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Amrita-Seattle Privacy Policy

Last Revised on Feb 29, 2024

 

Welcome to the PRIVACY POLICY for the website, www.amrita-seattle.org (previously accessible at www.amrita-kumbha.org) (the “Website”) operated on behalf of Amrita-Seattle (“Amrita,” “we” or “us“) (“Privacy Policy”).

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use and disclose personally identifiable information that you provide to us through the Website (“Personal Information”), as well as information related to your use of and access to the Website, together with any content, tools, features and functionality offered on or through our Website (the “Services”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “you” and “your” means you as the user of the Services.

 

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information we may collect about you includes:

  • Information you provide when you contact us through our Website, such as your name, phone number and e-mail address.

  • Usage, viewing and technical information, including your IP address or device identifier when you use the Services. If you access your account from a mobile device, that mobile device may also provide us with details of your location. Most mobile devices allow you to disable this functionality.

  • Information you provide when you make a donation through our Website, our Donation Form, or through PayPal, including, but not limited to: your name, e-mail address, phone number and address.

  • Information you provide when you subscribe for our mailing list, such as your name, e-mail address, and phone number.

  • Information we receive about you from third parties (e.g., if you access the Services through a third party platform, we may also collect your e-mail address and other information associated with that third party, and any information you have made public in connection with that service or which the third party shares with partner services). See also Section 6 “THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKS” below.

  • Information you provide in order to sign up for one of our events either directly or indirectly through our relationships with third party platforms such as AUCTRIA, GoFundMe, Facebook, Evite or Eventbrite. These third parties will only share information with us with your consent. Please check their respective privacy policies to understand how they will process your data.

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2. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION

  • We collect information you provide to us when you: input information into the Services; create user generated content; request services or information from us; or otherwise interact with us or the Services.

  • We collect information through unique identifiers (such as IP address or your mobile device advertising identifier).

  • We may automatically collect certain information that does not directly or indirectly identify, and cannot reasonably be used to identify, you (“Non-Personal Information”) through the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files a website uses to recognize repeat users, facilitate the user’s ongoing access to the Services and facilitate the use of the Services. Cookies also allow a website to track usage behavior and compile site usage information that will allow for the improvement of content and target advertising. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. You may set your browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser. However, please be aware that some features of our Services may not function or may be slower if you refuse cookies. You may also get cookies from other third parties with links on the Services as described below. We do not directly control these cookies.

  • We may combine information we collect from your interaction with the Services with Personal Information that we may collect from other publicly available sources.

  • We use third parties’ analytic and tracking tools to better understand who is using the Services, how people are using the Services and how to improve the effectiveness of the Services and its content, and to help those parties serve more targeted advertising to you across the Internet or help us serve more targeted advertising to you. Those third party companies may use cookies, pixel tags or other technologies to collect and store Non-Personal Information such as time of visit, pages visited, time spent on each page of the Services, device identifiers, type of operating system used and other website(s) you may have visited. They might combine information they collect from your interaction with Services with Personal Information that they collect from other sources. We do not have access to, nor control over, third parties’ use of cookies or other tracking technologies.

  • Online Tracking

  • Do Not Track (DNT) is a privacy preference that users can set in some web browsers, allowing users to opt out of tracking by websites and online services. Amrita and the Services do not recognize DNT.

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3. USE OF YOUR INFORMATION BY AMRITA-SEATTLE

  • The ways in which we may use the information that we collect from you include the following:

  • To provide you with the Services, products, or information that you requested.

  • To respond to your message.

  • To acknowledge and process your donation through the Services and ensure you receive the appropriate tax receipt.

  • To send you information about our events and fundraisers.

  • To create anonymized and aggregated data sets that may be used for a variety of functions, including research, internal analysis, analytics, and other functions.

  • To build target groups of supporters to ensure our communications are relevant. When building a donor profile, we may analyze geographic, demographic, and other information to better understand your interests and preferences to deliver relevant content.

  • To personalize content and experiences.

  • To ensure we know your preferred method of communication.

  • To detect, investigate and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal.

  • To optimize or improve the content, products, services, and features of the Services.

  • To personalize and improve the Services and user experiences, to increase the functionality and user friendliness of the Services, to deliver content or features that match user profiles or interests.

  • To keep a record of your relationship with us.

  • To monitor and analyze the Services’ usage and trends and otherwise measure the effectiveness of the Services.

  • To carry out other purposes that are disclosed to you via the Services.

 

4. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH OTHER COMPANIES

  • We will not share Personal Information outside Amrita except in the following limited circumstances, which you consent to:

  • When we run an event in partnership with a third-party organization, Personal Information may be shared for the purposes of running such event (e.g., creating a user guest list). How your Personal Information will be used will be made clear during the registration process.

  • When you attend our events, we may post photos and videos taken at the events on our social media and website, unless you specifically request otherwise.

  • When you choose to share your story through testimonials, participating in events, or through campaigns, this information may be made public through events, promotional materials, our website, and our annual report.

  • When you allow to us share Personal Information with another company, such as directing us to share Personal Information with third-party sites or platforms, such as Auctria, Eventbrite or Evite. Please consult Section 6 below and the third party’s privacy policy for additional information.

  • When we contract or partner with a third party to provide services on our behalf (e.g., for Services development and maintenance or to help administer our newsletter). We require all third parties to process your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted by applicable data protection laws.

  • In connection with the sale of a business (including merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a material portion of its assets, change in corporate control, or insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings).

  • To enforce our Terms of Service or rules, to ensure the safety and security of our users and third parties, to protect our rights and property and the rights and property of our users and third parties, to comply with legal process, including judicial warrant, rule, order or subpoena or in other cases if we believe in good faith that disclosure is required by law or regulation.

  • In addition, we may share Non-Personal Information and anonymized and aggregated data sets with third parties, alone or in combination with the Non-Personal Information of other users. However, we will not share or sell Personal Information for third parties for the purposes of marketing.

 

5. YOUR CONTROLS AND CHOICES

  • We provide you the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use and sharing of your information. Your controls and choices may include:

  • You may change your choices for newsletters and alerts.

  • You may request access to the Personal Information we hold about you and request that we amend or delete it.

  • You may exercise your controls and choices, or request access to your Personal Information, by modifying your profile or by contacting us at contact@amrita-seattle.org or following instructions provided in communications sent to you. Please be aware that, if you do not allow us to collect Personal Information from you, we may not be able to deliver certain products, news/updates, and services to you, and some of our services may not be able to take account of your interests and preferences. If you have questions regarding the specific Personal Information about you that we process or retain, please contact us at contact@amrita-seattle.org.

 

6. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKS

  • Our Services may contain links to other online platforms operated by third parties. We note that our online donation function and other payment processing functions are operated by PayPal. In order to make an online donation or payment through the Services, you must agree to PayPal’s Privacy Policy, located at https://paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

  • We also note that our subscription function is operated by Constant Contact. In order to subscribe to our emails or newsletters, you must agree to Constant Contact’s Privacy Policy located at https://www.endurance.com/privacy/privacy. We note that our event registration is operated by Evite and Auctria. In order to register for events, you must agree to Evite’s Privacy Policy located at https://evite.com/content/privacy_policy and Auctria’s Privacy Policy located at https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/7817344. We do not control such other online platforms and are not responsible for their content, their privacy policies, or their use of your information. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators except as disclosed on the Services. Please keep in mind that information you post on public or semi-public venues, including
    information you share on third party social networking platforms (such as Facebook or Twitter) may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party online platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. When you provide information to a third-party online platform, the information you provide may be separately collected by that third-party. The information the third-party online platform collects is subject to the third-party online platform’s privacy practices.

  • Privacy choices you make on the third-party online platform will not apply to our use of the information we collect directly through our Services. We expressly disclaim any and all liability for the actions of third parties, including but without limitation to actions relating to the use and/or disclosure of Personal Information by third parties.

 

7. DATA SECURITY, INTEGRITY AND RETENTION

Please note that information you send to us electronically may not be secure when it is transmitted to us. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us. From time to time, we review our security procedures to consider appropriate new technology and methods. Please be aware though that, despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We will retain your personal information for the length of time needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or for legitimate businesses purposes, or as provided by law.

 

8. UPDATING THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time in which case we will update the “Last Revised” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make changes that are material, we will use reasonable efforts to attempt to provide notice to you and, where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent. Notice may be by e-mail to you at the last e-mail address you provided us, by posting notice of such changes on the Services, or by other means, consistent with applicable law. However, it is your sole responsibility to review the Privacy Policy from time to time to view any such changes. The updated Privacy Policy will be effective as of the time of posting, or such later date as may be specified in the updated Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, INCLUDING ANY CHANGES, THEN YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES.

 

9. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

This Privacy Policy describes how we may share your information for marketing purposes. It applies to all users of the Services, including California residents. If you are a user of this service and a California resident under the age of 18, you may request to have your posted content or information removed from the publicly-viewable portion of this
Website contacting us directly. In certain circumstances such content or information cannot be removed. Content or information may not be removed from our systems or databases. As a California resident, you may contact us with any questions or to request a list of third parties to whom we may disclose information for such third parties’ marketing purposes and the categories of information we may disclose. See How to Contact Us below.

 

10. HOW TO CONTACT US

Any questions or concerns regarding the use or disclosure of your personal information should be directed to Amrita at contact@amrita-seattle.org.

You may contact us regarding the Services or this Privacy Policy at: 10313 25th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA, 98125, USA;  by phone at +1 206.484.7896 or e-mail: contact@amrita-seattle.org.

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