Privacy Policy

Updated: July 10, 2026

Elk River Arts (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us through our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have regarding your information. By accessing or using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following types of information.

Information You Voluntarily Provide

You may choose to provide personal information by:

  • Submitting a contact form
  • Signing up for our email newsletter
  • Communicating with us via email

This information may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number (if provided)
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

Email Newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we collect your email address and any additional information you choose to provide.

We use Network for Good to manage our email communications. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Network for Good for processing in accordance with their privacy practices.

You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.

Contact Forms

When you submit a contact form, we collect the information you provide, including your name, email address, and message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry or provide the information you requested.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Referring website
  • Approximate geographic location derived from your IP address

This information helps us understand how visitors use our website, improve functionality, and maintain website security.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, remember user preferences, and help maintain website functionality.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Remember your preferences
  • Analyze website traffic and performance
  • Improve website functionality
  • Protect against spam and abuse

By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Privacy Policy. You may disable cookies through your browser settings; however, doing so may affect certain features of the website.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our website and forms from spam, fraud, and automated abuse.

reCAPTCHA may collect information such as:

  • IP address
  • Mouse movements
  • Time spent on the website
  • Browser and device information
  • Other information necessary to distinguish human users from automated systems

Your use of Google reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Website Hosting

Our website is hosted by SiteGround. As part of providing hosting services, SiteGround may process technical information such as server logs, IP addresses, browser information, and website requests necessary to maintain the security, performance, and operation of the website.

Third-Party Services

To operate our website, we use trusted third-party service providers, including:

  • SiteGround (website hosting)
  • Google reCAPTCHA
  • Network for Good (email communications)

These providers receive only the information necessary to perform their services and maintain their own privacy and security practices.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including partner organizations, community resources, social media platforms, and other external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to inquiries
  • Send newsletters and organizational updates (with your consent)
  • Improve our website and visitor experience
  • Analyze website performance and usage
  • Protect our website from fraud, spam, and unauthorized activity
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

How We Share Information

We do not sell or share your personal information for monetary compensation or cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not rent or trade your personal information.

We may share information only when necessary to:

  • Send email communications
  • Operate, secure, and maintain our website
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Protect our rights, users, or organization

How We Protect Your Information

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Our website uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption to protect information transmitted between your browser and our website.

While we strive to use commercially reasonable measures to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, maintain organizational records, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13, we will promptly delete such information.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your state, country, or applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you, subject to applicable legal exceptions.

To submit a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information provided on our website. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.

Notice to California Residents

We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under applicable California privacy laws. California residents who have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise applicable privacy rights may contact us using the information provided on our website.

Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that lets you indicate your preference regarding online tracking. Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, our website does not respond differently when such signals are received.

International Visitors

If you access this website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country of residence.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or organizational operations. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised Effective Date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us using the contact information provided on this website.