Privacy Policy

Funpastafundraising.com (“Website”) and the Funpastafundraising App (the “App”) are governed by the following Privacy Policy. 

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website. 

 

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

  • Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website and/or App: We may collect personal information from you such as your name, address and email address. For example,  you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by inquiring as to fundraising possibilities or as a customer purchasing our product through the Website or the App.  As a fundraiser team leader, you may create a user dashboard, which would allow you to create a username and password.  We will store the username and password, but your password will not be visible in our records.    
  • Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked. 
  • Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
  • Fundraising Dashboard: If you participate in a fundraiser with funpastafundraising.com then your school or group’s fundraising administrator may set up a password protected fundraising website or “Dashboard” and may provide participants’ personally identifiable information such as name and email address.  We give the fundraising administrator the ability to send emails directly to participant sellers and/or parents, describing the event and requesting that they share the page with family and friends.  They are also requested to download the App.  We use the limited personal information collected to build a fundraising Dashboard on behalf of the school or group.  In addition, each participant may build a personalized fundraising page to send to friends and family during the fundraiser. NO EMAILS ARE SENT FROM THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT THE CONTROL OR CONSENT OF THE SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION FUNDRAISER ADMINISTRATOR.

 

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways: 

  • To operate, maintain and improve the Website and/or App; 
  • To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website or App for your account; 
  • To send you information regarding the Pastabilities® of your pasta products, including recipes and promotions. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings; 
  • To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts; 
  • To respond to your comments or inquiries; 
  • To provide you with user support; 
  • To process payment for purchases you make through the Website; or,
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

 

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers: 

  • Google Analytics/SEMRush – these services track Website usage and provide us information regarding user actions on the Website. These companies may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured. 
  • PAYA– this service is used to process credit card payments. At no time is your banking information passed to the Website. We receive only information used for order fulfillment. 
  • Third party email providers – these services, such as Emma, Mailchimp or others, are used for delivery of email updates and promotions. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. 

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion. 

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

 

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you create a user profile on the Website and/or App or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible. 

 

COOKIES

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein. 

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website  and/or App may be entirely usable.

 

ADVERTISING 

Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website. 

Newsletters
On the Website, you may voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter or blog, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

 

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at carey@pastashoppe.com to be removed from our mailing list. 

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to carey@pastashoppe.com. 

Amend – You may contact us at carey@pastashoppe.com to amend or update your personal information. 

Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to carey@pastashoppe.com. 

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law. 

 

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website or App. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy. 

 

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION 

We believe that the Website and the App operate in compliance with COPPA and FERPA.  Neither the Website nor the App knowingly collects any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16 except for very basic information which may be provided for the limited purpose of setting up and running a school or group fundraiser.    The Website and App only use the limited personal information provided through the Dashboard and/or a personal selling page  for the benefit of the participant and school/ group sponsoring the fundraising event.  We do not use any participant or parent information for any other purpose, commercial or otherwise, unless such information is otherwise obtained elsewhere on the Website (such as voluntarily signing up for a newsletter or purchasing a product).  We delete all fundraising  information created on behalf of an organization in the Dashboard and/or App within a reasonable time after completion of each Funpastafundraising.com fundraiser.

If a parent or guardian at any time believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database without permission, please contact us immediately at carey@pastashoppe.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

At any time, please contact us at carey@pastashoppe.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy. 

Last updated: August 2021