Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

To enhance security and promote operational efficiency, the Site utilizes the resources of reputable hosting facilities that are controlled by third-parties. HFM is unable to provide any guarantees or warranties about these third-parties’ retention or usage of your information.

Information Use and Sharing

HFM Communications. HFM will communicate, send information and data to you, including but not limited to:

  • Communicating with you about products or services, whether from HFM, its affiliates, sponsors, or participants and users involved in the Parade;
  • Location data to navigate the Parade;
  • Sending you customized content, advertising, and services that it reasonably believes will be of interest to you;
  • Providing technical or customer support;
  • Performing research and analysis to gauge the use of or interest in the Services or content offered on the Site;
  • Enforcing its terms and conditions;
  • Providing your submitted information to third-parties to process and analyze during the rendering of our Services; and
  • Performing functions as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.

Third-Party Sharing. We may use and share your Information for any legally permissible purpose.  We may match, use, and share any of the Information we collect from you.

HFM may transmit, sell, or transfer Information to vendors, participants, or others involved in the Parade. Such individuals or entities may contact you to provide you with further information or materials relating directly or indirectly to the Parade.

You acknowledge and agree that HFM may also use and disclose your personal and non-personal information to public or private third parties: (i) for inspection by law enforcement officials (including in the case of potential criminal activity); (ii) to respond to cease and desist letters, arbitration proceedings, legal actions and suits, criminal and civil subpoenas, any court orders; (iii) to enforce or apply the terms of this Privacy Policy or any other agreement between us, including the Terms of Service; and (iv) to protect the rights, property, or safety of HFM, our users, or others, whether during or after the term of your use of our Services.

Our Privacy Policy does not cover any third party’s use or handling of your information once it is shared.  Instead, the privacy policies of any such third party will govern.  We encourage you to visit the websites of those third parties and fully read and understand their privacy policies.  Some of these entities or their servers may be located outside the United States.

Legal Process and Investigation Issues. While unlikely, HFM may be required to respond to a subpoena or similar investigative demand from law enforcement, a court order, a government agency, or a private litigation.  HFM reserves all rights to defend, within its sole discretion, against such legal requests, demands, and claims.  For instance, HFM may raise or waive legal objections or rights.  HFM also reserves the right to disclose your information when we believe it is reasonably appropriate based on the situation.  Such disclosure may occur, but is not limited to, disclosing your information in connection with efforts to:  investigate, prevent, or commence other action regarding suspected illegal activity or other wrongdoing; to protect; defend the rights, property or safety of HFM, its users, its employees, or others; comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement; or enforce our Site Terms of Service or other agreements or policies.

Notice about Social Security Numbers. HFM does not collect social security numbers of users.  If HFM comes into possession of users’ social security numbers or collects such information in the future, the information will be treated confidentially and not shared with third-parties unless allowed or required by law.  Additionally, HFM will take reasonable steps to limit access to the social security numbers and take steps to secure the transmission of the data, as required by applicable law.

Links. Our Site may contain various links to other websites.  HFM disclaims any responsibility for the privacy practices of third parties that may have links to or from our website, or any framed content on our website.  We encourage you to review the privacy policies/statements of every website that you visit that collects personally identifiable information.

Information Retention and Security

HFM may store your information for more than one (1) year from the time of initial submission, as well as automated personal information we collect about you.

HFM takes reasonable security measures to protect users’ information against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or destruction.  These measures include encryption and physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal information, and the usage of reputable third-party vendors.  Despite these reasonable measures, we cannot guarantee our security measures are impenetrable.  Therefore, although we take reasonable steps to secure your information, we cannot and do not promise or warrant that your information will always remain secure

Special Notice to California Residents Only

HFM will not share any personal information about you with other companies if prohibited by applicable California law or to the extent your prior consent to share is required by applicable California law. California residents may, but no more than once per calendar year, request information about the disclosure to third parties of certain categories of personal information for direct marketing purposes. To be valid, requests must be submitted at the address designated at the end of this Privacy Policy and include “California resident information request” written in the “subject” line of the e-mail. HFM will provide a list of the categories of personal information disclosed for direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, along with the names and addresses of the third parties, within thirty days following receipt of your request.

Visitors Outside the United States

This Privacy Policy is intended to cover collection of information on our Site from residents of the United States and its territories. The laws in other countries may or may not be as comprehensive as those in the United States.  If you are a resident of another country or are visiting our Site from outside the United States, you acknowledge and agree that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed where our servers are located and our central database is operated. You also acknowledge that your use of our Site or our services shall be governed exclusively by the laws of Minnesota. By using our Site, you acknowledge and agree that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.  If you are unwilling to accept these terms, then you agree that you will not use or access the Site or its services.

Privacy Policy Updates and Revisions

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.  We reserve the right to modify the Policy at any time without notice, so please review the Policy frequently.  When changes are made to this Policy, we will revise the “last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.  If we make any material changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share your personal information, we will also post notice of the changes on our Site and/or may notify you by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address you most recently provided us in your account.  Your continued use of our Site or Services after we have posted any Privacy Policy changes indicates your agreement to the changes unless you notify us otherwise.

If you wish to retain a copy of this privacy policy, you should print a copy for your records.

Terms of Privacy Policy Survive

To the extent any terms of this Privacy Policy are held invalid and/or unenforceable by a court of law or a competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of the Policy shall remain in full force and effect.

Limitations

The adoption or publication of this Privacy Policy does not subject us to any stricter duty than otherwise applies under applicable Laws.  No person or entity shall have any right or recourse against the Company, its affiliates, agents, sponsors, or other related parties based on any alleged violation or noncompliance with this Privacy Policy by the Company.

Contact Information

Housing First Minnesota
Attn: Privacy Request
2960 Centre Pointe Drive
Roseville, MN 55113

Effective Date

This Privacy Policy is effective as of the 1st day of March, 2024.