Who we are
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, the link to this page is available on the footer, which appears on every page of our website: https://harvesticc.org.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
1. Information you provide directly
This includes your name/username/handle, email address, and IP address when you post comments, use the contact form, or send us an email.
2. Analytics information
We use Google Analytics for Display Advertising (Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting) to better understand the visitors of this site. Data gathered is anonymous and include demographics, interests, and system information (browser, operating system, service provider). Data gathered is for our personal knowledge only and is deleted after 26 months. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads by changing your settings in the Ads Settings page.
3. Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of data placed on your computer or mobile device when you enter a website. We use cookies to improve your experience by remembering your device and providing you with an experience relevant to you and your preferences. We may use cookies to gather information on how you use this site.
4. Automatically collected information
This includes log file information that is automatically reported by your browser every time you access a web page. It may also be provided when the content of a web page is downloaded to your browser or device. This information may include your web request, IP address, browser type, referring or exit pages and URLs, number of clicks, and how you interact with the links on the pages of this site. Similar information may also be collected from emails we send to you either directly or through a third-party email subscription service. This information helps us track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by email recipients.
5. Device identifiers and Metadata
When you use a mobile device like a tablet or phone to access my site, we may access, collect, monitor, store on your device, and/or remotely store one or more device identifiers. These are small data files or similar data structures stored on or associated with your mobile device that uniquely identify your device. It may be data stored in connection with the device hardware, data stored in connection with the device’s operating system or other software, or data sent to the device by me. A device identifier may deliver information to me about how you browse and use the site and may help me provide reports or personalized content and ads.
Metadata is usually technical data that is associated with user content. For example, metadata can describe how, when and by whom a piece of user content was collected and how that content is formatted.
How We Use Your Information
In addition to some of the specific uses of information described in this Privacy Policy, we may use information that we receive to:
- remember information so you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit this site
- provide personalized content and information to you and others
- provide, improve, test, and monitor the effectiveness of my site
- monitor metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, and demographic patterns
- diagnose or fix technology problems
How We Share Your Information
We will not sell, share, or otherwise transfer your information to third parties outside of harvesticc.org without your consent, except when required by the law or if that information is collected by Google Analytics (this may include information from tools like cookies, log files, device identifiers, and location data).
Email Subscriptions
We use MailChimp and MadMimi as our marketing automation platform. The data collected include your name and email address. This data is for our personal knowledge only. We will not release or disclose any specific subscriber information under any circumstances, unless required by law.
Contact Forms & Registration Forms
When using the contact form, the data collected include your name, email, message, IP address, the date the message was sent, and your message. This data is used to store and log your messages and is for our personal knowledge only. They will not be released or disclosed under any circumstances, unless required by law.
When using our registration forms, the data collected include your name, email, answers to the questions on the form (this varies with each form), IP address, and the date the message was sent. This data is used to store and log your information and is four our personal knowledge only. They will not be released or disclosed under any circumstances, unless required by law.
Links to Other Websites
We have included links on this site for your use and reference. We are not responsible for the privacy policies on these websites. You should be aware that the privacy policies of these sites may differ from ours.
Changes To This Policy
The contents of this statement may be altered at any time, at our discretion.
Contact us if you have any questions regarding this privacy policy.
This policy last updated August 21, 2019.
