Privacy Policy

Most Recent Update: June 18, 2026 

This Privacy Policy explains how Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) collects, uses, and discloses personal information of its customers, prospective customers, and visitors to its website at plymouthenergy.org and localfoodsplymouth.org, as well as through its text messaging. 

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION 

Information collected directly from you: We may collect personal information directly from you, for example, through a web form, during an online or in-person event registration, or at checkout. Personal information we collect directly from you may include first and last name, address, email address, and phone number, and marketing preferences. 

Information collected from your device: Our website may use tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other similar technologies to automatically collect certain information from your device, including for example, your IP address, browser and operating system information, geographic location, referring website address, and other information about how you interact with the website. Our websites may also use cookies to personalize your experience and enable certain features, such as keeping track of items you put in your shopping cart. You may disable cookies in your web browser; however, parts of our websites may not function properly. More information about blocking and deleting cookies is available at http://www.allaboutcookies.org. Our email campaigns may also use tracking technologies such as web beacons, pixels, and other similar technologies to automatically collect certain information such as your IP address, browser type and version, and email engagement statistics.  

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION  

We use information collected directly from you to provide you with personalized emails by interest, our products and services, and other relevant information. We may also use this information to market our products and services to you, including by email and potentially text message, subject to your consent. We use information collected automatically from your device to provide our website to you, to optimize our website, and to assist with our marketing efforts.  

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION 

We may use third-party service providers to assist us with providing and marketing our products and 

services to you and we may share your information with such third parties for these limited purposes. 

• We use Constant Contact for our email marketing and text message communications. For more information about how we may use your information with Constant Contact and the information that may be collected through our email campaigns, see Constant Contact’s Customer Data Notice available at https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/customer-contact-data-notice. 

• We use Local Foods Marketplace to provide our online store via localfoodsplymouth.org. Local Foods Marketplace uses and processes your information in accordance with its privacy policy available at: https://home.localfoodmarketplace.com/privacy-policy/ 

• We use Stripe as our payment processor. Stripe uses and processes your payment information in accordance with its privacy policy available at https://stripe.com/privacy. 

• We use MailChimp for Local Foods Plymouth communications with buyers and potential buyers. Its privacy policy is available here: https://mailchimp.com/about/security/ 

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses and processes your information in accordance with its privacy policy available: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en&ref_topic=2919631&sjid=9860274060783308939-NA 

We may also share your personal information if necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights. 

EMAIL MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS 

If you wish to unsubscribe from our email campaigns, please click on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any marketing email sent from us. 

SMS/TEXT MESSAGE PRIVACY POLICY

• Consent & Opt-In
  By providing your mobile phone number and opting in, you agree to receive text messages (SMS/MMS) from PAREI to include service updates, buyer communications, alerts, marketing, donor, or informational content. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. 
• Message Frequency & Data Rates
  Message frequency varies based on your interactions. Message and data rates may apply as determined by your mobile carrier. 
• Opt-Out Instructions
  To stop receiving text messages, reply STOP to any message we send. You will receive a single confirmation text stating that you have unsubscribed. For help or support, reply HELP or contact us at info@plymouthenergy.org or 603-536-5030. 
• Data Collection & Use
  When you opt in, we collect your phone number, consent timestamp, and basic contact information. We use this data strictly to send the messages you requested and manage our business. 
• Information Sharing
  Your mobile phone number and opt-in consent data are never sold or shared with third parties for promotional or marketing purposes. We only share data with service providers (like our SMS gateway provider) to facilitate the messages you consented to receive. 

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS 

You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you or to request that your personal information be corrected or deleted. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at 603-536-5030. 

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY 

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Please review it when necessary. 

CONTACT INFORMATION 

If you have any questions about this policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at 603-536-5030.