Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners (Interfaith Outreach) maintains the highest level of respect for the privacy of our website guests and readers. This statement of privacy applies to collection, use and security of, and access to information that may be obtained through the use of the Interfaith Outreach website (iocp.org). By using the iocp.org website, and/or providing your personal information to Interfaith Outreach, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
1.0 Collecting Personal Information: General
We respect the privacy of every visitor to our website and everyone in our community. Your contact information will never be bought or sold at any time. We do not collect any personal information about you at our website unless you voluntarily provide it. We define “personal information” as information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you (i.e. name, address, phone number or email address).
1.1 Collecting Personal Information: Donors
Interfaith Outreach collects and uses personal information from donors that includes: name, address, telephone number, email address and donor comments when a donor voluntarily provides it. In addition, Interfaith Outreach keeps a record of each donor’s giving history. This information is kept on file for the Internal Revenue Service and is also used in our development process to analyze overall giving patterns in order to guide strategy and budget assumptions.
Interfaith Outreach does not sell, trade, rent or share personal information of our donors, except as provided below.
Interfaith Outreach will occasionally use personal information such as email, telephone number or address in order to (1) distribute receipts, (2) thank, (3) inform about news/events/opportunities supporting the mission, (4) analyze data, (5) maintain accurate record keeping, and (6) report to relevant U.S. and state agencies (these reports are not for public inspection).
Interfaith Outreach may publicly recognize donors in communications unless the donor explicitly chooses the “anonymous” field when donating by mail or online.
2.0 Use of your Personal Information
When you do provide us personal information as you take action to email, donate, register for an event, opt into offers, complete an online survey, or other similar actions, we will only use this information to (1) act upon the action you request (2) make the website easier for you to use by not making you enter your personal information each time you visit, (3) help you quickly find services and support, (4) help us create and deliver content most relevant to you, and (5) alert you to opportunities or updated information from Interfaith.
We will not sell, license, transmit or disclose your personal information outside of Interfaith Outreach unless (1) you expressly authorize us to do so, (2) it is necessary to allow our partner service providers, representatives, or agents to serve you or us, (3) it is necessary to provide you access to our events, activities, products or services, (4) it is necessary to protect and defend the rights or property of Interfaith Outreach, (5) it is necessary to act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Interfaith Outreach stakeholders, visitors to Interfaith Outreach’s website or the public, or (6) otherwise as we are required or permitted by law.
On occasion, Interfaith Outreach may share your personal information with our vendors and other partners that help us with our activities and programs, including sending postal mail and processing donations and event registration. These vendors and other partners are bound by strict confidentiality rules and are permitted to use the personal information only to support Interfaith Outreach operations.
3.0 Communications Preferences
We may contact you with relevant content. We may send these communications via email, postal mail, phone or other communication channels. You always have the ability to manage your communications preferences. If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, please (1) follow the “Unsubscribe” instructions at the bottom of our emails and your preferences will be honored as you direct and as our systems allow (please allow us a reasonable period of time in order to satisfy your request, as some communications may already be in process), or (2) remove yourself from other communications by contacting us at
info@iocp.org to inform us about your preferences.
4.0 Email Contact Form
We appreciate your questions and comments through the
“contact” form on our website. We will share your messages with those within our organization who may be able to address the issues contained in your message. We may archive your message for a certain period of time or discard it.
5.0 Security of your Personal Information
We have internal data privacy and security policies in place that govern both who has access to these databases and how the data is used. We maintain appropriate physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information and to help prevent unauthorized access to and improper use of personally identifiable information. No website or electronic data can ever be completely secure, but we are always working to maintain up-to-date and appropriate security mechanisms.
6.0 Use of Cookies, Google Analytics
We also may partner with selected third-party vendors, such as
Google Analytics and others, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Interfaith Outreach website through the use of first-party cookies and third-party cookies, to analyze and track users’ use of the Interfaith Outreach website, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity, among other things. By accessing the Interfaith Outreach website, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party party vendor. Google’s privacy policy is found
here. An explainer of Google Analytics’ method of safeguarding your data is found
here. Google Analytics can be opted out of by using Google’s browser add-on as found
here.
7.0 Links to Other Websites
For your convenience, we may provide links to other websites and web pages that we do not control. We cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of any websites or pages not under our control, and we do not endorse any of these websites or pages, the services or products described or offered on such sites or pages, or any of the content contained on those sites or pages.
8.0 Transfer of Information
Interfaith Outreach is headquartered in the United States of America. Any personal information you provide may be stored and maintained in a secure database in the United States. If you are a resident of a country other than the United States and provide us with your information, you consent to the transfer of your data into the United States.
9.0 Children
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not give us any personal information. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce our privacy policy by instructing their children to never provide personal information to Interfaith Outreach without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.
10.0 Changes to this Policy
Interfaith Outreach may update this Policy at any time, and from time to time and we will post any changes to this page.
11.0 Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Policy or would like to learn more about how we protect privacy, please email us at info@iocp.org or write to us at Interfaith Outreach, 1605 County Road 101 N, Plymouth, MN, USA ATTN: Webmaster. SUBJECT: Privacy Statement Questions.
