Privacy Policy

Information collected during checkout

Beacon collects the information needed to process and fulfill public event purchases and donations. This can include purchaser name, email address, phone number when you provide one during Beacon or Stripe Checkout, billing address, attendee names or emails, cart contents, donation notes, payment amount, order identifiers, and Stripe payment identifiers.

Beacon may also process technical information such as IP address, request timing, browser or device details, security logs, and checkout status events. This information helps operate checkout, prevent fraud, troubleshoot errors, and maintain reliable payment records.

How information is used

Checkout information is used to process payments, create event orders, issue receipts, manage attendee admission, support refund or cancellation requests, reconcile accounting records, prevent fraud, and respond to disputes or legally required requests.

Beacon does not use public checkout information to send unrelated marketing messages unless a separate lawful consent or relationship permits that communication.

Payment data

Card details are handled by Stripe. Beacon stores limited payment metadata such as payment status, amount, card brand, last four digits when available, processor reference IDs, and refund references. Beacon does not store full card numbers or card security codes.

Sharing with organizations and processors

The organization hosting the event or receiving the donation can access transaction details needed to fulfill the purchase, run the event, provide support, and maintain financial records. Beacon shares payment data with Stripe and may share records with service providers that help operate email, receipt, database, hosting, logging, fraud prevention, or support systems.

Beacon does not sell public checkout personal information. Beacon may disclose information when required by law, to protect the checkout service, to investigate fraud or security issues, or to respond to payment disputes and card-network evidence requests.

Retention

Beacon keeps transaction and support records for as long as reasonably needed for event operations, accounting, tax, audit, legal, fraud-prevention, and dispute-response purposes. Organizations may have additional retention obligations for charitable, tax, or accounting records.

Your choices

Contact payment support to request help with access, correction, deletion, or privacy questions. Some records may need to be retained where required for accounting, legal compliance, fraud prevention, dispute defense, or payment processing.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights under state, federal, or international privacy laws. Beacon and the organization will review applicable requests based on the transaction, the organization involved, and legal retention requirements.

Text messages

These protections also apply to the Connie Erickson Foundation Event Notifications program operated by Connies Crusaders Inc., publicly known as The Connie Erickson Foundation, using Beacon Event Management. This SMS privacy section applies to that messaging program. By opting in, you acknowledge how information is used for the program as described here. This section does not replace the privacy terms that apply to checkout, payments, or other services outside the messaging program.

You choose which texts to receive. Requesting a sign-in or ticket-verification code allows that one-time code only. Auction alerts and event-balance payment links each require their own optional opt-in where offered. Auction alerts include outbid and winning-bid notices, payment links for winnings, and closing or reopening updates. Event-balance texts contain balance reminders and secure payment links. A receipt requested through staff is one text, not a subscription. Providing a contact number, buying a ticket, or bidding alone does not sign you up for recurring texts. Consent is not a condition of bidding or purchase.

For online choices and staff-requested receipts, Beacon keeps a record of the wording and version you agreed to, the number and relevant event or bidder, the page where you agreed, and the time of your choice. Where collected, the record includes your browser type and a one-way digest of your IP address; receipt requests also name the staff member and device that recorded your request. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to stop transactional texts or HELP for help; you can also turn auction alerts off from the auction page. Verification-code permission is kept separately from recurring-message permission.

We use the information you provide for the program, including your mobile number and any name, email, address, or transaction details you provide, to prepare and deliver the messages you request, respond to you, maintain delivery records, and apply your messaging preferences and opt-out requests. Messaging platform providers, phone companies, and other vendors that help prepare and deliver messages may process the information needed for those services on the organization's behalf. They do not receive permission to use your number for their own marketing or enroll you in another program. The disclosure purposes described above, including legally required requests and protecting the service against fraud or abuse, remain subject to the SMS opt-in data and consent protections below.

When providing information for the program, you agree to provide accurate, complete, and true information and to use only a name and mobile number you are authorized to use. Do not use a false or misleading identity. The organization may refuse access to the messaging program if the information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, or if the program is used for fraud or abuse, and may pursue appropriate legal remedies. For program or privacy questions, email [email protected].

No mobile opt-in information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Mobile numbers are never sold or rented, or shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Beacon processes your messaging choices on behalf of the organization sending the requested texts. Your consent applies only to that organization and the program you selected; it cannot be transferred to another organization or used to enroll you in a different messaging program.

All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information won’t be shared with any third parties.

Stripe and other services

Stripe processes payment information under its own terms and privacy notices. When you use Stripe Checkout, Stripe may collect and process information directly to complete payment, prevent fraud, comply with law, and operate its payment services.