United Way of Bay County Donor and Data Privacy Policy

Donor Privacy and Confidentiality

United Way of Bay County (UWBC) respects the privacy of donors and safeguards the confidentiality of any personally identifiable information (PII) or other privileged information about a donor’s assets, philanthropic interests, or other information reasonably considered to be private. UWBC does not sell, distribute, rent, exchange, or otherwise disseminate donor information to any third party or other organization for the purpose of generating revenue or in exchange for information.

Security of Donor Information

All donor information is maintained in a secure database. Any donor information submitted in paper form is securely stored with access only granted to those employees who require the information to perform their job responsibilities. UWBC database and online giving systems meet Payment Card Industry (PCI) Standards and are regularly scanned to ensure compliance.

Use of Cookies

This website may use “cookies” to help make sure the Site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements. Cookies are bits of text that are placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit certain websites. We may use cookies set by us on the Site to tell us, for example, whether you have visited us before or if you are a new visitor. We use third-party cookies set by our service provider, Google Analytics, to collect information about how visitors use the Site, including how long you spend on each page and how you got to the Site. We do not use data collected by cookies to identify who you are. You can refuse our use of some or all cookies by turning off the use of cookies in your web browser.

Legal Compliance

UWBC will hold all information obtained from or about donors in the strictest confidence, subject to legally authorized and enforceable requests for information by government agencies and courts.

Donor Recognition and Anonymity

Donors may be acknowledged and published in various materials. Donors who wish to remain anonymous will be honored, and that can be indicated either on their pledge form or by contacting United Way of Bay County.

Contact Information

For inquiries about personal data or this policy, donors can contact the United Way of Bay County office at (989) 893-7508 from 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This policy can be amended at any time with or without prior notification.

-Adopted 6/25/2024