Publicity & Story Consent Policy
Free For Charity exists to put supported charities in front of donors and volunteers — and the most powerful way to do that is to tell their stories. This policy explains exactly what we may publish about a supported organization, how consent is granted, and how any organization can opt out at any time.
What we may publish
With consent, Free For Charity may feature a supported organization in:
- Case studies — a before/after story of the services FFC provided (domain, website, email), on the case studies page
- Testimonials— quotes from the organization’s representatives, with name, role, and organization, in the homepage rotation
- Charity spotlight— a rotating monthly homepage feature linking to the organization’s site
- Directory listings — the organization’s domain on the charities we support page
Featured content is limited to: the organization’s name and logo, its public website address, a short description of its mission, a factual account of the services FFC provided, and quotes its representatives gave us. We never publish personal contact details, financial information beyond what the organization already publishes, or anything about the individuals the charity serves.
How consent is granted
- At signup: publicity consent is presented alongside the other Free For Charity policies (terms of service, privacy policy) when an organization orders services through our management system. Accepting the policies at checkout grants FFC permission to feature the organization as described above.
- For organizations onboarded before this policy existed:features built strictly from material the organization already provided for publication (such as its testimonials) and from its own public website may be published on FFC leadership’s designation; anything beyond that is confirmed with the organization individually first. Testimonials an organization has already given publicly remain published unless they ask otherwise.
- For quotes of individuals: we attribute quotes only to people who provided them for publication (for example through our testimonial form), and we identify them only by name, role, and organization.
- For photos and logos: published only with explicit permission — the testimonial form asks about photo/logo use as a separate question, and it is never implied by any other consent.
Opting out — anytime, no questions asked
Any organization can withdraw publicity consent at any time, even after accepting it at signup. Contact us and we will remove the requested content in the next site update, normally within a few business days. Opting out never affects the free services an organization receives from FFC.
Review before publication
Every case study and spotlight entry is reviewed by FFC leadership before it goes live, and each entry’s documented consent basis is recorded in the public change history of this website’s repository. If we drafted a story from your organization’s public information and you’d like it corrected, tell us and we’ll fix it in the next update.
Questions about this policy? Contact us— we’re glad to walk through exactly what would and wouldn’t be published before you decide.