Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Equitable Food Initiative and its affiliates (“EFI,” “we,” and/or “us”) value the privacy of the individuals who use our website and related services (collectively, the “Services”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use and share information from users of our Services (“you”). By using our Services, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure, and procedures this Privacy Policy describes. Beyond the Privacy Policy, your use of our Services is also subject to our Terms of Service ([https://equitablefood.org/terms-of-service/]).

Information We Collect

We may collect a variety of information from or about you or your devices from various sources, as described below.

Information You Provide to Us.

Registration and Profile Information. When you register for an account, we may ask for information such as your name, email address, and company.
Communications. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you. For example, if you email our support team, we will receive information such as your name, email address, the contents of your message, any attachments you may send to us, and any other information you choose to provide. If you subscribe to receive our eNewsletters, we will collect certain information from you such as your name and email address.
Sweepstakes, Contests, and Surveys. We may provide you the opportunity to participate in sweepstakes, contests or surveys on our Services. If you participate, we will request certain information from you. Participation in sweepstakes, contests or surveys is completely voluntary and you, therefore, have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. By entering sweepstakes or contest, you will be agreeing to the official rules governing the sweepstakes or contest and we may post on our Services the names of the sweepstakes or contest winners.

Information We Collect When You Use Our Services.

When you use our Services, we and our third-party service providers may collect information from you through automated means, such as cookies, web beacons, and web server logs. By using the Services, you consent to the placement of cookies, beacons, and similar technologies in your browser and on emails in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The information collected in this manner includes IP address, browser characteristics, device IDs and characteristics, operating system version, language preferences, referring URLs, and information about the usage of our Services.
We may use this information, for example, to ensure that the Services function properly, to determine how many users have visited certain pages or opened messages or newsletters, or to prevent fraud. We may also use cookies or other technologies to track responses to our online advertisements. We use IP address to derive your approximate location. Our partners also may collect and combine information about your online activities over time, on other devices, and on other websites, if those websites also use the same partners.
We use Google Analytics, which uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about the use of the services and report on activities and trends. This service may also collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and opt out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies or be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer to your computer of a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular site. You may also wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html. If, however, you do not accept cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Services. The Services do not respond to browser do-not-track signals.

How We Use the Information We Collect

We use the information we collect:

To operate, maintain, enhance and provide features of the Services, to provide services and information that you request, to respond to comments and questions, and otherwise to provide support to users.
To understand and analyze the usage trends and preferences of our users, to improve the Services, and to develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
To contact you for administrative, informational, and marketing purposes. This may include providing customer service or sending communications, including changes to our terms, conditions, and policies, and updates on promotions and events relating to our products and services.
To contact you, in accordance with your choices, about partnering with EFI or learning more about how our resources can help you.
We may anonymize or aggregate data collected through the Services and may use and disclose it for any purpose.
For our business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, security, fraud monitoring and prevention; determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns; and operating and expanding our business activities.
To enforce our Terms of Service or other legal rights.

How We Share the Information We Collect

Vendors and Service Providers. We may share any information we receive with vendors and service providers retained in connection with the provision of our Services.
As Required by Law and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose your information if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal processes, such as a court order or subpoena; (b) respond to your requests; or (c) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. We may transfer your information to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company or we sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of our assets.
Consent. We may also disclose your information with your permission.

Third Parties

Our Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for the practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to your activities on these third party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.

Your Choices

You can unsubscribe from our promotional emails through the SafeUnsubscribe link at the bottom of our newsletters or via email unsubscriberequest@constantcontact.com with the subject line “Unsubscribe”. Even if you opt-out of receiving promotional messages from us, you will continue to receive administrative messages from us.

Security

We make reasonable efforts to protect your information by using safeguards designed to improve the security of the information we maintain. However, as our Services are hosted electronically, we can make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your information.

Children

We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under 13 years of age, and no part of our Services is directed to children. If you learn that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of this Privacy Policy, then you may alert us at info@equitablefood.org.

International Transfers of Data

Our Services are hosted in the United States. If you choose to use our Services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. Also, we may transfer your data from the U.S. to other countries or regions in connection with the storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests, and operating the Services. By providing any information, including personal information, on or to the Services, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We will post any adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this page, and the revised version will be effective when it is posted. If we materially change the ways in which we use or share personal information previously collected from you through the Services, we will notify you through the Services, by email, or other communication.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please email us at info@equitablefood.org or write to us at Equitable Food Initiative, 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, 10th Floor, Washington DC 20009.