This Privacy Policy explains how foodstampsoffice.org/ may collect, use, protect, and handle information when visitors use our website. Food Stamps Office is an independent informational website that publishes SNAP office directory and public assistance resource content.
This policy is written for transparency. It does not replace the privacy policies of official government SNAP agencies, state portals, EBT systems, or third-party websites linked from our pages.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
You may voluntarily provide information when contacting us, submitting an office update, reporting a correction, leaving feedback, or using a website form. This may include your name, email address, message content, page URL, office listing details, correction notes, or source links.
Do Not Send Sensitive Benefit Information
foodstampsoffice.org/ is not a government agency and does not process SNAP applications. Do not send us Social Security numbers, EBT card numbers, PINs, case numbers, income documents, identification documents, immigration documents, medical records, bank information, benefit notices, or application documents. We cannot submit or update benefit records for you.
Information Collected Automatically
Like many websites, we may collect limited technical information automatically. This may include browser type, device type, approximate location based on IP address, pages visited, referring pages, search queries, interaction data, cookies, and similar analytics information. This information helps us understand how visitors use the site and improve content quality.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, analytics tools, advertising technologies, or similar technologies to operate the site, measure performance, understand user behavior, prevent abuse, and display ads. Visitors may be able to control cookies through browser settings or consent tools if available.
How We Use Information
We may use collected information to:
- Respond to contact messages and correction requests.
- Review user-submitted office updates.
- Improve page accuracy, usability, and content quality.
- Monitor website performance and security.
- Detect spam, abuse, or technical issues.
- Analyze which pages need updates or clearer information.
- Comply with legal obligations where applicable.
Advertising and Analytics Partners
We may work with analytics and advertising partners. These partners may use cookies or similar technologies to measure traffic, personalize ads, limit ad repetition, or analyze performance. Their data practices may be governed by their own privacy policies.
Third-Party Links
Our website may link to official government websites, state benefit portals, county agencies, EBT resources, maps, and other third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, accuracy, or content of those websites. Review the privacy policy of each website you visit.
Data Retention
We retain information only as long as reasonably needed for website operations, correction review, security, analytics, legal compliance, or editorial records. User-submitted correction details may be retained to document review decisions or improve related pages.
Children’s Privacy
foodstampsoffice.org/ is intended for general informational use and is not designed to collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child in a way that requires deletion, we will take appropriate steps.
Your Privacy Choices
You may contact us to request review or deletion of personal information you voluntarily submitted through website forms, subject to legal, security, and operational limits. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect website information, but no website can guarantee perfect security. Because this site is not an official benefit portal, users should never submit sensitive SNAP, EBT, identity, or financial information through our contact forms.
Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website practices, tools, legal requirements, or data handling methods change. Updates will be posted on this page with revised content.