Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 17, 2026

Waypoint One Foundation (“Waypoint One,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect through our website, how we use that information, and the choices you have regarding your information.

Waypoint One is committed to creating a welcoming and respectful community where men can find connection, brotherhood, purpose, and support.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Submit a contact or connection form

  • Contact us by email

  • Sign up for an activity or event

  • Request information about Waypoint One

  • Participate in Waypoint One programs

  • Make a donation

  • Communicate with us through our website or other official communication channels

This information may include:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number, if provided

  • General location

  • Information you choose to include in a message or form

  • Information necessary to coordinate participation in Waypoint One activities

You are not required to provide information that is not necessary for the specific interaction you are requesting.

2. Information You Choose to Share

Some Waypoint One programs may involve participants voluntarily sharing personal experiences, circumstances, or other information with us or with other participants.

Please do not submit highly sensitive personal information through a general website contact form unless specifically requested through an appropriate Waypoint One program.

Waypoint One is not a medical or mental-health treatment provider, and our website forms should not be used to request emergency assistance or crisis intervention.

If you are experiencing an immediate emergency, call 911.

If you are experiencing a mental-health or suicide-related crisis in the United States, call or text 988.

3. How We Use Information

We may use information we collect to:

  • Respond to inquiries

  • Communicate with participants and volunteers

  • Coordinate activities and programs

  • Respond to requests for connection

  • Improve our programs and website

  • Maintain organizational records

  • Communicate organizational updates

  • Process donations or other transactions

  • Meet legal, accounting, insurance, and administrative requirements

  • Protect the safety and security of participants, volunteers, and the organization

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Website Service Providers

Waypoint One may use third-party services to operate portions of our website and programs, including website hosting, scheduling, email, payment processing, analytics, forms, video conferencing, and other technology services.

These providers may receive information necessary to provide their services.

For example, Waypoint One may use Squarespace and Google services to operate portions of its website, scheduling, and communication systems.

Those services maintain their own privacy policies and terms.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Our website and third-party services may use cookies or similar technologies to:

  • Operate the website

  • Remember preferences

  • Understand how visitors use the website

  • Measure website traffic

  • Improve website functionality

  • Support advertising or promotional efforts where applicable

You may be able to control cookies through your browser or through privacy controls provided by certain services.

6. Donations and Payments

If you make a donation or payment through a third-party payment processor, your payment information may be collected and processed directly by that provider.

Waypoint One does not need to receive or store your complete credit-card or bank-account information in order to process a donation through a third-party payment provider.

7. Information About Other People

Please do not provide Waypoint One with another person's personal information unless you have permission to do so or have a legitimate reason to provide it.

8. Children's Privacy

Waypoint One's programs and participant services are intended for individuals 18 years of age and older.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our website.

If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

9. Information Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information entrusted to us.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, organizational needs, legal requirements, safety considerations, or legitimate administrative purposes.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

11. Your Choices

Depending on the circumstances, you may contact us to:

  • Ask what personal information we maintain about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of information where appropriate

  • Ask questions about how your information is being used

  • Withdraw from future communications

Some information may need to be retained when required for legal, accounting, safety, insurance, or other legitimate organizational purposes.

12. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including social-media platforms, scheduling services, donation platforms, or other organizations.

Waypoint One is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those services.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically as Waypoint One grows, our programs change, or legal requirements change.

The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.