Privacy Policy

This site is owned and operated by the Montgomery County Food Council. Your privacy is important to us, and we want to make your experience on our website informative, enjoyable, and safe. This policy outlines what information is collected by visitors to our website and how that information is used.

Generally, you can visit the Montgomery County Food Council website without revealing any information about yourself. Our web servers collect aggregate visitor information primarily through Google Analytics, such as the number of visits our site receives, the average time spent on the site, the pages viewed, etc. We collect this data anonymously to measure our reach and to help us improve the site.

You may choose to provide personal information to the Montgomery County Food Council through our website when making a donation, registering for meetings or events or purchasing merchandise. In these instances, the Montgomery County Food Council uses encryption software to keep your personal information, including credit card numbers, secure. The information provided is used to process your request. Online donors will be added to the Montgomery County Food Council’s donor database and may occasionally be contacted by e-mail. You may choose not to receive such information in the manner described above by simply notifying us directly at info@mocofoodcouncil.org. It is our policy not to share any information about an individual to a third party.

Any information you choose to provide to us in an email, through a Google Form, through MailChimp, or through Zoom may not be secure and is used only to process your request.

The Montgomery County Food Council’s web site may include links to other sites. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of other sites.

The Montgomery County Food Council’s website may use “cookies” and similar means to collect aggregate statistical information that does not identify any individual person. We may use or disclose aggregate information for any purpose. Cookies are used to recognize visitor preferences, and temporarily store session information and past activity at our site. You may choose to decline cookies.

Our privacy policy is subject to change without notice. Please visit this page for any updates. Thank you.

Upcoming Events

Sep 12

Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP)

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Oct 15

October Food Security Community Call

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Oct 17

Increased Local Food Procurement Working Group

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Oct 19

Community Food Forest Collective Work party: Takoma Park Elementary School

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Oct 23

October Food System Advocacy Community Call

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Oct 25

MoCo Microhub cold storage unit – ribbon cutting

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Nov 5

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, along with the County’s regional services offices and community partners, will host 11 Community Conversations throughout September and October to seek input on the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Operating Budget.

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Nov 14

Save the Date the Upcoming MoCo Made Mixer!

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