Privacy Policy
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?
Personal Information Collected From You
You will be required to provide your personal information in order to register for an account, to use the service to communicate with other users as applicable, and to otherwise access and use the service. We will collect any personal information from or about you that you choose to provide, which may include your name, email address, telephone number, birthdate, and physical address. Personal information must be provided, for example, when registering for an account, when activating an account that has been set up by a third party customer or partner, and when responding to communications from us.
We will use personal information as described below in this Privacy Policy, including to provide the service, to set up and administer accounts, and to communicate with users in connection with their use of the service, subject in each case to your communications preferences, applicable laws, and the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you provide a mobile or other telephone number to us, you consent to receiving telephone calls or text messages at that telephone number as described below.
Personal Information from Third Parties.
We also obtain personal information from third parties; which we often combine with personal information we collect either automatically or directly from an individual. We may receive the same categories of personal information as described above from the following third parties:
BigHeart Entities: We may receive personal information from other companies and brands owned or controlled by us, and other companies owned by or under common ownership as us.
Third-Party Integrations: Our services integrate with third parties to offer certain functionalities. This includes logging into the services or providing calendar functionality through a third-party login or third-party calendar service like Google. When you use third-party sign-on services, we receive your email address, name, and identifiers associated with that third-party service. When you use a third-party calendar feature, we collect your email address associated with your calendar account and publish event details such as invitees and event names for certain events hosted through use of the services. We choose what information we collect from and publish to the third party, and we do not collect or publish details about your calendar events that are not associated with the services. After we facilitate publishing a calendar event for the services, we collect the online identifier associated with that event so that we may help modify it in case you or another user needs to reschedule or cancel.
Please note that our use of these third-party integrations like Google may be subject to their terms and privacy policies. Google API Services Disclosure: Our use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. For more information, please visit: https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy.
We recommend that you review and, if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before sharing information and/or linking or connecting them to other platforms, including our services.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you register on our site or enter information on our site.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- To improve our website in order to better serve you.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
- To quickly process your transactions.
- To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.
How do we protect your information?
Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible. We use regular Malware Scanning.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
All transactions are processed and handled properly through the 3rd party providers Apple Pay and Braintree. Transaction data (credit, debit, and prepaid card information) are not stored or processed on our servers, and no transaction information that ties back to the user is collected.
Deletion of user data
To request data deletion, please reach out to us on following email address: support@poweredbyaction.org
Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We use cookies to:
Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since every browser is a little different, look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you turn cookies off, Some of the features that make your site experience more efficient may not function properly. It won’t affect the user’s experience that make your site experience more efficient and may not function properly.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third-party links
We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.
How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking? It’s also important to note that we do not allow third-party behavioral tracking.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
We will notify you via email
- Within 7 business days
We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.