Privacy Policy

Last modified: March 4, 2026
Friends of Bocconi University, Inc. (the “Non-Profit”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and the personal information you may share with the Non-Profit or that the Non-Profit holds. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes the information the Non-Profit may collect, whether online or offline, about anyone who interacts with us – including donors, website visitors, email recipients, event attendees, and other individuals (collectively, “you”) – as well as the Non-Profit’s practices for using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

 

  1. Information Collected and Maintained. The Non-Profit collects and maintains personal information that you provide to us when you:
    1. Contact us by phone, mail, or email, in person, or via our website.
    2. Register for an event.
    3. Make a contribution, either on our website, at a special event, over the phone, or by mailing in a check.
    4. Navigate through our website.

    From time to time, we may collect personal information from you in ways not described above, subject to your express approval.

  2. Types of Information. The Non-Profit collects and maintains the following types of information about you:
    1. Personal information, including, if applicable:
      1. Contact information, such as name, address, email, and telephone number.
      2. Giving information, including the type and amount of donations, but excluding credit-card information. Donations are processed by third-party payment providers and are not handled directly by the Non-Profit. These providers use secure transaction methods to collect and process payment information and are contractually bound to keep your information confidential and to use it only as necessary to process the donation.
      3. Information on events attended and publications received.
      4. Any other information provided by you to the Non-Profit, such as public comments or posts on the Non-Profit’s website.
    2. Non-personal information that does not personally identify you, including information that is anonymized, aggregated, or publicly available when not combined with non-publicly available information about you.
    3. Information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including information automatically collected through technical methods such as:
      1. Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our website. For additional information, please refer to our Cookie Policy, which is incorporated into and forms part of this Policy.
      2. Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Non-Profit, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
  3. Confidentiality. All information about any financial and non-financial transactions between you and the Non-Profit is considered highly confidential and we employ appropriate security measures designed to protect it. While the information is kept confidential, it is shared with the Non-Profit’s board members, staff, volunteers, and professionals and may be shared with any of the Non-Profit’s partners, including Università Bocconi in Italy, on a need-to-know basis and in compliance with all laws, regulations, court orders, or other governmental requests.
  4. Use of Personal Information. The Non-Profit collects and maintains personal information to:
    1. Establish a relationship and communicate with you about the Non-Profit, including our programs, special events, and funding needs.
    2. Learn about our donors and what matters to you.
    3. Process donations and event registrations and issue tax receipts.
    4. Comply with all laws and regulations, including reporting requirements.
    5. Plan future fundraising activities and events.
    6. Analyze giving patterns.
    7. Solicit feedback from you by conducting surveys.

    The Non-Profit uses industry standard safeguards to protect your personal information against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of your personal information. The Non-Profit will not share, sell, or exchange your personal information with any other entity for third-party fundraising or marketing purposes, except with non-profit organizations that the Non-Profit believes engage in activities consistent with the mission and beliefs of the Non-Profit, including our partner Università Bocconi in Italy.

    Any transfer of personal data to Università Bocconi for fundraising or marketing communications shall in any event be subject to the prior, voluntary and optional consent of the data subject, pursuant to Articles 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Data subjects may withdraw their consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing of such data based on consent before its withdrawal, by contacting the Data Protection Officer of Università Bocconi at dpo@unibocconi.it or the Non-Profit as described in the “Contact Us” section below. Further information on the processing carried out by Università Bocconi is available in its privacy notice here.

  5. Communications. The Non-Profit may from time to time communicate with you, including by telephone, text, email, and mail, concerning the Non-Profit’s charitable activities, events, and requests for future support. To opt out of receiving these communications, you may contact the Non-Profit as described in the “Contact Us” section below or by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in any email communications.
  6. Records Retention and Destruction. The Non-Profit complies with all Internal Revenue Service, state, and local regulations and the Non-Profit’s internal policies governing the retention, management, and destruction of your information collected and maintained by the Non-Profit. We keep the categories of personal data described in this Policy for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described herein or for as otherwise legally permitted or required.
  7. Location of Servers. Our servers are located in the United States. If you access our website or otherwise provide your personal information to us from outside the United States, your personal information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data-protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. By using the website or providing your personal information, you consent to that transfer and to the collection, storage, processing, and use of your information as described in this Policy.
  8. Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information. You can review and request changes to the personal information that the Non-Profit has collected about you by contacting the Non-Profit as described in the “Contact Us” section below. However, please be aware that the Non-Profit may not accommodate a change request that would impact record retention or other operational requirements like remembering email opt-out preferences, violate any law or legal requirement, or cause the information to be incorrect. Deleting your personal information may also require deleting your user account (if any). The scope of these rights may vary by state and may be subject to limitations and exceptions under applicable law. Depending on your state of residence, you may have additional rights with respect to your personal information.
  9. Third-Party Websites. Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including the websites of our service providers and social media platforms. The Non-Profit is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy statements and terms of use of any such third-party website you visit so you understand how they collect, use, and share personal information.
  10. Changes to the Policy. This Policy is current as of the date stated at the top of this Policy. The Non-Profit reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this policy simply by posting such changes on our website.  Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting. You are responsible for periodically visiting our website and this Policy to check for any changes.
  11. Children Under the Age of 13. The Non-Profit’s website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the website. The Non-Profit does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this website or provide any information about yourself to the Non-Profit, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If the Non-Profit learns it has collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, the Non-Profit will delete that information. If you believe the Non-Profit might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact the Non-Profit as described in the “Contact Us” section below.
  12. Donor Bill of Rights. The Non-Profit works to follow the Donor Bill of Rights developed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Associations for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits. To address the concerns and challenges arising from Internet charitable giving, the Non-Profit also works to follow the eDonor Bill of Rights, developed by the AFP and intended to complement the Donor Bill of Rights. A copy of the Donor Bill of Rights and eDonor Bill of Rights may be requested by contacting the Non-Profit as described in the “Contact Us” section below.
  13. Contact Us. To opt out of receiving communications from the Non-Profit, to review the personal information that the Non-Profit has collected about you, or to ask any other questions regarding this Policy, please contact the Non-Profit at the below address or email:

    Attn: Leila Horn, Executive Director
    Postal Address: Friends of Bocconi University, Inc. c/o Bartko Pavia LLP
    555 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
    Email: leila.horn@friendsofbocconi.org