Privacy Policy

Updated Jan 1, 2022

Thank you for visiting our website. To ensure that you feel safe and happy visiting our website, the following information gives you a comprehensive guide as to what we do with your details. This data privacy policy is designed to inform you about how we collect, use and pass on your personal data.

GENERAL

Protecting your privacy is very important to us and our sites are designed to be used anonymously. We use the information which we receive and save when you visit our websites solely for internal purposes, such as to improve the design of our websites. We have access to your computer’s IP address for the purposes of transferring our website data to your device as well as averting attacks that would negatively affect the functionality of our internet presence (hacker attacks, viruses, denial-of-service attacks, spam).

USE OF DATA

When you send us an e-mail, our mail server registers your IP address, shortened by the last three characters, the hostname of the mail server, the time of the connection, sending, and transfer.
We will retain your data for future communication and periodic marketing until you unsubscribe.

TRANSFER OF DATA TO THIRD PARTIES

We only transfer your personal data to third parties as described in this privacy policy. Where data is transferred to our service providers, this is done only in a data-protected way, and only when doing so is necessary to provide our services. Otherwise, we will only pass your personal details on to third parties when required to do so because of legal regulations, for example to courts or law enforcement authorities, or where this is legally permitted.

COOKIES AND SESSION STORAGE (SET ON YOUR DEVICE)

Cookies and session storage are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website. You can set your browser to inform you of the potential downloading of cookies, thus ensuring that the usage of cookies is transparent.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org.

TARGETING TECHNOLOGIES

This website uses web analytics tools that use cookies and similar devices to enable us to analyze your use of this website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will not be disclosed by us to third parties.

You may preclude the usage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser, in this case, it may occur, however, that you may not be able to use all functions of this website. Depending on the browser you use and the tracking tool, you can install a browser plug-in to prevent tracking.

SOCIAL BUTTONS

We may place various social media buttons on our website in the form of a link. Please be aware that by visiting a website that integrates social media plugins, certain data (your current IP address, visited sites, the date and time the website, etc.) is forwarded to these social media services even if you are not registered with these services.

We have no control over the extent, nature, and purpose of data processing by the social media service. Please note that the social media service is perfectly capable of using this data to create pseudonymized and even individualized user profiles.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA

We utilize industry standard third parties to host and manage our website and to protect your data.

NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL USERS

This website is hosted in the United States. If you are attempting to access this website from a physical location within the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure that differ from United States laws, please be advised that your use of this website is governed by United States law, this Privacy Statement and the Terms of Use. To the extent you provide personal data through the website, you are transferring your data to the United States.

YOUR RIGHTS AS A USER

As a user, you are entitled, at no cost, to request details regarding what data we hold about you, and why we are saving this data unless such notification is improper. You may also request that personal data be rectified if it is incorrect or that it be deleted on request if it no longer needs to be saved unless there are legal reasons for retaining said details. Please do contact us should you require further information, or if you have any particular requirements or suggestions regarding data protection.

CONTACT US

The party responsible for this website is Westchester Food Pantry, 1938 South Mannheim Road, Westchester, IL 60154, contactable during business hours via phone at (708) 927-4826 and via email at info@westchesterfoodpantry.com.

You can contact us by writing your queries, feedback, and request for data. In this exercise, we may collect your name, and e-mail address, and your request details. Your personal details will be saved only so that we can respond to your request, and will subsequently be deleted unless there are legal requirements stipulating the retention of this data.