The Coalition to Protect Food Donations

The Coalition to Protect Food Donations (“Coalition,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide through our website and digital platforms.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you visit our website, sign up for updates, donate, participate in advocacy efforts, or otherwise engage with us.

By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:

A. Information You Provide Directly
When you voluntarily submit information through our website, we may collect:

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Mailing address

• Employer or organization (if provided)

• Donation information

• Survey or petition responses

• Any other information you choose to provide

If you make a donation, payment information is processed securely by third-party payment processors. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.

B. Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage data, including:

• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Device type

• Operating system

• Referring URLs

• Pages visited

• Time spent on pages

• Clickstream data

This information helps us understand how visitors use our site and allows us to improve functionality and outreach effectiveness.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience and support our outreach efforts.
These technologies may include:

• First-party cookies

• Third-party cookies

• Web beacons

• Pixels

• Tags

• Analytics tools

Digital Advertising & Remarketing
We may use digital advertising tools, including but not limited to:

• Meta (Facebook) Pixel

• Google Ads and Google Analytics

• LinkedIn Insight Tag

• Other digital advertising and analytics platforms

These tools allow us to:

• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns

• Understand user engagement

• Serve targeted advertisements to individuals who have previously visited our website

• Re-engage individuals who have expressed interest in our mission

• Build look-alike audiences for awareness campaigns

These platforms may collect or receive information from our website and use that information to provide measurement services and targeted ads.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. You may also opt out of certain targeted advertising through:

• Google Ads Settings

• Meta Ad Preferences

• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page

• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out page
   

Please note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

3. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:

• Provide updates about our mission and advocacy efforts

• Respond to inquiries

• Process donations

• Organize events or campaigns

• Improve website performance

• Analyze audience engagement

• Support digital outreach and public awareness efforts

• Comply with legal obligations

We may also use aggregated or anonymized data for research and reporting purposes.

4. Information Sharing
We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with:

• Service providers who assist with website hosting, analytics, digital advertising, email communications, and payment processing

• Legal authorities when required by law

• Professional advisors (legal, accounting, compliance)

All third-party vendors are expected to maintain appropriate data security and confidentiality safeguards.

5. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

7. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your state of residence, you may have certain privacy rights, including:

• The right to access personal information we hold about you

• The right to request correction or deletion

• The right to opt out of targeted advertising

• The right to request information about data sharing

8. Email Communications
If you sign up for email updates, we may send you communications about:

• Policy updates

• Advocacy alerts

• Campaign updates

• Events

• Donation opportunities

You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in our emails.

9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those external sites.

10. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
We encourage users to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:
The Coalition to Protect Food Donations