Effective Date: November 8, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to The Chamber of Us ("TCUS," "we," "us," or "our"). We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to building an open, ethical, and consent-based infrastructure. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our tools (like Libelle), or otherwise interact with us.

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and professional skills, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with our tools (like Libelle) or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site.

Our commitment: We are designed for data privacy and user control. Libelle users, for example, own their data. We will never sell your data.

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. (This is standard for most websites).

3. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site or our tools to:

  • Match your skills, values, and availability to volunteer work pods (the core function of Libelle).
  • Create and manage your account.
  • Email you regarding your account or volunteer opportunities.
  • Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for internal use or research.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
  • Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information. We are committed to transparency and will not engage in surveillance. We may, however, share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

  • With Your Consent: We may share your information with other volunteers (e.g., pod leaders) or partners with your explicit consent to facilitate your participation.
  • By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, such as data analysis, hosting services, and email delivery.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. This includes a "consent-by-design" architecture, data minimization, and tiered access controls. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, or delete your information. As a Libelle user, you own your data. You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:

  • Logging into your account settings and updating your account.
  • Contacting us using the contact information provided below.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

The Chamber of Us
Email: info@thechamberofus.org