Last updated: July 24, 2026
The National Animal Nutrition Program (“NANP,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how NANP collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit the NANP website, create or use an account, access NANP databases or other resources, or communicate with NANP.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
NANP may collect information that you provide directly when you:
- Create or manage a user account;
- Request access to NANP databases, tools, or other resources;
- Submit a question, comment, or other information through the website;
- Contact NANP by email or through an online form;
- Participate in a NANP program, committee, workshop, survey, or other activity; or
- Otherwise communicate with NANP.
Depending on the activity, this information may include your name, email address, account credentials, institutional affiliation, professional information, and the contents of messages or submissions you send to NANP.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through general contact forms or other areas of the website unless NANP specifically requests it.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the NANP website, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically. This information may include:
- Your Internet Protocol address;
- Browser, device, and operating-system information;
- Referring website;
- Pages and resources viewed;
- Dates and times of access;
- Approximate geographic location; and
- Information about how you interact with the website.
NANP uses this information to operate and secure the website, diagnose technical problems, evaluate website traffic, understand how visitors use NANP resources, and improve the website and its content.
How We Use Information
NANP may use the information it collects to:
- Create, administer, and secure user accounts;
- Provide access to NANP databases, tools, data, and other resources;
- Respond to questions, requests, comments, or feedback;
- Communicate about NANP programs, resources, workshops, or activities;
- Maintain, evaluate, and improve the website and its functionality;
- Monitor website performance and usage;
- Detect, prevent, and address security concerns, misuse, or technical problems;
- Maintain appropriate administrative records;
- Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, or institutional requirements; and
- Protect the rights, safety, and security of NANP, its users, and others.
NANP does not sell, rent, or lease personal information to third parties.
Google Analytics and Cookies
The NANP website uses Google Analytics, a web-analytics service provided by Google, to understand how visitors use the website. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies placed on your device to distinguish visitors and sessions and to generate reports about website activity.
Information collected through Google Analytics may include pages visited, time spent on the website, referring websites, browser and device information, approximate geographic location, and interactions with website features. This information may be transmitted to and processed by Google in accordance with Google’s privacy practices.
NANP uses Google Analytics information to evaluate website traffic, improve navigation and content, identify technical issues, and assess the use of NANP databases and other resources. NANP does not intentionally provide names, email addresses, or other directly identifying information to Google Analytics.
You can view, block, or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking Google Analytics cookies generally should not prevent you from accessing the website’s public content.
Third-Party Services and Content
The NANP website uses externally hosted fonts provided by Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. When your browser retrieves these resources, it connects to servers operated by Google or Adobe. Those providers may receive technical information associated with the request, such as your Internet Protocol address and browser information, in accordance with their respective privacy policies.
The NANP website may also contain links to or integrate with databases, applications, videos, social-media platforms, and other resources operated by third parties. Visiting or using those services may allow the third party to collect information from you.
NANP does not control the privacy, security, or data-handling practices of external websites and services. Your interactions with them are governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.
How We Share Information
NANP may share information in the following circumstances:
Service Providers
Information may be shared with service providers that support the NANP website and its activities, including providers of website hosting, maintenance, database administration, technical support, email delivery, analytics, and security services. These providers may have access to information as needed to perform their functions on NANP’s behalf.
Program Administration
Information may be shared with authorized NANP administrators, committee members, participating organizations, or institutional partners when reasonably necessary to administer a NANP account, resource, program, committee, workshop, or other activity in which you participate.
Legal and Protective Purposes
NANP may disclose information when required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. NANP may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- Protect the rights, property, or interests of NANP;
- Protect the safety or security of users or others;
- Investigate suspected fraud, misuse, or security incidents; or
- Enforce applicable website terms, licenses, or agreements.
At Your Direction
NANP may share information for another purpose when you direct us to do so or provide your consent.
Data Retention
NANP retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide website access and services, administer NANP activities, maintain appropriate records, meet legal or institutional requirements, resolve disputes, and protect the security and integrity of its systems.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose for which it was collected, and applicable administrative, contractual, legal, or institutional requirements.
Data Security
NANP uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, information system, or method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and should contact NANP if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.
Your Choices and Requests
You may contact NANP to:
- Ask about personal information NANP maintains about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate account or contact information;
- Request closure of your account;
- Request deletion of personal information, when appropriate; or
- Ask questions about NANP’s privacy practices.
NANP may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Certain information may be retained when necessary for legal, administrative, contractual, institutional, recordkeeping, or security purposes.
You may manage cookies through your browser settings. You may also unsubscribe from optional email communications by following the instructions included in those communications or by contacting NANP.
Depending on where you reside, applicable law may provide additional rights concerning your personal information.
Children’s Privacy
The NANP website and its resources are intended primarily for researchers, educators, students, agricultural professionals, policymakers, and others interested in animal nutrition.
The website is not directed to children under 13, and NANP does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If NANP learns that such information has been collected without appropriate authorization, NANP will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
NANP may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in its website, resources, technologies, administrative practices, or legal obligations.
When the policy is revised, the updated version will be posted on the NANP website, and the “Last updated” date will be changed. Users are encouraged to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or NANP’s handling of personal information may be submitted through the Contact Us page on the NANP website.