Effective Date: August 20, 2026

South Florida Hunger Coalition, Inc. (“SFHC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

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This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, share, and protect information when you visit our website, communicate with us, subscribe to our communications, make a donation, volunteer, participate in our programs or activities, or otherwise interact with South Florida Hunger Coalition.

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Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Your name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Mailing address

• Information submitted through contact, volunteer, fundraising, newsletter, or other forms

• Information related to donations or other transactions

• Communications you send to us

• Any other information you choose to provide

 

We may also automatically receive certain technical information when you visit our website, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and information about how you interact with the site.

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How We Use Your Information

We may use information we collect to:

• Respond to questions, inquiries, and requests

• Process and acknowledge donations

• Provide donation receipts and other transaction-related communications

• Communicate with volunteers, donors, supporters, community partners, and other interested individuals

• Send newsletters, program updates, event announcements, fundraising communications, and other information when appropriate

• Coordinate volunteer, fundraising, and community activities

• Operate, maintain, and improve our website and programs

• Understand how visitors use our website

• Protect the security and integrity of our website and organization

• Maintain appropriate organizational and financial records

• Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, tax, and reporting obligations

• Further South Florida Hunger Coalition's charitable mission

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Donations and Payment Information

When you make a donation, your transaction may be processed by a third-party payment processor. Information necessary to complete the transaction may be collected directly by that provider and will be subject to its own privacy and security practices.

South Florida Hunger Coalition does not necessarily receive or retain complete payment-card information, such as your full credit or debit card number, when payments are processed by a third-party provider.

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We may receive and maintain information associated with your contribution, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, date of contribution, and other information necessary for donor acknowledgment, recordkeeping, and legal or tax purposes.

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Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, join a mailing list, make a donation, participate in an activity, or otherwise request communications from us, we may use your contact information to send relevant news and information about South Florida Hunger Coalition.

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You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the email or by contacting us directly.

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We may still send non-promotional communications when appropriate, such as donation receipts or responses to inquiries you have submitted.

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Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website is hosted on the Wix platform. Wix and other services used in connection with our website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide essential website functionality, maintain security, understand website performance, remember preferences, and analyze how visitors interact with the site.

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Depending upon the website's configuration, certain third-party services or integrations may also use cookies or similar technologies.

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You can generally control or restrict cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through cookie or privacy controls provided on the website. Disabling certain cookies may affect the operation or functionality of portions of the website.

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How We Share Information

South Florida Hunger Coalition does not sell personal information for monetary compensation.

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We may share information when reasonably necessary with service providers and organizations that assist us with activities such as:

• Website hosting and administration

• Donation and payment processing

• Email and communications

• Technology and data management

• Analytics

• Professional, accounting, administrative, or other services

 

These third parties may have access to information only as necessary to provide services to us or as otherwise permitted or required by law.

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We may also disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests or legal proceedings, protect our rights or property, prevent fraud or misuse, or protect the safety of SFHC, our supporters, or others.

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Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by other organizations, including payment processors, community partners, social media platforms, and informational resources.

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Once you leave our website or interact with a third-party service, that organization's privacy practices and policies apply. South Florida Hunger Coalition is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information to them.

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Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.

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However, no website, electronic transmission, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or maintained through the website.

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Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain appropriate organizational and financial records, comply with legal and regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce applicable agreements.

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Different types of information may be retained for different periods depending on their purpose and applicable requirements.

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Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you, or to withdraw consent to certain uses of your information.

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You may also ask us to stop sending promotional communications at any time.

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To submit a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information provided below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

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Children's Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13 without appropriate parental or guardian consent.

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If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

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Website Hosting

Our website is hosted using the Wix platform. As the website platform provider, Wix may collect, process, store, or otherwise handle certain information in connection with providing its services.

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Wix's handling of information is governed by its own privacy policies and practices.

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Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, programs, practices, technology, or applicable requirements.

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When we make changes, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on this page and update the effective date above. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

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Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, would like to make a privacy-related request, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact:

South Florida Hunger Coalition, Inc.
599 SW 2nd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-829-1014
info@sfhc.org