The Food Bank for Monterey County (“FBMC” or “We”) values the privacy of visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy describes how the FBMC collects and uses information you disclose to us. We may change the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time, without notice or liability to you, by posting the amended terms of this Privacy Policy on our website. Any use of our website thereafter shall constitute your acceptance of the then-current Privacy Policy terms.

Donor Privacy 

All donations made to the FBMC, regardless of the donation method, are protected by this Privacy Policy. We do not mail or solicit donations on behalf of other organizations. The FBMC does not trade, rent, or sell personal donor information, and except as expressly set forth below, We do not disclose personal donor information to any third party.

Data We Collect

• We collect your name, email address and, if applicable, phone number and physical address when you contact us.  
• We also collect your name, email address, physical address, telephone number and payment information when you make a donation, whether on our website, over the phone, through the mail, or by other means.  

Use and Disclosure of Information We Collect

• We use your contact information to communicate with you directly.
• We use payment information, billing address and other information necessary to process a donation. 
• We will use your information if we have a good faith belief that it is necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations or a legal process served on us.  
• We may use your information to protect against potential fraud, including utilizing card authorization and fraud screening services to ensure that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.
• Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not otherwise disclose your personal information to any third parties.