Next for Autism ("NEXT" "we", "us" or "our"), understands your concerns about privacy and how your information is used and, and we want to provide you with more information on these topics. This Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") describes the practices, policies and procedures related to the website located at www.nextforautism.org (the "Website"), including the types of personal information we collect on the Website, how we may use that information, and with whom we share it. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our online information-gathering and dissemination practices via the Website, and does not apply to any of our practices conducted offline.
By visiting the Websites, you are accepting the practices, policies and procedures described herein, and you are further indicating that you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not visit or use the Websites. We may update this Policy from time to time, so please check this Privacy Policy periodically for changes.
Summary
The notifications provided by this Privacy Policy include:
- What personally identifiable information we collect through the Website
- How we use the information we collect
- With whom the information may be shared
- The kind of procedures we employ in an effort to hinder the unauthorized access, use or disclosure of information you provide to us
- Information related to third-party websites
- The laws that apply to those accessing the Website
- How you can learn about changes to the Privacy Policy
- How you can amend the information we collect on you
- Rights related to the General Data Protection Act
The Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide and How It Is Used
You may freely visit the Website anonymously and without being required to provide us with any personal information, and without being required to register. However, certain requests and features may require that you provide us with some personally identifying information (including, but not limited to, name, address, email), as more particularly described below. Personal information is data that can be used to identify or contact you. Do not send confidential information to us directly through this Website, or by email to any of the contact email addresses listed on this Website. Please note we only collect personal information directly from you when you provide it to us. Examples of instances in which we may collect personal information — and the types - include (but are not limited to):
Processing of Donations: In order to process donation transactions made through the Websites and charge your credit card, we require that you provide certain personal information. Such information includes your name, billing address, email and credit card information. Some or all of this information may be retained by us, or by our third-party payment processor, for a period of time, in order to process your donation, and to communicate with you regarding your donation, our programs, or other items that we believe may be of interest to you.
Email Submissions and Mailing Lists: You may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a Web form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer your questions. We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.
If you sign up for one of our email lists, we will only send you the kinds of information you have requested. You may unsubscribe from our emails by using the "unsubscribe" link, or by sending an email to [email protected]
Text/SMS Messaging: If you opt-in to receive text messages from us, we may send you updates, notifications, and information about our programs and events via SMS. When you provide your mobile phone number and consent to receive text messages, we collect your phone number and opt-in consent information. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties, excluding aggregators and providers of the Text Message services. You may opt-out of receiving text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message you receive, or by contacting us at [email protected].
Blogs/Social Media: We may collect information and content, including photographs and video, that you make publicly available by interacting with us through our blogs or social media accounts. We may use this information to promote your activities through various social media outlets/venues, including by "retweeting" or "sharing" your content.
Career Opportunities: If you opt to learn more and/or apply to any of our posted career opportunities, you will need to submit certain personally identifying information about yourself.
Events: If you opt to purchase tickets online for our events, you will be directed to a third-party partner, and you will be asked to provide additional information, which may include your name, address, email, phone number, as well as your credit card billing in order to process the transaction. While the credit card information that you provide will only be used only to process your online-ticketing transaction and will not be stored or used for any other purpose, you will also have the option to store your information for future use.
Non-Personal Information We Collect by Automated Means And How We Use It:
We collect certain information by automated means when you visit the Website. Much of this information is collected through the use of third-party tracking services, which includes Google Analytics. The information collected may include usage information, such as the numbers and frequency of users to the Website, pages visited, web browsing histories, social networking activities and similar data. For example, we automatically gather the number and frequency of visitors to this site. This collective, aggregated data helps us determine how much our visitors use parts of the Website, and do internal research on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand and serve you. When gathered, this this data is used in the aggregate, and not in a manner that is intended to identify you personally. This type of aggregate information may be shared with third parties at any time. In addition to the third-party tracking services mentioned above, we also collect this information through various other means, including "cookies," "web beacons", IP addresses and other means, as further explained below.
Cookies and Web Beacons: Like most websites, we utilize "cookies" and "web beacons" to, among other things, track usage and trends, allow you to navigate quickly through our Website, facilitate the login processes, allow you to personalize your experience, store your settings and improve the quality of our Website. We also use cookies to collect Website usage information, which helps us improve our Website experiences by measuring which areas are of greatest interest to users. Further, we may use cookies and cookie-equivalent technologies to increase the security of the Website. We do not store unencrypted personally identifiable information in the cookies.
Cookies are small strings of data that are sent by the Website to your browser and then stored by your browser on your computer, mobile phone, or other device, and allow us to recognize you as a user when you return to the Website using the same device and web browser. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but it is possible to change your browser setup or apply other means so that it does not accept cookies. However, rejecting cookies may prevent you from taking advantage of certain portions of the Website.
We use both "persistent" and "session" cookies. Persistent cookies are set once you have logged into the Website and will allow us to recognize you as an existing user the next time you access such that you will not need to log-in before you use the features and services. However, regardless of the placement of a persistent cookie on your computer, in order to access or change any private information in your account or to use certain Interactive Pages of the Website, you may be required to use your log-in credentials. Session cookies are used to identify a particular visit to the Website and expire after the elapse of a set period or when you close your web browser. We may use different technologies to place such cookies.
Web beacons are very small images or small pieces of data embedded in images, also known as "pixel tags," "GIFs," or "clear GIFs," that can recognize cookies, the time and date a page is viewed, a description of the page where the pixel tag is placed, and similar information from a computer or device.
Cookies, web beacons and other technical methods may involve the transmission of information either directly to us or to another party authorized by us to collect information on our behalf. Cookies and web beacons do not personally identify NEXT users.
Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all the features on our Website. Our cookies do not gather personally identifiable information.
Re-Targeting: Cookies may also be used for "re-targeting." Re-targeting is a cookie-based technology that uses specific code to anonymously "follow" or track previous visitors to our Website after they leave, and allows us to target advertisements to those previous visitors as they visit other websites. As such, when you visit our Website we may "activate" an anonymous browser cookie.
Log files, IP Addresses, Java Script, Analytics and other Tracking Information: Adoption of communications standards on the internet and our use of standard analytical tools such as Google Analytics result in or may lead to the automatic receipt and tracking of (i) the URL of the website from which you came and the website to which you are going when you leave the Website; (ii) the internet protocol ("IP") address of your computer (or the proxy server you use to access the World Wide Web); (iii) your computer operating system and type of web browser you are using; (iv) email patterns; (v) your mobile device (including your UDID) and mobile operating system (if you are accessing the Website using a mobile device), (vi) your ISP or your mobile carrier's name.
Meta Tags: Our Website uses meta tags to provide metadata about our web pages to browsers, search engines and other third parties, including Meta. Meta tags help improve the user experience by enabling better indexing and display of our content in search results. These tags may include information such as page descriptions, keywords, and instructions for search engine crawlers.
We do not use meta tags to collect personal information directly. However, some Meta tags may reveal technical details about our website, such as software versions or content management systems, which do not contain personal data but help us optimize site performance and security. We ensure that meta tags on our site do not contain sensitive or personally identifiable information. Any metadata collected or generated through our website interactions is handled in accordance with our overall privacy practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Do Not Track Notice
Some web browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. How browsers communicate and respond to the Do Not Track signal is not yet uniform. For this reason, like many web websites, the Website does not currently respond to or alter its practices when it receives a Do Not Track signal. Please note that third parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you visit our Website or other online websites and services. To find out more about "Do Not Track," you may wish to visit https://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Use of Your Personal Information
We collect, retain and use personally identifiable information or other information you provide to us via the Website for business purposes only, including without limitation in the following ways: (a) to qualify you as a registered user with access to the password-protected portion of the Website; (b) to provide Services to registered users and to otherwise operate the Website; (c) to respond to an inquiry from you or address a request submitted by you (including contacting you directly to request additional information to process your inquiry or request; (d) to contact you and provide you with information regarding NEXT; (e) to notify you about your accounts or transactions with us and to otherwise contact you with information we believe is of interest to you; (f) to correspond with you about our features or services or special offers related thereto; (g) to facilitate the payment of any fees necessary to access the Services; (h) to enhance or develop the Website, and the features and services; (i) to monitor the usage of the Website and any services and features offered; (j) to provide third parties with aggregate anonymous non-personal information about our user base and usage patterns; (k) to personalize the features and services and, if relevant, to provide advertising that you and others see based on your characteristics or preferences; (l) to comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules, and requests of relevant regulatory and law enforcement and/or other governmental agencies; (m) to enforce our TOU; and/or (n) to protect the rights, property, or safety of NEXT, our personnel, users, and others.
We may use the email address you provide to us to send you notifications, updates, newsletters or information regarding our Website and any features or services.
Sharing of Personal Information by NEXT
Except as otherwise stated herein, we do not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. We may share your personally identifiable information only with our third-party service providers to provide you with the features and services on the Website. For example, we may hire or collaborate with third party contractors to help manage emails, and for that purpose we may provide them with your email address and certain other information in order for them to send you email messages on our behalf. Similarly, we may hire contractors to host or operate some of our websites and related computers and software applications. Access to your personally identifiable information by these contractors is limited to the information reasonably necessary to perform their limited function for us. We also require that these contractors protect the privacy of your personally identifiable information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy, and not use or disclose your personally identifiable information for any purpose other than providing us with products or services for which we contracted them. We may also allow third parties to place advertisements on the Website. We may share aggregate anonymous statistical non-personal information regarding the users of the Website, traffic patterns, and Website usage.
Storage Personal Information
Your personally identifiable information is stored and processed in the United States. By using the Website or any of our features and services, you consent to the transfer of your personally identifiable information outside of your country of residence.
How We Attempt to Safeguard Your Information
We maintain — and ask that any third-party partners who may store information on our behalf to maintain — administrative, technical and physical safeguards for the Website designed to protect your personal information against theft, loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the personal information that we collect from you. However, no website, application or transmission can guarantee security. Thus, while we have established and maintain what we believe to be reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personally identifying information obtained through the Website and we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personally identifiable information about visitors younger than 13 years of age.
Third Party Websites/Links
We may also provide links to a variety of third-party social media sites and/or websites — such as LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook and others — as a service to you, and in order to provide you additional information and/or content related to the work that we do, or additional venues in which you can learn about and discuss the activities of NEXT Please note that we have no affiliation with any of these other parties and/or websites, and cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection, use, and disclosure practices of such third parties; we encourage you to review and understand their privacy practices and policies, if any, before using providing any personally identifying information to them or initiating any financial transactions.
Questions and Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your rights, please contact us at [email protected].
Privacy Policy Revisions
We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting. Please check back regularly and to see if there have been any changes to this policy, which you can determine by reviewing the Effective Date listed below. By continuing to use the Website after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.
Special Notice to European Union Area, Switzerland, and United Kingdom Users
The following provisions applies only to users residing in the European Union Area, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Please note, pursuant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), we are required to provide those residing in the EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (hereinafter, the “EU Users”) additional information and rights related to the Personal Data we collect about them. We summarize such information and rights below. For the purposes of this GDPR Privacy Notice section, “Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable person.
Purpose for Information Collection
As noted in this Privacy Policy, you may visit our Website without being required to provide us with any Personal Data. However, should you decide to provide such information, the information we collect will be used to meet your requests, or to provide you with the applicable information or service requested, and as further described herein.
Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data
NEXT will process personal data that we receive from EU Visitors only if it is in our legitimate interest for the effective administration of the Website, to fulfill and/or address your requests, or to provide certain services.
Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your Personal Data as further described in this Privacy Policy.
Your Information and Your Choices; Withdrawal of Consent
GDPR provides EU Visitors with the following rights in respect to the Personal Data we hold about you, including:
- The right of access
If you ask us, we will confirm whether we are processing your Personal Data and, if necessary, provide you with a copy of that Personal Data (along with certain other details). - Your right to correction (rectification)
If the Personal Data we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you are entitled to request to have it corrected. - Your right to erasure
You can ask us to delete or remove your Personal Data in some circumstances, such as where we no longer need it or if you withdraw your consent (where applicable). - Your right to data portability
You have the right, in certain circumstances, to receive a copy of Personal Data we have obtained from you or otherwise collected. - Your right to withdraw consent
If we rely on your consent (or explicit consent) as our legal basis for processing your Personal Data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. - Your right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
If you have a concern about any aspect of our privacy practices, including the way we have handled your Personal Data, you can report it to the relevant supervisory authority.
Upon appropriate written request we will update or amend your Personal Data, but we reserve the right to use any information previously obtained to verify your identity or take other actions that we believe are appropriate and lawful. You may access, correct, or request deletion of your Personal Data — or request that we stop any processing of your Personal Data - by contacting us at the address listed above. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe. Certain requests — like being removed from our e-newsletter mailing list — can also be accomplished via our unsubscribe links.
We may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed from such locations. Additionally, there may be circumstances in which we are not legally required to comply with your request because of the laws in your jurisdiction or because of exemptions provided in data protection legislation in general, and GDPR in particular. Finally, we are not responsible for removing or deleting information from the databases of third parties (such as service providers) with whom we have shared information about you, but we will make the request on your behalf for such removal/deletion.
Data Retention
We will retain your information for as long as needed to provide you services, or otherwise as is reasonable and customary given the nature of the relationship you have with NEXT. We may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed from such locations. Otherwise, we will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, operate/promote our Website, and to foster our relationship with our users. We have a data retention and destruction plan that dictates the policies and procedures related to deletion and/or destruction of all information/data.
Children's Privacy/Note to Parents of Children Residing in the EEA, Switzerland, and United Kingdom
We do not intentionally or knowingly collect, use, or disclose personally identifiable information about EU Visitors to our Website that are less than 16 years of age. If a child under the age of 16 submits information to us through any part of the Websites and NEXT becomes aware that the user submitting the information is under the age of 16, the information provided will be deleted as soon as it is discovered and not used for any purpose. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 16 years of age and believe that they have disclosed personally identifiable information to us, please contact us, and please include in your message the same name and email address that you believe your child submitted, if applicable.
Questions and Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your rights, please contact us at [email protected].
Privacy Policy Revisions
We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting. Please check back regularly and to see if there have been any changes to this policy, which you can determine by reviewing the Effective Date listed below. By continuing to use the Website after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 10.28.25
