• Las Animas Helping Hands

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 2026. Las Animas Helping Hands is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy and dignity of our Bent County neighbors, volunteers, donors, and website visitors.

Information We Collect

We collect information necessary to fulfill our charitable mission, coordinate community food and heating assistance, manage volunteer programs, process donor contributions, and maintain website security.

Information You Provide

When you contact us, request community assistance, apply to volunteer, or submit a donation, you directly provide details such as your full name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and service requests.

Automatically Collected Information

Standard website traffic details—such as browser type, operating system, IP address, general geographic region, referring pages, and interaction times—are logged automatically to optimize platform functionality and security.

How We Use Information

Information is used only for legitimate nonprofit operations, responding to requests, providing community assistance, improving services, maintaining website security, and communicating with users when appropriate.

How We Share Information

Las Animas Helping Hands does not sell or rent personal information to any third party. We share data solely with authorized staff and essential service providers bound by strict confidentiality.

Data Security

Reasonable security measures are used to protect information, while no online transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Cookies and Website Technologies

We use essential cookies and web analytics tools to preserve basic site performance, navigation, and security. Visitors can adjust cookie preferences through individual web browser controls.

Third-Party Services

We rely on reputable external service infrastructure for website hosting, form delivery, and operational analytics. These partners are granted access strictly to complete assigned administrative duties.

Donations and Payments

Financial gifts supporting community aid are processed through encrypted payment channels. Payment credentials are handled directly by secure processors and never stored directly on our servers.

Assistance Requests

Information provided when requesting aid is handled with utmost dignity and confidentiality. Submitting information through the website does not guarantee assistance or eligibility for any program.

Volunteer Information

Details provided by prospective volunteers are kept confidential and used solely for coordinating community outreach, shift scheduling, safety verification, and operational communications.

Children’s Privacy

Our services are directed toward general adult audiences and community members. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under the age of 13 without verified parental consent.

Your Privacy Rights

You may inquire about, update, or request the removal of your personal information from our active communication channels by sending a written notice to our administrative team.

Data Retention

Personal records are retained only as long as necessary to fulfill charitable assistance programs, maintain administrative accounting standards, and comply with state and federal legal obligations.

External Links

Our site may offer links to external community partners, government aid portals, or county resources. Las Animas Helping Hands is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of external third parties.

Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time. Any updates will be published on this page alongside a revised effective date.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or privacy requests regarding this policy or our privacy practices, please contact our administrative team directly:

Las Animas Helping Hands 811 Hurd Ave, Las Animas, Colorado, US 81054-1467 Email: support@lasanimashelpinghands.online Phone: +1.6312142471

Last Updated: September 2026