Privacy Policy

Kuzma Care Cottage
Last updated: October 17, 2026

Kuzma Care Cottage respects your privacy. This policy explains how we handle information collected through www.kuzmacarecottage.org, its forms, and related website communications.

Information We Collect

We collect information you choose to provide when you:

Submit our contact form or email us, including your name, email address, and message.
Subscribe to receive news or updates.
Make an online donation.
Send information or photographs for a volunteer tribute or memorial listing.

Please do not include Social Security numbers, payment-card details, medical records, or other sensitive information in the general contact form.

Our website and service providers may also collect technical information, such as browser and device details, IP-related information, pages visited, and how visitors reach and use the website.

How We Use Information

We use information to:

Respond to questions and requests.
Communicate about our food pantry, community activities, and volunteer opportunities.
Manage email subscriptions.
Acknowledge donations and maintain donation records.
Publish tribute or memorial information submitted for that purpose.
Operate, protect, and improve our website.
Meet applicable legal and recordkeeping requirements.

Website Hosting, Cookies, and Analytics

Our website is hosted by Wix. Information submitted through website forms may be stored in Wix systems and delivered to our email accounts.

The website includes TWIPLA analytics. Depending on the settings enabled, analytics services may collect information about website visits, devices, referring pages, and visitor activity to help us understand and improve the website.

Wix and connected website services may use cookies or similar technologies. Some analytics can operate without cookies, so blocking cookies may not prevent every form of website measurement.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect website features. Contact us with questions about website tracking or available privacy choices.

Service providers may process information in the United States or other countries where they operate.

Online Donations

Our online Donate links direct visitors to PayPal, which processes payments under its own privacy policy.

Kuzma Care Cottage may receive donor contact information, donation amounts, and transaction details needed to acknowledge gifts and maintain records. Please enter payment information only through the payment provider’s secure donation process.

For additional information about donor records, see our Donor Privacy Policy.

Information Sharing

We share information with authorized personnel, volunteers, and service providers when needed to perform the activities described in this policy. These may include website hosting, form management, email delivery, analytics, and payment processing.

We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to address fraud, security concerns, or threats to someone’s safety.

Tributes and Memorial Information

Names, photographs, and other information published on our tribute and memorial pages are publicly visible.

Please submit only material you have permission to share. Contact us to request a correction or removal of information you submitted.

Email Preferences and Privacy Requests

You can stop receiving optional email updates by using an unsubscribe link when provided or by contacting us directly.

You may also contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you, or to withdraw consent where our processing relies on consent.

We may need to verify your identity before responding. We will consider requests in accordance with applicable law and any necessary recordkeeping obligations.

Information Retention and Security

We retain information for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to inquiries, maintaining donation records, and meeting applicable legal requirements.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. No website, email service, or electronic storage system can guarantee complete security.

Other Websites

Our website contains links to outside services and organizations. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. Please review those policies before providing information on another website.

Policy Updates

We may update this policy when our website or information-handling practices change. The date above identifies the latest revision. We will provide additional notice when required by applicable law.

Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

Kuzma Care Cottage
635 S. Main Street
Wilmington, Illinois 60481

Email: kuzmacc@sbcglobal.net

You may also use our Contact Us page.

Our Calendar page uses an embedded Google Calendar. When you view or interact with the calendar, Google may collect technical and usage information as described in the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.