta), our email system (Microsoft 365), our donation platform (Fundraise Up) and its payment processor (Stripe). They may use the information only to provide services to us.
- Analytics and advertising partners. Only if you allow those cookies, as described above.
- Legal and safety reasons. When required by law, subpoena or court order, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Think Education, our users or others.
- Organizational changes. If Think Education merges with or transfers its programs to another organization, information may be transferred as part of that change, under this policy’s protections.
Donor privacy. We never sell, rent or trade the names or contact information of donors or anyone who contacts us through this site.
Your choices
- Cookie settings. Click Cookie Settings at the bottom of any page to turn analytics or advertising cookies on or off. If you turn them off after allowing them, we delete the analytics and advertising cookies stored under our site’s address and reload the page. Cookies that partners set under their own addresses can be cleared in your browser settings.
- Global Privacy Control. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we treat it as a choice to reject analytics and advertising cookies, and we don’t show the banner. You can still turn them on from Cookie Settings.
- Do Not Track. Our site does not respond to the older Do Not Track browser setting, because there is no common standard for it. We do honor Global Privacy Control, as described above.
- Browser controls. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Blocking necessary cookies may stop forms or donations from working.
- Emails. Every marketing email we send has an unsubscribe link. You can also email us to be removed.
- See, correct or delete your information. Email us at info@thinkeducation.org to ask what personal information we have about you, to correct it, or to delete it. We’ll respond within 45 days. We may need to verify your identity, and we may keep some records where the law requires it, such as donation records for tax purposes.
California privacy rights
- Your choices apply to everyone. The rights in “Your choices” are available to all visitors, including California residents.
- Shine the Light. California Civil Code §1798.83 lets California residents ask whether a business has shared their personal information with third parties for those third parties’ own direct marketing. We do not share personal information for that purpose.
- California Consumer Privacy Act. As a nonprofit organization, Think Education is generally not subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act. We still don’t sell personal information, and we honor opt-out signals such as Global Privacy Control.
- Questions. California residents can send privacy questions or requests to the contact information below.
Children’s privacy
This site is for school district leaders, educators, partners and donors. It is not directed to children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information through this site, email us and we will delete it.
How we protect and keep information
We use reasonable safeguards, including encrypted (HTTPS) connections, a managed host with security monitoring, spam protection on forms, and limited staff access to form entries. No website is completely secure, so we can’t guarantee the security of information sent to us online.
We keep form entries and mailing list contacts until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete your information. We keep donation records as long as tax and audit rules require.
Links to other websites
Our site links to other sites, including our divisions’ sites, our careers site and donation pages hosted by Fundraise Up. Their own privacy policies apply when you visit them.
Changes to this policy
We will post any changes on this page and update the effective date at the top. If we make a significant change, such as adding a new kind of tracking, we will also ask for your cookie choice again on your next visit.
Contact us
Think Education
2101 E. Fourth St., Ste. 200B
Santa Ana, CA 92705-3835
info@thinkeducation.org