Pay Your Tuition Foundation, Inc., PYT Funds, Inc., and their affiliated brands, programs, websites, and digital services, including gopyt.org,gopyt.com, and the new Webflow site currently hosted at pytf-new-merged-and-improved-site.webflow.io(collectively, “PYT,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you visit our websites, submit an application, make a donation, sponsor a student, buy merchandise, contact us, sign up for updates, interact with our forms or portals, or otherwise engage with PYT online or offline.
By using our websites or services, you acknowledge that your information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:
This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites, applications, or services operated by third parties that we do not control, even if we link to them.
We may collect personal information directly from you, automatically when you use our websites, and from service providers or other third parties.
Depending on how you interact with PYT, we may collect:
If you apply for a scholarship, Loanership, microloan, crowdfunding support, or another PYT program, we may collect information relevant to evaluating, administering, documenting, or supporting that request, including:
If you donate, sponsor a student, or purchase merchandise, our service providers or we may collect:
When you visit our websites, our service providers, and we may automatically collect:
We may receive information from:
PYT maintains and stores personal information in insecure systems designed to support our operations, program delivery, and compliance requirements.
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:
We periodically review stored data and take reasonable steps to remove or anonymise information that is no longer required.
Access to personal data is limited to authorised personnel and service providers who require it for operational purposes.
We may use personal information to:
PYT may use AI-assisted or automated tools in limited, controlled ways to support internal operations and improve consistency, speed, and efficiency. For example, we may use automation or AI-enabled tools to:
These tools are used to assist our staff and operations, not to replace required human oversight where judgment, program eligibility, or sensitive decision-making is involved. We take steps to limit access, apply workflow controls, and use service providers under contractual or operational safeguards.
Our service providers, and we may use cookies, pixels, scripts, tags, and similar technologies to:
You may be able to manage cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
We may communicate with you by email, phone, text message, or other channels regarding:
If you provide a phone number, you agree that PYT and service providers acting on our behalf may contact you regarding your relationship with PYT, subject to applicable law. Message and data rates may apply for text communications. You may opt out of marketing texts or emails using the method provided in the message, though you may still receive transactional or operational communications.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, phone calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance, training, operational, or compliance purposes.
We do not sell your personal information for money.
We may share personal information as reasonably necessary in the following circumstances:
We may share information with vendors that help us operate our websites, systems, communications, fundraising, analytics, payments, CRM, workflow automation, merchandise fulfilment, or other functions.
We may share information with partners where necessary to administer student support, scholarship, crowdfunding, sponsorship, or related services, and only to the extent appropriate for those purposes.
Payment transactions may be processed by third-party payment processors or fundraising platforms. We typically receive transaction confirmations and limited payment-related details necessary for recordkeeping, donor support, and compliance, while the payment processor handles the sensitive payment transaction itself.
We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to:
If PYT undergoes a reorganisation, affiliation change, merger, restructuring, or transfer of programs or assets, information may be transferred as part of that process, subject to applicable law.
By using our website and services, you acknowledge and agree to this Privacy Policy.
When you donate, sponsor, or purchase through PYT, payment processing may occur through third-party providers, fundraising tools, or ecommerce platforms. Those providers may collect payment-related information directly from you and process it under their own privacy terms.
If tax-deductibility, fiscal sponsorship, or nonprofit disclosures apply to a specific donation flow, those details should also be stated on the relevant donation page and related receipts.
PYT retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including:
Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and its intended use.
Personal information is maintained in secure systems designed to support PYT’s operations and compliance requirements. Access to such information is restricted to authorised personnel and service providers who require it for legitimate operational purposes.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorised access, use, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, online service, or data transmission method is completely secure. You should use caution when submitting personal information online and contact us promptly if you suspect unauthorised activity involving your information
Our websites and services may relate to students and educational programs, but they are not intended for unrestricted use by young children.
Children under 13 may not use our websites or services except with appropriate parental, guardian, school, or program oversight and as otherwise permitted by law. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to delete or remediate that information.
Where a user is under the age of majority, additional parental or guardian consent may be required depending on the service, form, or program involved.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
To exercise any available rights, contact us using the contact information below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
Residents of certain U.S. states may haveadditional rights under applicable privacy laws. PYT will review and respond to qualifying requests as required by applicable law.
If required by future legal review, PYT may publish a supplemental U.S. State Privacy Notice covering categories of personal information, purposes of use, categories of disclosures, and state-specific rights.
PYT is based in the United States. If you access our websites or services from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.
Our websites may link to third-party websites, partner sites, payment tools, scholarship tools, or other external services. We are not responsible for the privacy, content, security, or practices of third parties. Please review their privacy policies separately before submitting information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. If changes are material, we may also provide additional notice as appropriate.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or PYT’s privacy practices, please contact us.
