Private Policy

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Last Updated: [August 19th, 2024]

Introduction

Passion for Science ("we," "our," "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you visit our website, use our services, or interact with us in other ways. It also explains your rights regarding your personal data and how you can exercise those rights.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

- Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, date of birth, and other identifying information you provide when you register for events, subscribe to our newsletters, or participate in our programs.

- Usage Data: Information about your interactions with our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on our site.

- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your online activities and preferences.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

- Providing Services: To manage and provide the services you request, including event registration, program participation, and volunteer coordination.

- Communication: To send you newsletters, updates, and other communications related to our organization and its activities.

- Improvement: To analyze how our website and services are used so we can improve them.

- Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, such as responding to legal requests and preventing fraud.

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information in the following ways:

- Service Providers: With third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as email distribution, payment processing, and website analytics.

- Legal Obligations: When required by law, such as in response to a court order or to protect our rights, safety, or property.

- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or other corporate transaction, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4. International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, Canada, and the European Economic Area (EEA). We take appropriate measures to ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and that your personal data is protected.

For transfers from the EEA to countries not considered to provide an adequate level of data protection, we rely on standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or other legally recognized mechanisms to ensure adequate protection of your personal data.

5. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

- Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.

- Correction: Request that we correct or update inaccurate or incomplete information.

- Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal restrictions.

- Objection: Object to our processing of your personal data for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.

- Portability: Request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

- Consent Withdrawal: Withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [contact email]. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

7. Retention of Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations. When your personal data is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

8. Children's Privacy

For children under the age of 16, we do not knowingly collect personal data from children without verifiable parental consent. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child without such consent, we will delete that information promptly.

9. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated policy will be posted on our website with the date of the last revision.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at info@passionforscience.org