Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf respects the privacy of its donors and has put in place a Donor Privacy Policy to honor your rights.

Channel One collects and uses personal information such as: name, address, phone number, and e-mail address when a donor voluntarily provides it to us. In addition, Channel One keeps a record of each donor's giving history. This information is kept on file for IRS purposes and is also used by the Development Department to analyze overall giving patterns in order to make more accurate budget projections.

Channel One shares your concerns about privacy on the Internet. In order to better protect your privacy, Channel One has provided this notice explaining its online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used on the Site. Furthermore, this Privacy Policy, being part of the Terms, works in conjunction with the Terms and Conditions of Use, but does not modify or supercede it. On occasion, Channel One may run promotions or conduct other activities with affiliate partners from this Site. In such event, we may post additional privacy terms in conjunction with such promotion or activities that modify and/or supplement this Privacy Policy and govern the use of information related to or received through such promotions or activities.

Channel One's Collection and Use of Your Information

In the course of using the Site, Channel One may ask you for your name, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, fax number as well as other relevant information. Channel One also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows 2000 or Mac OS), the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink), aggregate data about the number of visits to the Site and/or aggregate data about the pages visited.

How Channel One Uses the Information

Channel One uses the non-personally identifiable information ("Aggregate Data") to improve the design and content of the Site and to enable Channel One to personalize your Internet experience. Channel One may use the Aggregate Data to analyze Site usage as well as create services and/or products to fit your needs. Also, Channel One shares this Aggregate Data with Channel One's related entities, advertisers, partners and/or other third party vendors. Channel One shall own such Aggregate Data and maintain copies of such as part of its records.

Except as otherwise indicated, Channel One uses the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you provide about yourself: (a) to respond to any of your inquiries or questions about our services; (b) for internal marketing purposes and as part of Channel One's donor database; (c) to provide you additional and updated information, materials and other advertisements regarding the Channel One services; (d) to offer you other materials and/or information that Channel One believes may be of interest to you; (e) to cooperate with government officials or parties in litigation under process of law, or as otherwise required by law; (f) to protect the security or integrity of the Site; (g) to protect against a threat of safety or destruction of property; and/or (h) to protect against legal liability. In all cases, however, Channel One agents, employees and contractors who have access to Personal Information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, Channel One encourages all its business Partners to adopt and adhere to standards of protection consistent with this Privacy Policy. Channel One will not use the Personal Information, except as set forth herein, without your permission; provided, however, Channel One shall own all such Personal Information and maintain copies of such as part of its records. If you do not wish to receive any such information or to allow Channel One the right to use your personally identifiable information as described, please contact Channel One in the manner identified in the "Opt-Out" section below. The Aggregate Data may be transferred, distributed or sold as part of Channel One or its assets.

Opt Out

You may choose not to receive such information and/or to allow Channel One to use your information in the manner described above by simply checking the box provided on the contribution form itself, or by contacting us directly at info@channel-one.org. Upon receipt and processing of an "opt out" request, Channel One will, within its commercially reasonable amount of time, remove your information from any future marketing communications.

Security; No Liability

Channel One has implemented security measures to help protect against the risk of loss, misuse and alteration of any information under Channel One's control. Channel One protects your online order information by using Secure Sockets Layer ("SSL") technology. SSL encrypts your order information to avoid the decoding of that information by anyone other than Channel One. Nevertheless, such security measures may not prevent all loss, misuse or alteration of information on the Site, and Channel One is not responsible for any damages or liabilities relating to any such security failures. You understand that data and communications, including e-mail and other electronic communications, may be accessed by unauthorized third parties when communicated over the Internet. Furthermore, the Site contains links to other web sites. Channel One is not responsible for nor can Channel One ensure the privacy practices or content of such other sites.

IP Addresses and Cookies

Like other web sites, Channel One uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with Channel One's servers, to administer the Site and for security purposes.

"Cookies" are pieces of data sent from a Web server to a Web browser that enable a Web server to identify users that visit a site hosted by that server. Channel One may use Cookies in order to identify you to our site so that Channel One can provide more customized information and services to you. In addition, our site may contain advertisements that may contain Cookies. In general, if you choose, you can disable the use of Cookies by reviewing your browser's preferences and options.

Modification of Privacy Policy

Channel One may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the changed or amended Privacy Policy on the Site. Your continued viewing of or use of this Site following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy will signify your assent to any such changes or amendments.