Privacy Policy

Dogwood Initiative is committed to maintaining your trust and confidence. The following privacy policy is designed to protect personal information you provide on our website. Please take the time to read this policy. Your right to privacy is very important to us.

Collecting Personal Information
The purpose of our website is to educate, inform and connect with the public about issues relating to the Dogwood Initiative's goal of creating sustainable, community-based solutions for lands and people, now and for future generations. When you visit this site and access information, you are anonymous. We do not require you to provide personal information to view it.

However, when you donate to us or subscribe, we will ask for additional information. We do this to keep in touch with you through newsletters or email and provide you with services that may be valuable to you. On occasion, we may email or mail you to solicit donations. We also need to be able to send you tax receipts if you are a donor.

Use of Information:
Email addresses
Dogwood Initiative never trades or sells email addresses. We use them only to provide you with information. You may stop receiving email at any time by unsubscribing. Alternatively, you can call 250-370-9930 x30.

Donation information
Postal addresses of individuals who donate less than $250 per year may be made available to like-minded organizations unless you request otherwise. This process of trading information with other organizations is common and an important way for us to solicit new members and help fund our work. You may choose not to share this information. To do so, please leave a message with your postal code and surname clearly spelled out at 250-370-9930 x30 or email maggie@dogwoodinitiative.org. Email addresses of financial supporters are not traded.

Newsletters and Mailings
If you wish to stop receiving our newsletters or mailings, please call Maggie Gilbert at 250-370-9930 x30 or email maggie@dogwoodinitiative.org.  Postal addresses of subscribers to our newsletters may be traded with like-minded organizations as above.

Policy Updates and Changes
Because of the fast-changing nature of the online medium and the world around us, Dogwood Initiative  may change this policy from time to time. Changes may occur without warning and they will be reflected on this page.

Links
To provide users with more information on various issues, we often provide links to third-party websites. However, we do not control those websites or necessarily endorse their viewpoints.

Comments
Your privacy is important to us. We welcome comments and questions about our policy. Please contact our Privacy Officer, Matt Takach at mtakach@dogwoodinitiative.org or 250-370-9930 x21.