PRIVACY POLICY
Communities United for Smart Policy (“our,” “us,” or "we"), respects your privacy. We created this Privacy Policy to let you know what information we collect when you access and use our website, or create an account via the website, and how we use it, as well as our information sharing and protection practices.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and save it. If you do not agree with it, you should not access the website. By using the website or by submitting electronic communications to us through the website, you consent to the practices prescribed in this Privacy Policy.
What Information Does Communities United for Smart Policy Collect?
Personal Information. When we refer to "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we mean any information by which you may be personally identified or contacted, whether online or offline. When you fill out any forms located on the website, we may collect certain Personal Information from you, such as your first and last name, employment information, home or other physical address, email address, phone number, or other contact information, whether at work or at home, credit card or other payment information. It is always your choice whether or not to provide Personal Information. If you choose not to provide requested Personal Information, you may not be able to use certain features of the website.
Technical Information. We may also automatically collect and use technical data and related information, such as information about your device, system and application software, peripherals and other data related to your interactions with the website (“Technical Information”). We may automatically collect Technical Information through cookies, flash cookies, web beacons and log files. The information we collect from these technologies may include your IP address, device ID, browser information and the page you request. We do not consider this information to be Personal Information.
Geo-Location Information. We may also collect information about your geographic location from you or your device, including your country, region, city, zip code, street address, time zone, latitude, longitude, velocity, bearing, altitude and horizontal position representation information (“Geo-Location Information”).
We do not collect any special categories of personal information about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
Information You Voluntarily Disclose
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose Information through any public-facing features of the website, that Information can be collected and used by others. You submit this Information at your own risk. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of any Information you choose to submit in connection with these public features.
How Do We Use Information?
We will only use your Information when the law allows. Except as described in this Privacy Policy, Personal Information, Technical Information and Geo-Location Information (collectively, “Information”) that you provide or that we collect will be kept confidential and used to support your relationship with us.
We may use your Information, including your Personal Information, as follows:
To improve, market or promote the activities that we engage in.
To communicate with you related to our mission.
To respond to comments, questions or requests for customer service.
For any other purpose we may describe when you provide the Information.
We may also use your Information for any other purpose with your consent. Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your Information although we will get your consent before sending third-party direct marketing communications to you via email or text message. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us.
We will only use your Information for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
Information We Share
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not share, rent or sell your Personal Information collected through the website with third parties.
Communities United for Smart Policy, its agents, vendors or contractors may disclose, share, and use your Information, including your Personal Information, to third parties in the following circumstances:
To our agents, vendors or contractors that we use to support the internal operations of our activities who are required to keep the Information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
To other organizations and third-party companies whose services or activities we believe may be of interest to you. These third parties may use your information to contact you or provide you with offers, promotions, or information related to their services or activities.
If required to do so by law, comply with legal process or to comply with a governmental or regulatory request.
To act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of the website or the public.
We require all third parties to respect the security of your Information and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your Information for their own purposes and only permit them to process your Information for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
Security of Your Information
The security of your Personal Information is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Data Retention
We will only retain your Information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your Information for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
To determine the appropriate retention period for Information, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the Information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Information, the purposes for which we process your Information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.
Third-Party Websites, Services and Technologies
We may provide links to third-party websites on the website or in other communications to you. These links may appear as a specific domain name or URL or may be activated by clicking on an advertisement or other icon or graphic. Please be aware that other websites and services, including the websites of third parties that you connect with through the website, may collect personally identifiable information about you. We cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of any third-party websites, services or applications. We encourage you to carefully review their terms of use, privacy policies, and any other legal notifications before using or providing information through such websites, services or applications.
Further, the website may employ third party technologies that require you to accept such third party’s terms. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of those third-party technologies.
Children’s Privacy
The website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received information from a child under 13, we will delete that information. If you believe that we may have collected Information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This is our entire Privacy Policy and it replaces any earlier version. We may change this Privacy Policy by posting a new version on the website. If we make material changes to our practices regarding the collection, use and sharing of your Personal Information, we will notify you via e-mail to the email address you provide to us and/or through a notice on the website home page.
When we do change the Privacy Policy, we will also revise the “revised” date. Your continued use of the website after such date constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.