Privacy Policy
Effective: Setember 23, 2024
As a registered Canadian charity, Halton Food for Thought partners with the community to feed student healthy food so they can succeed. Our programs reflect the diversity of our students in the communities in which we serve. In digital terms, this relationship translates to an exchange of data between you (our community members) and us (Halton Food for Thought). We take great care in our management of data to ensure you have secure, engaging experiences when sharing or searching for information with us.
To maintain your trust in us, Halton Food for Thought promises to: be transparent with you about data collected and how it is used; protect your information; and enable you to browse and interact with our digital products safely.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the Terms and Conditions of our Site.
Consent
By using our Site users agree that they consent to: the conditions set out in this Privacy Policy; and the collection, use, and retention of the data listed in this Privacy Policy.
Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
We may collect data from you when you use our online donation form, sign up for our newsletter, or use the contact us form or the volunteer with us form.
When you perform these functions on our Site, the following data may be collected: your first and last name, your email address, your phone number, your address, and your payment information.
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.
The information you provide to us is used for the following functions: to process payments and tax receipts, to plan for services and supports, to share our accountability back to you, to communicate opportunities and news to you, to perform legal functions such as our annual financial audit, and to enhance the ability for you to find information on our digital platforms.
Who We Share Personal Data With
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except where: the law requires it, it is required for any legal proceeding, it is necessary to prove or protect our legal rights, and to buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
We protect your personal information and adhere to all legislation concerning protection of privacy. We do not sell, rent, or share your contact information and Halton Food for Thought does not utilize telemarketers or any third-party fundraising groups, such as canvassers.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore, we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 13 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 13 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our Privacy Officer.
How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, or if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, please contact us at info@haltonfoodforthought.com
How to Opt-Out of Data Collection, Use or Disclosure
At any time, you may request to be removed from our contact list or modify how you would like to be connected with. Of course, remaining connected via our social media channels is also a great way to control the amount of content you are seeing and receive information in the quickest way. To be removed from our mailing list, or have any concerns regarding our privacy policy, please contact info@haltonfoodforthought.com.
Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user's hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user's browsing habits.You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.
As of September 23, 2024, we will use analytical cookies on our Site to allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example, date on the content you access, how long you stay on our site, etc.
Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our user speriodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact us at info@haltonfoodforthought.com.
