Privacy notice

Policy

Art of Transition Foundation is committed to your right to privacy and to keeping your personal information confidential. This Privacy Notice is to inform you of our information practices and policy for our website at www.artoftransition.org. This Privacy Notice does not apply to the practices of entities that Art of Transition Foundation does not own or control, or to individuals not under Art of Transition Foundation ‘s supervisory control. We hope this Privacy Notice will help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information that is provided to us on our website and how you can elect whether or not to permit certain uses of this information.

Information Collected About You

Information provided to Art of Transition Foundation by you

We receive and store information when you submit an online form to us via the website or communicate with us by email or phone. This information may include, among other things, your name, address, phone, and email address and is referred to in this Privacy Notice as “Visitor Information”. This information is used only for our internal purposes and is not shared with unaffiliated third parties.

Information Gathered Automatically

When you visit our Website, we may collect and store the domain name from which you accessed our Website, the IP address of your computer (an IP address is the unique number that identifies a computer on the Internet), the type of Internet browser you are using, the date and time of access, the pages you visit during your stay, the forms you submit on the Website, and the search terms you used to find the Website. This information is used only for our internal purposes and is not shared with unaffiliated third parties, other than our vendors who are providing services to us.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer’s hard drive or in your Web browser memory to enable a system (or web site) to identify you for purposes of customizing the features of a web site, automating data entry functions, improving the functionality of a web site or regulating access to particular features.

Most common web browsers today allow you to modify your settings to block cookies entirely, alert you every time they are being sent, or allow their use by only those websites you approve. You can also delete cookies that are currently stored on your computer’s hard drive. To do this, look for the Cookie control settings in your web browser (usually under Tools, Options/Internet Options, Privacy/Security tab) and then make your desired selections.

How are cookies used by Art of Transition Foundation ?

Cookies may be used by us to provide Art of Transition Foundation with the capability to modify the website to reflect a visitor’s preferences and to improve its functionality.

What cookies does Art of Transition Foundation use?

Art of Transition Foundation uses cookies provided by Google Analytics, which puts a cookie on the visitor’s machine in order to track their movements and some specific actions on the website. This information is not personally identifiable and is only reported to us in non-identifiable, aggregate form.

How can I opt out of certain cookies?

We have provided the information below to assist you in opting out of many types of cookies, should you wish to do so.

How we use the Information we Collect

Internal Usage

We store, analyze and compile the visitor information we receive solely for administrative, data processing, customer service, web design and archival purposes, and to communicate with you as permitted under this Privacy Notice. Unless otherwise set forth in this Privacy Notice or as permitted by you, we will not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise disclose any Visitor Information that you transmit directly to us, to anyone outside of Art of Transition Foundation and contractors providing services to us (and only to the extent necessary for our contractors to provide those services).

Aggregate Information

Art of Transition Foundation may share aggregated, anonymous statistical information about visitors of the website to contractors providing services to us.

Disclosure of User Information

You have a right to confidentiality and we will not disclose to anyone other than our employees and board members, and contractors providing services to us (only to the extent necessary for our contractors to provide those services) any portion of the Visitor Information transmitted directly to Art of Transition Foundation, except in the following circumstances: (a) when you agree that we may give out such information; (b) when we are required by law.

To discontinue all communications from Art of Transition Foundation including email, phone calls and other direct communications, please see the process below described in the section entitled “How to Discontinue Direct Communications from Art of Transition Foundation ”.

Other Privacy Issues

Links to Other Sites

This Website may contain links to third-party web sites that are not controlled by Art of Transition Foundation (“Linked Websites”). Please be aware that we provide links to Linked Websites as a service to our visitors, and that we are not responsible for the content, privacy policies or information collection practices of any other web site. Please note that the privacy policies and other policies of the Linked Websites may differ from those of Art of Transition Foundation. Should you decide to access such Linked Websites, you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to review and understand their privacy practices and all terms and conditions of agreement before providing them with any information. Art of Transition Foundation is not responsible for any such provisions, and expressly disclaims any and all liability related to such provisions and the Linked Websites.

Security

We employ commercially reasonable technical safeguards to store and maintain Visitor Information to protect it from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction by any unauthorized party. Please be aware, however, that the website does not employ SSL or Secure Sockets Layer technology..

No Liability for Acts of Third Parties

Art of Transition Foundation will use reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of Visitor Information. Art of Transition Foundation has no liability for disclosure of Visitor Information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties including interception of email sent/transmitted to Art of Transition Foundation by the Client via the internet.

How to Discontinue Direct Communications with Art of Transition Foundation

You have the right at any time to discontinue direct communications (including phone calls, emails and other direct communications) from Art of Transition Foundation .

You may opt out of receiving unsolicited e-mails from us by sending us an e-mail with opt-out in the subject line. You may also call us in order to request the discontinuance of any direct communications from us.

Changes and Terms Of Use

You understand and acknowledge that we may at any time modify this Privacy Notice, in whole or in part, by posting such modifications on this Website. It is your responsibility to periodically review this Website for such modifications. Your continued use of this Website and any content, programs, information, services or materials provided through the Website will be subject, in all respects, to the Privacy Notice in force at the time of such use. By using this Website and Art of Transition Foundation services and programs, content, information and materials, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Notice, as modified from time to time. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Notice, please exit the Website immediately.

Contact Us

If you have further questions about this Privacy Notice, our information-gathering practices or otherwise, please contact us. You may reach us by e-mailing or calling us.