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Privacy Policy

Albertsons Companies Foundation and Nourishing Neighbors

Last updated: 9/15/2026

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1. Introduction and Scope

Albertsons Companies Foundation, including its Nourishing Neighbors program (“Foundation,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit our websites, communicate with us, donate, apply for or receive funding, participate in a campaign, event, survey, auction, promotion, or volunteer activity, submit content, or otherwise interact with Foundation services that link to this Policy (collectively, the “Services”).

This Policy does not apply to Albertsons Companies, Inc., Albertsons Safeway LLC, or their subsidiaries and affiliated entities when they provide retail shopping, pharmacy, loyalty, employment, or other commercial services governed by separate privacy notices. This Policy also does not apply to third-party websites or services that have their own privacy policies.

2. Personal Information We Collect

“Personal information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked with an individual or household. The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Services.

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Contact and identifying information, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, organization, title, and account or username information.
  • Donation and transaction information, such as donation amount, campaign designation, billing address, payment status, receipt information, and limited payment-related information. Payment card information may be collected directly by a payment processor rather than by the Foundation.
  • Grant, nonprofit partner, and program information, such as organizational contacts, tax identification details, eligibility materials, applications, budgets, reports, outcomes, beneficiary information, and supporting documentation.
  • Event, volunteer, campaign, auction, promotion, and survey information, such as registration details, preferences, responses, bids, participation records, and eligibility information.
  • Communications and submitted content, such as messages, feedback, testimonials, impact stories, photographs, videos, social media content, and other materials you provide.
  • Job-related or professional information when relevant to Foundation board, advisory, contractor, volunteer, or partner relationships.
  • Other information you choose to provide in connection with your interactions with the Foundation.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • Device and technical information, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, language, and general location derived from IP address.
  • Online activity information, such as pages viewed, links selected, referring pages, dates and times of visits, and interactions with emails or digital content.
  • Cookie and similar technology information used to operate the Services, remember preferences, measure performance, understand engagement, and maintain security.

2.3 Information From Other Sources

  • Albertsons Companies, Inc. and affiliated entities, where legally permitted and appropriate for Foundation operations.
  • Nonprofit organizations, community partners, event sponsors, campaign partners, employers, matching-gift providers, and professional contacts.
  • Donation, payment, auction, grant-management, email, event, analytics, hosting, and social media service providers.
  • Publicly available sources, such as nonprofit filings, professional profiles, public websites, and social media posts.
  • Certain personal information may be considered sensitive under applicable law. We collect sensitive personal information only when permitted by applicable law and necessary for the applicable program or interaction, such as confirming program eligibility, evaluating hardship or assistance requests, administering grants or community programs, maintaining tax or compliance records, preventing fraud, or honoring privacy rights. Depending on the program, sensitive information may include government identification or tax information, financial hardship information, health-related hardship context, demographic information voluntarily provided for reporting or eligibility purposes, information about minors, or account access credentials. Depending on the information and applicable law, we may provide additional notice, obtain consent, or allow withdrawal of consent.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Provide, operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Services.
  • Process donations, issue receipts, administer matching gifts, manage auctions, and respond to transaction questions.
  • Review and administer grant applications, awards, reporting, compliance, monitoring, and nonprofit partner relationships.
  • Operate campaigns, events, volunteer activities, surveys, promotions, contests, and community programs.
  • Communicate with you about requests, applications, donations, programs, events, impact, policy changes, and administrative matters.
  • Send newsletters, fundraising appeals, program updates, or other communications, subject to applicable law and your communication choices.
  • Publish or promote impact stories, testimonials, photographs, videos, or other submitted content when we have the necessary rights and permissions.
  • Analyze participation, measure impact, understand site usage, evaluate campaigns, conduct research, and develop or improve programs. 
  • Use analytics and automated tools to support Foundation operations, including tools made available by third-party service providers that help organize, route, or summarize grant application information. We use these tools subject to applicable law, vendor safeguards, access controls, retention limits, and any applicable program notices. We do not authorize service providers to use submitted grant or program information to train their general-purpose models unless expressly disclosed and permitted.
  • Prevent fraud, protect security, enforce terms, manage risk, maintain records, comply with law, and establish or defend legal claims.
  • Create aggregated or deidentified information that is not reasonably capable of being associated with you and use it for lawful purposes.
  • Carry out other purposes disclosed at collection or with your consent.

4. How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients for the purposes described in this Policy:

  • Affiliates, including Albertsons Companies, Inc. and affiliated entities that support Foundation administration, technology, finance, legal, compliance, communications, charitable operations, or community programs. Foundation personal information is not used for Albertsons retail, pharmacy, loyalty, advertising, or retail media purposes unless separately disclosed and legally permitted.
  • Service providers and contractors that provide hosting, security, analytics, communications, donation processing, payment processing, grant management, auctions, events, surveys, document storage, professional services, and other operational support.
  • Nonprofit, campaign, event, promotion, and community partners when disclosure is necessary to administer a program, direct a donation, coordinate participation, evaluate program participation, outcomes, effectiveness, or fulfill your request.
  • Government agencies, regulators, courts, law enforcement, or other parties when required or permitted by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, security, or property.
  • Parties to a corporate, organizational, or asset transaction, such as a merger, restructuring, transfer, or similar event, subject to applicable law.
  • Other persons or entities at your direction, with your consent, or as disclosed when the information is collected.

The Foundation does not sell personal information for money, share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, or process personal information for targeted advertising. We also do not knowingly sell or share for cross-context behavioral advertising the personal information of consumers under 16. If our practices materially change, we will update this Policy and provide any required notices and choices before or at the time required by law.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, software development kits, and similar technologies to operate and secure the Services, remember preferences, understand engagement, measure performance, and improve communications. We do not use these technologies to sell personal information, share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, or process personal information for targeted advertising. Where required, we will obtain consent or provide choices through a cookie banner, preference center, browser-based opt-out preference signal, or other legally required mechanism.

You may be able to manage cookies through the Foundation’s cookie preference tool and your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect functionality. 

6. Communications Choices

You may unsubscribe from marketing or fundraising emails by using the unsubscribe link in the message or contacting us. Even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may send non-promotional messages relating to your donation, grant, application, event registration, account, security, legal notices, or other ongoing relationship. You may manage text-message choices as described in the applicable message or program terms.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, including to administer donations and grants, meet tax and accounting requirements, manage nonprofit and partner relationships, document consent and permissions, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, preserve security, and comply with legal obligations. Retention periods vary based on the type of information, sensitivity, operational need, applicable limitation periods, and legal requirements. When information is no longer needed, we may delete, destroy, or deidentify it in accordance with our records-management practices.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no system, transmission, or storage method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have an account, please protect your account credentials and contact us if you suspect unauthorized access.

9. Children’s Privacy

The Services are intended for a general audience and are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without legally required parental consent. Although the Services are not directed to children under 13, some Foundation programs may benefit or feature minors. In those circumstances, personal information about a minor should be submitted only by an authorized parent, legal guardian, school, nonprofit organization, or other party with appropriate permission. We require appropriate permissions or releases before publishing identifiable photographs, videos, testimonials, impact stories, or similar public-facing content involving minors. If you believe a child has provided personal information improperly, please contact us so we can review and take appropriate action.

10. Third-Party Services and Social Media

The Services may link to or integrate with third-party donation platforms, processors, auction providers, grant systems, social networks, video platforms, or other websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own notices, not this Policy. Information you post publicly, including on social media or public campaign pages, may be visible, copied, or used by others. Please use care before sharing personal information publicly.

11. State Privacy Rights

Applicable state privacy laws may provide residents of certain U.S. states with rights regarding their personal information. These rights may be subject to exceptions and limitations under applicable law. Where applicable, you may exercise the rights described below using the methods identified in this section.

Depending on your state of residence and subject to legal exceptions, you may have rights regarding your personal information, such as the rights to:

  • Know or confirm whether we process your personal information and access specific information.
  • Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • Request deletion of personal information.
  • Obtain a portable copy of certain personal information.
  • Opt out of certain uses or disclosures of personal information, including sale, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects where required by applicable law.
  • Exercise rights relating to certain sensitive personal information, including withdrawing consent or limiting processing where applicable.
  • Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request, where applicable.
  • Receive equal service and not be discriminated against for exercising a privacy right.

11.1 Submitting a Request

To exercise an applicable right, use the Privacy Rights Request Form, email privacyoffice@albertsons.com, or call (877) 251-6559. Please identify that your request concerns Albertsons Companies Foundation or Nourishing Neighbors. We may need to verify your identity and authority before acting on a request. Verification information will be used only for request processing, fraud prevention, security, and legal compliance.

You may use an authorized agent where permitted by law. We may require proof of authorization and may ask you to verify your identity directly. In certain cases, we may decline to act on a privacy request as permitted by law. If we decline your request, we will provide a written explanation and, where applicable, an opportunity to appeal. To appeal, reply to our decision notice or contact us through the request methods above and state that you are appealing a privacy request decision. We will review your appeal and respond within the time required by law. If you still have concerns, you may have the right to contact your state Attorney General, and we will include those details in our appeal response where required.

11.2 California Privacy Disclosures

For California residents, the categories of personal information we have collected in the preceding 12 months include identifiers; customer records; characteristics protected by law when voluntarily provided or needed for a program; commercial or transaction information; internet or electronic network activity; approximate geolocation; audio, electronic, visual, or similar information; professional or employment-related information; education information; sensitive personal information when necessary and legally permitted; and inferences drawn from other information.  

We collect these categories from the sources described in Section 2, use them for the purposes described in Section 3, disclose them for business purposes to the categories of recipients described in Section 4, and retain them as described in Section 7.  

In the preceding 12 months, we have not sold personal information or shared personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We also do not knowingly sell or share for cross-context behavioral advertising the personal information of consumers under 16.

11.3 California “Shine the Light”

We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes as described under California’s “Shine the Light” law.

12. International Visitors

The Foundation is based in the United States, and the Services are intended for users in the United States. If you access the Services from outside the United States, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.

13. Deidentified and Aggregated Information

We may create and use aggregated or deidentified information for research, reporting, impact measurement, program planning, and other lawful purposes. Where we maintain deidentified information, we use technical safeguards and business processes designed to prevent reidentification, do not attempt to reidentify it, and require recipients not to reidentify it or use it in ways that could reasonably link back to an individual, except as permitted by applicable law.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy to reflect changes in law, technology, vendors, or Foundation practices. The “Last updated” date will identify the current version. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice or obtain consent where required by applicable law, such as a prominent website notice or direct communication.

15. Relationship to Other Notices

A specific program, grant, donation, event, promotion, survey, or form may provide an additional privacy notice. If an additional notice conflicts with this Policy, the additional notice controls for that interaction. Albertsons Companies retail customers, pharmacy patients, loyalty members, applicants, employees, and other individuals should consult the privacy notice applicable to that separate relationship.

16. Contact Us

Questions, requests, or concerns about this Policy may be directed to:

Albertsons Companies Foundation
Attn: Albertsons Privacy Office
250 E. Parkcenter Blvd.
Boise, ID 83706
Email: privacyoffice@albertsons.com
Online request form: Privacy Rights Request Form
Toll-free number: (877) 251-6559

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