MCN Privacy Policy

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The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) values the privacy of our members, customers, and visitors. MCN collects information only to help us better serve our members and the nonprofit sector. It is our policy to collect and store only personal information that is knowingly provided to us. We do not share personal information. MCN also collects organizational information for research and member services.

This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection of information from this website that can personally identify you and/or your organization, and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

Personal Information Collected

Through MCN’s member and research database, MCN collects and stores contact information from individuals as it is knowingly provided to us, including email addresses. MCN does not distribute personal information or email addresses to third parties. We use this information to contact individuals via email and mail with additional resources that might be of interest, including upcoming events and trainings, new publications, or other resources. You may choose at any time not to provide personally identifiable information, although this may restrict our ability to provide requested services or information.

The following are examples of personally identifiable information that you may volunteer to provide and examples of how we use such information.

  • Email Addresses – MCN collects email addresses from those that create Online User accounts, subscribe to emails, register for events, or subscribe to emails. MCN may use your email address to send you emails from MCN, including marketing emails from MCN, member updates, or email newsletters. To unsubscribe to any or all of MCN emails, login and click on Email Preferences. MCN does not distribute email addresses to third parties.
  • Mailing Addresses – MCN collects mailing addresses of those that register for events or purchase items. MCN may send via mail member newsletters, brochures, or other promotional items. To opt out of any mailings from MCN, login and click on Update Contact Information. MCN only distributes publicly available organizational addresses, and in doing so does not associate individual names, except main contacts, to third parties.
  • Cookies – Many websites, including this one, use cookies – pieces of numeric data stored on your computer so that we can identify when you return to our website. MCN can only “read” cookies that are placed on your computer from our own website. Usage of cookies is not linked to any personally identifiable information. You can select to disable cookies by changing your browser settings. If you choose to disable cookies in your browser, you will not be able to access portions of our website content.

Organizational Information Collected

MCN makes organizational contact information available through the Minnesota Nonprofit Directory and online Member Directory. MCN also occasionally makes mailing lists of nonprofit organizations available to third parties. These lists are limited to executive director names, organization names, and postal addresses. Organizational information is also provided within the members-only accessible Nonprofit Directory.

Email addresses, phone, and fax numbers are not made available to third parties. Any organization may request their information be omitted from lists provided to third parties by contacting MCN at info@minnesotanonprofits.org or 651-642-1904 and expressing its preference not to have its information shared.

Financial Data Security

MCN does not disclose credit card account information provided by its members and customers. When members and customers choose to pay by credit card, MCN submits this information directly to a secure credit card processor. 

Third-Party Uses

MCN makes available only organizational information that is already publicly available or knowingly provided to MCN, including organizational mailing address and website, executive director name, financial summary, and program descriptions information. This information is provided with MCN’s Nonprofit Directory, a searchable online tool for members to access.

Mailing lists of organizations are also made available to third parties upon request and payment to MCN. That information includes only already publicly available mailing address and executive director name.

MCN does not make email addresses available to third parties.

Analytics

MCN collects data through Google analytics to track the location and number of visitors to our website. Learn about how Google uses this information.

Photographs

MCN takes photographs during public events, solicits photographs from our members of their work, and occasionally selects quality photos for distribution via this website, social media, or other means. Photos are taken in public settings during public events. If you are included in a photograph and would prefer that it not be distributed, please contact MCN at info@minnesotanonprofits.org and let us know what photo and where you saw it. We will do our best to remove it from circulation.

Embedded Content from Other Sites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How Long We Retain Your Data

For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile indefinitely. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information. See CHOICE TO OPT OUT below for instructions on how to request removal of your data from MCN’s database.

Choice to Opt Out

MCN provides all individuals and customers the opportunity to opt out of having your personal information used for certain purposes. If you are a member of MCN, have registered for an event, no longer wish to receive promotional communications, or would like MCN to erase any personal data we hold about you, you may opt out of receiving communications by logging in and selecting Email Preferences or by emailing info@minnesotanonprofits.org. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Disclaimer

Throughout this website, MCN links to third-party websites. In the event you choose to access such links, please note that they are not covered by this Privacy Policy. When you follow a link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that website.

Contact

This website is owned and operated by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or in general, please contact MCN at: