Kinship Community Food Center Donor Privacy Policy
Updated 2024
Kinship Community Food Center is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors. We understand that your trust is essential, and we respect your confidentiality. As a donor submitting personally identifying information to us or any of our staff, you consent to our policy and to our processing and use of your information for the purposes stated below.
This policy outlines the types of information we collect, how it is used, and your rights regarding your personal data.
1. Information We Collect and How It Is Used
When you donate to Kinship Community Food Center, we may collect the following personal information:
Contact Information: Name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
Donation Information: Donation amount, payment details (e.g., check, or online payment method), and preferences for gift designation.
Communication Preferences: Your preferences for how we may contact you (e.g., mail, email, phone).
How We Use Your Information:
To process your donation and provide you with a donation receipt.
To communicate with you about our programs and activities. Which may include calls at the number you have provided or additional communications by email or mail or through social media.
To send updates, newsletters, and event invitations.
To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
If you donate to Kinship Community Food Center in tribute of someone else, we may learn the name and address of the other person, in which case it would be handled following this Donor Privacy Policy.
We will not send you mailings on behalf of other organizations.
We do not sell, rent, lease, or trade your personal information with any third parties outside of Kinship Community Food Center, except as required by law. We use third-party vendors to provide services (such as maintaining our database, sending email messages, facilitating fundraising activities, or processing credit card transactions) on our behalf. Your information may be provided to those vendors on a confidential basis so that services may be provided.
Kinship Community Food Center does not publish donor lists in any of our materials or on our website. However, we may publish sponsorship lists in accordance with sponsorship agreements, if recognizing the support of our sponsors is mutually agreed upon.
2. Access and Corrections to Personal Information
You have the right to review the personal information we have collected about you and request corrections if needed. To do so, please contact us at:
Kinship Community Food Center
Email: donations@kinshipmke.org
Phone: 414-301-1478 x4
Address: 2610 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212
We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and make any necessary updates promptly.
3. Opting Out
We respect your privacy preferences, and it is our desire to not send unwanted mail to our donors. To update your preferences, please contact us using the information provided above. Please include your name and indicate you are writing to request that you no longer want to receive a particular media from us.
You can opt out of our emails by clicking on either the unsubscribe or update subscription preferences link within the email you receive. You can also opt out of our text messages by replying STOP.
Please understand that it may take us a few days to process any opt out request and that even if you opt out of receiving promotional correspondence from us, we may still contact you in connection with your volunteering, donations, and communications with us.
4. Security Measures to Protect Your Information
We take the security of your personal information seriously and have implemented measures to protect it from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Our donation website uses industry standard secure 256-bit SSL encrypted payment technology for online transactions. In addition, we regularly review and update our security protocols to safeguard your data.
However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Changes to This Policy
Kinship Community Food Center reserves the right to update or change this privacy policy at any time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the revised policy on our website and updating the date at the top of this document.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Donor Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Kinship Community Food Center
Email: donations@kinshipmke.org
Phone: 414-301-1478 x4
Address: 2610 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212