PRIVACY POLICY
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This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by the kurdish Cultural Center of America (“KCCA,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) in the course of our business, as collected on our websites located at www.kcca.org (each a “Site”) and our related online and offline offerings (collectively, the “Services”).
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
This Privacy Policy covers our use of “personal information.” When we say “personal information,” we mean information that relates to you and can identify you as an individual. Personal information does not include data that has been de-identified or aggregated such that you can no longer be identified.
When you use our Services, we may collect the following kinds of information:
Information You Provide to Us.
Account Creation/User Profiles. If you create an account with the Services, we may ask you for your name and email address. In addition, some of our Sites allow you to create a user profile. If you choose to do this, we may also collect your gender, location, and any photos or other documents you choose to upload.
Communications with Us. We may collect personal information from you such as email address, phone number, or mailing address when you request information about our Services, inquire about ticket purchases or membership details, or otherwise communicate with us.
Fundraising and Donations. We may collect personal information from individuals as a result of our fundraising efforts. We may also collect personal information from individuals who choose to donate to KCCA.
Online Orders. If you place an order online with KCCA, we will record the personal information and details associated with the transaction. For example, we will collect the items you purchase, your billing and shipping address, and payment information. Please note that we use a third-party service provider to collect and process payment card information on the Services. KCCAdoes not directly collect or store any payment card information provided to the Services, but it may receive information associated with your payment card information (e.g., your billing details).
Customer Service and Support. If you call or otherwise interact with KCCA's customer service and support, we may collect the information you provide to our representatives.
Interactive Features. KCCA may offer interactive features such as commenting functionalities, review forums, blogs, chat services, and social media pages. KCCA and other individuals who use our Services may collect the information you submit or make available through these interactive features. Any information shared on the public sections of these channels will be considered “public” and may not be subject to the privacy protections referenced herein.
Surveys and Focus Groups. We may contact you to participate in surveys and/or focus groups. If you decide to participate, you may be asked to provide certain information which may include personal information.
Information We Collect Through Your Use of the Services.
We may collect certain information automatically when you use the Services. This information may include your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, IMEI, MAC address, Technologies including cookie identifiers, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, mobile carrier, details about your browser, operating system or device, location information (including inferred location based off your IP address), Internet service provider, pages that you visit while using the Services, and other information about how you use the Services.
Cookies, Web Beacons, and Personalized Advertising. We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on the Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies (“Technologies”) to automatically collect information through the Services. Technologies are essentially small data files placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other devices that allow us and our partners to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with the Services.
Cookies. Cookies are small text files placed in visitors’ device browsers to store their preferences. Most browsers allow you to block and delete cookies. However, if you do that, the Services may not work properly.
Pixel Tags/Web Beacons. A pixel tag (also known as a web beacon) is a piece of code embedded on the Services that collects information about users’ engagement. The use of a pixel allows us to record, for example, that a user has visited a particular web page or clicked on a particular advertisement. We may also include web beacons in e-mails to understand whether messages have been opened, acted on, or forwarded.
Analytics. We may use Google Analytics and other service providers to collect information regarding user behavior and user demographics on the Services. For more information about Google Analytics, please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can opt out of Google’s processing of data generated by your use of the Services by visiting tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Information from Other Sources.
We may obtain information about you from other sources. This supplemental information allows us to verify information that you have provided to us and to enhance our ability to provide you with the Services.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses these types of issues: the types of information the website is collecting and the manner in which it collects the data; an explanation about why is the website collecting these types of information; what are the website’s practices on sharing the information with third parties; ways in which your visitors an customers can exercise their rights according to the relevant privacy legislation; the specific practices regarding minors’ data collection; and much much more.
To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating a Privacy Policy”.
WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THE PRIVACY POLICY
Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses these types of issues: the types of information the website is collecting and the manner in which it collects the data; an explanation about why is the website collecting these types of information; what are the website’s practices on sharing the information with third parties; ways in which your visitors an customers can exercise their rights according to the relevant privacy legislation; the specific practices regarding minors’ data collection; and much much more.
To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating a Privacy Policy”.