We collect the information we need to provide housing and support, and to meet the requirements of the grants that fund our homes. Your records are kept secure, and only the staff who need them to support you can see them.
The County’s shared system
Like every housing program in Santa Clara County, we enter some of your information into the Santa Clara County Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Your information goes into HMIS only with your written consent. You can read the County’s HMIS Privacy Statement.
Your rights
See your information. You can ask to see and get a copy of the information we hold about you.
Correct it. You can ask us to correct anything that is wrong or incomplete.
Decide who else sees it. We share your information only with your written permission, unless the law requires it.
Own your story. We never ask you to share your story, pose for photos, or speak for us in exchange for help. If you ever choose to share, you decide what is said, how you are named, and you can ask us to take it down at any time.
Be treated fairly. Razing the Bar does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, familial status, or any other status protected by law.
Speak up without fear. You can raise a concern with any staff member, or directly with the Board of Directors, and no one will retaliate against you for it.
Donors
Your trust, kept.
The Donor Bill of Rights
Razing the Bar honors the Donor Bill of Rights, the standard for how nonprofits treat the people who give to them.
What we collect
When you give, we collect your name, email, mailing address, the amount and date of your gift, and, if you choose, your phone number. We use it to process your gift, send your tax receipt, keep accurate records, and, only if you agree, send you updates.
Your payment information
Card payments are processed securely by our payment providers. Razing the Bar never sees or stores your full card number.
Your choices
We never sell, rent, or trade your information.
You can give anonymously, and we will keep your name off every public list, post, and donor wall.
You can see or correct the information we hold about you, or leave our mailing list, at any time.
We keep gift records as long as tax and financial reporting require, and no longer than we need them.
This website
What happens when you visit.
Information you give us
We collect only what you choose to share, such as your email when you subscribe to our newsletter or your details when you give. Every email we send includes a one-click unsubscribe link.
Cookies and analytics
This site uses cookies, small files stored in your browser, to keep it working and to measure how it is used. We use Google Analytics to understand which pages are visited and how people find us. These reports do not identify you by name. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, or install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Do Not Track
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. This site does not currently respond to that signal, so please use your cookie settings or the opt-out add-on above to limit tracking.
Children
This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Other websites
Links to other websites are provided for your convenience. Their privacy practices are their own, and a link is not an endorsement.
Terms of use
Terms of use.
The content on this site belongs to Razing the Bar, Inc. You may share it for personal, non-commercial use with credit to Razing the Bar. Any other use requires our written permission.
Gifts made through this site are voluntary contributions to Razing the Bar, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 80-0441705. No goods or services are provided in exchange, and gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
If you made an error in a gift, or have a question about one, write to us and we will work with you to resolve it.
We may update this page as our practices change. The effective date at the top of the page shows when it last changed.
PRIVACY NOTICE
Your privacy.
Your rights.
How Razing the Bar protects the young adults we serve, the donors who stand with us, and everyone who visits this site.
Effective November 1, 2026
Your story
is yours.
What we keep, and why
We collect the information we need to provide housing and support, and to meet the requirements of the grants that fund our homes. Your records are kept secure, and only the staff who need them to support you can see them.
The County’s shared system
Like every housing program in Santa Clara County, we enter some of your information into the Santa Clara County Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Your information goes into HMIS only with your written consent. You can read the County’s HMIS Privacy Statement.
Your rights
Your trust,
kept.
The Donor Bill of Rights
Razing the Bar honors the Donor Bill of Rights, the standard for how nonprofits treat the people who give to them.
What we collect
When you give, we collect your name, email, mailing address, the amount and date of your gift, and, if you choose, your phone number. We use it to process your gift, send your tax receipt, keep accurate records, and, only if you agree, send you updates.
Your payment information
Card payments are processed securely by our payment providers. Razing the Bar never sees or stores your full card number.
Your choices
What happens
when you visit.
Information you give us
We collect only what you choose to share, such as your email when you subscribe to our newsletter or your details when you give. Every email we send includes a one-click unsubscribe link.
Cookies and analytics
This site uses cookies, small files stored in your browser, to keep it working and to measure how it is used. We use Google Analytics to understand which pages are visited and how people find us. These reports do not identify you by name. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, or install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Do Not Track
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. This site does not currently respond to that signal, so please use your cookie settings or the opt-out add-on above to limit tracking.
Children
This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Other websites
Links to other websites are provided for your convenience. Their privacy practices are their own, and a link is not an endorsement.
Terms of use.
Questions about
your privacy?
Razing the Bar, Inc. · 1400 Parkmoor Ave, Ste. 240, San Jose, CA 95126
information@razingthebar.org · (408) 210-8898
To raise a concern with the Board: boardofdirectors@razingthebar.org