General Privacy Statement

The Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation (SPFHF) is committed to its mission to “foster a sense of community pride, belonging and connectedness by celebrating St. Paul’s unique history and emerging heritage through fun and educational experiences.” As an element of its operations in pursuit of that mission, the SPFHF routinely collects contact and other personal information from or about its constituents. The SPFHF recognizes and respects the need for privacy and security with information of this kind. The SPFHF is committed to following both the letter and the spirit of all laws governing its operations, including those pertaining to privacy and use of information.

The following privacy policy describes the SPFHF's current policies and practices with regard to information collected from and about its constituents. Unless otherwise indicated, all procedures apply to information collected online (via the Internet, World Wide Web, and e-mail) and offline (via postal mail, telephone, fax, and in person). The collective term "constituents" is used to refer to SPFHF members, donors, Web site visitors, sponsors, people who respond to offers sent by mail, people who request that information about the SPFHF be sent to them, and all others from whom we collect information in order to provide requested services and products.

Sharing of Information

The SPFHF currently shares its mailing and telephone lists with sponsors and other organizations. The SPFHF does not share its mailing and telephone lists with political candidates, parties or campaign organizations.

The SPFHF currently shares aggregate information, such as attendance figures, marketing and fundraising response rates, online session data and group demographics, with sponsors, and other organizations. This information does not personally identify any of the SPFHF's constituents.

The SPFHF may share the information in our databases with outside vendors and organizations that provide support services to us or that help us with our marketing and fundraising programs.

In addition, there may be some other, limited circumstances in which the SPFHF may share or transfer the information in its databases, for example, to respond to judicial process, to comply with state, federal or local laws, to protect the security or integrity of its databases or its Web site, to take precautions against liability, in the event of a corporate reorganization or, to the extent required by law, to provide information to law enforcement agencies.

E-Mail Correspondence, Newsletters, and Informational
Updates

The SPFHF does not share constituent e-mail addresses with third parties and does not send unsolicited e-mail. E-mail addresses provided to the SPFHF are used for sending responses to questions and queries, providing purchase and membership confirmation, and communicating follow-up information. The SPFHF also sends e-mail newsletters and informational updates to those who request them. Constituents who receive e-mail newsletters and updates may request to be removed from these lists at any time. Instructions on how to do so are provided within the message.