We've updated our Privacy Policy

Here's what that means and what you should know. [Kiva]( Hi there, We're writing to let you know we're updating our [Privacy Policy]( and [Terms of Use](. We encourage you to read these policies to help you understand how Kiva uses your personal information and the choices you have. Here are a few highlights we think you should know: Sharing personal data with third-party platforms - We intend to share limited personal user data (namely email addresses) with third-party platforms like Google and Facebook in order to: - Reach people who are similar to Kiva’s current users - Exclude current Kiva users from receiving our digital ads - We are not selling personal user data to third-party platforms. These platforms will not use your data for anything else (like building a consumer profile of you for their own use). You can choose not to let us share your data for these purposes. - [To opt out, click here. On this page, you’ll need to check “Opt out” under “Advertising data sharing preferences” and then click “Save data settings”.]( Monthly Good and other subscriptions - You can already find information about auto-deposits and Monthly Good subscriptions on our website, but you can now view this information in our Terms of Use as well. Data retention periods - As we continue to streamline and improve our data policies and practices, we are removing some detail from the information we provide in our Privacy Policy about our data retention periods. You can always reach out to us with any questions or requests regarding your data. Additional details about how Kiva.org works - We haven’t made any changes to our operations, but we’re adding more transparency to our Terms of Use describing how lending through Kiva.org works. These changes will take effect on October 26, 2020. By continuing to use our platform on or after this date, you acknowledge and agree to our updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Thank you again for changing lives with us. The Kiva Team [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Medium]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Your portfolio]( [Contact us](mailto:contactus@kiva.org) [Unsubscribe]( Kiva is a U.S. 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located at 986 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 © 2005 - 2020 Kiva. All rights reserved.