How we handle your information. No surprises.
Effective date: March 19, 2026
The Independent Waste Alliance ("IWA," "we," "us," or "our") is a 501(c)(6) non-profit professional membership organization for independent solid waste and recycling operators. This policy describes how we collect and use information through our website at theiwa.org.
We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
This may include your name, email address, phone number, company name, and fleet size.
We also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our site, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This data is collected through Google Analytics.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous traffic data. This helps us improve the site and understand which content is most useful to visitors.
Google Analytics may collect information such as how often you visit the site, what pages you view, and what other sites you visited before coming here. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.
You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We use the information we collect to:
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information with service providers who help us operate the website and process membership applications, but only to the extent necessary to provide those services.
Our site uses cookies through Google Analytics to collect anonymous usage data. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect your experience on this site.
Our website is hosted on Netlify. Forms submitted through our site are processed through Netlify Forms. These services have their own privacy policies governing how they handle data.
We take reasonable measures to protect the information you provide. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us.