Privacy Policy
FarmUp USA Foundation is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard personal information across our website, educational programs, garden resources, and school visit scheduling systems.
Data Protection
We safeguard student, school, and community information with strict security protocols.
Zero Data Selling
We never sell, rent, or trade your personal or institutional data to third parties.
Mission-Driven Use
Data collected is solely used to deliver garden resources, educational books, and school visits.
Privacy Policy
FarmUp USA Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy of educators, community partners, volunteers, and visitors. This policy outlines exactly what data we collect when you explore our resources, order books, or schedule a school visit, and how we keep your information secure.
- School & Organization Details: School name, district, contact person's name, email, phone number, and physical visit address when scheduling educational workshops or garden installations.
- Resource & Order Requests: Names, shipping addresses, and contact info when ordering gardening guides, children's books, or program toolkits.
- Volunteer & Community Forms: Contact preferences, availability, and community partner affiliations for neighborhood gardens.
- Technical & Analytics Data: Non-identifying device information, browser types, and anonymized interaction statistics to ensure website usability and accessibility.
- Scheduling and confirming on-site school garden visits, mobile farmers market stops, and church workshops.
- Mailing physical gardening starter kits, seed packets, and educational literature requested through our catalog.
- Sending vital scheduling updates, visit preparation checklists, and seasonal planting reminders (opt-out available at any time).
- Reporting aggregated, fully anonymized impact metrics to grant providers and community stakeholders to sustain funding.
- Operational Service Providers: We work only with vetted platforms that process scheduling, transactional emails, and literature dispatch under strict confidentiality agreements.
- School Coordinators & Field Staff: Assigned garden educators receive only the direct contact information needed to facilitate scheduled school visits safely.
- Legal & Regulatory Requirements: We disclose details only when strictly mandated by applicable law or to safeguard the safety of our students, volunteers, and staff.
- End-to-end SSL/TLS encryption for all web traffic, scheduling submissions, and inquiry forms.
- Role-based access controls limiting personal information access strictly to authorized program administrators.
- Regular security reviews, vulnerability testing, and immediate patching across our scheduling and hosting infrastructure.
- School visit records and coordinator communications are retained for three academic years to facilitate recurring annual programming.
- General inquiry correspondence is archived or permanently deleted within 12 months after resolution.
- You may request early deletion of your organizational or contact profile at any time by contacting our privacy team.
- Essential Cookies: Required for core site navigation, form session management, and scheduler functionality.
- Performance Cookies: Aggregated, cookie-less or anonymized analytics that show which gardening books and tools are most accessed.
- Preference Controls: You can disable non-essential cookies via your web browser settings without impacting your ability to read resource articles.
Your Privacy Rights & Controls
We believe complete transparency and control over your community information are fundamental to building trusting partnerships.
Right to Access
Request a digital copy of all personal records we store connected to your school or account.
Right to Rectification
Correct or update inaccurate contact information, coordinator names, or delivery addresses.
Right to Erasure
Request the permanent deletion of your contact records and historical scheduling communications.
Right to Opt-Out
Unsubscribe instantly from foundation newsletters, seasonal planting tips, or program announcements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers regarding school data, visit safety guidelines, and record management.