PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated March 5, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information gathered by the Martin Luther King Youth Center Inc. (“the Center,” “us” or “we”) in the process of providing https://mlkycenter.org/ (the “Site”) and the associated data, services, information, tools, functionality, updates and similar materials (collectively, the “Service”), how we use it, with whom the information may be shared, what choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of information and our efforts to protect the information you provide to us through the Service.

By using the Service, you hereby consent to allow us to process information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Please also refer to our Terms of Service, which are incorporated as if fully recited herein. Terms defined in the Terms of Service that are not defined herein shall have the same definition as in the Terms of Service.

This policy is subject to change. If our information retention or usage practices change, we will let you know by posting the Privacy Policy changes on the Service and/or otherwise making you aware of the changes. Your continued use of the Service, or other manner of legal acceptance, following our notice of changes to this Privacy Policy means you accept such changes. Please refer to the “Last updated” date above to see when this Policy was last updated.

Territoriality

Regardless of where our servers are located, your personal data may be processed by us in the United States, where data protection and privacy regulations may or may not be to the same level of protection as in other parts of the world. BY VISITING THE SITE AND USING THE SERVICE, YOU UNEQUIVOCALLY AND UNAMBIGUOUSLY CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING IN THE UNITED STATES OF ANY INFORMATION COLLECTED OR OBTAINED BY US THROUGH VOLUNTARY SUBMISSIONS, AND THAT U.S. LAW GOVERNS ANY SUCH COLLECTION AND PROCESSING.

Information Collected

We collect two types of information about persons who use the Service: Personal Information and Non-Personal Information.

“Personal Information” or “PII” is information that may personally identify you, such as your name, address, email address or phone number, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing. Anything you publicly post or that is available publicly will not be considered Personal Information and will be outside the restrictions of this policy.

“Non-Personal Information” means information that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information. We may create Non-Personal Information from (i) automatically gathered information or (ii) Personal Information by excluding information (such as name) that may make the information personally identifiable to you.

Personal Information Collected

We collect certain Personal Information about you, which may be supplied when you sign-up for the Service, when you complete a survey, when you use the Service, when you request services, or otherwise when you submit such information. The information that may be collected includes:

• Name;
• Address;
• Phone number;
• Credit card information;
• Bank account information;
• Social security number;
• Email address;

You may provide us information when you interact with us through email or otherwise. We may retain such information in order to provide you with services, and you agree that we may share this information as needed with other users in order to resolve any issues that may arise between you and another user of the Service.

Non-Personal Information

Non-Personal Information is collected about you when you use the Service, including but not limited to the type of device you used and its browser and operating system information, the pages accessed most frequently, how pages are used, previous page and referring page URLs, and similar non-personal data. If you can be identified from this information, for example by combination with other pieces of information, then we will treat this information as Personal Information.

Automatically tracking Internet Protocol (IP) addresses is one method of automatically collecting information about your activities online and information volunteered by you. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your device whenever you surf the internet. Further, the Service may utilize user agent strings, web beacons, pixel tags, cookies, embedded links, and other commonly used information-gathering tools. If non-personal information is paired to any of your Personal Information, we will treat the non-personal information as if it was Personal Information too.

Financial Information

Although it may appear that we collect financial information from you on the Service, it is actually collected and processed through a third-party service provider (“Payment Processor”) to process payments for, and donations to, the Service.  The Payment Processor may collect financial information such as banking information or credit card number, name, CVV code or date of expiration, from you on the Service.  We do not hold your financial information.

Use of Information

We use the personal information you provide for the purposes for which you have submitted it, including:

• Internal Uses. We may use your PII to respond to your inquiries, to fulfill your requests for information, track usage trends, conduct usage experiments, develop and improve the Service and other offerings, and perform research and analytics.
• Creating and Maintaining Your Account. We may use your PII to create and maintain an account for you to allow use the Service.
• Paying For the Service. Our Payment Processor will use your PII to process your payment for the Service, to verify that your device is recording a sale, and to confirm your identity when a sale is placed.
• Sending Administrative Emails. We may use your PII to send you emails to: (a) confirm your account information and your other PII; (b) confirm registration; (c) provide you with information regarding the Service; or (d) inform you of changes to this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Service, or our other terms, conditions, or policies.

We may use anonymous information that we collect to improve the design and content of our Service, and to enable us to personalize your internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze how our Site is used, as well as to offer you programs or services.  We may use any anonymous, aggregate information, which may include or be based on your information, without restriction.

 Sharing Information Collected with Third Parties, Consultants, and Affiliates

We may disclose collected information as you permit or request, to the extent we believe it necessary to comply with the law, such as in response to a subpoena or court order, to defend a legal claim or otherwise as permitted by applicable law. We may disclose any information in our possession in the event that we believe it necessary or appropriate to prevent criminal or illegal activity, personal injury, property damage or bodily harm.

Additionally, we may transfer your information to successor in interest, which may include but may not be limited to a third-party in connection with, or as the result of, a merger, acquisition, sale of all or substantially all of its assets, recapitalization, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other change of control involving our company.

You hereby acknowledge the necessity and legitimate interests that we have in disclosing information as described in this privacy policy and hereby consent to such sharing and disclosures.

Other than as described herein, we shall only use or disclose information with your consent, or as permitted/requested by you.

How Do We Use Cookies And Other Network Technologies?

Our Service uses Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the Services and report on activities and trends. This service may collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our Site or Service, please follow this link: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You may be able to opt-out of some or all of Google Analytics features by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at, https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit http://optout.aboutads.info.

The Center or its service providers may also use "pixel tags," "web beacons," "clear GIFs" or similar means (collectively, "Pixel Tags") in connection with some of our Site pages and HTML-formatted email messages for purposes of, among other things, compiling aggregate statistics about website usage and response rates. A Pixel Tag is an electronic image, often a single pixel (1x1), that is ordinarily not visible to website visitors and may be associated with cookies on visitors’ hard drives. Pixel Tags allow us and our service providers to count users who have visited certain pages of our Site, to deliver customized services, and to help determine the effectiveness of promotional or advertising campaigns. When used in HTML-formatted email messages, Pixel Tags can inform the sender of the email whether and when the email has been opened.

Links

Our Service may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you leave our Service to visit another website or application, please read the privacy statements of websites that may collect personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Service.

Storing and Securing

If you are visiting the Site or otherwise using the Service from outside of the USA, you understand that your connection will be through and to servers located in the USA, and the information you provide will be securely stored in our servers and internal systems located within the USA.

We will store and use your personal information until the earlier of your request that we delete it, or the completion of the purpose for which it was collected, unless we have to keep it in order to comply with applicable law(s) or regulation(s).  To the extent possible, we will delete the information within thirty (30) days of the triggering event.  Any information which has been automatically logged, backed-up, or archived shall be segregated without use/access until it can be deleted in line with our document retention procedures.

We employ procedural and technical safeguards to secure your personal information against loss, theft, alteration, and unauthorized access, use and disclosure, including but not limited to encryption (at rest and in transit via https protocol, passwords, and a firewall). We also employ security procedures to protect your information from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the company.

Regardless of the precautions we take, no transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under our control to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.

Access and Control

To view, retrieve, delete, or revise your information, follow the instructions on the Service, or email us at [email protected] and request such information or change.  We may take steps to verify your identity before providing such information or making such changes.

Communication Tools

The Service may contain tools that enable you to share personal information, including sensitive information, with others on the Service. Should you choose to use such tools, please exercise caution when sharing sensitive information.

Do Not Track

At this time, the Service does not specifically respond to browser do-not-track signals.

Children and Privacy

We do not knowingly collect any information from any minors, and we comply with all applicable privacy laws, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and associated Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) rules for collecting personal information from minors. Please see the FTC's website (www.ftc.gov) for more information. If you have concerns about this Site, wish to find out if your child has accessed our Services, or wish to remove your child's personal information from our servers, please contact us at [email protected]. Our Site will not knowingly accept personal information from anyone under 13 years old in violation of applicable laws, without consent of a parent or guardian. In the event that we discover that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us, we will make efforts to delete the child’s information in accordance with the COPPA. If you believe that your child under 13 has gained access to our Site or Service without your permission, please contact us at [email protected].

School Information

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a US federal law that protects the privacy of students’ education records, including personally identifiable and directory information. FERPA was enacted to ensure that parents, and students age 18 and older, can access those records, request changes to them, and control the disclosure of information, except in specific and limited cases where FERPA allows for disclosure without consent.

Under FERPA, parents/guardians have the ability to review/inspect, and/or amend/correct, student record information that may be in our possession or under our control. To exercise these rights, please email us at [email protected] with “FERPA Request” in the subject line.

California Privacy Rights

California law allows California residents to request information regarding our disclosures in the prior calendar year, if any, of their personally identifiable information to third parties. To make such a request, please contact us at [email protected] with "Request for Privacy Information" in the subject line. Please include enough detail for us to locate your file; at a minimum, your name, email, and username, if any. We will attempt to provide you with the requested information within thirty (30) days of receipt. We reserve our right not to respond to requests sent more than once in a calendar year, or requests submitted to an address other than the one posted in this notice. Please note that this law does not cover all information sharing. Our disclosure only includes information covered by the law.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at  [email protected].

Copyright © Martin Luther King Youth Center Inc. All rights reserved. The Service is the property of Accelery, and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws. This includes the content, appearance, and design of the Service, as well as the trademarks, product names, graphics, logos, service names, slogans, colors, and designs.