Privacy Policy
Brighter Table
Effective Date: September 1, 2026
Brighter Table ("Brighter Table," "we," "our," or "us") values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services ("Services"). This policy is written to align with applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and other relevant U.S. state and international laws.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
a. Personal Information
If you subscribe to our communications, sign up for a resource, or join one of our programs, the personal data we may collect includes:
First name
Last name
Country of residence
Postal code
Phone number
Email address
Social media URLs
Professional information, such as an organization or job title
b. Non-Personal Information
Technical data collected automatically when you visit our site, used to improve how it works. This may include your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, the pages you visit, the date and time of your visit, how long you spend on a page, and device identifiers. If you reach us from a mobile device, we may also collect your device type and mobile operating system.
c. User-Generated Content
Information you choose to share with us, such as messages, survey responses, or comments.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to send you communications and to deliver the programs and resources you have asked for. We may also use it to improve our website and campaigns. By collecting general information about how visitors use our site, we can measure interest in our programs and use what we learn to serve parents and families better.
We do not sell, exchange, or transfer your data for marketing purposes under any circumstances.
3. Legal Bases for Processing Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal information on the following bases:
Legitimate interest. We collect data when it is necessary for a reasonable, non-abusive purpose. This lets us respond to your requests, honor your communication preferences, understand how many people we reach, adjust our communications, and maintain a relationship with our supporters.
Consent. By subscribing to Brighter Table communications, you agree that the data needed to send you information will be recorded and stored. You can change your consent at any time by contacting us at hello@brightertable.org or by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email we send.
Who has access to your data?
Your personal data is available only to the people and services involved in processing it.
Brighter Table does not sell or share your personal data with other organizations. We may be required to disclose certain data at the request of legally authorized judicial, police, or administrative authorities. We may also disclose data when we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, investigate possible wrongdoing, protect the safety of the public or the people who use our Services, or protect our own legal rights.
We use service providers who receive your data when it is needed to send email or run our programs. These providers operate under their own privacy policies, available on their websites: HubSpot, MailChimp, Squarespace. [SERVICE PROVIDER LIST]. Where data is transferred outside the EU, we rely on the safeguards those providers have in place.
These providers can access your personal data only to the extent needed to perform their services. We have confirmed that they offer adequate guarantees and operate under strict confidentiality, use, and data protection terms.
How is your personal data secured?
Brighter Table uses appropriate technical and organizational measures to maintain a level of security suited to the risk. We review these measures regularly. Our providers are also bound by security and confidentiality obligations covering personal data.
How long is your data retained?
Your identifying data (first name, last name, postal code, email address) is deleted one year after you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe yourself, or we may remove you from our list.
4. Your Rights
a. Rights for GDPR-Covered Users
If you are in the EEA, you have the following rights:
Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data (the "right to be forgotten").
Right to Restriction: Restrict how we process your data in certain situations.
Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to Object: Object to processing for direct marketing or other purposes.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing relies on it.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority.
b. Rights for California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
California residents have the following rights:
Right to Know: Request details about the personal information we collect, use, and share.
Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt Out of Sale/Sharing: Opt out of data sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not sell personal information.
Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Information: Limit use of sensitive personal information to necessary purposes.
Non-Discrimination: Exercise these rights without being treated differently.
To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@brightertable.org.
c. Additional Rights for Other U.S. States
Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah may have similar rights. Please contact us at hello@brightertable.org to exercise them.
5. Data Retention
We keep your personal information only as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. We delete your identifying information within one year of unsubscription.
6. Unsubscribing
If you no longer want Brighter Table to store your personal information, email us at hello@brightertable.org. We will respond to requests to provide records of available information, correct errors, or delete personal information within the legally required time frame.
7. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell personal information. We may share data in these situations:
With service providers: To manage our email, run our website, or deliver our programs. This policy covers only websites and publications maintained by Brighter Table, not external sites or partner organizations. Please review those organizations' own privacy policies for information about their practices.
As required by law: To comply with legal obligations.
In case of an organizational transaction: Such as a merger or transfer of operations, in which case your information may be transferred.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
Improve your experience on our site
Track website traffic
Understand what visitors are interested in
Visitors in the EEA and California will see a cookie banner that lets them manage their preferences.
9. International Data Transfers
If you are located outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the U.S., where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. We take appropriate steps to safeguard those transfers.
10. Security of Your Information
We use industry-standard security measures to protect your information. That said, no method of transmitting data over the internet or storing it electronically is completely secure. We work to protect your personal information using reasonable means, but we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Children's Privacy
Our Services are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has given us personal information, email us at hello@brightertable.org and we will remove it. If we learn on our own that we have collected information from a child under 13 without a parent's consent, we will take steps to delete it.
12. Links to Other Websites
Our website and resources may link to sites we do not operate. If you follow a link to another site, that site's own privacy policy governs what happens to your information there. We do not control and are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party site. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site you visit.
13. Accessibility
We work to keep this privacy policy accessible to all users, including people with disabilities.
14. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated Effective Date. If a change is significant, we will notify users by email or with a prominent notice on our website. Your continued use of Brighter Table's website and services means you accept the updated policy.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights, contact us at:
Brighter Table
hello@brightertable.org
1905 Sherman Street
Ste 200
Denver, CO 80203
