Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 21, 2026

Old School Produce Partners, Inc. (“OSPP,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit GardenForGood.org (the “Website”), contact us, volunteer with us, make a donation, or otherwise interact with Old School Produce Partners.

By using the Website or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About Us

Old School Produce Partners, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Vinton, Iowa. We bring volunteers together to grow fresh produce and provide it at no cost to local food pantries and the communities they serve.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through GardenForGood.org and related online interactions with OSPP.

2. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with us.

Information You Provide to Us

You may provide personal information when you:

  • complete a volunteer form;

  • contact us through the Website;

  • make a donation;

  • request information;

  • sign up to receive updates or communications;

  • participate in an event, program, or volunteer activity; or

  • otherwise communicate with OSPP.

Depending on the interaction, this information may include:

  • first and last name;

  • email address;

  • telephone number;

  • volunteer interests or preferences;

  • availability or information related to volunteer participation;

  • organization, school, church, employer, or group affiliation;

  • information included in messages you send us;

  • donation amount and transaction-related information;

  • communication preferences; and

  • any other information you voluntarily provide.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through our Website unless we specifically request it and it is reasonably necessary for the activity involved.

Donation and Payment Information

When you make an online donation, payment information may be collected and processed by a third-party payment processor.

Depending on the payment method, this information may include your name, billing information, payment method, transaction amount, and other information necessary to complete the transaction.

When a third-party payment processor handles a transaction, OSPP does not receive or store your complete payment card number. The payment processor handles payment information according to its own privacy policy, terms, and security practices.

We may receive information about the transaction, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, date of donation, transaction status, and information needed to maintain donation and tax records.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our Website, hosting provider, security tools, analytics services, or similar technologies.

This information may include:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address;

  • browser type;

  • device type;

  • operating system;

  • referring website or page;

  • pages viewed;

  • approximate geographic location derived from an IP address;

  • date and time of access;

  • Website interactions; and

  • diagnostic, security, and server-log information.

We generally use this information to operate, secure, maintain, and understand the use of the Website rather than to identify individual visitors.

3. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

  • respond to questions and messages;

  • coordinate volunteer opportunities;

  • communicate with volunteers about schedules, workdays, activities, and garden needs;

  • organize group or community volunteer activities;

  • process and acknowledge donations;

  • provide donation receipts and maintain financial and tax records;

  • communicate with donors regarding their gifts;

  • provide updates you have requested;

  • manage our programs and nonprofit operations;

  • maintain records of volunteer and community participation;

  • improve the Website and our communications;

  • understand how visitors use the Website;

  • protect the security and integrity of our Website and systems;

  • prevent fraud, misuse, or other unlawful activity;

  • comply with legal, accounting, tax, reporting, insurance, or regulatory requirements; and

  • carry out other purposes reasonably related to OSPP’s charitable mission.

We may also use information for another purpose disclosed to you when the information is collected or with your consent.

4. Volunteer Information

When you submit our volunteer form, we may collect information such as your name, email address, optional telephone number, volunteer interests, and your agreement to be contacted regarding volunteer opportunities.

We use this information primarily to communicate with you about volunteering with Old School Produce Partners, including upcoming opportunities, scheduling, garden needs, and related volunteer activities.

Submitting a volunteer form does not automatically enroll you in unrelated promotional or fundraising communications.

We may retain basic volunteer records when reasonably necessary for scheduling, communication, organizational records, safety, insurance, reporting, or nonprofit administration.

5. Contact Form Information

When you use our contact form, we may collect your:

  • first and last name;

  • email address;

  • optional telephone number;

  • reason for contacting us; and

  • the contents of your message.

We use this information to respond to your request and for related administrative purposes.

We do not use information submitted through a general contact request to add you to unrelated marketing lists unless you separately ask or agree to receive those communications.

6. Donations

When you donate to OSPP, we may use information associated with your donation to:

  • process and acknowledge your gift;

  • provide a donation receipt;

  • maintain records required for accounting, tax, audit, and nonprofit purposes;

  • respond to questions about your contribution;

  • administer recurring donations, if applicable;

  • honor donor communication preferences; and

  • communicate with you about OSPP and the impact of charitable support where appropriate.

Donation records may need to be retained for longer periods than ordinary Website information because of legal, accounting, tax, audit, and nonprofit recordkeeping requirements.

We do not sell donor information.

We also do not provide donor names or contact information to unrelated organizations for their own commercial marketing purposes.

7. Email and Other Communications

If you ask us to contact you, volunteer with us, make a donation, or opt in to receive updates, we may send communications related to that interaction.

For example, we may contact you regarding:

  • volunteer opportunities;

  • garden workdays;

  • scheduling changes;

  • events;

  • donation acknowledgments;

  • organizational updates; or

  • information you specifically requested.

You may ask us to stop sending nonessential communications at any time by using an unsubscribe option when one is provided or by contacting us.

Even if you opt out of general updates, we may still send transactional or administrative messages when necessary, such as donation receipts or responses to requests you initiate.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to support basic Website functions, remember preferences, maintain security, understand Website usage, or improve performance.

A cookie is a small data file stored on your device by a website.

Cookies may include:

  • Essential cookies, which support Website operation, security, forms, and other necessary functions;

  • Preference cookies, which remember settings or choices;

  • Analytics cookies, if used, which help us understand how visitors use the Website; and

  • Third-party cookies, which may be set when Website features rely on external services.

You can typically control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect how some Website features function.

We do not use cookies for the purpose of selling your personal information.

9. Analytics

We may use privacy-conscious website analytics or similar measurement tools to understand matters such as Website traffic, commonly visited pages, device types, and general patterns of use.

Analytics information helps us improve the Website and determine whether our online resources are useful to volunteers, donors, partners, and community members.

If third-party analytics services are used, those providers may process certain technical information according to their own privacy policies.

10. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information.

We may share information in limited circumstances described below.

Service Providers

We may provide information to vendors and service providers that help us operate the Website or organization, such as providers of:

  • Website hosting;

  • website forms;

  • email delivery;

  • payment processing;

  • donation processing;

  • data storage and backup;

  • Website security;

  • analytics;

  • accounting; or

  • technology support.

These providers may access information only as reasonably necessary to provide services to us, subject to their contractual obligations and applicable law.

Legal and Safety Reasons

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

  • comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or legal process;

  • respond to a lawful governmental request;

  • protect the rights, property, or safety of OSPP, our volunteers, donors, community members, or others;

  • investigate fraud, misuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity; or

  • establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Organizational Changes

If OSPP undergoes a merger, restructuring, dissolution, transfer of assets, or similar organizational change, information may be transferred as reasonably necessary as part of that process, subject to applicable nonprofit and privacy laws.

11. Donor Privacy

We recognize that information about charitable giving deserves particular care.

OSPP does not sell, rent, or trade donor names, email addresses, telephone numbers, mailing addresses, or other donor contact information to unrelated organizations for their own marketing purposes.

We may disclose donor information to service providers that assist us with payment processing, accounting, recordkeeping, communications, or other necessary nonprofit operations.

We may also disclose donor information when required by law.

If OSPP publicly recognizes donors, we will make reasonable efforts to respect requests for anonymity or preferences concerning public recognition.

12. Photographs, Stories, and Community Participation

OSPP may use photographs, videos, testimonials, stories, or other materials relating to our garden, volunteers, events, programs, and community impact.

If you voluntarily submit a photograph, testimonial, story, or similar material to us, we may use it for the purpose for which it was provided and for related nonprofit communications, subject to any permissions or restrictions agreed upon with you.

Participation in certain events or programs may be subject to a separate photography, media, or publicity notice or release.

If you have a concern about an identifiable photograph or other material involving you that appears on our Website, please contact us.

13. Children and Youth

OSPP welcomes families, schools, and youth groups as part of appropriate community and volunteer activities. However, this Website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly seek to collect personal information online directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement.

Children under 13 should not submit personal information through the Website on their own.

Parents, guardians, teachers, school representatives, or group leaders should contact OSPP when arranging participation involving children.

If we learn that we have collected personal information online directly from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

14. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Website may link to or integrate with third-party websites and services, including payment processors, social media platforms, mapping services, or other organizations.

When you leave our Website or interact directly with a third-party service, that third party’s privacy policy and terms apply.

OSPP does not control and is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of independent third parties.

We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

15. Social Media

OSPP may maintain pages or accounts on third-party social media services.

If you interact with us through a social media platform, the platform may collect information about your activity independently from OSPP. Information you make public through a social media platform may also be visible to other users.

Your use of social media platforms is governed by the privacy policies and terms of those platforms.

16. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and for legitimate nonprofit, operational, legal, tax, accounting, insurance, security, or recordkeeping needs.

Retention periods vary depending on the type of information.

For example:

  • ordinary contact inquiries may be deleted when they are no longer useful;

  • volunteer information may be retained while you are involved with OSPP and for a reasonable period afterward; and

  • donation and financial records may be retained for longer periods to satisfy accounting, tax, audit, and legal requirements.

When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.

17. Data Security

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

However, no website, email system, database, or Internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should use appropriate care when providing information online.

18. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and the laws that apply, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

You may contact us to request that we:

  • tell you what personal information we maintain about you;

  • correct inaccurate information;

  • delete information when appropriate;

  • stop or change certain communications; or

  • address another concern regarding our handling of your information.

Some information may need to be retained despite a deletion request when required for legal, tax, accounting, security, dispute-resolution, or other legitimate purposes.

We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

OSPP will not discriminate against you for making a legitimate privacy request.

19. “Do Not Sell” and Targeted Advertising

OSPP does not sell personal information for money.

We also do not intentionally provide personal information to unrelated businesses for their own direct marketing purposes.

If our Website practices materially change in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any choices required by applicable law.

20. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is not a universally accepted technical standard governing how websites must respond to all Do Not Track signals, our Website may not respond differently based solely on a browser’s Do Not Track setting.

You can use browser privacy and cookie controls to manage certain forms of online tracking.

21. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our Website, technology, services, organizational practices, or applicable law.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

22. Contact Us

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

Old School Produce Partners, Inc.
811 D Avenue
Vinton, Iowa 52349
Website: GardenForGood.org

You may also contact us through the contact form available on our Website.