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Privacy & Information Use Notice

Desert Preservation Initiative — Privacy & Use of Information

Effective Date: [06.30.2026]

1. How We Collect Your Information

When you become a member, make a donation, or sign up for our updates, we collect the basic information you provide — such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and payment details if applicable.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Process your membership or donation.

  • Communicate with you about our work, upcoming projects, and volunteer opportunities.

  • Maintain accurate records for our internal operations and reporting.

We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with outside organizations or marketers.

3. Third-Party Services

We may use trusted third-party services — such as secure payment processors, email service providers, or membership management tools — to help us process payments, send communications, and manage our member data. These providers have access to your information only to perform tasks on our behalf and are not permitted to use it for any other purpose.

4. Cookies and Website Use

Like most websites, we may use basic cookies or analytics tools to understand how visitors use our site and to improve your experience. This information does not personally identify you.

5. How We Store Your Information

Your information is stored securely in trusted systems such as our membership database, secure email lists, or protected cloud storage (like Google Drive). Only designated DPI volunteers and staff have access to your information for legitimate organizational purposes.

6. Volunteer Liability Release

If you volunteer with DPI in person, you may be asked to complete a separate Volunteer Liability Waiver. This waiver helps protect both you and DPI while you participate in our projects.

7. Your Privacy Rights

You may contact us at any time to:

  • Review or correct your personal information.

  • Request that we delete your information from our systems (subject to any legal or financial record-keeping requirements).

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about how your information is collected or used, please reach out to us:

 

Desert Preservation Initiative
[Your Mailing Address]

[email protected]

[Your Phone Number]

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Our 501(C)(3) Status

On May 20, 2022, the Desert Preservation Initiative (DPI) received notice from the Department of the Treasury that DPI had been assigned, as a non-profit organization, an Employee Identification Number (EIN=88-2408631). Effective on May 26, 2022, The Department of the Treasury – Tax Exempt and Government Entities branch determined that DPI is tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). On February 2, 2024, the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Branch classified DPI as a public charitable organization under the IRC Section 509(a)(2) – effective back to May 26, 2022.

As of May 31, 2022, DPI was recognized and classified as a Corporation–Domestic–Non-Profit by the Utah State Tax Commission, Department of Commerce. DPI was assigned an entity number of 12859363-0140. On March 6, 2024, DPI was notified, by the Taxpayer Services Division of the Utah State Tax Commission, that DPI is exempt from sales tax as a charitable institution.