FAQ

Freedom United is a recognized nonprofit organization in the U.S., educating and empowering our community on the realities of modern slavery and mobilizing to create systemic change. Our vision is a world free of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Freedom United’s platform enables the public to understand their connection to modern slavery and what it looks like. Together, our power shifts policies and social values for good, holding businesses, society, and government accountable to tackle modern slavery at its root — as part of a prevention strategy.

We are proud to work with people and organizations around the world. Working in collaboration means we benefit from their expertise and they benefit from the power of our community. Wherever possible, Freedom United builds coalitions of organizations so that our message is coordinated and our impact maximized. In this way, we have the influence necessary to challenge the systems that allow slavery to thrive.

Learn more about us here.

We are a movement of over 8 million people everywhere, fighting to end one of the world’s greatest evils – modern slavery. As a movement, we work towards this goal by building broad public support for legislative, corporate, and social policy change and enforcement.

For a more detailed explanation of what we do, please visit our website’s “About Us” page here.

Freedom United is the new name for the anti-slavery organization formerly known as WalkFree.org.  Audacity Factory, a USA-based collaborative, took over leadership of the organization from the Australia-based Minderoo Foundation in 2016. After listening to our community of 8 million supporters, we realized a new brand and website was needed to expand our efforts and take our mission to the next level.

Modern slavery may go by many names, but that doesn’t change what it is. In the same way, we may be using a different name, but our mission to end slavery with a united movement or partners and supporters remains the same.

If you are a member of the media and would like to request an interview with one of our team members, please contact us at [email protected].

For student requests, we thank you for your interest in Freedom United. Unfortunately, due to the large number of requests we receive from students, we are unable to provide interviews. Best wishes with your studies.

Freedom United is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, USA, telephone +1 984 500 3725 (“Freedom United,” “we,” or “us”).  We value and respect your concerns about privacy.  This Privacy Policy explains how we use, disclose and protect the personal information of people who use our website or otherwise join or support Freedom United in the ways described below.

Freedom United is a nonprofit initiative that maintains the www.freedomunited.org website, the www.humantraffickingsearch.org website, and related websites owned and operated by Freedom United (our “Websites”).  By visiting our Websites, or by sharing personal information with Freedom United, you are agreeing to and accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy, so please review it carefully.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information is data that can be used to identify or contact a single person. We generally collect or receive personal information in three ways:

• when you voluntarily provide information to us, such as when you register an account with or input information into our website, donate to us (online or offline), sign a petition, contact us, or attend one of our events;
• we collect information automatically, such as through cookies or through use of our website; and
• other parties, such as social networks, may provide information to us or grant us access to information which can be reasonably linked to you.

Each of these methods is described in more detail below:

• Information You Voluntarily Choose to Provide

The personal information we collect from you will vary depending on the services you are using, the websites you are visiting, and how you access those services and websites. The personal information you provide to us may include the following: first and last name, street address, city, state, zip code, country, email address, and any other information you submit to us through email, online forms on the websites or offline.

• Information Collected Automatically When You Use the Website

Like most websites, we collect basic web traffic information (such as IP addresses) to monitor overall usage of our site. This helps us understand traffic patterns and know if there are problems on the site. We use embedded images in emails to track open rates for our campaigns, so that we can better learn how to keep members of our community engaged with the fight against modern slavery. We also use URLs (website links) in emails with an identifier that allows us to correctly identify the person who takes an action using a web page, so we can know who our most active members are and what initiatives they support.

We also collect information about you through the use of cookies. Cookie technology is used on several parts of our Websites. Please see the ‘How do we use cookies?’ policy to learn more about our use of cookies and information we collect through them.

We use Google Analytics to collect certain analytical information, as described below, to help us better understand activity on the Websites, and improve the quality of the Websites. We receive this data in an aggregated, anonymous form that does not personally identify any individual user.

• Information We Receive from Others

In some cases, other parties provide us with personal information about you, or allow us to collect personal information about you. In some cases, we are not able to control the amount or type of information that other parties like social networks, make available to us. Although we cannot control your privacy settings at those websites or how those other parties protect your privacy, once we receive information about you through those websites, we will treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use your personal information:

• to provide the services or information you request;
• to identify and authenticate users for signing up for and logging in to the Websites;
• to populate our petition ‘hand-ins’ (submitting signatories’ first name, last initial and countries to the recipients/targets of our petitions);
• to stay in contact with you, let you know of new opportunities to take part in the fight against modern slavery, and provide you with updates and information;
• to better understand our users, their interests, and their preferences, in order to provide more targeted communications;
• to develop, deliver, and improve our services, user experience and other offerings;
• to measure the effectiveness of our content and campaigns;
• to monitor performance of the Websites;
• to monitor and moderate online community interactions on the Websites (for example, public comments and community inquiries);
• to authorize and process transactions for donations;
• to track donation histories and peer-to-peer fundraising activity to improve relationship management with our donors; and
• for internal auditing purposes.

We also collect information in an aggregated form that does not, on its own, permit direct association with any specific individual. We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose aggregated or otherwise non-personal information for any purpose.

Use of Google Analytics, Adwords and Remarketing

The Websites may use Google Analytics and similar web analytics services. Google Analytics is used to track unregistered users on the Websites, to record multiple visits by unregistered users to the Websites, and to record all the pages that unregistered users visit at the Websites. If and when an unregistered user registers with the Websites, all of his or her previous visits and activity on the Websites will be associated with his or her registered user profile. Google Analytics tracks registered users’ visits to the Websites whenever they return.

The Websites will not (and will not allow any third party to) use Google Analytics to track, collect, or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, address, or billing information), or other data that can reasonably be linked to such information by Google.

The Websites may use all features of Google Analytics for display advertisers including obtaining specific visitor cookie data, such as the source, medium, and keyword used to visit the Websites. Google Analytics does not store any visitor-specific data, and the Websites will not use specific data regarding users in any way related to Google Analytics, Google Adwords, and Remarketing.

The Websites may use remarketing with Google Adwords and analytics to display content-specific advertisements to users who previously visited the Websites when those users go to other websites that have Google Display Network implemented.

The Websites and other third-party vendors, including Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on users’ past visits to the Websites.

The Websites will not facilitate the merging of personally identifiable information with non-personally identifiable information that is collected through any Google advertising product or feature unless you specifically and affirmatively provide us with your consent to that merger of personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using Google’s Ads Settings.

You can also opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising, to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, by going to the Google Analytics opt-out page. You can obtain additional information on Google Analytics’ collection and processing of data, including how to opt out, here.

WHEN MIGHT WE GIVE ANYONE ELSE ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Freedom United will not disclose your personal information to any third parties except:

• to vendors who provide services for us and/or on our behalf, including, without limitation, our contractors, website and data hosting providers, email or SMS providers, technology service providers, payment processors, customer service providers, survey providers, advertising partners, campaign partners and other persons who perform services for us – in which case, Freedom United uses reasonable steps to ensure such third parties keep your personal information confidential and do not use or disclose your personal information for any purpose other than the purpose of providing those services to us;
• to our professional advisers, accountants, insurers, lawyers and auditors on a confidential basis;
• if Freedom United or its assets are or may be acquired by a third party, the information may be provided to that third party and its advisors;
• in exceptional circumstances, Freedom United may be required or permitted by law to disclose personal information, for example where such disclosure is necessary to meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or other legal obligation; detect, investigate and help prevent security, fraud or technical issues; and/or protect the rights, property or safety of Freedom United, our employees or other users of the Websites.; or
• otherwise with your consent.

Freedom United does not sell your personal information.

For our campaigns to be effective, it is important that our members and supporters make a public stand in the fight against slavery. So if you participate in specific campaign actions such as adding your name to a petition, uploading a video to our site or writing a letter to a news media organization, your information may be available publicly on our website. Personal information that may be made available on our website includes your comments, along with your first name, last initial, and your country of residence.

You can use third-party social networking services such Facebook and Google+ to share information about your experience on our Websites. These social networking services may be able to collect information about you, including your activity on our Websites. Your interactions with those social networking services are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the relevant service. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of social networking services. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our Site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

DONATIONS OR PURCHASES

Any financial information is sent via a secure server and encrypted for your protection. Freedom United does not see, store, or retain debit or credit card numbers. Debit and credit card information is submitted directly to Stripe.com, a trusted payment processor that processes your financial transactions.

HOW DOES FREEDOM UNITED KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SECURE?

Freedom United is committed to keeping your information secure. We endeavor to take all reasonable steps to keep secure any information that we hold about you, and to keep this information accurate and up to date. Your information is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities. Other than the sharing of information outlined in this Privacy Policy, personally identifiable information is not accessible by the public, and we require our employees and data processors to respect the confidentiality of any personal information. Any personally identifiable information on user profiles is private.

USE OF OUR WEBSITE EMAIL TOOL

In some campaigns, we offer a function in which members can write a message to their head of state, a company CEO, a news organization or other decision makers. These messages are sent in your name, with your contact information such as your email address as the return address. Please review the content of these messages carefully because as they are sent from your email address and not from Freedom United, you are responsible for the content of these messages and you acknowledge in no event will Freedom United be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, lost profits, remote, cover, exemplary, consequential, special, or punitive damages, regardless of the foreseeability of such damages resulting from the content of any such messages.

HOW CAN YOU STOP RECEIVING EMAIL FROM FREEDOM UNITED?

You can manage all your email subscriptions here including unsubscribing from all emails. You can also email us at [email protected], write to or call us at the contact information below. We will act quickly to implement but please allow up to five business days for us to remove your email address from our system.

If you would like to verify, update or change the contact information we have received from you, please contact us.

Freedom United
7320 Abron Drive
Durham NC 27713
USA
+1 984 500 3725

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not direct our websites or services to children (usually considered to be under the age of 13, depending on the country where you reside). We also do not intentionally collect personal information from children through our websites or applications. If you are the parent or guardian of a child and you believe that we have inadvertently received personal information about that child, please contact us as described in the Contact Us section of this Privacy Policy and we will take reasonable steps to remove the information from our records.

GAINING ACCESS TO, UPDATING, DELETING YOUR INFORMATION OR WITHDRAWING CONSENT

If at any time you want to request, update, correct or remove personal information, you are welcome to submit a request by using this contact form. We may ask you to verify your identity before we can act on your request. If you are aware of changes or inaccuracies in your personal information, you should inform us of such changes so that our records may be updated or corrected.

We may reject requests that are unreasonably repetitive, require disproportionate technical effort (for example, developing a new system or fundamentally changing an existing practice), risk the privacy of others, or would be extremely impractical (for instance, requests concerning information residing on backup systems).

Where we can provide information access and correction, we will do so, except where it would require a disproportionate effort. We aim to maintain our services in a manner that protects information from accidental or malicious destruction. Because of this, after you delete information from our services, we may not immediately delete residual copies from our active servers and may not remove information from our backup systems.

Where consent is required for our use of your personal information as described herein, you have the right to withdraw or decline your consent and cease your use of the Websites. If you decide to withdraw your consent, such withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before such withdrawal.

California Privacy Rights

California Civil Code Sec. 1798.100, et seq. (also known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018) (“CCPA”) provides certain rights to California residents regarding their personal information. A California resident has the right to request that we disclose certain information, including: (1) the categories of personal information we have collected about that California resident, (2) the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, (3) the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the personal information, (4) the categories of third parties with whom Freedom United shares personal information, and (5) the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about the resident. A California resident has the right to request that we delete his/her personal information. Finally, a California resident has the right not to be discriminated against for exercising his/her privacy rights under the CCPA. You can request such personal information and change your personal information by emailing us at [email protected].

Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users are entitled to the following consumer rights notice: California residents may reach the Compliant Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services for the California Department of Consumer Affairs by mail at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Freedom United website contains links to other websites. These third-party websites have separate and independent privacy policies. The privacy policies and applicable terms of use of the third-party websites will govern your interaction with such third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of linked sites, as Freedom United is not responsible or liable for the practices, content, and/or privacy policies of those third-party websites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our Websites and welcome any feedback about these third-party websites.

DATA RETENTION

We will retain your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out above, considering criteria such as applicable rules on statute of limitations, legal requirements and the duration of your use of the Websites and receipt of our services.

INTERNATIONAL USERS

USERS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION

This section of the Privacy Policy applies only if you use the Websites or services covered by this Privacy Policy from a country that is a Member State of the European Union and supplements the information in this Privacy Policy.

Freedom United is the data controller for processing of information defined as personal data under applicable data protection law (“Personal Data”).

• Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data: We process Personal Data for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, as described above. Our legal basis to process personal data includes processing that is: necessary for the performance of the contract between you and Freedom United (for example, to provide you with the services you request and to identify and authenticate you so you may use the Websites); necessary to comply with legal requirements (for example, to comply with applicable accounting rules and to make mandatory disclosures to law enforcement); necessary for our legitimate interests (for example, to manage our relationship with you and to improve the Websites and our services); and based on your consent (for example, to communicate with you about our campaigns and services), which may subsequently be withdrawn at any time (by filling out the form here) without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

In some instances, you may be required to provide us with Personal Data for processing as described above, in order for us to be able to provide you all of our services, and for you to use all the features of the Websites.

• Your Rights: In addition to the rights to access, amend or delete your Personal Data as set out above, you may be entitled, in accordance with applicable law, to object to or request the restriction of processing of your Personal Data, and to request portability of your own Personal Data. Requests should be submitted by completing the form here.

If you consider that our processing of your Personal Data infringes applicable law, you may lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority, which may be the authority in your Member State of residence or work.

FUTURE REVISIONS

Freedom United’s website and activities will continue to grow and change as we add new ways to make your voice heard in the fight against slavery. Because of this, from time to time, our Privacy Policy will be reviewed and revised. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with those changes. If the changes made to the Privacy Policy are material, we may either post a notice on the website prior to the effective date of the change, or, in some cases, will provide notice of the changes by email. Whenever we change our Privacy Policy we will post an updated version on our website, including the last date of revision.

This Privacy Policy was last revised on 5 August 2026.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about how we handle your personal information and protect your privacy, please feel free to contact us here or call us at +1 984 500 3725. You may also mail requests to:

Freedom United
7320 Abron Drive
Durham NC 27713
USA

Freedom United (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collect certain information about our website visitors (“you” or “your”) when you visit www.freedomunited.org and other websites owned and operated by Freedom United (the “Websites”).

Cookies are small text files that are sent to a web browser and are stored on your terminal device when you access a website.  Cookies are used for different purposes (computer authentication, session monitoring, storage of information on specific configurations regarding visitors that access the server, storage of preferences, etc.).  This policy describes our use of cookies.

Cookie List

Some of the cookies on the Websites are set by us and called first-party cookies.  We also use third-party cookies on the Websites – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts.  More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Statistics Cookies:

Statistics cookies may be set through the Websites by us.  They may be used by us to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information.  The deactivation of such cookies does not compromise the use of the Websites.

Marketing Cookies: 

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across the Websites.  We or our advertising partners use them to display ads that are relevant and engaging for you.  The deactivation of such third party cookies does not compromise the use of the Websites.

Use of Google Analytics, Adwords and Remarketing

The Websites may use Google Analytics and similar web analytics services.  Google Analytics is used to track unregistered users on the Websites, to record multiple visits by unregistered users to the Websites, and to record all the pages that unregistered users visit at the Websites.   If and when an unregistered user registers with the Websites, all of his or her previous visits and activity on the Websites will be associated with his or her registered user profile.  Google Analytics tracks registered users’ visits to the Websites whenever they return.

The Websites will not (and will not allow any third party to) use Google Analytics to track, collect, or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, address, or billing information), or other data that can reasonably be linked to such information by Google.

The Websites may use all features of Google Analytics for display advertisers including obtaining specific visitor cookie data, such as the source, medium, and keyword used to visit the Websites.  Google Analytics does not store any visitor-specific data, and the Websites will not use specific data regarding users in any way related to Google Analytics, Google Adwords, and Remarketing.

The Websites may use remarketing with Google Adwords and analytics to display content-specific advertisements to users who previously visited the Websites when those users go to other websites that have Google Display Network implemented.

The Websites and other third-party vendors, including Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on users’ past visits to the Websites.

The Websites will not facilitate the merging of personally identifiable information with non-personally identifiable information that is collected through any Google advertising product or feature unless you specifically and affirmatively provide us with your consent to that merger of personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using Google’s Ads Settings.

You can also opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising, to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, by going to the Google Analytics opt-out page.

You can obtain additional information on Google Analytics’ collection and processing of data, including how to opt out, here.

On your initial visit to our Websites, we will ask for your consent to use cookies.  You may withdraw your consent by going to your web browsers settings.  Almost all web browsers allow you to verify which cookies are present on your personal hard drives, block all the cookies or receive a notification any time a cookie is installed.  In certain cases, however, failure to install a cookie may lead to the impossibility to use certain sections of the Websites.

Below are the methods offered by the primary browsers which allow the users to express their options regarding the use of cookies:

• Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/it-it/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11;
• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop;
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox;
• Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.00/it/cookies.html;
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac.

Cookie technology is used on several parts of our Websites. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to a computer, tablet or smartphone to analyze website usage and to facilitate transactions and a more personalized website experience. Cookies may store user preferences and other information.

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. If you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your browser to refuse cookies. This may mean you will not be able to take full advantage of all the functions on the Freedom United website.

We are a U.S. registered charity formed out of Raleigh, NC, however, our staff is fully remote, working from different countries including Rwanda, Canada, India, Belize, and across the U.S.

We may be a small team of less than 10 but we are based across three continents!

You can learn more about our team here:
https://www.freedomunited.org/our-team/

Thank you for interest in getting involved with Freedom United. The support of community members like you is what powers the work we do.

An easy way to get involved is by signing petitions for the campaigns that mean the most to you and sharing with friends, family, and colleagues so they can do the same. Your support helps us tackle the causes of modern slavery and create a society where everyone is free.

Another way people support us is by donating to campaigns. We would use 100% of your donations to expose and end human trafficking and modern slavery. Our organization operates independently, free from the influence of governments, corporations, or other interests which is why our generous donors choose to support Freedom United.

For more information, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any other questions. Your support is always appreciated.

Additionally, you can subscribe to our weekly campaign and news digest emails here.

If you have any questions about our resources, please do not hesitate to contact us here.

The impact of years of effective, informed and sophisticated campaigning has been impressive. Our approach to sustainable freedom, securing change towards a world in which slavery no longer thrives, means preventing slavery for years and generations to come.

Many people think slavery ended over a hundred years ago, but slavery still exists – trapping tens of millions of people throughout the world, despite the practice being illegal everywhere. Someone trapped in modern slavery lives in fear, suffers constant exploitation, and has no way of escape. For a detailed description of modern slavery, please visit our Learn section. 

We know it’s shocking that slavery still exists. You can find out more information about modern slavery in your country or region in the Global Slavery Index. Other good resources include the US State Department TIP (Trafficking in Persons) report, and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Report on Trafficking in Persons. 

We are very sorry to hear about this difficult situation. Freedom United does not provide direct services to victims of modern slavery. If you believe that you or someone you know may be a victim, we advise you to contact a local organization which can help. 

USA: Call the Human Trafficking Hotline at +1 888-373-7888 or contact them here. 

Mexico: Call the National Helpline Against Trafficking in Persons at 01 800 5533 000.

UK: Call the Modern Slavery Helpline at 08000 121 700 or make a report online.

If you are not in one of the countries listed above, please see the Global Modern Slavery Directory to find anti-slavery organizations closest to you. 

Unfortunately, no comprehensive guides on modern slavery and products exist yet. Several organizations are currently working on something similar to the Fair Trade certification to ensure products are slavery-free. However, you could check out this guide by Ethical Consumer to start. 

As an organization committed to human rights, we firmly believe that the decriminalization of sex work could play a significant role in combating sexual exploitation including human trafficking. This perspective is elaborated on our website, where we discuss our views on the topic.

Covered in this Q&A piece on our website, there is evidence that the criminalization of sex work exposes individuals involved to various forms of abuse and exploitation, often at the hands of law enforcement. Moreover, it renders them more susceptible to violence, including rape, assault, and even murder, as they are perceived as easy targets due to societal stigma. Additionally, the current legal framework hinders sex workers from seeking justice for crimes perpetrated against them, such as human trafficking.

Decriminalization presents an opportunity to create a safer environment, allowing victims of trafficking to come forward without fear of prosecution. It also enables law enforcement to focus their efforts on apprehending perpetrators of human trafficking rather than targeting sex workers and their clients.

We encourage you to explore further insights via our website. Your support is invaluable to us, and we sincerely hope you’ll take the time to consider our perspective.

Please visit our Freedom Map — a vital tool that helps you track forced labor in real time and take meaningful action.

What’s on the Freedom Map? 

• Real-time updates on forced labor by country or product.
• Targeted campaigns on regions and industries most affected by forced labor.
• A visual guide to modern slavery’s prevalence worldwide, powered by the Global Slavery Index.

Having the most up-to-date information on forced labor empowers you to make informed decisions as a consumer and advocate. Knowing where and how forced labor infiltrates supply chains allows us to demand accountability from companies and governments and to make an impact where it’s needed the most.

Freedom United is committed to impactful petitioning on the ground and on the web. To achieve this, we invest in comprehensive and strategic plans with our excellent partner organizations.

While we understand the need for advocacy around the globe and that there are many communities in need, we’re currently focusing on existing partnerships and building long-lasting strategies in the countries in which we already work. However, here is a list of our partners who may be able to help you. We also encourage you to reach out to local organizations in your area that may be able to assist you further.

Our many partners around the world are professionals with years of proven progress. We choose to work with people who have in-depth knowledge of modern slavery issues that their communities face, the best approaches to stop it, and the most effective techniques in their specific region and situation.

Learn more about our partners here.

We partner with organizations who share our passion, value excellence, and operate with integrity. Our official partners make a significant annual contribution and work with us to launch innovative, unforgettable campaigns. 

To join us, click here and select “Corporate Sponsorship,” and one of our team members will contact you soon. 

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You can manage all your email subscriptions here including unsubscribing from all emails. You can also write to us at [email protected].

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If you would like to verify, update, or change your email address or contact information, please contact us at [email protected].

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If you have time, please try the following:

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If none of the above works, please email us at [email protected] with answers to the following bulleted questions, so we can ensure that our tech team is well informed of the issue.

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We use a secure payment processor to ensure that your credit card information is safe. However, sometimes it may reject payments for unspecified reasons. We recommend contacting your issuing bank to understand why the charge was blocked. 

If you need to contact us about a donation, please email us at [email protected] or call us at +1 984-500-3725. 

Our site runs on https, and we can assure them that our site is fully secure and all certificates are up to date. Anyone who types http without the ‘s’ will be redirected to ‘https’ as we do not host any content on http.

It is, therefore, possible that your browser or security settings block redirects, which is causing this alert. I suggest you try typing out https://www.freedomunited.org, which should go straight through. It may also help to clear your browser cache.

We understand that our design is not as simple or straightforward as it could be, but we designed it this way so that the emails to the targets come from the supporters’ own accounts – that way, they’re taken more seriously and not easily blocked. However, the email that goes to you may land in your junk folder unfortunately if you’ve not listed Freedom United as a safe sender.

To make sure that any following email to target action can be completed, please signal to your email provider that you trust emails coming from our accounts.

We’re sorry that a button on our website is not working.

If you have time, please try the following:

1. Clear your browser’s cache and cookies.
2. Try another browser to see if that works.
3. Double-check your internet connection.
4. Confirm you have the right permissions to use the feature.

If it still plays hard to get, don’t worry! Sometimes tech has its quirks. Feel free to copy-paste your message and target email addresses from the auto-reply.

Your support means the world to us! Email to target actions are especially helpful as they take more than one click to happen but seem the most effective method for getting peoples’ attention! Thank you for taking action – and for your patience!

If you have more details or funny error messages, send them to [email protected]. We’re on a mission to make things smooth for you.

We deeply appreciate your commitment to support our vision of a world free of modern slavery and human trafficking. Our work is only possible through the generosity of our supporters.

We understand that convenience and flexibility are essential when it comes to supporting causes you care about. Therefore, we offer several convenient options for making donations:

1. Online Donation: Donating online is the easiest and quickest way to contribute to our cause. You can make a secure donation using any major credit card or your PayPal account through our website at https://www.freedomunited.org/donate/

2. By Check: If you prefer to donate by check, please send your contribution (no cash, please) to our U.S. office at the following address:

Freedom United

7320 Abron Drive

Durham NC 27713 USA

Please make the check payable to “Freedom United”

Online: Donating online is the easiest option. You can donate using any major credit card or your PayPal account.

By check: Please make checks payable to Freedom United and send them to: 7320 Abron Dr, Durham, NC 27713 USA.

By donor advised fund (DAF): We accept gifts from Donor Advised Funds (DAF). If you need information or assistance, please email [email protected].

Donate by wire transfer: We accept wire transfers for donations over $5,000. Please email [email protected] for more information.

Donate by Venmo: Please donate by Venmo @freedomunitedhq

Donate by cryptocurrency: Please contact us if you would like to donate by cryptocurrency. Email [email protected]

Questions? Please call our office at +1 984 500 3725.

We’re always committed to using your donated funds in the most effective way to fight modern day slavery. This means investing in more than just materials. Here are some things needed to complete a successful fight against modern slavery:

Personnel costs
People make our campaigns run, so our costs include salaries and benefits for advocacy officers and campaigners, as well as technical experts like lawyers and accountants.

Travel costs
Sometimes, raising awareness and resources for the fight against modern slavery means talking to people in person. Our expert team members have been called on to advise multinational corporations and intergovernmental organizations as to what they can be doing to eliminate modern slavery, so we include costs for travel to carry that message of freedom forward.

Percentage of donation to mission

Over 90% is spent directly on our mission. For example, in 2022, when we spent a bit more on fundraising, the exact figure was 91%. In 2021 it was 94%. We are able to keep such a high proportion spent on our mission because we don’t pay any rent on offices, benefit from substantial in-kind donations, and are careful to keep our operational costs down.

We love our international supporters!  However, please be aware that only donations made from within the U.S. are tax-deductible. 

For international donations by check, we accept bank issued money orders in USD. Money orders should be made payable to Freedom United and can be mailed to: 7320 Abron Drive, Durham NC 27713, USA.

Questions? Call us at +1 984 500 3725

We’re happy to help you update your credit card information. Email us at [email protected] and we’ll send you a link through which you can edit your subscription, or you can set up a new one here.

We’re sorry to see you go, but if you’d like to cancel your donation, please contact us at [email protected] or call us at +1 984-500-3725.

For donations made online, you’ll receive a confirmation email within a few minutes of donating. This email can be used as a tax receipt for donations made within the U.S. For donations made by check or money order, you’ll receive a receipt by e-mail within 8 weeks of your donation. If you haven’t received either of these, please contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will get back to you shortly.

Donations from within the U.S. are tax-deductible, as Freedom United is an IRS registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. You can find more information on Candid/ GuideStar. Unfortunately, no donations from outside the U.S. are tax-deductible at this time.

We appreciate your interest in working for us! We do not have any current job openings. However, you may want to follow us on LinkedIn. Any future employment opportunities will be listed there.

We appreciate your interest in interning with us! We do not have any current internship openings. However, you may want to follow us on LinkedIn. Any future internship opportunities will be listed there.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us! Please email your current resume and area of interest to [email protected], and a member of our team will follow up with you.