Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 5, 2026
BU ("BU," "we," "us," or "our") is an educational initiative operated by B'Nativy Udi, an Israeli nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding educational, technological, and leadership opportunities for young people.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, make a donation, contact us, subscribe to updates, apply to or participate in our programs, or otherwise interact with BU.
Information We Collect
We may collect information that you provide directly to us, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Mailing address
- Information submitted through contact, registration, application, or inquiry forms
- Donation information, including donation amount and transaction-related information
- Information provided when subscribing to newsletters or updates
- Employment or volunteer application information
- Information relating to participation in our educational programs
- Any other information you choose to provide to us
Where necessary for participation in a program, we may also collect information about a participant's parent or legal guardian.
We seek to collect only information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
Donation and Payment Information
When you make a donation or payment through our website, the transaction may be processed by a third-party payment or donation platform.
Payment providers may collect payment card or financial information directly from you in accordance with their own privacy policies and security practices.
BU and B'Nativy Udi generally do not store full payment card numbers, expiration dates, or security codes on our own systems.
We may retain transaction-related information such as your name, contact information, donation amount, date of donation, transaction reference number, and information required for accounting, donor management, reporting, and legal compliance.
Information Collected Automatically
When you use our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Referring website or source
- Date and time of visits
- Interactions with the website
- General usage and analytics information
We may collect this information through cookies, analytics tools, pixels, tags, and similar technologies.
Cookies and Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Operate and secure the website
- Remember user preferences
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Measure website performance
- Improve our content and services
- Evaluate outreach and communications
We may use third-party analytics and technology providers for these purposes.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through our cookie-management tools. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of parts of the website.
How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
- Operate and maintain our website
- Respond to inquiries and requests
- Process donations and issue receipts or confirmations
- Communicate with donors and supporters
- Provide information about BU programs, initiatives, events, and impact
- Manage applications, registrations, participation, and educational activities
- Communicate with participants, parents, guardians, applicants, volunteers, and partners
- Improve our programs, website, communications, and user experience
- Conduct internal reporting, research, measurement, and analytics
- Protect the security and integrity of our systems
- Prevent fraud or misuse
- Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, and reporting obligations
- Protect the rights, safety, and interests of BU, B'Nativy Udi, our participants, and others
Communications and Email Updates
If you choose to subscribe to our newsletters, updates, fundraising communications, or other promotional communications, we may use your contact information to send you information about our work.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us.
Unsubscribing from promotional communications will not prevent us from sending necessary transactional or service-related communications, such as donation confirmations or communications related to a program in which you participate.
How We Share Information
We do not sell personal information.
We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to the following categories of recipients:
Service Providers
Companies and organizations that help us operate our website and activities, such as:
- Website hosting providers
- Cloud infrastructure providers
- Email and communications platforms
- CRM and donor-management systems
- Analytics providers
- Registration and application systems
- Payment and donation processors
- Information technology and cybersecurity providers
These providers may access information only as necessary to provide services to us and are expected to handle it appropriately.
Professional Advisors
We may disclose information to attorneys, accountants, auditors, consultants, and other professional advisors where reasonably necessary.
Educational and Program Partners
Where relevant to a program, and subject to appropriate permissions and safeguards, information may be shared with schools, educational partners, program operators, or other organizations participating in the delivery of the program.
Legal and Safety Requirements
We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, or governmental request
- Protect our legal rights
- Protect the safety of our participants, staff, users, or others
- Investigate fraud, security incidents, or misuse of our services
With Your Consent
We may share information for other purposes when you have specifically authorized us to do so.
Children and Young People
BU's website is intended primarily for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information online directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or legal guardian authorization where required by law.
If a BU program involves participants under 13 and requires online collection of personal information from them, we will take appropriate steps to provide notice and obtain verifiable parental or guardian consent where required.
Parents or legal guardians who believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization may contact us at privacy@udi.org.il.
If we determine that personal information from a child under 13 was collected in circumstances requiring parental consent and such consent was not obtained, we will take appropriate steps to delete the information, subject to applicable legal requirements.
For participants who are minors, we may also collect information from parents or legal guardians where necessary to manage registration, participation, safety, and communication.
Sensitive Information
In connection with certain educational programs, participants or their parents or guardians may provide information that could be considered sensitive, including information necessary for accommodations, accessibility, health or safety considerations.
We seek to collect such information only when reasonably necessary and limit access to individuals who require the information for the relevant purpose.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
These measures may include access controls, secure systems, encryption where appropriate, restricted permissions, and security practices used by our technology providers.
However, no website, database, or transmission of information over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:
- Providing our programs and services
- Maintaining appropriate participant and donor records
- Fulfilling legal, accounting, audit, and reporting requirements
- Managing relationships with alumni, donors, participants, and partners
- Resolving disputes
- Protecting our legal rights
When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete it, anonymize it, or securely archive it in accordance with our internal practices and applicable law.
International Data Transfers
BU is operated by B'Nativy Udi, an organization based in Israel, and works with service providers and partners in multiple countries.
As a result, personal information collected through this website may be processed or stored in the United States, Israel, or other countries in which we or our service providers operate.
Privacy and data protection laws may differ between countries. Where required, we take reasonable steps to protect personal information when it is transferred internationally.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
You may contact us to:
- Ask what personal information we maintain about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information, where appropriate
- Update your contact information
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Opt out of promotional communications
- Ask questions about how your information is used
Certain requests may be subject to legal, regulatory, contractual, accounting, or operational requirements that require us to retain particular information.
Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide you with additional privacy rights.
We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before responding to certain privacy requests.
Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, technology, practices, or applicable legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
Material changes may also be communicated through the website or by other appropriate means.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or information we maintain about you, please contact:
B'Nativy Udi / BU
2 Mordechai Ben Yehezkel Street
Jerusalem, Israel
Email: privacy@udi.org.il
For privacy-related requests, please include sufficient information for us to understand and respond to your request.