Privacy
Privacy Statement
Updated April 1, 2025
About this Privacy Statement
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has created this privacy statement to demonstrate our commitment to privacy. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of our website. By accessing inhf.org, iowalandoptions.org, or any other website owned and operated by Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, you acknowledge your full understanding of our Privacy Statement and willingly consent to the information collection and use practices described below.
Types of Information We Collect
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation may collect personally identifiable information through web server logs, Cookies, and/or user-supplied information.
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Web Server Logs – Your web browser automatically sends certain types of information when you visit a website. The kinds of data may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, web pages visited, date and time of your visit, and other statistics. To improve our website and services, we may use third-party services such as Google Analytics to monitor, collect, and analyze the data.
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Use of Cookies – A Cookie is a small data file that is placed on your computer’s hard drive to help us improve your user experience on our website and to identify repeat visitors. You can disable cookies by changing preference settings in your web browser.
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User-supplied Information – Information you supply through online forms on our website may include personally identifiable information such as your email address, phone number, street address, or business information. The information is used to deliver the information or services you have requested.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We use the data gathered through the methods listed above to statistically analyze site usage and to improve our content and the ways in which we serve our website visitors. We use the information we gather from you for systems administration purposes, abuse prevention, and to track user trends, and for the other purposes described in this Statement. If you send us an email, the email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. We will not share, sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission.
User information may be shared with third-party vendors to the extent necessary to provide and improve web services or other communications to users. For example, we use third parties such as Google Analytics to generate reports on site usage, web traffic, user behavior, and user interests in order to optimize our website for our visitors. We may use geographic, demographic, and interest-based reports of our website visitors to create custom audience lists.
Disclosure of Your Information
We respect the privacy of our website visitors and, therefore, we will not sell or intentionally release any of our visitors’ personal information to any third party. We may provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or protect our rights and safety and the rights and safety of our users or others. We will disclose any information requested by law enforcement or other government officials when required.
Removing Your Personal Information
You have the option of removing your contact information from our databases at any time. If you should decide you no longer wish to receive future communications or to participate in any other services, simply contact Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation at the following address and phone number. Address: 505 5th Ave., Suite 444, Des Moines, IA 50309; Phone: 515-288-1846
External Links
This site contains links to other websites. Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
Security
This site has reasonable security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation reserves the right to amend this privacy statement at any time, without notice, and only the current privacy statement may be deemed effective.
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, you may contact Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation at the following address and phone number. Address: 505 5th Ave., Suite 444, Des Moines, IA 50309; Phone: 515-288-1846
