Who we are
Bold Futures Academy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 33-3751028, based at 153 Turner Road, Rockland, MA 02370. You can reach us any time at admin@boldfuturesacademy.org.
What we collect
We only collect information you give us directly. Depending on what you do on this site, that may include:
- Program applications: name, email, phone, school, grade level, and your written answers.
- The Bold Futures Navigator: name, email, school or field of work, and your assessment answers and results.
- Mentor, facilitator, speaker, and volunteer forms: name, email, phone, location, professional background, and availability.
- Contact and newsletter forms: name, email, and your message.
- Donations: handled entirely by Givebutter. We never see or store your payment card details.
- Website analytics: aggregate, privacy-friendly traffic data. No cookies, no cross-site tracking, and no individual profiles.
Why we collect it
To review applications, determine fit and available capacity, match volunteers to appropriate roles, run programs, stay in touch with participants, understand aggregate participation and outcomes, and improve what we offer. Information is collected for a stated purpose rather than “just in case.”
Students under 18
Most of our students are minors, and we treat their information accordingly. We collect only what we need to run the program. We do not sell it, rent it, or share it with advertisers, ever. We ask for guardian contact information where a program requires it, and we ask for permission before using any student photo, name, or work publicly. A parent or guardian may review, correct, or request deletion of their student's information at any time by emailing us.
Who we share it with
We do not sell your information. We share it only with the service providers that make our programs run, and only to the extent they need it:
- Form and application tools that receive submissions
- Our project management system, where staff review applications
- Email and calendar tools we use to communicate with you
- Givebutter, which processes donations
- Zoom, which hosts our virtual sessions
How long we keep it
We keep two different kinds of records, and we treat them differently.
Ordinary application and program records, meaning the forms you submit, program rosters, and the notes we keep to run a cohort, are kept for up to three years, then deleted.
Future longitudinal and research records are proposed and have not launched as a production system. If BFA proceeds after governance and pilot approvals, participation in ordinary services will not automatically mean consent to research, institutional data sharing, or long-term follow-up. Those permissions would be presented separately and explained before information is used for those purposes.
Newsletter subscriptions last until you unsubscribe. You can ask us to delete your information sooner than any of the above, and we will.
Your choices
You may ask to see what we hold about you, correct it, or request deletion. You may unsubscribe from our emails at any time. For a question or request, email admin@boldfuturesacademy.org. We will verify the request and explain any information we cannot remove because of an active legal, safety, or operational obligation.
Design commitments for the future system
What will govern any future Journey Record or longitudinal pilot
- BFA will not sell student data.
- Students will be able to see and correct their records and receive a usable copy.
- Information will be collected for a stated purpose, and sharing will require appropriate permission.
- Consent to receive services and consent to research or institutional data sharing will be distinguishable.
- Named student-level records will not be displayed to funders.
- Student data will not be used to train external AI systems without explicit authorization.
- No permanent readiness or risk score will be attached to a young person.
- No opportunity will be automatically denied based on a record.
These are design commitments, not a claim that the proposed system, data flows, or pilot are currently operating.
Changes to this policy
If we change how we handle information, we will update this page and the date at the top. If the change is significant, we will tell participants directly.
