Privacy Policy

Feeding Each Other ("we," "us," or "our") operates as a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt grassroots initiative based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Tax ID / EIN: 42-3343877). We are unconditionally dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and data protection for all visitors, donors, volunteers, and neighbors who interact with our digital platforms and on-the-ground outreach operations.

This Privacy Policy outlines how personal data is collected, utilized, protected, and respected when you access our website (feedingeachother.com), make a contribution, register for a volunteer shift, or contact our team directly.

1. Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that you voluntarily choose to share with us in furtherance of our community outreach mission. Information collected may include:

• Contact Identifiers: Your full name, email address, telephone number, and physical mailing address when submitting volunteer inquiries, partner registrations, or general contact forms.
• Donation Data: When contributing financially to our capital campaign or operational fund, payment processing is executed securely via PCI-compliant third-party providers (e.g., GoFundMe, PayPal, Stripe). Feeding Each Other never accesses, stores, or processes your raw credit card numbers or banking passwords.
• Community Resource Submissions: Contact names, organizational affiliations, service descriptions, and operating addresses submitted through our community resource directory portal.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the data you provide strictly to fulfill our charitable mission of serving our neighbors across Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Louisiana parishes. Specific uses include:

• Coordinating distribution Saturday schedules, hot meal prep shifts, and volunteer logistical updates.
• Sending distribution location schedules, urgent weather-relief notices, and newsletters to opted-in subscribers.
• Issuing official 501(c)(3) tax-deductible donation receipts and required IRS charitable gift acknowledgements.
• Responding promptly to direct requests for assistance, food relief inquiries, or supply drop-offs.
• Maintaining site accessibility, performance, and Google Ad Grants nonprofit compliance benchmarks.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, lease, trade, or commercially monetize your personal information to any third party for marketing or advertising purposes under any circumstances. We only share information in the following strictly limited scenarios:

• Operational Service Providers: Trusted technical vendors who assist us in operating our organization (such as MailerLite for volunteer communications and secure hosting platforms), provided they are bound by strict confidentiality and data-protection agreements.
• Legal Compliance: When required by federal or state law, regulation, or legal subpoena issued by a recognized governmental authority.

4. Cookies, Analytics & Technology

Our website utilizes minimal, privacy-conscious technologies to ensure fast page loads, correct layout rendering, and accessibility. We may collect anonymized browser metrics (such as device type, browser version, and pages visited) solely to assess site speed, Core Web Vitals health, and ensure seamless navigation on mobile devices. We do not engage in invasive behavioral tracking or cross-site commercial profiling.

5. Data Security Safeguards

We apply robust administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to secure your personal details from unauthorized access, accidental alteration, or disclosure. All web traffic on feedingeachother.com is encrypted using industry-standard Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS). However, no digital transmission over the public internet can be guaranteed as 100% invulnerable, and users submit communications at their own discretion.

6. Donor Privacy Code

Feeding Each Other adheres to the highest ethical nonprofit standards regarding donor confidentiality:

• We will never sell, share, trade, or rent our donors' names, email addresses, or personal information with any external business, campaign, or non-profit entity.
• We will never send mailings or solicitations to our donors on behalf of third-party organizations.
• Donors who wish to remain anonymous in all public recognitions may request full anonymity by contacting us at support@feedingeachother.com.

7. Your Privacy Rights & Opt-Out Controls

You maintain full control over your contact data and communication preferences:

• Unsubscribing: You can opt out of receiving distribution updates or emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link located at the bottom of every email sent through our newsletter system.
• Data Review & Erasure: You may request access to, correction of, or complete deletion of any personal information we maintain in our volunteer or contact rosters by writing directly to our team.

8. Children's Online Privacy (COPPA)

Our website and operations are not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly gather personal information from minors without explicit parental or legal guardian consent. If we become aware that an individual under 13 has submitted personal contact information without verifiable parental oversight, we will delete that data immediately.

9. Policy Modifications

Feeding Each Other reserves the right to periodically update this policy to reflect operational improvements, community service expansions, or regulatory changes. Any modifications will be posted directly to this page with a revised "Last Updated" timestamp.

10. Contact Us & Registered Office

For any questions, data deletion requests, or formal inquiries regarding this policy, please reach out to our team: