Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 27, 2026
Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit our website, how we use that information, and the choices you may have regarding information you provide to us.
This Privacy Policy applies to the website located at mileswalkedthriftcollaborative.org.
Information You Provide to Us
When you contact Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative or submit a form through our website, you may voluntarily provide personal information such as your:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Information included in your message or form submission
- Other information you voluntarily choose to provide
Our website forms may be used to contact us, offer donations of items or supplies, volunteer, share a skill or service, express interest in partnering with us, or otherwise become involved with Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative.
We use this information to review and respond to submissions, communicate with you, and coordinate your involvement with Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative.
Website Forms
We use Formidable Forms to operate forms on our website.
When you submit a form, the information you provide may be stored in our website’s WordPress database and may also be sent by email to authorized Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative representatives so that we can review and respond to your submission.
The information collected depends on the form you complete and may include your name, email address, phone number, and information you voluntarily provide in your message.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through our website unless we specifically request it.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be processed automatically as part of operating, maintaining, and securing the website.
Depending on the services being used, this information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Pages or resources requested
- Referring website or page
- Date and time of a request
- Information related to website security and performance
This information may be processed by our website platform, hosting provider, security services, and other services necessary to operate the website.
Website Security
We use Wordfence and other website security features to help protect our website against malicious activity, unauthorized access, spam, and other security threats.
These security services may process technical information, including IP addresses and information about requests made to our website, for security, fraud prevention, and website-protection purposes.
WordPress and Jetpack
Our website is built using WordPress and may use services and features provided through WordPress.com and Jetpack.
These services may process certain technical information necessary to provide website hosting, security, performance, statistics, or other website functionality.
The information processed depends on the WordPress and Jetpack features that are enabled on our website.
Cookies
Our website and the services used to operate it may use cookies or similar technologies.
Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on your device that can help websites function, remember preferences, maintain security, understand website usage, or provide other features.
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly. Other cookies or similar technologies may be used by third-party services if those services are enabled on our website.
You may be able to control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features function.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use our website.
If Google Analytics is enabled, it may collect information about how visitors interact with the website, including pages visited, general device and browser information, approximate location information derived from technical data, and other website usage information.
Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to provide measurement and analytics services.
We use analytics information to understand website traffic, identify how visitors use our website, and improve the website and our community efforts.
Information collected through Google Analytics is processed according to Google’s privacy practices.
If Google Analytics is activated or our use of analytics changes, we may update this Privacy Policy and any applicable cookie or consent mechanisms.
Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or content and features provided by third parties, such as social media platforms, videos, maps, or other embedded content.
Embedded content from another website may behave similarly to visiting that website directly. Those third parties may collect information, use cookies, or monitor your interaction with their services according to their own privacy practices.
Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party services they choose to use.
How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through our website to:
- Respond to questions, messages, and inquiries
- Coordinate donations of items or supplies
- Communicate with volunteers and people interested in becoming involved
- Coordinate offers to share skills or services
- Communicate with potential partners
- Operate and maintain our website
- Protect our website and visitors from security threats
- Understand website usage and performance
- Improve our website and community efforts
- Maintain appropriate organizational records
- Comply with applicable legal requirements
We do not sell personal information submitted through our website.
How We Share Information
We may share or allow access to information when reasonably necessary to operate our website and respond to submissions.
This may include authorized Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative representatives and service providers that help us operate, host, secure, maintain, or analyze our website.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to a lawful request, protect our rights or the rights of others, investigate misuse, or protect the security of our website.
We do not sell personal information submitted through our website.
How Long We Keep Information
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected.
Information may also be retained when reasonably necessary for organizational records, security, fraud prevention, resolving disputes, responding to requests, or complying with applicable legal requirements.
Different types of information may be retained for different periods depending on their purpose.
Your Privacy Choices
You may contact Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative if you have questions about personal information you submitted through our website.
You may also contact us to request that we correct or delete personal information we maintain about you.
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, certain information may need to be retained for legitimate administrative, security, recordkeeping, or legal purposes.
Children’s Privacy
Our general website forms are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children.
If we learn that personal information from a child has been submitted through our website inappropriately, we will take reasonable steps to address the information.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect information submitted through our website and use website security tools intended to reduce unauthorized access and malicious activity.
However, no website, database, email transmission, or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should use appropriate care when deciding what information to submit online.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative, our website, our services, or our privacy practices change.
When changes are made, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the information you have submitted through our website, or our privacy practices, please contact Miles Walked Thrift Collaborative through the contact information or contact form provided on our website