Last Updated: May 12, 2026
Madden Charities, Inc. and The John Madden Foundation (collectively, “Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation” or “we”, “us” or “our”) operate MaddenCharities.org. It is Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website.
Like most website operators, Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses through normal website operation, analytics, security, and fraud-prevention functions. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation uses and discloses such information only as described below.
Certain visitors to Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation’s website choose to interact with Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation in ways that require Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, visitors who sign up for updates or contact Madden Charities may provide their name, email address, and other contact information. Those who engage in donations or other transactions with Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those donations and transactions, whether through the website or through third-party service providers used in connection with donations. We may also collect information that you submit through contact forms, email signup forms, donation forms, and privacy request forms made available through the website. Donations made through the Website may be processed by third-party service providers. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation does not collect or store your full payment card information and is not responsible for the data practices of such third parties. In each case, Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation’s behalf or to provide services available at Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation’s website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. These may include service providers that assist with website hosting, donation processing, email communications, analytics, and privacy request management. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation’s website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation, third parties or the public at large. If you have provided your email address, Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation may occasionally send you updates about its programs, events, or activities, or respond to your inquiries. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we may use that information to respond to your request and maintain our records. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information. We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation uses cookies to help Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation identify and track visitors, their usage of Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation website, and their website access preferences. These cookies and similar technologies may include tools such as Google Analytics and other technologies used to understand website traffic, visitor interactions, and website performance. Visitors may be able to manage cookie preferences through their browser settings and, where available, through the website’s cookie banner or privacy settings tools. Certain features of the website may not function properly without cookies.
Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation may make available a Privacy Center or similar tools through the website that allow users to manage certain privacy preferences, including email unsubscribe requests, cookie settings, and requests relating to access to or deletion of certain personal information. Depending on your location and the nature of your request, you may have certain privacy choices or rights under applicable law. We may take reasonable steps to verify the identity of a person making a request before responding. No method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We may also retain certain information as required or permitted by applicable law, including for legal, tax, accounting, security, and recordkeeping purposes. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law. Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information.
If Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, personal information may be among the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
This Website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation’s sole discretion. Madden Charities & The John Madden Foundation encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact Madden Charities at:
Address: P.O. Box 12395, Pleasanton, California 94588
Phone: (925)-225-4000
Email: donations@maddencharities.org
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