Thank you for choosing to be a part of our community at Coastal Foodshed (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at localfood@coastalfoodshed.org.
When you visit our website https://coastalfoodshe.wpenginepowered.com, and use our services, you trust us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. And this privacy notice, we describe our privacy policy. We seek to explain to you and the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are terms in this policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue the use of our sites and our services.
This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our website, such as https://coastalfoodshe.wpenginepowered.com, and/or any related Services, sales, marketing or events (we refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the “Sites”).
Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.
What Information do we collect?
Personal information you disclosed to us
In short: we collect personal information that you provide to us such as name, address, contact information, passwords and security data, and payment information.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when participating in activities on the sites are otherwise contacting us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the sites, the choices you make and the product features you use. The personal information we collect can include the following:
Name and contact data. We collect your first and last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact data.
Credentials: We collect passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for authentication and account access.
Payment data: We collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number ( such as a credit card number), and the security code associated with your payment instrument. I’ll payment data is stored by our payment processor and you should review its privacy policies and contact the payment processor directly to respond to your questions.
All personal information that you provide us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us if any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In short: Some information — such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit our sites.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the sites. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our sites and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our sites, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
Information collected from other sources
In short: we may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, and other outside sources.
We may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, as well as from other third parties. Examples of the information we receive from other sources include: social media profile information, marketing leads and search results and links, including paid listings (such a sponsored links).
How do we use your information?
In short: we process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.
We use personal information collected via our sites for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes and reliance on our legitimate business interest, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.
We use the information we collect or receive:
To send you marketing and promotional communications: We and/or our third party marketing partners may use the personal information you sent us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time.
Fulfill and manage your orders: We may use your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Sites.
To post testimonials: We post testimonials on our site that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain your consent to use your name and testimonial. If you wish to update, or delete your testimonial, please contact us at [support email] and be sure to include your name, testimonial location, and contact information.
Request feedback: We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our sites.
To protect our sites: We may use your information is part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
For other business purposes: We may use your information for other business purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Sites, products, services, marketing and your experience.
Will your information be shared with anyone?
In short: we only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.
We may process or share data based on the following for legal basis:
Consent: We may process your data if you have given a specific consent to use your personal information in a specific purpose.
Legitimate interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interest.
Performance of a contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
Legal obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental request, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
Vital interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:
Vendors, consultants and other third-party service providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing efforts. We may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the sites, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the sites over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. Unless described in this policy, we do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third-parties for their promotional purposes.
Business transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
Affiliates: We may share your information with our Affiliates, in which case we will require those Affiliates to honor this privacy policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
Business partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.
Who will your information be shared with?
In short: we only share information with the following third parties.
We only share and disclose your information with the following third parties. We have categorized each party so that you may be easily understand the purpose of our data collection and processing practices.; if we have processed your data based on your consent and you wish to revoke your consent, please contact us.
- PayPal
- Google Analytics
- MailChimp
- WhatsGood
Do we use cookies and other tracking Technologies?
In short: we may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies as set out in our cookie policy.
How long do we keep your information?
In short: we keep your information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law ( such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). no purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 5 years.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business needs to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolated from further processing until deletion is possible.
How do we keep your information safe?
In short: we aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational safety measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the Internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our site is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.
Do we collect information from minors?
In short: we do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the sites, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parents or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the sites. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at [support email].
What are your privacy rights?
In short: in some regions, such as the European Economic Area, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
In some regions (like the European Economic Area), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. To make such a request please use the contact details provided below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with the applicable data protection laws.
If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before it’s withdrawal.
If you are a resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.
Cookies and similar technologies: most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our sites. To opt out of internet-based advertising by advertisers on our sites visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preferences not to have data about your online browsing activity is monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicate your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy policy.
Do we make updates to this policy?
In short: yes we will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “ revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is acceptable. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we met notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such change or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
How can you contact us about this policy?
If you have any questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at localfood@coastalfoodshed.org or by post to:
466 Brock Ave
New Bedford, MA 02740