PRIVACY POLICY.
Information we collect
When you make a donation, register, or place a bid on items through our website, we gather personal details you provide, including your name, address, phone number, email, shipping address, transaction history, and payment information. If you make a donation in honor or memory of someone and request a notification to be sent, or if you send a gift, we will also collect the recipient’s information, such as their name, address, phone number, and email. Additionally, we may gather further details about you from other sources related to Out of The Weeds, such as a community partner fundraiser, and combine this with the information you share with us. We collect and store your email address if you contact us directly via email or if you provide your email address to us through our website. If you opt out of future messaging, we will store your name and email address for the purpose of maintaining a “do not contact” list.
Our website collects data including the visitor's domain name, browsing patterns, server usage statistics, and details about the device and operating system used. We may also use cookies or similar technologies to gather this information for advertising and other purposes
How we use and share information
We may use the information you provide for any lawful purpose, including but not limited to:
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Communicating with you, such as sharing details about services you've requested, soliciting donations, or informing you about promotional offers that may interest you.
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Processing your donations and orders, including notifying you of order status, providing receipts, and shipping products.
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Enhancing and personalizing our website, including improving the performance, content, and layout of our pages.
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Engaging with potential donors who may wish to support Out of the Weeds.
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Protecting the rights of the Out of the Weeds Foundation or others.
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Complying with legal requirements and maintaining the security of our sites.
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As otherwise disclosed at the time we collect or use the information.
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We do not rent, share, or sell your personal information to third-party marketers. However, we may share your information with service providers, such as marketing agencies, print and shipping vendors, technology providers, and payment processors, who may use or disclose it solely to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal obligations. We may also share your information when required by law, such as in response to a subpoena, court order, government inquiry, or other legal process, or as necessary to protect the rights of our organization, users, donors, and services. Additionally, we may share de-identified or aggregated data, or other technical information, without restriction.
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We are committed to protecting the security of your transactions and use commercially reasonable practices and technologies to safeguard your information. We implement security protocols both internally and externally to protect your personally identifiable information from unauthorized access, both within and outside our organization. Access to sensitive information is limited to authorized personnel, and we employ secure methods such as masking sensitive data (e.g., displaying only the last four digits of credit card numbers). While we make every effort to protect your data and apply reasonable security measures, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
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To protect personal information, we use industry-standard safeguards including encryption, access controls, and procedural safeguards to help prevent unauthorized access and misuse of personal data. When processing donations, we partner with reputable payment processors who also implement encryption and other security measures to protect your personal information.