Privacy Policy

Les Dames d'Escoffier Nashville (LDEN) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information through this website:

  • Contact information you provide directly, such as name, email address, mailing address, and phone number (for example, when you join as a member, sign up for our newsletter, register for an event, or contact us through a form)

  • Donation information, including your name, email, and payment details, when you make a donation. Payment processing is handled entirely by our third-party payment provider, Giving Matterd — we do not collect or store your credit card or bank account details ourselves. Please review Giving Matters’ own privacy policy at GivingMatters.com to understand how they handle your payment information.

  • Event registration information, such as name, email, and dietary or accessibility needs, when you register for chapter events

  • Automatically collected information, such as browser type, device information, and pages visited, which may be gathered through cookies or analytics tools like Google Analytics.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Process and acknowledge donations, including issuing tax receipts

  • Manage membership records and communications

  • Register you for events and communicate event details

  • Send newsletters or chapter updates, where you've opted in

  • Improve our website and understand how visitors use it

  • Respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share information with:

  • Our payment processor, Giving Matters, solely to process donations

  • Service providers who help us operate the site or manage communications (such as email newsletter platforms or event registration tools), who are only permitted to use your information to provide those services

  • LDEI (Les Dames d'Escoffier International), where applicable, for national membership records

  • Legal authorities, if required by law

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described above, including maintaining donation and membership records for tax and organizational purposes.

Your Choices

  • You may unsubscribe from our newsletter or email communications at any time using the link provided in those emails.

  • You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, subject to any legal or recordkeeping requirements (such as donation records needed for tax purposes).

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date of the most recent update will be posted at the bottom of this page.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, please contact us at info@lesdamesnashville.org. 

Last updated on July 28, 2026