This Privacy Policy explains how The Ethical Tech Project. (“The Ethical Tech Project”, “we” or “us”) processes personal information through our websites, applications, tools, services, and platform (collectively, the “Services”) and through other interactions you may have with The Ethical Tech Project. By accessing or using the Services, you are agreeing to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Services.You should read our full Privacy Policy to understand what data we collect, how we use it, and the circumstances where we may share it. Please note that if you reside outside the US, information collected through our Services will be transferred to and processed in the US or elsewhere. By using our Services, you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, please contact us at contact@ethicaltechproject.com.This Privacy Policy may change over time. If we make changes to it, we will post the modified Privacy Policy on our website, ethicaltechproject.com/privacy. We encourage you to visit this page periodically to learn of any updates.
We collect personal information (or personal data) and non-personal information from you when you use our Services or otherwise interact with us. As further described in this section, we may receive personal information about you that you submit through the Services or that is provided to us by a third party; we also may receive personal information about you automatically as you use the Services.
Information You Submit
- We receive personal information that you choose to provide to us, including when you:
- Submit questions, requests, or other communications to us via various communication channels.
- Visit any of our websites or download any of our applications.
- Participate in any surveys or other marketing events.
Information We Automatically Collect.
We and our third-party service providers (including any third-party content, advertising, and analytics providers) automatically collect certain information from your device or web browser when you interact with the Services. For example, when you interact with the Services, we may log and store your IP address and technical information about your usage like your device ID, browser type, and how you progressed through the Services, where you abandoned it, etc. We can use your IP address to determine your general location. Additionally, if you use a mobile application of ours, we may collect analytic information about your device, such as IP address, OS version, and clickstream.
In addition, we use tracking technologies, such as cookies, local storage, and pixel tags as described further below.
Cookies and Local Storage
Cookies and local storage may be set and accessed on your computer. Upon your first visit to the Services, a cookie or local storage will be sent to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. “Cookies” and local storage are small files containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer’s browser and stored on your device when you visit a website. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent; however, if you reject cookies, you may not be able to sign in to the Services or take full advantage of our Services. Additionally, if you clear all cookies on your browser at any point after setting your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent, you will have to again reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent.
We will only share your personal information with third parties under the following circumstances:
1. When you ask us to or with your consent or if you choose to share.
2. With affiliated businesses, agents, or vendors that are contractually engaged to provide us with services, such as email management. These companies are obligated by contract to safeguard any personal information they receive from us.
3. With advertising partners, to help us advertise our Services.
4. With any of our affiliated companies, including a parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control with us (in which case we will require such entities to honor this Privacy Policy).
5. If we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation, valid legal process (e.g., subpoenas or warrants served on us), or governmental or regulatory request; to protect the security or integrity of the Services; and/or to protect the rights, property, or safety of The Privacy Stack, its employees, customers, users, or others. If we are going to release your data, we will do our best to provide you with notice in advance by email, unless we are prohibited by law from doing so.
6. In the event we go through a business transition (such as a merger, acquisition by another company, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, including, without limitation, during the course of any due diligence process), your personal information will likely be among the assets transferred. By providing your personal information, you agree that we can transfer such information in those circumstances without your further consent. Should such a business transition occur, we will make reasonable efforts to request that the new owner or combined entity (as applicable) follow this Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information. If your personal information would be used contrary to this privacy policy, we will request that you receive prior notice.
We will only share your personal information with third parties under the following circumstances:
> When you ask us to or with your consent or if you choose to share.
> With affiliated businesses, agents, or vendors that are contractually engaged to provide us with services, such as email management. These companies are obligated by contract to safeguard any personal information they receive from us.
>With advertising partners, to help us advertise our Services.
>With any of our affiliated companies, including a parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control with us (in which case we will require such entities to honor this Privacy Policy).
>If we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation, valid legal process (e.g., subpoenas or warrants served on us), or governmental or regulatory request; to protect the security or integrity of the Services; and/or to protect the rights, property, or safety of The Ethical Tech Project, its employees, customers, users, or others. If we are going to release your data, we will do our best to provide you with notice in advance by email, unless we are prohibited by law from doing so.
We use and share your non-personal, de-identified or aggregated data in a variety of ways, including to improve the Services.
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If you have any questions about our privacy practices, or if you wish to make a request, contact us at either at contact@ethicaltechproject.com or:
The Ethical Tech Project
Attn: Privacy
23 Geary Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108