PTTOW! Catalyst for Change Grant Privacy Policy
Version 1, Effective Date: June 1, 2022
Last Updated Date: June 1, 2022 

Welcome to the PTTOW! Catalyst for Change grant application! The Organizers of the Grant (“Organizers”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) has prepared this Privacy Policy to describe to you our practices regarding the Personal Information (as defined below) we collect from applicants of the PTTOW! Catalyst for Change grant (“Grant”). We respect your privacy, value your relationship, and want you to enjoy the Grant application process.

The Grants are intended only for K-12 educators located in the 50 states of the United States of America. If you are a non U.S. user of the Website or applicant for the Grant, by visiting the Website and/or providing us with information, you acknowledge and agree that your Personal Information may be processed for the purposes identified in the Privacy Policy. In addition, your Personal Information may be processed in the country in which it was collected and in other countries, including the United States, where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.So we are clear about the terminology we are using, when we use the phrase “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we mean information that allows someone to identify or contact you, including, for example, your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, voice or video recording or other likeness as well as any other non-public information about you that is associated with or linked to any of the foregoing information. When we use the phrase “Anonymous Information” in this Privacy Policy, we mean information that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information. Anonymous Information does not enable identification of or contact with individual persons.

‍Children.

‍Protecting the privacy of children is very important to us. We do not collect or maintain Personal Information from people we actually know are under 13 years of age except with the verified consent of a school district, administrator, teacher or parent as is permitted by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, and no part of our Website or the Grant application is designed to attract people under 13 years of age except with the applicable consent of a school district, administrator, teacher or parent. If we later learn that Personal information from a child under 13 years of age without appropriate school district, administrator, teacher or parent consent, we will take steps to remove that Personal Information from our databases.

‍How We Collect Information.

1. Personal Information
In general, the Personal Information we gather enables us to provide the Organizers with enough information to award Grants and manage the funds in accordance with the Terms and Conditions and any Grant Agreement.
We collect Personal Information that you submit to us voluntarily when you apply for the Grant, and in the course of your use of the Website. When you communicate with us by sending us an email, we will collect and store any information that is contained in your communications with us. Any information you choose to provide for our use should reflect how much you want others to know about you. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but this may affect whether you will be chosen as the award Grant winner.

If you tell us where you are (e.g., by allowing your mobile device to send us your location when you search), we may collect, store and use that information. Of course, your location may also be apparent from the content you provide with your Grant application.

2. Information Collected by You and Shared.
If you share content that includes third party rights, such as the supporting videos in your application, you will ensure that you have the right to share such content with us. We rely upon you to obtain whatever consents from the third party that may be required by law to allow us to access. You or the third party may contact us at createchange@pttow.com to request the removal of this information from our database.

‍Anonymous Information

‍We may collect the following types of Anonymous Information: 

1. Information Collected by Our Servers: To make our Website and the Grant process more useful to you, our servers (which may be hosted by a third party service provider) collect information from you, which may include your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet, which may vary from session to session), domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for your visit.

2. Log Files: As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes IP addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (“ISP”), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the Website, track users’ movements around the Website, gather demographic information about our user base as a whole, and better tailor your experience. For example, some of the information may be collected so that when you visit the Website again, it will recognize you and the information could then be used to serve advertisements and other information appropriate to your interests.

3. Cookies: Like many online services, we may use cookies to collect information. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing the website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Website. This type of information is collected to make the Website and the Grant application process more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to accept cookies from our Website for any of the purposes described above, then you can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit. Consult your browser’s technical information. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions of the Website. If you have any questions about how to disable or modify cookies, please let us know at the contact information provided below.

4. Pixel Tags: In addition, we use “Pixel Tags” (also referred to as clear Gifs, Web beacons, or Web bugs). Pixel Tags are tiny graphic images with a unique identifier, similar in function to Cookies, which are used to track online movements of Web users. In contrast to Cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, Pixel Tags are embedded invisibly in Web pages. Pixel Tags also allow us to send e-mail messages in a format users can read, and they tell us whether e-mails have been opened to ensure that we are sending only messages that are of interest to our users. We may use this information to reduce or eliminate messages sent to a user. We do not tie the information gathered by Pixel Tags to our users’ Personal Data.

5. Flash LSOs: When we post media, third parties may use local shared objects, known as “Flash Cookies,” to store your preferences for volume control or to personalize certain features. Flash Cookies are different from browser Cookies because of the amount and type of data and how the data is stored. Cookie management tools provided by your browser will not remove Flash Cookies. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash Cookies, click here:http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html
‍6. Device information: We may collect information about the computer or device you use to access our Website, including the hardware model, operating system and version, MAC address, unique device identifier, phone number, and mobile network information. In addition, we may access your device's image storage applications, with your consent, to facilitate your sharing of information to support your Grant application. For more information about how you can control our access to these applications, please see "Your Choices" below.

‍How We Use Information.
1. Personal Information:
We may use your Personal Information to:
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a. Award available Grants;
b. Administer your Grant application;
c. Provide you with the best experience on the Website and through the Grant application process;
d. Tailor the features and content of the Website to you;
e. Respond to your requests, resolve disputes and/or troubleshoot problems;
f. Verify your compliance with your obligations in our Terms of Use; and
g. Communicate with you about the Website and/or the Grant application process.

We may also use your Personal Information to create Anonymous Information records by excluding information that makes the information personally identifiable to you.

‍Anonymous Information

‍We use the Anonymous Information we collect to analyze trends, administer and improve the Website and the Grant application process, track users’ movements on the website, gather demographic information about our user base as a whole, and better tailor our Website and the Grant application process to our users’ needs. 

‍How We Disclose Information.

1. Personal Information
We disclose certain Personal Information: 
a. Third Party Service Providers: We may share your Personal Information with our third party service providers that help us provide the Website that we offer you.
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b. Affiliates: We may share some or all of your Personal Information with our social justice taskforce members, any parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control (“Affiliates”), if we have such Affiliates in the future, in which case we will require our Affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
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c. Other Disclosures. Regardless of any choices you make regarding your Personal Information (as described below), we may disclose Personal Information if it believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary (i) in connection with any legal investigation; (ii) to comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us; (iii) to protect or defend our rights or property, other users of our Website, or Grant applicants; and/or (iv) to investigate or assist in preventing any violation or potential violation of the law, this Privacy Policy, or our Terms of Use.

We require that all third parties with whom we share identifiable data treat your personal information as fully confidential and to fully comply with all applicable privacy laws and regulations and similar consumer legislation from time to time in place.

‍Anonymous Information
‍We reserve the right to disclose Anonymous Information publicly without restriction.

‍Your Choices Regarding Your Information.
1. Email Communications: We may periodically send you free newsletters and e-mails that directly promote the use of our Website or inform you of a Grant update. When you receive newsletters or promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive or by contacting us directly (please see contact information below). Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you service related communications, including notices of any updates to our terms of use or Privacy Policy, which you may not opt out of. In addition, if you ask us to remove your name and address from our e-mail or postal mailing list, we will have to maintain your name in a "do not contact" file to ensure that we can honor your request.

2. Cookies. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to accept cookies from our Website for any of the purposes described above, then you can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit. Consult your browser’s technical information. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions of the Website. If you have any questions about how to disable or modify cookies, please let us know at the contact information provided below.

3. Changing or Deleting Your Personal Information. You may review, update, correct or delete the Personal Information in your Account by contacting us via email at createchange@pttow.com. We will respond promptly to your requests in accordance with applicable law. For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the personal information associated with the email address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We may decline to process requests that jeopardize the privacy of others, are extremely impractical, or would cause us to take any action that is not permissible under applicable laws. Please note - if you completely delete all of your Personal Information, then any Grant application you submitted will also be withdrawn. We may also retain an archived copy of your records as required by law or for legitimate business purposes. 

‍Controlling Your Information.

‍You can review and/or change certain of your Personal Information by logging into the Website and accessing your Account. You authorize us to use and disclose any new or modified information that you provide in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and you agree that we are under no obligation to delete or modify information that you have previously chosen to provide us.

Upon your request, we will withdraw your Grant application. We may retain your Personal Information to comply with laws, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems,assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use, and take other actions otherwise permitted by law.

‍Information Disclosed to Third Parties

‍This Privacy Policy addresses only our use and disclosure of information we collect from and/or about you on the Website and through the Grant application process. If you disclose information to others, or authorize us to do the same under this Privacy Policy, the use and disclosure restrictions contained in this Privacy Policy will not apply to any third party. We do not control the privacy policies of third parties, and you are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties where applicable.

The Website may contain content or links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, do not review and are not responsible for the privacy policies of or content displayed on such other websites. When you click on such a link, you will leave our Website and go to another site. During this process, another entity may collect Personal Information or Anonymous Information from you. The Website may also contain links to other websites controlled by us but which operates under different privacy policies. Please review the privacy policy of any new site you visit.

‍Security
‍We take data security very seriously, and take commercially reasonable technical, physical, and administrative security measures to protect the Personal Information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. Such measures vary depending on the sensitivity of the information at issue.

Please note that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. In the event that we become aware of a data breach impacting your Personal Information, we will provide notification in compliance with all applicable laws. If you have any questions about security on our Services, you can email us at createchange@pttow.com.

‍California Residents - Your CA Privacy Rights
‍Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83, residents of the State of California have the right to request from companies conducting business in California a list of all third parties to which the company has disclosed certain categories of personal information during the preceding year for the third parties' direct marketing purposes and the categories of personal information the company shares. Alternatively, the law provides that a company that has a privacy policy that provides consumers choice (opt-out or opt-in) regarding sharing personal information with third parties for those third parties' direct marketing purposes may instead provide information on how to exercise that choice. We do not sell your information for marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and you have questions about our practices with respect to sharing information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes and your ability to exercise choice, please send your request via email to createchange@pttow.com.
You must put the statement "Your California Privacy Rights" in the subject field of your e-mail or include it in your writing if you choose to write to us at the designated mailing address. You must include your name, street address, city, state, and zip code. We are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly, or do not have complete information.

‍Jurisdiction and Cross-Border Data Transfer 
The website is controlled and operated from the United States and is not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country, or territory other than the United States.  Your personal information may be stored and processed in any country where we have offices or in which our third party service providers reside.

‍Do Not Track 
You have the ability to enable your browser settings to “Do Not Track.” Doing this sends a signal to websites, ad networks and plug-in providers about your browsing preferences. The Website does not respond to the Do Not Track browser signal.

‍Changes to this Privacy Policy.
‍This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here, and we will change the “Last Updated” date above.  We will obtain valid consent if any changes we make to this Policy affect users under the age of 13 in a way that requires such consent under COPPA.  You should consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.

‍Contact Us.Questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of the Website or the Grant application should be directed to PTTOW! Catalyst for Change by e-mailing such questions to createchange@pttow.com