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Who We Are

American Aquifers is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (EIN 86-2740913) dedicated to protecting aquifers and promoting sustainable groundwater use. Our website is located at https://americanaquifers.org. Questions about this policy may be directed to contact@americanaquifers.org or by calling 541-227-6620.

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Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, including when you contact us through our contact form, send us an email, or call us by phone. This may include your name, email address, phone number, and details about your groundwater situation.

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help with spam detection.

We also collect certain information automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This information is used solely for website performance and security purposes.

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How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect solely to:

We do not use your personal information for marketing purposes, and we will never sell your information to any third party.

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Confidentiality

All information shared with American Aquifers — whether by phone, email, or contact form — is kept strictly confidential. The details of your groundwater situation, your personal circumstances, and your contact information are used solely to provide you with assistance and follow up on your inquiry.

We will never disclose your personal information to neighbors, landowners, government agencies, or any other third parties without your explicit written consent, except where required by law.

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Cookies

Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your experience. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name and email address in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

We do not use cookies to track you across other websites or to serve you advertising. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the site may not function properly without cookies.

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Embedded Content & Third Parties

Pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or maps. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited that other website directly, and those websites may collect data about you or use cookies.

We use WPForms to process contact form submissions. Submissions are sent directly to American Aquifers and are not stored or processed by any third-party advertising or data broker service.

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How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain contact form submissions and correspondence for as long as necessary to provide assistance and fulfill our organizational obligations. If you would like your information removed from our records, please contact us and we will honor your request unless we are legally required to retain certain data.

Comments left on the site and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments. Website administrator accounts retain user profile information for the duration of the account.

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Your Rights

You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, to request correction of inaccurate data, or to request deletion of your data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@americanaquifers.org.

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to retain for legal or security purposes.

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Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@americanaquifers.org or call 541-227-6620. American Aquifers · 501(c)3 Non-Profit · EIN 86-2740913