Furqan Community (“we”, “us”) is a community organisation in New York. Our 501(c)(3) status is pending. This page explains what information furqancommunity.org collects, why, and what we do with it.
What we collect, and when
- Your account — your name, email address, which wing you belong to (brothers or sisters), and a password. The password is stored only in a scrambled form that nobody, including us, can read.
- Event sign-ups — your name, email address, the event you registered for, your ticket code, and whether you were checked in at the door.
- Gifts and sponsorships — your name (or “Anonymous” if you choose), email address, the amount, the cause, whether it is one-time or monthly, and any message you add. Card payments are made on Stripe’s own secure page: your card details go to Stripe and never reach us.
- The weekly note — your email address, an optional name, your wing, and an optional WhatsApp number (saved for later; we do not send WhatsApp messages yet). Every email has a one-click unsubscribe link.
- Mentoring — what you write in your mentoring profile (role, wing, about you, interests, availability, optional phone number). Your email and phone are shown to your match only after you both accept.
- Volunteering — your name, email address, the shifts you sign up for, and the hours an admin records.
- Asking for help (care fund) — what you write in the private help form: your name, how to contact you, city, the kind of help, the details and how urgent it is. Only Furqan’s admins and care committee can read it. We never email these details to anyone.
- Directory suggestions — the business details you send, and your name and email.
- “Tell me when it opens” sign-ups — your name, email, and an optional city and message.
- Prayer times — if you press “Use my location”, your location is used only inside your own browser to work out the times. It is never sent to us or stored.
Cookies
We use one cookie, only to keep you signed in. We do not use advertising, analytics or tracking cookies.
How we use your information
Only to run Furqan Community: to hold events and send tickets and reminders, send the messages you asked for, take and receipt gifts, run mentoring and volunteering, review help requests, and keep the site safe from abuse (for example, limiting how often a form can be sent).
Who else sees it
We never sell, rent or trade your information. We share it only with the services that run the site:
- Stripe — processes card payments and monthly gifts.
- Oracle Cloud — hosts the website and its database (server in Toronto, Canada).
- Resend — will send our emails once connected.
We may also share information if the law requires it.
How long we keep it
- Accounts: until you ask us to delete them.
- Event sign-ups: 2 years.
- Gift records: 7 years (needed for accounts and tax receipts).
- Requests for help: deleted 12 months after they are closed.
- Weekly-note addresses: until you unsubscribe.
Your choices
You can ask us to see, correct or delete your information at any time by emailing furqancommunity24@gmail.com. You can leave the weekly note with the link in any email. Gift records we must keep by law are kept even if your account is deleted.
Children
The site is meant for adults and families. Children under 13 should not create an account or send forms; a parent or guardian should do it for them (for example, for youth classes).
Changes
If we change this policy, we will update this page and the date at the top.
Contact
Furqan Community — furqancommunity24@gmail.com. See also our Terms and Conditions.