Privacy Policy

Band of Parents Privacy Policy

Welcome to the website of the Band of Parents (“BOP,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). BOP is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy (“Policy”) explains the personal information we collect, how we collect it, how we use it, with whom we share it, your choices about such uses and disclosures, and how we protect it. It applies to the personal information we process (i) through the Site located at bandofparents.org and related portals, platforms, and electronic forms (collectively, our “Sites”) and (ii) your offline interactions with us as described below.

Please read this Policy carefully. Your use of our Sites constitutes your agreement to the terms of this Policy. From time to time, we may modify this Policy, so please review it periodically for changes. Your continued use of our Sites after we have modified the Policy indicates your agreement to the modified terms.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal Information includes information such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, street address, credit card number and credit card expiration date.

How We Collect Your Information

BOP collects your personal information when you voluntarily provide it to us including when you donate to BOP online or via mail, join us at an event or other gathering, peruse or purchase BOP merchandise online or in-person, submit responses to a survey or questionnaire, or sign up for one of our mailings. Such personal information may include:

  • Contact information, such as your first and last name, email address, mailing address, and phone number
  • Education or employment-related information (e.g., company name and job title)
  • Demographic data
  • Financial information, such as your credit card details, bank account details, and other information you provide when making donations or purchases
  • Other personal information about yourself or others that you choose to provide

We may also collect personal information about you when you attend a BOP event. This could include your name, government identifier (a driver’s license or passport number), address, and telephone number and any other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically.

BOP may also collect information about you automatically. For example, when you visit our Site we may collect information from you to determine usage patterns so we know which parts of our Site are most popular. Examples of the type of information we collect and how we collect it are: Internet Tags: provide information about your browser (e.g., Firefox, Google Chrome), operating system (e.g., Windows, Macintosh), Internet service provider (e.g., Time Warner, Verizon), and similar information. And IP Addresses: a number assigned to your computer by a Web server when you are on the Internet.

We may also use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect data about your interaction with our Sites, the pages you visited, the time spent on those pages, information you searched for on our Sites, access times and dates, and other statistics.

COOKIE & SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
What are Cookies?

When you visit our Sites, we may assign your device one or more cookies to facilitate access to our Sites and to personalize your online experience. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or device when you access a website. We may use cookies to: (i) understand how you engage with the Sites and to enhance or personalize your experience; (iii) monitor Site usage; (iv) manage the Sites; and (v) improve the Sites and our services, including providing you with interest-based ads. More information about cookies is available at www.aboutcookies.org. We may also use web beacons, tiny graphic images with unique identifiers used to collect information about your visit to our Sites and tools.

BOP may track personal information across sites. BOP may also permit third parties to track this activity on the site and is not responsible for the privacy practices of any third parties linked to or tracking on its site. The collection and use of that information is subject to the third party’s privacy policy.

Managing Cookies.

You do not need to have cookies enabled to browse our Sites unless you want us to remember your preferences when you return. If you prefer not to allow cookies, most cookies can be managed or blocked through your browser.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

BOP uses your personal information for the purposes for which you give it to us (e.g., to complete an online purchase or donation), for purposes for which you have provided consent, and for other business purposes such as legal compliance and security. Examples include:

  • Send you information about our organization and programs we think might interest you
  • Fulfill your requests for information, services, and products
  • Receive and process your donation
  • Communicate with you, including for fundraising purposes, and respond to your requests and messages
  • Conduct marketing (including joint marketing) and develop and send promotional materials, as well as newsletters and publications
  • Provide press releases, information about BOP programs, events and activities, local volunteer opportunities, and membership and renewal appeals
  • Connect you to relevant programs, partners, products, and services
  • Solicit input and feedback to improve our products and services and customize your user experience
  • Administer, safeguard, and improve our Sites and tools, systems, facilities, events, and other organization operations
  • Perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of various sections of our Sites
  • Protect, investigate, and enforce our rights and the safety/vital interests of you and others
  • Comply with applicable law, court order, subpoena, or other legal obligation
  • Other uses that are reasonably necessary to or compatible with these other specified purposes.

We may also create aggregate data and/or anonymize personal information so that it will no longer be considered personal information.

HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

BOP may share personal information with consultants, legal advisors, accountants, and other third-party service providers that may: process credit card payments; provide IT, customer service, and marketing support; perform business and sales analysis; and support our Site functionality.

BOP also reserves the right to share your personal information in circumstances that BOP deems necessary or appropriate, such as to respond to a legal process or request from a governmental agency, security reasons or similar situations.

DATA RETENTION AND PROTECTION

BOP implements administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access or use. However, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

We will retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the processing purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, subject to your rights and legal requirements. We may dispose of any data at our discretion without notice, subject to applicable law.

YOUR ABILITY TO CHOOSE

You may receive communications from us if you have: (i) expressly signed up to receive emails or other communications from BOP; (ii) taken action on behalf of or expressed interest in BOP either online or in person; (iii) signed up to receive BOP communications at events, BOP stores, public outreach or canvassing, and at many other hosted BOP events; (iv) become a BOP member; or (v) your contact information was provided by an allied partner organization. To stop receiving communications from us, contact us using the information provided below.

In some circumstances, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal data, including the right to:

  • request additional information about the personal information we collect, use, and disclose
  • obtain a copy of personal information in a portable format
  • request erasure of personal information
  • request the correction/rectification of personal information
  • restrict or object to certain processing of personal information
  • opt out of the sale, sharing, and use for profiling of personal information

To exercise these rights (including through an authorized agent), please contact us as indicated in the Contact Us section. We will respond to your request as required by applicable law.

Children

Our Sites do not target children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information about individuals under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not use our Sites or submit any information to us without your parent or guardian's permission.

If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under age 13, please contact us using the information below.

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES

Our Sites may include links to other Web sites that may be of interest to you. Any links are provided only as a convenience and do not imply any endorsement of another site. Be sure to read the privacy policies on other Web sites.

Please note that when you purchase items or make donations on our Site, you must provide Your Information to a third-party service provider on its Web site. In these circumstances, you will know that you are on another Web site because the URL will change. You should read the privacy policy of the third-party site before providing Your Information.

CONTACT US

If you have any comments or questions, including to exercise a right regarding your personal information or to opt out of communications, you can contact us at: info@bandofparents.org.

You can also write to us at:

Band of Parents

2248 Broadway #1009

New York, NY 10024

or contact us by phone at 646.846.4475.