Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 16, 2026
Treutlen House respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit TreutlenHouse.com or contact us through the website.
Information We Collect
We may collect information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, telephone number, organization, and message. This may include information submitted through contact, volunteer, placement-information, or other inquiry forms.
If you make a donation through a third-party payment service linked from our website, that provider may collect payment and transaction information under its own privacy policy. Treutlen House may receive donation details needed for acknowledgment and recordkeeping.
Our website and service providers may also collect basic technical information automatically, such as IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, referring website, and the date and time of a visit. Cookies or similar technologies may be used for website operation, security, preferences, and traffic measurement.
How We Use Information
- Respond to questions and requests
- Communicate with donors, volunteers, supporters, and community partners
- Process and acknowledge donations
- Coordinate volunteer interest and participation
- Operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website
- Keep appropriate organizational and financial records
- Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights
Placement and Confidential Information
DFCS personnel and other authorized professionals should use the appropriate official referral process and contact Treutlen House to arrange an appropriate method for sharing sensitive records when necessary.
How We Share Information
We may share information with service providers that assist with website hosting, email delivery, form processing, donation processing, recordkeeping, security, and similar operational needs. We may also disclose information when required by law, to respond to lawful requests, to protect a person’s safety, or to protect the rights and property of Treutlen House and others.
Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including organizational, financial, legal, and recordkeeping requirements.
Information Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards intended to protect information. However, no website, email, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Children’s Privacy
This public website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to collect personal information directly from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the website, please contact us so we can review and appropriately address it.
Your Choices
You may contact us to request that we correct or delete personal information you previously submitted through the website, subject to applicable legal and recordkeeping requirements. You may also ask us to stop sending nonessential communications. You can control cookies through your browser settings, although disabling some cookies may affect website functionality.
External Websites
Our website may link to websites operated by other organizations. Treutlen House is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external websites.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as our website or practices change. The effective date above indicates when it was last revised.
Contact Us
Treutlen House
131 Old Augusta Central Road
Rincon, Georgia 31326
Email: info@treutlenhouse.com
Telephone: (912) 754-9797