The UFCW has created this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use to explain how you may
use the information contained and collected on our websites, which includes, for
purposes of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, using our mobile texts function and
our applications, including applications on third-party sites or platforms such as social
networking sites, and to explain how we use information that you may provide while
visiting one of our websites.
Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
The UFCW is committed to Internet privacy as demonstrated by the policies set forth
herein. Please recognize that the UFCW may, in its sole discretion, modify these
policies from time to time by updating this posting, so we encourage you to check this
page each time you revisit one of our websites. Your continued use of our websites
following any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such
changes. The date of the latest revision will be listed below so you will know if the
policies have changed since you last accessed one of our websites.
Your use of a UFCW website indicates your acceptance to be bound by the provisions
of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use in effect as of the date of your use. If you do not
accept these terms, do not use our websites.
The terms “you” and “User” as used herein refer to all individuals and/or entities
accessing one of our websites for any reason.
Text Messages
We provide an opportunity for users to sign up on our websites to receive text
messages from us about issues that may be of importance to them. You only receive
mobile texts if you check a box indicating interest in mobile alerts or take some other
action to specifically opt in. You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text
“STOP” to the short code. After you send the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send
you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will
no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up again
and we will start sending SMS messages to you again.
If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the
keyword HELP for more assistance. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered
messages. As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to
you from us and to us from you. If you have any questions about your text plan or data
plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider. Message frequency can vary. We never
share or sell the mobile numbers we collect.
Website Usage &; Information Collection
When you visit one of the UFCW websites, we automatically obtain information about
your usage, including, for example, the name of your Internet service provider, the
browser and type of computer that you are using, the website that referred you to us,
the pages you view and the date and time of those page views. We use this information
on an aggregate basis to gather data about activity on our websites, which we use to
improve the usefulness of our websites. We do not use this information on any kind of
individual basis. We do not collect or store personally identifiable information, such as
your name, mailing address, e-mail address or phone number, unless you provide that
information. We do not knowingly collect any information from children under the age of 13.
Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
The UFCW provides opportunities for you to provide your contact information in order to engage in UFCW activities such as online activism, to place orders for products or
services, to correspond with the UFCW or to submit a testimonial (i.e., share your
story). Any information we collect, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address,
type of request you are making and any additional information you provide, is stored by
the UFCW for the uses described below. The UFCW makes reasonable efforts to
ensure the secure collection, storage, and transmission of your sensitive information
using industry-accepted data collection and encryption methodologies. The UFCW does
not sell your personal information to any third party.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data that is stored on a user’s hard drive that contains information
about that user. The UFCW uses cookies to pre-populate data that you have previously
supplied on our website so that you do not need to re-enter such information. We also
use cookies to measure aggregate Web statistics such as collecting the number of
users to our sites, the number of repeat users and the most popular webpages.
UFCW’s Sharing and Use of Personally Identifiable Information
The personal information that we collect on the website helps us, our state and local
affiliates and UFCW-related organizations to efficiently and effectively represent union
members, to pursue our advocacy agenda and to provide valuable member benefits. In
order to advance these goals and activities, we may share the personal information that
we collect about you with our state and local affiliates and other UFCW-related
organizations, as well as third parties that perform services on our behalf. Additionally,
subject to applicable law, we may share any of the personal information that we collect
about you with certain third parties that share our interests.
We will use your e-mail address to communicate with you about our activities and
offerings, unless you opt-out from receiving such messages. We also will use your e-
mail address for administrative purposes, such as notifying you of major website
changes, sending messages related to actions you have taken on the site or for customer service purposes. Although we hope you’ll find these communications
informative and useful, you may opt out of receiving future information via e-mail by
using the unsubscribe procedures described below.
When you send e-mail or other communications to us, we may retain those
communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and
improve our services.
We use both your personally identifying information and certain non-personally
identifying information (such as anonymous usage data, IP addresses, browser type,
clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality of your user experience and the design of
the website and to create new features, functionality and services by storing, tracking
and analyzing user behavior, preferences, trends and actions.
We may disclose your personal information (1) if we believe, in our sole discretion, that
we are required to do so by law, such as in response to a court order, subpoena, or
similar investigative demand; (2) as we deem appropriate or necessary in response to
requests for cooperation from a law enforcement agency, taxation authority, or other
government agency; and (3) as otherwise required by law.
We may share account or other information when we believe, in our sole discretion, it is
necessary to protect our interests or property; to defend against legal claims or exercise
our legal rights; to prevent fraud or other illegal activity perpetrated through any of the
UFCW websites or using the UFCW name; to prevent bodily harm; to enforce our Terms of Use; or to protect the rights, property or safety of visitors to our websites.
Opting Out of E-Mail Lists People who subscribe to e-mail lists via the website will receive periodic updates from the UFCW by regular mail, fax or e-mail. You may opt out of receiving future informationvia e -mail by using the unsubscribe procedure specified on the e-mail messages you receive.
Special Notice to Parents
We want to help you guard your children’s privacy. We encourage you to speak with
your children about safe and responsible use of their personal information while using
the Internet. The UFCW does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable
information from children under thirteen (13). If you have any concerns about any
information that your child may have provided to us via one of our websites, please
contact us at voice@ufcw.org.
Financial Information and Payments
You may be able to purchase items or donate money through our websites. These
payments may be made through third party providers such as PayPal. Though the
UFCW makes every effort to only partner with reputable vendors, the UFCW is not
responsible for the privacy or security practices of those third parties. We encourage our users to review the Privacy Policies of those third parties before completing any
transactions.
Security
The UFCW has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and
alteration of information within our control. These measures include internal reviews of
our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as
physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we
store personal data.
Please recognize that if you send us an e-mail, the information contained in the e-mail is not secure against interception. So if your communication includes sensitive
information, such as your credit card information or Social Security number, and you
prefer not to use one of our secure online forms, you may choose the option of
contacting us by mail or by telephone rather than by e-mail.
Corrections/Updating Personal Information
If you wish to correct or update your personal information, or if you wish to have your
information removed from our database, contact us and we will honor your request to
the extent we are able or as required under applicable law.
It is important to note that we periodically receive routine updates to our database
records from local unions. If you are a UFCW member and have requested personal
information changes, please also alert your local union of any change. Failure to do so
may result in your requested changes being overwritten by a subsequent routine update
from your local union.
Links to Other Websites
Our websites may contain links to other sites. The UFCW is not responsible for the
privacy practices or the content on such sites. We encourage our users to be aware
when they leave our website and to read the privacy policies of each website that they
visit that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies only to
information collected through one of the UFCW websites.
Disclaimer
Opinions expressed here and in any corresponding comments are the personal
opinions of the original authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UFCW.
This Privacy Policy is made effective as of January 1, 2026.