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Privacy Policy

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At Growing Together Community Gardens, we are dedicated to protecting the privacy of our gardeners, volunteers, donors, and website visitors. Because our organization is built on trust and community, we want you to feel completely secure when interacting with us online. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we keep it safe.

1. Information We Collect

We only collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, or that is necessary to help our gardens grow. This includes:

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  • Personal Information: When you sign up for a garden plot, volunteer, subscribe to our newsletter, or make a donation, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.

  • Payment Information: If you donate online, your payment is processed securely by our third-party payment processors (Venmo, Give Butter). We do not store your credit card details on our servers.

  • Usage Data: We may collect basic, anonymous data about how visitors use our website (like which pages are visited most) to help us improve your online experience.

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2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to cultivate a better experience for everyone. Specifically, we use it to:

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  • Manage garden plot assignments across our ten Fargo-Moorhead locations.

  • Send you important updates about garden build days, weather alerts, or volunteer opportunities.

  • Process your donations and provide tax receipts.

  • Respond to your questions or feedback.

3. Sharing Your Information

Your trust means everything to us. We do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information with outside companies or marketers.

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The only times we share data are:

  • With trusted third-party services that help us run our website or process payments (and they are legally bound to keep your data secure).

  • If required by law to comply with a legal obligation.

4. How We Protect Your Data

We take data security seriously and use standard security measures (like SSL encryption on our website) to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. While no method of online transmission is 100% secure, we do our absolute best to keep your data safe.

5. Your Choices and Rights

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. When we do, we will update the "Last Revised" date below.

6. Changes to This Policy

You are always in control of your information. You have the right to:

  • Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from our email updates at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email.

  • Review or Delete: You can contact us at any time to see what information we have about you, or to ask us to update or delete it.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please use our contact form to connect with us.

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Last Revised: June 15, 2026

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