EZ Gift Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 03/19/2026
Entity: Avenue Elite, LLC d/b/a EZ Gift

1. Overview

EZ Gift (“EZ Gift,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) provides a platform that enables individuals and organizations (“Hosts”) to create event-based gifting campaigns and receive contributions from guests (“Contributors”).

We are committed to protecting your personal data and maintaining a secure, compliant platform aligned with financial, privacy, and security best practices.

2. Key Role Clarification

EZ Gift does not custody funds
Payments are processed via Stripe Connect and related financial infrastructure
Funds flow:
- Contributor → Stripe (via Venue/Partner Connected Account)
- Split to:
  - Host (beneficiary)
  - Partner (venue, DJ, etc.)
  - EZ Gift (platform fee)

3. Information We Collect

A. Identity & Account Information

Name, email, phone
Date of birth
Address
Event details (wedding, fundraiser, etc.)

B. Financial & Transaction Data

Transaction history
Payout account information
Payment confirmations

EZ Gift does not store full card numbers or bank login credentials

C. Campaign Data

Event name, description, date
Public campaign content

D. Technical Data

IP address
Device/browser info
Log data for fraud prevention

4. How We Use Information

We use data to:

Operate and improve the platform
Facilitate payments and payouts
Perform KYC/AML verification
Detect fraud and suspicious activity
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Provide customer support

5. KYC, AML & Sanctions Compliance

EZ Gift maintains a compliance framework that includes:

Identity Verification

Stripe Connect onboarding + additional verification when needed

AML Monitoring

Transaction pattern monitoring
Risk-based review of campaigns
Manual + automated detection systems

Sanctions Screening

We screen users against:

OFAC SDN list
Other U.S. sanctions lists

We prohibit use involving:

Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk

6. Google Sign-In & Google User Data

EZ Gift allows users to register and log in using Google Sign-In. When you choose to sign in with Google, we receive certain basic profile information from your Google account, which may include:

Your name
Email address
Google profile ID
Profile picture (if available)

How We Use This Information

We use Google user data strictly to:

Authenticate your identity and create or access your EZ Gift account
Maintain account security and prevent fraud
Provide core application functionality

We do not access or request any additional data from your Google account beyond what is necessary for authentication.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your Google user data with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.
We may share this information only:

With service providers necessary to operate our platform (e.g., authentication, hosting)
If required by law or legal process

Data Storage and Retention

We store Google account information securely and retain it only as long as necessary to provide our services or comply with legal obligations. Users may request deletion of their account and associated data at any time.

Google API Services Compliance

EZ Gift’s use of information received from Google APIs complies with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Specifically:

We only use Google user data to provide or improve user-facing features
We do not use this data for advertising, profiling, or data brokerage
We do not transfer or sell Google user data to third parties
We do not use Google user data to train generalized artificial intelligence or machine learning models

7. Data Retention

We retain data according to strict policies: