Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Online Privacy Policy Thank you for using this site & app (this “Site”), which is owned by Twin Cities R!SE (“TCR,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Effective Date July 17, 2017 Table of Contents Our Commitment to Transparency Your Consent to This Policy This Policy is Part of Our Terms of Use This Policy May Change Privacy Notices What Personal Information Do We Collect When You Use This site & app? Information About Third-Party Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising How Do We Use Your Personal Information? With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information? Your Choices How Can You Access, Update or Correct Your Personal Information? Steps We Take to Safeguard your Information Children Under the Age of Thirteen Links to Other Sites Contact Us

Our Commitment to Transparency We are committed to providing the information you need to make informed choices about the ways you use this site & app. This Policy describes the personal information we collect when you use this site & app, and how we use the personal information you share with us, along with some of the steps we take to protect your privacy.

In this Policy, “personal information” means information about an identified or identifiable individual. Examples of personal information include your name, your email address, and your photograph.

Some of the information we collect through this site & app may be “personal information”—information that identifies you personally, alone or in combination with other information available to us. Other information may be nonpersonally identifiable, such as information collected by cookies.

Your Consent to This Policy Please take a few minutes to review this Policy. By accessing or using this site & app, you are agreeing to the terms of this Policy. If you do not agree to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this policy, please exit and do not use this site & app.

This Policy is Part of Our Terms of Use our Terms of Use is provided at the bottom of each page of this site & app.

This Policy May Change

We are continually improving and adding to the features and functionality of this site & app and the services we offer through this site & app. As a result of these changes (or changes in the law), we may need to update or revise this Policy. Accordingly, we reserve the right to update or modify this Policy at any time, without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Policy behind the link marked “Privacy Policy” at the bottom of each page of this site & app. Your continued use of this site & app after we have posted the revised Policy constitutes your agreement to be bound by the revised Policy. However, we will honor the terms that were in effect when we gathered data from you.

For your convenience, whenever this Policy is changed, we will update the “effective date” at the top of this page. Be sure you check the effective date to see if this Policy has been revised since your last visit.

You may access the current version of this Policy at any time by clicking the link marked “Privacy Policy” at the bottom of each page of this site & app.

Privacy Notices This Policy may be supplemented or amended from time to time by privacy notices (“Privacy Notices”) provided at the time we collect your personal information. For example, certain pages of this site & app may contain Privacy Notices providing details about the personal information we collect on those pages, why we need that information, and choices you may have about the ways we use that information. Our Privacy Notices are part of this Policy.

What Personal Information Do We Collect When You Use This site & app? Information You Manually Provide. TCR collects the information you manually provide (using your keyboard, mouse, or touchpad) when you use this site & app. For example, we collect the information you provide when you complete an eligibility application, make a donation, request to volunteer, sign up for our email list, or otherwise interact with this site & app. Some of the information you manually provide may be personal information, such as your name and contact information.

Information From Third-Party Social Media Platforms. You may be able to register with, log on to, or enhance your profile on this site & app by choosing to automatically populate the requested data fields with information you previously provided to a third-party social media platform (such as Facebook or Twitter). By doing this, you are asking the third-party platform to send us information, including personal information, from your profile on that platform.

Information from your browser or device. TCR collects information that is sent to us automatically by your web browser or mobile device. This information typically includes your IP address, the name of your operating system, the name and version of your browser, the date and time of your visit, and the pages you visit. The information we receive may depend on your

 

This Policy is part of the Terms of Use that govern your use of this site & app. A link to

browser or device settings. The information we receive from your web browser and device is not, in and of itself, personally identifiable. However, we may combine it with other information in an attempt to identify you or we may combine it with information that does identify you.

Information Collected by Cookies and Other Technologies. A “cookie” is a small file placed on your device when you visit a site that can be understood by the site that issued the cookie. We use cookies and other technologies, including device identifiers, to collect information and support certain features of this site & app. For example, we may use these technologies to:

  • collect information about the ways visitors use this site & app—which pages they visit, which links they use, and how long they stay on each page;
  • support the features and functionality of this site & app—for example, to save you the trouble of reentering information already in our database or to prompt the settings you established on previous visits;
  • personalize your experience when you use this site & app; and
  • improve our marketing efforts, including through use of targeted advertising.

 

The information we collect using cookies and similar technologies is not, in and of itself, personally identifiable, but we may link it to personal information that you provide. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not required to accept cookies when you visit this site & app, you may be unable to use all of the functionality of this site & app if your browser rejects our cookies.

Information About Third-Party Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising

In addition to the cookies TCR delivers to your computer or mobile device through this site & app, certain third parties may deliver cookies to you for a variety of reasons. For example, we may use Google Analytics, a web analytics tool that helps us understand how visitors engage with our Sites. To learn more about Google Analytics, click here. Other third parties may deliver cookies to your computer or mobile device for the purpose of tracking your online behaviors over time and across nonaffiliated websites and/or delivering targeted advertisements either on this site & app or on other websites.

You have choices about the collection of information by third parties on our Sites. For example, if you don’t want information about your visit to this site & app sent to Google Analytics, you may download an Opt-out Browser Add-on by clicking here. Please note that the Add-on does not prevent information from being sent to TCR.

In addition, if you would like to opt out of having participating entities collect your online behavior for advertising purposes when you are browsing our websites, click here for a “Website opt Out.” You will be directed to an industry-developed website that allows you to choose whether each listed entity may collect and use data for interest-based advertising purposes. It may be that some of the third parties that collect interest-based information on this site & app do not participate in the Website opt Out, in which case the best way to avoid third-party tracking of your online behaviors may be through your browser settings and deletion of cookies.

The Website opt Out described above works only on websites. To opt out of having participating entities track your behaviors for advertising purposes when you are using a mobile app, download and use the Digital Advertising Alliance’s “App Choices” app. As with the Website opt Out, the “Mobile App opt Out” prevents tracking only by participating entities.

Please note that the Website opt Out and Mobile App opt Out are device specific and the Website opt Out is browser specific. If you wish to opt-out from having interest-based information collected by participating entities across all devices and browsers, you need take the steps outlined above from each device and browser.

How Do We Use Your Personal Information? Generally, we use the information we collect through this site & app

  • to solicit financial and in-kind donations and recruit volunteers;
  • to provide the information, products and services you request;
  • for security, credit or fraud prevention purposes;
  • to provide you with a personalized experience when you use this site & app;
  • to contact you with information and notices related to your use of this site & app;
  • to invite you to participate in surveys and provide feedback to us (in accordance with any privacy preferences you have expressed to us);
  • to better understand your needs and interests;
  • to improve the content, functionality and usability of this site & app;
  • to improve our services;
  • to improve our marketing and promotional efforts; and
  • for any other purpose identified in an applicable privacy notice, click-through agreement or other agreement between you and us.

 

With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information? With Third–Party Vendors. TCR may share information collected through this site & app with third-party vendors who act on our behalf. For example, we may use third-party vendors to design and operate this site & app; to conduct surveys; and to help us with our promotional efforts. These third-party vendors may need information about you to perform their obligations. Typically, they are required by contract to keep your information confidential and to use it only to provide services on our behalf.

In Our Annual Report. We publicly recognize donor gifts in our annual report and other online and print materials, unless a donor requests anonymity.

With Third-Party Social Media Platforms. We may provide functionality on this site & app that allows you to automatically post information to a third-party social media platform (such as Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest). If you choose to take advantage of this functionality, people with access to your profile on the third-party platform will be able to see your post. Thus, you should have no expectation of privacy in those actions. Further, if you choose to link your profile on this site & app with an account on a third-party social media platform, we may share the information in your profile with that third-party platform. We may also use third-party social media platforms to

offer you interest-based ads. To offer such ads, we may convert your email address into a unique value which can be matched by our partner company with a user on their platform. Although we do not provide any personal information to these platform vendors, they may gain insights about individuals who respond to the ads we serve. In Aggregate or De-Identified Form. We use information collected through this site & app to create a compiled, aggregate view of usage patterns. We may share aggregate information with third parties so we and they can better understand our user base. We may also share with third parties information about how particular individuals use this site & app, but only on a de-identified basis (“Individualized Data”). Individualized Data is not personally identifiable, but it does reflect the usage patterns of a particular Site user, as opposed to Site users collectively. We may provide basic demographic information (gender and age) in conjunction with providing Individualized Data. As Part of a Business Transfer. Your information may be transferred to successor organization if, for example, we transfer the ownership or operation of this site & app to another organization if we merge with or are acquired by another organization, or if we liquidate our assets. If such a transfer occurs, the successor organization’s use of your information will still be subject to this Policy and the privacy preferences you have expressed to us. To Comply With Laws and Protection of Our Rights and the Rights of Others. We may disclose your information when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law, a court order or a subpoena. We may also disclose your information to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to protect the security of this site & app; to enforce or apply our online Terms of Use or other agreements; or to protect our own rights or property or the rights, property or safety of others. As Described in a Privacy Notice or Click-Through Agreement. We reserve the right to disclose your information as described in any privacy notice posted on this site & app, or as described in any click-through agreement to which you have agreed. Your Choices In General. We respect your right to make choices about the ways we collect, use, and disclose the information you provide on or through this site & app. We strive to provide choices to you at a meaningful time and in a meaningful place. This Notice describes some of your other choices, such as your choice to opt out of receiving “cookies.” Do Not Track Mechanisms. Your browser may deliver a “Do-Not-Track (‘DNT’) signal” to this site & app. Because of the changing state of technology and indecision within the technology and marketing industries regarding the meaning of DNT signals, we currently do not make any guarantee that we will honor DNT signals. Previously Expressed Preferences. You may change previously expressed preferences regarding how we use information you provide on or through this site & app. For example, if you have provided

your contact information and receive periodic emails from us, you may decide to stop receiving those emails by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in an email’s footer. You may be able to change other preferences through an account you create on this site & app. Otherwise, please contact us using the information provided below.

How Can You Access, Update or Correct Your Personal Information? If you wish to access, update or correct your personal information, please contact us by email or by phone as listed below. We will respond to you within a reasonable time and, in any case, within the time limits established by applicable law. We may ask you for additional information to verify your identity. In most cases, we will provide access and correct or delete any inaccurate information you discover. In some cases, however, we may limit or deny your request if the law permits or requires us to do so or if we are unable to verify your identify.

Steps We Take to Safeguard your Information

We maintain reasonable administrative, physical and technological measures to protect the confidentiality and security of personal information you submit on or through this site & app. Unfortunately, no website, server or database is completely secure or “hacker proof.” We therefore cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be disclosed, misused or lost by accident or by the unauthorized acts of others. Further, we cannot control dissemination of personal information you post on or through this site & app using any social networking tools we may provide, and you should have no expectation of privacy in such information.

Children Under the Age of Thirteen

We are proud of this site & app and we strive to ensure that it doesn’t offend people of any age. However, this site & app is not intended for children or minors under the age of thirteen years without the permission of a parent or guardian. If you believe that a child has submitted personal information on or through this site & app without the consent and supervision of a parent or guardian, please contact us using the information provided below so that we can take appropriate action.

Links to Other Sites

This site & app may provide links to other websites operated by third parties, including in some cases our third-party vendors. TCR does not control these websites and is not responsible for their data practices. Any information you provide to third parties on their websites is covered under their privacy and data collection policies and is not covered by this Policy. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any personal information.

Regarding the app

Users are registered to use the app. This includes capturing your first and last name, as well as email address. We only track which modules are accessed, time within the module, module quiz answers and scores. We do not capture any additional information specific to location, IP address, etc.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Twin Cities R!SE

1301 Bryant Avenue North

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411

 

Email: marketing@twincitiesrise.org Telephone: (612) 279-5818