This Privacy Policy describes how the Supermajority Education Fund collects, uses, and discloses information with respect to your use of the website located at supermajorityedfund.com/, as well as any other websites and applications owned and/or operated by the Supermajority Education Fund that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Website”). We refer to the Website and any services we provide or interactions you have with us in connection with the Website as the “Services.” Before you use or submit any information in connection with the Services, carefully review this Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy and that we may process, transfer, and store your information in the United States as outlined below. The terms “you” or “user” refer to all individuals accessing the Services for any reason. The terms “Supermajority Ed Fund,” “us” or “we” refer to the Supermajority Education Fund.
Why Your Privacy Matters To Us
On the Internet, exchanging information is how we build relationships and, like all relationships, what you share should be in your control. It is therefore incumbent onSupermajority Ed Fund to explain what kinds of information we collect from you and why. By sharing information with us, you provide us with a snapshot of who you are – your personality, interests, beliefs, and values. That information helps us and other community members get to know you and helps us determine how we can support you to act powerfully as a community. We are committed to transparency about what kinds of information we collect, why we collect that information, what we do with that information, how you can protect your privacy, and how you can maintain control of your data.
If you get nothing else from this Privacy Policy, we want you to understand that your personal information is safe with us. We share your information with third parties only in limited circumstances as discussed below. Any other disclosure requires our first obtaining your explicit consent.
Information We Collect
The information we collect from you and about you depends on how you use the Services and the information you provide to us. We collect information in three main ways: (1) information you choose to provide to us; (2) information we collect automatically through technology when you use the Services; and (3) information we collect from others.
Information You Provide To Us
We collect information about our users when users choose to provide that information to us. For example, we collect information from users when they sign up to receive emails from us, when they sign the Majority Rules pledge, when they register for an event, or when they make a donation to Supermajority Ed Fund. The kinds of information we may collect include first and last name, email address, mobile telephone number, mailing address (or sometimes only a zip code), and any other information a user provides to us in connection with their use of the Services.
We collect this information to make your experience with Supermajority Ed Fund a good one and personal to you. You do not have any obligation to provide us with your information, however, certain information may be required in order for us to provide a meaningful experience for you. For example, we need your contact information when you sign up to receive emails from us so that we can send you relevant information, and we need your credit card information to be able to process a donation. Sometimes you provide the information to a trusted third-party vendor on our behalf instead of directly to us. In such circumstances, the third party’s privacy policy and terms apply as to how it collects and processes the information you provide.
User-Generated Content
Supermajority Ed Fund is not just about the information you give to us, but also information you create as part of our community. For example, while engaging with our Website and Services, you may be able to write comments, share photographs, upload other content and related information. This content, associated with your account and attributable to you, is referred to collectively as “User Content.”
User Content may be publicly available, and we cannot control how others may use your User Content. By contributing User Content, you agree that you are at least 18 years old; own, control, or otherwise have the rights to such User Content; and your
User Content does not infringe or violate the rights of any third parties. We think it fosters community to share user-submitted stories, recommendations, photos, first names and cities with others in the Supermajority Ed Fund community. By submitting User Content, you hereby grant us the right to use your User Content in conjunction with your name, city, and likeness for the purpose for which you submitted it. For example, if you submit a comment, you authorize us to post your comment and attribute it to you.
In addition, you grant us permission to use your User Content in ways other than the one for which you submitted it, provided the User Content is not connected in any way to you individually. In other words, we may use your comments or your photos provided that we don’t also use your name or likeness, meaning they are used anonymously and you cannot be identified. We will always obtain your permission if we want to use your User Content in connection with your name and/or your likeness or with any other information that could be used to identify you for a purpose outside the scope of why you originally submitted such User Content.
Information that Is Passively or Automatically Collected
When you use the Services, we may automatically receive and record information from your computer or mobile device. This information allows us to recognize you when you return to the Services, and helps us to understand how people are navigating and using our Services so that we can improve your experience. The types of information we may collect include, by way of example only, your IP address, browser type, browser language, operating system, state or country from which you accessed the Services, software and hardware attributes (including device ID),referring and exit pages and URLs, platform type, the number of clicks, files you downloaded, pages viewed, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time you used the Services, error logs, and other similar information.
From your IP address, we may be able to infer your general location (e.g., city and state or postal code). We may use third-party analytics providers and technologies, such as cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, or scripts, to help us collect the data described above. We use the term “cookie” in the broad sense to include all similar techniques and technologies.
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer or device when you visit a website that stores certain information about your website usage. For example, cookies enable us to recognize your computer or device; store your preferences and settings; enhance your user experience by delivering content specific to your interests; perform searches and analytics; and assist with security administrative functions.
You can change your settings to notify you when a cookie is being set or updated, or to block cookies altogether. If you disable cookies, some functionality of the Services may be impaired.
Information We Collect From Others
We may receive additional information about you from third parties and other sources, such as from websites, public records, marketers, researchers, analysts, social media networks, data aggregators, and other organizations. We may combine this information with information we collect directly from you to provide a more relevant experience for you and to improve the Services.
How We Use Your Information
As with any relationship, we get to know you through the information you share with us. We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- For the purposes for which you provided the information, including:
- To add you to our email list;
- To add you to the list of people who have signed the Majority Rules
pledge; - To sign you up for activities and events;
- To process your donation.
- To maintain and improve the Services, including:
- To recognize and authenticate you on the Services;
- To provide the features, services and products available through the
Services; - To improve the content and features of the Services or to develop new
services; - To administer and troubleshoot the Services.
- To communicate with you, including:
- To send you information about your relationship or transactions with us,
account alerts, or other communications, such as newsletters to which you
have subscribed; - To contact you with information that we believe may be of interest to you;
- To process and respond to your inquiries or to request your feedback.
- To send you information about your relationship or transactions with us,
- For internal research and reporting.
- To enforce the legal terms that govern your use of the Services.
- For our business operations, including for security, fraud prevention, and legal compliance.
- To comply with laws and regulations for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of others.
- For other purposes for which we seek your consent in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Our Email List and Text Messaging
It is important for us to be in contact with you. If you provide Supermajority Ed Fund with your email address, we may add you to our email distribution list. If you wish to stop receiving emails from us, please send us an email at info@supermajority.com and ask to be removed from our marketing email list, or click the unsubscribe link in the footer of an email from us, or submit the request via this form. Please note that opting out or unsubscribing will not prevent you from receiving communications that are not marketing in nature, such as important notices about changes to our terms and policies, and instructions about resetting your password when needed.
If you provide Supermajority Ed Fund with your mobile phone number, you consent to receiving phone calls and text messages from Supermajority Ed Fund, including possibly using autodialed and automated calls and messages. Message and data rates apply. Frequency varies. If you wish to stop receiving calls and messages from Supermajority Ed Fund, please text STOP in response to any text message you receive from us, or email info@supermajority.com and ask to be removed from our phone list.
Aggregated Data
Supermajority Ed Fund cares about you as an individual, but also about us as a collective. It’s important to understand people in relation to the larger groups and systems in which we all exist. To this end, we may aggregate or de-identify information we collect from you so that it cannot reasonably identify you or your computer or device, or we may collect information that is already in de-identified form. We use this data to better understand trends we see across our community. Our use and disclosure of aggregated or de-identified information is not subject to any restrictions under this Privacy Policy, and we may use and disclose such information for any lawful purpose, in our sole discretion.
When We Disclose Your Information
We value the information you share with us and your privacy. Outlined below are
circumstances where we may share your information and data, so you can make
informed decisions about what to share with us. We may disclose your information to or with third parties under the following circumstances:
- With Consent. We may disclose your information to third parties with your
consent. - To Service Providers. We may provide access to or disclose your information with select third parties who perform services to help us run our organization. These may include, for example, entities that provide network infrastructure, web hosting, security, fraud prevention, processing of donations, processing of
merchandise orders, marketing, market research, customer support, data
storage, analysis and processing, and legal services. Here’s why: We are not a
technology company, so we have to use outside vendors to do a lot of the work
that you have come to expect from a nonprofit advocacy organization. - With Supermajority Ed Fund’s affiliated entities. Supermajority Ed Fund may
disclose personal information collected through the Services with Supermajority
Ed Fund’s affiliated entities, including, by way of example, Supermajority, on the condition that the affiliated entity uses the information only for purposes
consistent with its mission and all applicable laws. Supermajority Education is a
501(c)(4) non-profit organization and a separate legal entity from Supermajority
Ed Fund, although both organizations are committed to advancing gender equity. To learn more about Supermajority and its specific values and activities, click here. - With Collaborators and Other Select Entities. We may disclose your information
(except for text messaging opt-in data and consent information or your credit
card information) to other organizations with whom we may collaborate, with
companies whose products, offerings, or services we believe may be of interest
to you, and with select marketing companies and data co-op firms. If you do not
want us to share information about you with these entities, please email us at
info@supermajority.com. - Protection of Supermajority Ed Fund and Others. Supermajority Ed Fund may
disclose your information if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that
disclosure is permitted by this Privacy Policy or reasonably necessary or
appropriate for any of the following reasons:- to comply with legal process;
- to enforce this Policy, including investigation of potential violations thereof;
- to respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties;
- to respond to your requests for customer service; and/or
- to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Supermajority Ed
Fund, its agents, affiliates, users, and the public. This includes exchanging
information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection,
spam/malware prevention, and similar purposes.
- Aggregated Data. We may disclose aggregated and de-identified information.
- Organizational Transfers. If we participate in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, orother transfer or reorganization of assets (including in contemplation thereof,
e.g., due diligence) we may disclose your information because user information
collected through the Services may be among the transferred assets.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
The laws in some jurisdictions require that website operators tell you about the legal grounds they rely on to use or disclose your information. To the extent those laws apply, our legal grounds for processing your information are as follows:
- Legitimate Interests. In many cases, we handle personal data because it furthers
our legitimate interests or the interests of others in activities such as the following in ways that are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the affected individuals:- Customer service
- Marketing
- Protecting our users, personnel and property
- Analyzing and improving our business
- Managing legal issues
- Legal Compliance. We need to use and disclose personal data in certain ways to comply with our legal obligations.
- Necessary Use. We use your information when it is necessary to perform our
obligations to you under a contract or commitment to you, such as to provide the services you’ve requested from us, or to comply with our relevant legal terms. - Consent. Where required by law, and in some other cases, we handle personal
data on the basis of consent. Where we handle your personal data on the basis
of consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent.
Online Analytics
We may use third-party web analytics services (such as those of Google Analytics) in connection with the Services to collect and analyze the information discussed above, and to engage in auditing, research or reporting. The information (including your IP address) collected by various analytics technologies described in the “Information that is Passively and Automatically Collected” section will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Services, including by noting the third-party website from which you arrive, analyzing usage trends, assisting with fraud prevention, and providing certain features to you.
Information about how Google uses information collected from sites that use its services is located at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Non-U.S. Visitors
The Services are not intended for individuals located outside of the U.S. If you are a
non-U.S. resident, you acknowledge that our collection and processing of personal
information is subject to United States law, and that any personal information you
provide to us shall be processed in the United States, where the laws and regulations may not provide the same level of data protection rights as in the jurisdiction in which you are located.
Privacy Rights
We provide you with the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use, and disclosure of your information. Depending on the laws in your jurisdiction of residence (e.g., United States, EU, UK), you may request (i) access to or a copy of information that we hold about you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format; (ii) general information about our processing activities; (iii) confirmation that we are processing your information; (iv) correction or rectification of your information; (v) deletion of your information; (vi) transfer of your information to a third party; (vii) information portability, where technically feasible; (viii) restriction or objection to certain processing of your information; and (ix) to withdraw your consent to our use of your information for certain processing purposes, where the processing purposes was based on your consent.
Please note that we do not use your information to make decisions that produce legal or similar effects based solely on the automated processing of your information. We also do not “sell” or disclose your information for online targeted advertising purposes. We may ask you to provide us with information necessary to reasonably verify your identity before responding to your request. We will consider all requests and provide our response within the time period required by applicable law. Please note, however, that certain information may be exempt from such requests. If we deny your request, in whole or in part, you may have the right to appeal the decision. In such circumstances, we will provide you with information regarding the appeals process. To make a request, please contact us at info@supermajority.com.
Children’s Privacy
The Services are intended for general audiences and are not directed at children. If we become aware that we have collected information without legally valid parental consent from children under an age where such consent is required under applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete it as soon as possible.
Security
When you give us your information, you are trusting us with your private information. We are committed to honoring that relationship by using a variety of administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These safeguards vary based on the sensitivity of the information that we collect and store. However, we cannot and do not guarantee that these measures will prevent every unauthorized attempt to access, use, or disclose your information because despite our efforts, no Internet and/or other electronic transmissions can be completely secure.
Data Retention
We retain information for different periods of time depending on the purposes for which we collect and use it, as described in this Privacy Policy. We will delete or de identify information when it is no longer needed to fulfill these purposes, unless a longer retention period is required to comply with applicable laws. There may be technical or other operational reasons where we are unable to fully delete or de identify your information. Where this is the case, we will take reasonable measures to prevent further processing your information.
Third-Party Links and Services
The Services may contain links to third-party websites, applications, and other services. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites and services. The collection, use, and disclosure of your information will be subject to the privacy policies of those third-party websites, applications, and services, not this Privacy Policy, Therefore, we encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Services and to read the privacy policies of each and every site, application, or service they visit that collects their information.
Revisions to Privacy Policy
We will continue to review this Privacy Policy and we may make changes to the Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates the last time changes were made. You should check this page periodically for updates. If we make material changes to this Policy, we will provide you with notice as required by law. Your continued use of the Services will signify that you have read, understood, and accepted the terms of the updated Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us by emailing us at info@supermajority.com.