PRIVACY POLICY

Effective / Updated as of January 14th, 2024

 As the owner of this website (the “Site”), Species Unite, we understand that your privacy is of critical importance. This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect from you via the Site and how we use and disclose such information. 

OUR USE OF COOKIES

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

(a) status – we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website’s comment section;

(b) analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyze the use and performance of our website and services;

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);

(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);

(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);

(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);

(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and

(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our Site. Some features of the Site may cease to be available to you.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When we refer to “Personal Information” in this document, we are including Device Information and Contact Information.

a) Device Information

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

b) Contact Information

Additionally we ask you to voluntarily submit information to us when:

1.    If you subscribe to our Newsletter we collect your name and email address.

2.    If you fill out our Contact form we will collect your name, email address, and the content of the message you provide.

3.    If you subscribe to our newsletter, the registration form asks for your Name and Email.

4.    If you donate to Species Unite, our donor management and fundraising platforms, FundraiseUp will collect personal and billing information. Please refer to donor box’s privacy policy for full details: https://fundraiseup.com/privacy/

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use the Contact Information that we collect to send you our Newsletter or other Species Unite communications.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us improve and optimize our Site and Newsletter (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site and the Newsletter, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns). 

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We share your Personal Information, or direct to you provide information, with third parties to help us use your Personal Information.

1 We use FundraiseUp as our donor management and fundraising platform. FundraiseUp has a privacy policy published here: https://fundraiseup.com/privacy/

2.    We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/   You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

3.    Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

 DATA RETENTION

When you subscribe to the Newsletter and fill out our Contact Form, we will maintain your name, email address and IP address for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. Please refer to FundraiseUp’s Privacy Policy regarding their data retention and data deletion requests: https://fundraiseup.com/privacy/

FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA RESIDENTS

If you reside in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), then under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws you have the rights, among other things, to access your personal data, have us erase it, and/or restrict its further processing. If you wish to access or delete your personal data (if any) maintained by us, you may contact us at: elizabeth@speciesunite.com For access or deletion requests regarding FundraiseUp, you can contact them at: legal@fundraiseup.com

Regarding Google Analytics and other Google Products, please refer to their privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/  and Google’s Analytics opt-out here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill requests you have made (for example sending you the Newsletter), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your Device Information and Contact information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States in order to fulfill delivery of our Newsletter and other Species Unite communications. Furthermore, you Device Information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States to provide Google Analytics and in communication with our donor management and fundraising platform FundraiseUp

 Social Media Features and Widgets

We use social media features, including the Facebook Like button and widgets, such as the Share button or similar interactive mini-programs that run on Patreon. If you provide your social media information to us, we may use it to interact with you on these social networks. These features may collect your IP address and other personal data including which page you are visiting on our site and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on Patreon. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it. For more information on the technologies used by these social networks, please refer to their specific privacy notices listed below:

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy.  If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, or we are going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in our Privacy Policy at the time we collected such information, we will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time we obtained that information. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.

CONTACT US

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a GDPR data removal request, please contact us by e-mail at elizabeth@speciesunite.com or by mail using the details provided below: Species Unite 23 Inc. PO Box 141, 66 Messerole Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222