Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 17, 2025

Sierra Institute (“we,” “our,” “us”) values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information when you interact with our website:

• Personal Information: such as your name and email address when you subscribe to our mailing list (via MailerLite), or fill out our contact form.
• Usage Information: data automatically collected through Google Analytics, including browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on our website.
• Cookies and Tracking: see Section 2 for details.

2. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Improve site performance and user experience.
• Analyze traffic via Google Analytics.
• Remember user preferences.

You can control cookie settings through your browser.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent – when you subscribe to our mailing list.
• Legitimate Interest – to analyze and improve website performance.
• Legal Obligations – where required by law.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

This website does not collect payment data. When you donate to Sierra Institute online, your information is handled securely by the Classy (Go Fund Me Pro) Platform. See their privacy policy here: https://pro.gofundme.com/c/legal/privacy-notice/

This website uses the Privacy Suite for WordPress by Complianz to collect and record Browser and Device-based Consent. For this functionality, your IP address is anonymized and stored in our database. This service does not process any personally identifiable information and does not share any data with the service provider. For more information, see the Complianz Privacy Statement.

5. Accessibility

We strive to achieve compliance with WCAG accessibility standards to ensure our website is accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. See full accessibility statement.

6. Anti-Spam Compliance

We comply with CAN-SPAM and other anti-spam laws:

• You will only receive emails if you sign up for our newsletter, or fill out our contact form.
• Every newsletter email includes an “unsubscribe” link.
• We do not share your information with third parties for marketing.
• No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes.
• All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal information.
• Withdraw consent at any time.
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (GDPR/CCPA).

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: info@sierrainstitute.us

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact: info@sierrainstitute.us