Privacy & Terms of Use Policies | Alegría: Palenque PP

Our Privacy Policy and Your Privacy Rights

Introduction

Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project (“we,” “us,” “our”) recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy, as a public, charitable foundation. This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we collect about you online or offline, when you visit our websites, mobile applications, and blogs, or otherwise interact with us (collectively, the “Services”), the ways we use this information, and the choices you can make regarding our use of your personal information.

Please also read our Terms of Use, below. By using the Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project websites, using our applications, attending our events, submitting information to us, or otherwise accessing our Services, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.

I. Collection of Personal Information
We collect personal information from and about consumers who use our Services, including when consumers create an account, make a donation, volunteer, interact with our social media accounts, or otherwise interact with us. Depending on the context in which you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of personal information about you:

Contact details, such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and username
Payment information, such as credit card information
Inferences drawn from any of the information listed above

We also collect personal information passively through our Services, via cookies and other tracking technologies. This information may include:

IP addresses, mobile advertising IDs, and other unique identifiers
Network activity and device information, including browsing information
Inferences drawn from any of the information listed above

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to allow you to stay logged on to our websites, to permit us to recognize repeat visitors, to facilitate your use of the site, and to track access to and use of our websites. Depending on your Internet browser, you may be able to change your settings to block and/or erase cookies from your device. Please note that if you block or reject cookies and similar technologies on our Services, functionality of the Services may be limited.

To request that we delete personal information that we have collected from you, please send a request using our Contact Us page. We will comply with your request in accordance with applicable law.

II. Purposes for Processing Personal Information
We collect, process, and disclose the categories of personal information listed in Section I to:

Provide our Services to you
Manage, analyze, and improve our Services
Communicate with you, including to respond to requests, process and solicit donations, and send updates about our Services
Engage with current and prospective advertisers, advocacy organizations, vendors, and third parties
Analyze and better understand consumers’ needs, preferences, and interests
Conduct internal business analysis and research
Advertise and promote our Services
Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, and enforce our rights and policies
Administer, monitor, and secure our information technology systems, websites, applications, databases, and devices, including by detecting and preventing against security incidents and fraudulent activity

We may also aggregate and/or anonymize personal information and analyze those data for statistical or any other purposes permitted by law. When we do so, we take reasonable measures to ensure that the information cannot be associated with a consumer or household, and we maintain and use the information in deidentified form. We will not attempt to reidentify the information, except that we may attempt to reidentify the information solely for the purpose of determining whether our deidentification processes satisfy applicable legal requirements. After it has been deidentified, the information is no longer personal information and is not subject to this Privacy Policy.

III. Sources of Personal Information
We collect personal information directly from consumers when they interact with us. We also collect personal information from vendors and third parties, when they provide information to us. For example, we may receive names and addresses of potential donors from other organizations, and we may collect personal information from vendors and third parties to supplement or verify the accuracy of that contact information. We also collect personal information from vendors and third-party providers of cookies and other tracking technologies used on our Services.

IV. Disclosure of Personal Information
We disclose the categories of personal information listed in Section I as detailed below:

To our vendors. We disclose personal information to our vendors who process personal information on our behalf, including vendors who provide website hosting, information technology and infrastructure, data analytics and modeling, email delivery, order fulfillment, auditing, payment processing, marketing and analytics services, and other services to us. We impose contractual limitations on our vendors’ use of personal information they collect in conjunction with providing services to us.

To third parties for marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties, such as third-party marketing and analytics providers, and other organizations for marketing purposes.

To third parties to facilitate our programming and fundraising. We will not disclose personal information to third parties to facilitate our programming and fundraising, except as described below:

If you make a donation to one of our online fundraising campaigns, you will be provided the opportunity to choose whether your name and the total amount you have raised is visible or kept private. If the campaign page is made public, your name and other information about your participation may be publicly-accessible.
If you make a donation by credit card or other electronic means (e.g., Venmo, Paypal), your personal information will be collected by the third-party payment processor/platform to facilitate your donation.
If you are a donor or prospective donor, we will not disclose your personal information, such as your name, address, and giving history, to third parties, such as marketing cooperatives, event sponsors, or other nonprofit and for-profit companies for any reason.
If you participate in programs we offer via your employer/organization, we will not disclose your participation and progress to your employer/organization.

Pursuant to a change of control. We will securely dispose of personal information, and will not disclose any personal information to a successor entity or purchaser upon a merger, consolidation, or other reorganization in which we participate, or a sale of all or a portion of our assets.

We may disclose personal information in the following contexts:

For legal purposes. We may disclose personal information to protect our rights, defend or pursue a legal claim, investigate or prosecute illegal activities, comply with a subpoena, court order, governmental inquiry, legal process, or other legal obligation, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, you, or any other consumers.

V. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not intended for children under age 13 and are not designed to attract the attention of anyone under age 13. Further, for compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under age 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected personal information from your child in error, please contact us immediately using our Contact Us page so that we can make reasonable efforts to promptly remove such personal information from our systems.

VI. Third-Party Links on Our Services
Our Services may contain links to websites and apps owned by other entities. If you decide to use these links, you will leave our Services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content provided by such third parties, and we make no representations or endorsements about them. If you decide to leave our Services to access third party links, it will be at your own risk, and you should be aware that this Privacy Policy will no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any other third party when you navigate away from our Services.

VII. Security & Retention
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect consumers’ personal information, including encryption, firewalls, and password protection. Our servers are housed in an off-site, secured facility, and we require our employees and vendors to protect the privacy of personal information we collect and adhere to our Privacy Policy.

We retain personal information for the period reasonably necessary to provide our services to you, support our business operational purposes listed in Section II, and ensure compliance with applicable law.

VIII. Additional Disclosures for Certain U.S. Residents
This section provides disclosures applicable to residents of U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws that apply to Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project.

Data Subject Rights. Residents of some U.S. states have certain rights with respect to the processing of their personal information. Depending on your state of residence, these rights may include rights to access, correct, and delete your personal information, or to opt out of certain types of processing of personal information.

Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project does not share or sell any users’ personal information, which is only stored for corporate use (fundraising news, invitations, donation receipts, etc.). All guests and users, regardless of the state or country in which they reside, have the right to access, correct, and delete their personal information, to confirm whether or not their personal information is being processed by the organization, and to obtain their personal information in a portable format.

Exercising Data Subject Rights & Authorized Agents. If you wish to exercise your data subject rights, including the right to delete your Personal Data or any other applicable rights, please submit a request through our Contact Us form. Residents of some states may also authorize an agent to make data subject requests on your behalf. In such instances, authorized agents may use the same method as you to submit requests on your behalf. To verify your identity and protect your personal information, we may ask the requestor to provide information that will enable us to verify your identity in order to comply with your data subject request, such as asking your agent to provide proof of signed permission from you, or ask you to confirm with us directly that you provided the agent with permission to submit the request. In some instances, we may decline to honor your request if an exception applies under applicable law. We will respond to and grant your request consistent with applicable law.

Opt-Out Preference Signals. Some web browsers or devices offer settings where you may pre-set a signal to websites that you do not want to have your online activity and behavior sold or processed for targeted advertising purposes. We recognize opt-out preference signals to the extent we are required to do so for compliance with applicable law. Please note, however, that our websites are not currently configured to recognize the “Do Not Track” signal.

Profiling. We do not process personal information for profiling in furtherance of legal or similarly significant effects.

Please note that some state privacy laws do not regulate processing of personal information by 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project. The disclosures in this section apply to consumers who reside in all states and countries, whether or not their privacy laws apply to Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project.

IX. Other Disclosures
Residents of all U.S. states and all other countries may opt of out email notifications at any time by sending “STOP,” “QUIT,” “END,” “CANCEL,” “UNSUBSCRIBE,” or “STOP ALL” to any message from us. Your opt-in choice and consent to receive email messages from Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project will not be shared with third parties.

You may ask us to remove content or data that you have posted to the website by sending a request using our Contact Us page. Please note that your request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or data as, for example, some of your content or data may have been reposted by another user.

Direct Marketing Disclosure for all guests and users. Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project does not share any users’ personal information with third parties for direct marketing purposes.

X. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do so, we will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page and post a prominent notice of the change on our homepage.

XI. Contacting Us
To contact us with questions about our privacy practices, you may contact us through our Contact Us page.

Our Terms of Use Policy

These Terms of Use govern the use of the Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project website, mobile applications, and other programs and services (“MOD Sites”) and the information, services, products, messages, and other content and materials (“Materials”) provided to our visitors. By using our websites, downloading our mobile applications, and using our programs and services, you agree to this Terms of Use Policy.

Use of MOD Web Site Materials
The Materials contained on the MOD Sites are provided for educational and informational purposes only. Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project is not engaged in rendering professional advice or recommendations. The Materials are not a substitute for professional advice or your consultation with qualified licensed professionals regarding nonprofit activities or any other needs.

Copyrights
Individual documents specifically provided for you to download are copyrighted by Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project and may be downloaded for personal, non-commercial use only. Permission to otherwise reprint, copy, electronically reproduce, or use any document on the MOD Sites, in part or in whole, is expressly prohibited unless prior written consent is obtained from Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project. In order to obtain consent, please contact Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project, 6907 Page Ave, Ste. 1173, St. Louis, MO 63133, (314) 806-3515. To send your request by e-mail, go to Contact Us.

The MOD Sites and all other content that may be found at the MOD Sites, including software, text, illustrations, graphic material, designs, photographs, video or audio clips, product listings and descriptions, and the organization of the database are protected by copyright and are owned by or licensed to Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project and may not be copied in any manner, reprinted, modified, distributed, or otherwise exploited.

Text, graphics, illustrations, photographs, videos, images, and other content that have been posted, uploaded, or otherwise submitted by users of the MOD Sites are owned by the user and licensed to Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project and may not be reproduced, displayed, modified, or distributed in any way.

We encourage you to use the widgets, badges, and other tools available through the MOD Sites. You agree that in using these tools, you will not modify their content, that you will include all copyright notices and trademark symbols, without modification, that you will not use them in a manner that would imply endorsement by Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project of your or any third party’s web site, products or services or any causes other than those of Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project, and that you will not use them in any way that is illegal or harmful to any third party or would demean, defame, embarrass, diminish or cause any harm to Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project.

Trademarks
Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project® and other Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project event and program names and logos (“MOD Marks”) are trademarks or service marks of Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project and may not be used without the prior written consent of Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project, except that you shall have the right and obligation to maintain the name of Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project appearing in the copyright notice on any Materials.

Creating Accounts and Communicating with Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project
When you sign up to take part in events, submit photographs or video, participate in online discussions or message boards, or purchase products you will be asked to create an account and provide a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.

Registration data and other personal information you provide are subject to the Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project Privacy Policy.

When you communicate with Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project in any way, you may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or mislead as to the origin of your communication. Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content represented by you or any third party.

Using the MOD Sites and Submitting User Materials
At certain of the MOD Sites, you may post, upload, transmit (“Submit”) comments, messages, text, photographs, videos, or other content and materials (“User Materials”).

When you Submit any User Materials, you represent that such User Materials are unique to you or are used with permission of the copyright holder and you have received the permission of any person appearing in the photograph or video. You retain the copyright and other rights in the User Materials. However, by submitting the User Materials to the MOD Sites you hereby grant to Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable license to copy, transmit, modify, display and otherwise use the User Materials in any and all media in the sole discretion of Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project in support of its mission and its fundraising efforts.

User Materials submitted by users to the MOD Sites are the sole responsibility of the person who posts them and any opinions or views expressed are those of the individual users. You understand that you may be exposed to User Materials that may be offensive, indecent, or objectionable.

Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project does not control any User Materials, is not responsible for their accuracy, and is not liable in any way for such User Materials. However, Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project reserves the right in its sole discretion to (i) edit or delete any User Materials submitted to or appearing on the MOD Sites, and (ii) refuse access to the MOD Sites to any user.

By using the MOD Sites, you agree to abide by the following rules:

1. You may not Submit User Materials:

That are libelous, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, harmful, threatening, abusive, or hateful.•
That infringe the property rights of others (including, without limitation, another person’s copyright or trademark), or violate the privacy or publicity rights of others.
That violate any law.

2. You may not use the MOD Sites:

To conduct any activity that is illegal.
To harass, abuse, stalk, threaten, defame, or otherwise infringe or violate the rights of any other party.
To advertise or sell products or services to others.
To send unwanted email or “Spam.”

3. You may not transmit software viruses or other code, files, or programs designed to interfere with the functionality of the MOD Sites or the ability of other visitors to use the MOD Sites as intended, or interfere in any other way with the use and enjoyment of other visitors to the MOD Sites.
4. You may not crawl, scrape, or cache any content from the MOD Sites, including personal information or User Materials, or collect or store any personal information of other users without their express permission.
5. You may not exploit the MOD Sites in any unauthorized way, including but not limited to, by trespass or burdening network capacity.

Electronic Communications

When you create an account, purchase products, use our mobile applications or contact us by email, you are communicating with us electronically and you consent to receive communications from us electronically and agree that such communications satisfy any legal requirement that these communications be in writing. This consent may be rescinded at any time.

Online Product Catalog

Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project attempts to be as accurate as possible when describing its products. However, Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project does not warrant that the product descriptions or other content is accurate complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

If you are under 18, you may use the Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project Online Product Catalog only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, or cancel orders in its sole discretion.

Links to Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project Sites

Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project encourages you to appropriately link to our web site, subject to our Link Policy. You may not frame the content of the MOD Sites or use metatags or other “hidden text” that incorporates the Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project name or any MOD Marks without our prior written consent.

Links to Third Party Sites

The MOD Sites contain links to other websites that we think may be of interest to you. The linking to such websites does not constitute endorsement of those websites. Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project has no control over those websites, makes no representation as to the quality, content, copyright compliance or accuracy of those websites, and assumes no liability with respect to them. These websites are governed by their own terms of use and privacy policies to which you are directed.

Disclaimer

The MOD sites and mobile applications and any content, materials, user materials, features, or products available/sold on or through the MOD sites mobile applications are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for specific purpose, quiet enjoyment, and non-infringement. Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project does not warrant that the service on the MOD sites will be uninterrupted, error free, or free of viruses, worms, “trojan horses,” or other similar features. Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project does not make any warranties as to the results that may be obtained from use of the MOD sites or endorse, recommend, or make any warranties as to the accuracy, reliability of content, information, materials, user materials, features, services, products, or statements available on/through the MOD sites or through links on the MOD sites. The use of the MOD sites, as with all websites, is entirely at your own risk.

Limitation of Liability

In no event will Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project, its directors, officers, or employees be liable for any indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages, however caused, regardless of the theory of liability and whether or not Alegría: Palenque Preservation Project has been advised of the possibility of such damages, arising out of or relating to (A) the use or inability to use the MOD sites; (B) any content or products available or sold on/through the MOD sites, or (C) any third party content or materials (including user materials) or the defamatory, infringing, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third party. Certain jurisdictions do not allow the limitation of liability of incidental or consequential damages, and this limitation may not apply to you.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State of Missouri applicable to contracts made and performed there, without regard to its conflict of laws principles, and where applicable, the laws of the United States. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Missouri and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

Effective Date

These privacy and terms of use policies are effective: January 09, 2023