Effective date: November 10, 2026
Who we are
Think Together is a nonprofit initiative of Think Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in California (IRS EIN 33-0781751). This policy explains what information we collect when you visit thinktogether.org, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. “Think Together,” “we” and “us” mean Think Together and Think Education.
This policy covers thinktogether.org and the forms and donation tools on it. It does not cover the Parent Portal or program enrollment records, which are handled under our agreements with school partners; the websites of Think Education and its other divisions (CSTC, Think Digital, Think Transcend and Orenda Education); our careers site; or donation pages hosted by our payment partner. Those have their own privacy terms.
Information we collect
Information you give us. We collect what you type into forms on the site:
| Where | What we collect |
|---|---|
| Newsletter sign-up forms | Your email address and, on some forms, your name, the page you signed up from, and whether you are a parent, educator, partner or supporter |
| School partner inquiry form | Name, title, school district and its address, mobile phone, email, reason for your inquiry, and how you heard about us |
| Corporate support form | Name, company, position, phone, email, how your company would like to partner with us, how you heard about us, and an optional message |
| Working or partnering with us form | Name, email, an optional phone number, and your comments |
| Parent enrollment and early learning interest forms | Your name, email, phone and the best times to reach you, the program you’re interested in, and your question. For enrollment questions, also your child’s name, grade level, school district and county |
| Job interest (recruitment) form | Name, email, phone, the region you’re interested in, and whether you agree to receive text messages |
| Find support in your area | The county you choose. This tool doesn’t ask for personal information |
| 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. |
| Text messages | Your mobile number and your opt-in, if you choose to receive text messages from us |
| Emails you send us | Whatever you include in the message |
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, clicks and scrolling, 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, student records or other sensitive personal information on this site, and we ask that you not send it.
How we use information
- 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.
- Respond to your questions, including questions about enrolling your child in a program, and connect you with the right Think Together team or region.
- Follow up with people interested in working with us.
- Process donations, send receipts and acknowledge your support.
- Understand how the site is used and improve it, if you allow analytics cookies.
- Measure our advertising and show Think Together ads on other sites and apps, 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 forms and donations from spam and fraud; keeps forms, donations and the accessibility toolbar working | Think Together; Fundraise Up; Stripe; Gravity Forms; Google reCAPTCHA | Yes |
| Analytics | Counts visits, shows which pages are useful, records how visitors click and scroll so we can improve pages, and tests page versions | Google (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager); Microsoft Clarity; Zoho PageSense; Wisepops; Cloudflare Web Analytics | No, only if you allow analytics |
| Advertising | Measures our ad campaigns and shows Think Together ads on other sites and apps; helps our donation partner measure its campaigns | Advertising and social media platforms, including Google Ads, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn and Microsoft Advertising; other advertising technology companies our agencies work 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 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 and its divisions. Think Together is part of Think Education. We may share your information within Think Education to respond to you or send you updates.
- 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 Together, our users or others.
- Organizational changes. If Think Together or 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.
Text messages. If you opt in to text messages, we use your mobile number only to send the messages you signed up for. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to unsubscribe or HELP for help. We do not share mobile numbers or text messaging opt-in data and consent with third parties or affiliates for their marketing purposes.
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@thinktogether.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 an organization 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, including Think Together, 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
Think Together serves children and youth through programs at their schools, but this website is for parents and families, school partners, educators, volunteers and donors. It is not directed to children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect personal information from them through this site. Parents and guardians may give us their child’s name, grade level and school district when they ask about enrollment. We use that only to answer the parent’s question, and we don’t use it for marketing or advertising. Enrollment itself and student records are handled with our school partners under those agreements. 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 the Parent Portal, Think Education and its divisions’ sites, our careers site, social media 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 Together
2101 E. Fourth St., Ste. 200B
Santa Ana, CA 92705-3835
info@thinktogether.org
