Congregation Ohr Tzvi
Privacy Policy
DRAFT — this page has not been published. It describes how we intend to handle information once the program is live.
This Privacy Policy describes how Congregation Ohr Tzvi (Cong. Ohr Tzvi), a New York 501(c)(3) religious organization, EIN 33-2967143, 42 Cedar Lane, Unit 112, Monsey, NY 10952 (“we,” “us,” or “the Congregation”), collects, uses, and protects information in connection with For the Neshama, a charitable program of the Congregation, including the website fortheneshama.com.
If you have a question or a request about your information, please write to main@fortheneshama.com or message us on WhatsApp. A real person will respond.
Information we collect
When you register a name or contact us, we may collect:
- The name of the departed (Hebrew, and English if you provide it), a family name or surname if you provide one, son or daughter of, and the father’s or mother’s Hebrew name if you provide it
- Date of passing (civil or Hebrew calendar, if you provide it), whether the passing was after sunset, family custom for Kaddish, and optional notes such as cemetery or spelling
- Your name, your relationship to the departed, your email address, and your WhatsApp number
- A photograph of the departed, only if you choose to upload one
- Your choice about displaying the name on our public Memorial page. If you upload a photograph, that upload is itself consent to show it there
- The amount of your donation, and a record that the donation was completed
- Messages you send us by email or WhatsApp, and any preference you indicate (for example, not to receive optional messages about further learning)
We may also collect limited technical information that is ordinary for a website, such as browser type or pages visited, to keep the site working and secure. We do not use this to build marketing profiles.
How we use information
We use this information only as needed to operate the For the Neshama program:
- To receive the name and arrange that Kaddish is said and Torah is learned in memory of the departed
- To send confirmation that the name has been registered (once the donation is completed), a receipt for your donation, updates about the learning, and yahrzeit reminders (30 days and 7 days beforehand), by email and WhatsApp
- To display the name on our public Memorial page only if you have consented, and to show a photograph you uploaded (uploading a photo is itself consent to display it), only on the days Kaddish is said
- To correct a name or a date if you ask us to, and to answer your questions
- To keep records required for a US nonprofit, including donation acknowledgments
We do not use your information to sell you goods. Optional messages about dedicating further learning are sent only if you have not asked us not to send them, and you may opt out at any time.
Payments
Donations are processed by Stripe. Stripe handles your payment data (such as card number and billing details) according to its own privacy policy. We receive confirmation of the donation — for example, the amount, the date, and your email — so that we can issue a receipt and complete the registration. We do not store your full card number on our systems.
Who we share information with
Institutions in Israel that carry out the Kaddish and the learning receive only the name and the dates needed to fulfill that work. They do not receive your payment details.
We may also share information with service providers who help us operate the program (for example, email delivery, WhatsApp messaging, or our database), solely to perform those services for us, and as required by law or to protect the Congregation and the families we serve.
We do not sell your information. We do not share it with third parties for their own marketing.
We never publish a name or a photograph on our public Memorial page without your permission. A name appears there only if you check the Memorial-page box on the registration form. A photograph appears only if you upload one — that upload is itself consent to show it — and only on the days Kaddish is said for that neshama. You may ask us to remove a name or a photograph at any time by writing to main@fortheneshama.com. We will do so promptly.
Opting out of email or WhatsApp
You may opt out of WhatsApp messages, email messages, or both, at any time. Write to main@fortheneshama.com, reply on WhatsApp, or use any unsubscribe link we include in an email. We will still need a way to reach you if a correction to a name or a date is required; if you opt out of both channels, please tell us how we should contact you about the registration itself.
How long we keep information
We keep the name, dates, and the record of learning for as long as needed to fulfill the Kaddish and the learning, to send yahrzeit reminders if you wish to receive them, and to meet our record-keeping duties as a nonprofit. You may ask us to update or correct information, or to stop reminders, at any time.
Children
This program is intended for adults who are registering a name or making a donation. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
If we make a material change to this policy, we will update this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email.
How to contact us
Congregation Ohr Tzvi
For the Neshama
42 Cedar Lane, Unit 112
Monsey, NY 10952
main@fortheneshama.com
WhatsApp: +1 929-445-0082