Who we are
Our website address is: difp.org.
Durant Iowa Food Pantry, Inc. (DIFP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting hunger in our community. We provide essential food assistance to low-income families and individuals. We rely on the generosity of donors and volunteers to continue our mission.
We believe everyone deserves access to healthy food, and we work tirelessly to provide essential food and non-food items to those in need. Our pantry offers a welcoming environment and a judgment-free zone.
Durant Iowa Food Pantry, Inc. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of our website visitors (“you” or “your”). This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect on our website (https://www.211iowa.org/search/?id=31045743), how we use that information, and the steps we take to protect it.
Comments
We at Durant Iowa Food Pantry (DIFP) value your feedback and encourage you to leave comments on our website. However, please be aware that any comments you submit will be publicly viewable. We recommend refraining from sharing any personal information in your comments, such as your address or phone number.
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
We are committed to transparency and building trust with our community. We will not share your personal information with any media outlets for marketing purposes. We may use anonymized data to share website traffic trends or other general information with the media, but this data will not identify any individual users.
Cookies
We use cookies, small data files stored on your device, to remember your preferences, track website traffic, and improve your overall experience. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may be limited.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Our website may include embedded content, such as videos from YouTube or social media feeds. This embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including your browsing activity on our website. Their privacy practices will apply to your use of that content.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We will not share your personal information with third-party marketing or advertising companies. We may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us with our website operations or services we offer, such as a payment processor for online donations or a data analysis firm to better understand website usage. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the designated purposes.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
We will retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, such as processing your donations or keeping you informed about our programs. After that time, we will either delete your personal information or anonymize it so that it can no longer be used to identify you.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
You have control over your information! You can opt out of receiving marketing messages from us at any time. You also have the right to request access to or deletion of your personal data we hold. Just contact us at durantfoodpantry@gmail.com or 563 260 5322 and we’ll be happy to help.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase or anonymize any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
We may share non-critical personal information, like your zip code, with trusted third-party service providers to analyze website usage and improve our marketing efforts. This helps us better understand how people find and interact with Durant Iowa Food Pantry online, allowing us to tailor our outreach to reach those most in need. We never share personal information that could be used to identify you directly, and our service providers are all GDPR, HIPAA, and/or PCI compliant, as necessary, and committed to protecting your privacy.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information via this website, please contact us at durantfoodpantry@gmail.com or 563 260 5322. We will delete any personal information we have collected from your child.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Durant Iowa Food Pantry
807 3rd Street
PO Box 895
Durant, Iowa 52747
563 260 5322
durantfoodpantry@gmail.com