Last modified: November 8, 2024

Introduction

National Black Food & Justice Alliance (“NBF&JA” or “We”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you use the NBF&JA website, blackfoodjustice.org, our Yielding Access to Market Solutions (“YAMS”) mobile application, and all the websites and internet properties owned or operated by us, regardless of the medium by which NBF&JA’s services are accessed by users (e.g., via a web or mobile browser) (collectively, the “Sites”), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to the information we collect:

• On the Sites.
• In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and the Sites.

It does not apply to information collected by:

• Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by any third party; or
• Any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Sites.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Sites. By accessing or using the Sites, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of the Sites after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Children Under the Age of 16

Our Sites are not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under the age of 16 may provide any information to or on the Sites. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on the Sites or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at info@blackfoodjustice.org.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Sites, including information:

• By which you may be personally identified, such as name, email address, Images that you may upload that may identify you, such as a profile picture, telephone number or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (“personal information”);
• That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as age range, income range, membership status, geolocation, shopping receipt data, including data and time of purchase, store of purchase, list of items purchased; and/or
• About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Sites, and usage details.

We collect this information:

• Directly from you when you provide it to us.
• Automatically as you navigate through the Sites. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies.

Information You Provide to Us  

The information we collect on or through our Sites may include:

• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Sites. This includes information provided at the time of requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Sites.
• Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses) if you contact us.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies  

As you navigate through and interact with our Sites, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

• Details of your use of our Sites, including location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Sites.
• Information about your mobile device and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information, but we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Sites and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:

• Estimate the number of users and usage patterns.
• Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Sites according to your individual interests.
• Recognize you when you return to our Sites.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

• Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on your mobile device. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate settings on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Sites. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Sites. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for cookies, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
• Analytics (Google Analytics). Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to assist us in understanding how our Sites are used. Google Analytics will place cookies on your computer or mobile device that will generate information that we select about your use of the Sites, including your computer’s or mobile device’s IP address. That information will be transmitted directly to and stored by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Please note that by doing so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Sites. The use of cookies by Google Analytics is covered by Google’s privacy policy, available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.  Google allows you to opt out of Google Analytics. You may opt-out by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

• To present our Sites and its contents to you.
• To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
• To notify you about changes to our Sites or any products or services we offer or provide through it.
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
• For any other purpose with your consent.

We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties’ products and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please contact us. For more information, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

• To our affiliates.
• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our organization.      
• To third parties to promote their programs or services to you if you have not opted out of these disclosures. For more information, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.

We may also disclose your personal information:

• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including responding to any government or regulatory request.
• To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements.
• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of NBF&JA, our members, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection.

Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information. For the Sites, you can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Sites may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You may also contact us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

Data Security

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Sites. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Sites.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date, active, and deliverable email address for you and for periodically visiting our Sites and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: info@blackfoodjustice.org