Welcome to the www.jewishlens.org website (the “Site”), operated by The Jewish Lens, Inc., a New York corporation (“TJL,” “we,” “us” or “our”). We share your concern about the protection of your personal information online. This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how we maintain the privacy of the personal information we collect online in connection with the Site.
This Policy describes our privacy practices and sets out your obligations and ours with respect to your use of the Site. This Policy applies only to the Site and does not necessarily apply to our off-line collection of information. By using the Site, you agree to abide by the terms of this Policy and our Terms of Use (the “Terms”).
We reserve the right to revise or make any changes to the Policy at any time without notice, and your continued use of the Site subsequent to any changes to this Policy will mean that you agree to and accept such changes. Therefore, please bookmark this page and review it periodically to assure familiarity with the most current version of the Policy. We will post all changes to the Policy here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and when and how we will disclose that information. You can tell if the Policy has been updated by checking the last revised date posted on the top of this page. If due to such changes, you decide that you want to delete any portion of your personal information from our database, please notify us at register@jewishlens.org.
BY USING THE SITE, YOU CONSENT TO OUR USING ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US OR THAT WE COLLECT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF USE AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS POLICY AND THE TERMS, DO NOT USE THE SITE.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND TRACK
TJL may collect and retain two types of information about Site users: (i) personal information that individual visitors voluntarily provide when interacting on the Site or on certain other occasions (such as via forms or in emails); and (ii) tracking data, which is automatically collected from every Site visitor.
Information that You Submit
We may, from time to time, store and archive the information you submit to or through the Site. The information that we gather may include your name, title and address, telephone number, email address, credit card number or other elements of personal information. In addition, if you contact us, we may keep a record of your correspondence, including any information contained therein.
You may decline to provide any personal information, but please realize that you thereby may be unable to register on the Site or to participate in activities or services offered on the Site.
Information that We Collect
In addition to the information you submit to or through the Site, we also may collect and store data from and about you gathered in the course of your use of the Site.
Such tracking data may include, without limitation, information regarding the number and frequency of visits to the Site, the websites that you access before and after you visit the Site, the software and operating system used to access the Site and your IP address and Internet service provider.
Information Your School and Teachers Provide
The Site may allow schools, school districts or other educational institutions or agencies, or teachers, administrators or representatives thereof (each, a “School”), to share your personal information with us. We may add any or all of this information to the information we have already collected from you, and we may use it as described in this Policy. We are not responsible for any errors in information your Schools provide to us.
USE OF COOKIES
TJL may use cookies, “flash cookies” (i.e., local shared objects), web beacons and other similar technology (collectively, “Cookies”) in connection with your use of the Site, as may certain other sites that provide content on the Site. Cookies are small pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes and may have unique identifiers and transmit information about you and how you use the Site. Such information may include your search preferences, your browser type and the date and time of use. If you choose, you can disable some (but not all) Cookies in your device or browser settings, but doing so may affect your ability to use the Site.
TJL may also permit third parties to set third-party cookies in order to enhance Site functionality. These third parties may include but are not limited to: Twitter, Facebook, Google and Vimeo. For more information on the cookies that these third parties set, users are encouraged to consult the privacy policies and terms of use of these third parties.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
The information that you provide to us and that we may collect in the future is used for our business purposes and the purpose for which you provided it only, subject to the terms of this Policy and the Terms, including, without limitation, to respond to your requests or correspondence, to contact you about the Site, to request your input regarding ways in which we might improve the Site and/or to inform you about TJL’s activities, products, services, events and fundraising efforts in which TJL hopes you may be interested.
Your information—particularly tracking data—may also be analyzed so that we can provide you with useful information and can serve you in the best manner possible through enhanced features and functions on the Site. For example, your information may be used to, without limitation, compile statistical, demographic or aggregated information about visitors to the Site generally, or for load-balancing metrics, and also may be used to create reports on user demographics and the traffic patterns of the Site.
We will not disclose any personal information to third parties, except: (i) to parties who perform a service for us, such as sending you mail or email, web hosting, credit card processing and other similar services; (ii) to your School or those as directed by your School; (iii) when we believe that such disclosure is required by law; (iv) to enforce this Policy or the Terms; (v) to protect the rights, property, security or safety of TJL, Site users or the public; (vi) to respond to an emergency; or (vii) as otherwise stated in this Policy. In addition, we may disclose information to certain third parties if you have requested or authorized the disclosure of such information. We may also share aggregated or deidentified information in our sole discretion.
Information provided to third parties is limited to the information needed to perform their functions. We seek to limit third-party use of information; however, we are not responsible for such third-party use of information.
You should be aware that any information provided or content posted by you to areas of the Site accessible to other visitors may be read, collected or used by other visitors to the Site, who may not need to log in as a registered user to view the information. TJL is not responsible for the third-party use of any information provided in such manner. By participating in the use of the Site’s interactive features, you consent to TJL’s use or disclosure of any content that you submit. For more information on posting content, please see our Terms.
TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES UPON A SALE OR CHANGE OF CONTROL
We retain the right to transfer or assign all information pursuant to or during negotiation of any merger, purchase or other transaction relating to TJL or our assets.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS PROTECTED
We take reasonable precautions to protect your information from loss, misuse or alteration. You should recognize, however, that there is no such thing as “perfect security” on the Internet, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information. In addition, because Internet communications are unsecure, it is also possible that the information you supply to us or your access of any information via the Site will be intercepted during transmission. We are not liable for any breach of our systems or interception of our transmission, and we hereby fully disclaim, to the fullest extent possible under law, any liability associated with any claim relating to a breach of security, data or information.
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
From time to time, we may email users of the Site information regarding important developments affecting TJL. We may also email users on occasion regarding the Site. Such emails may be sent to users of the Site even if they have not requested to receive any communication from us.
You may choose to unsubscribe from future promotional emails from us by following the instructions in such correspondence from TJL. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails about your accounts or our ongoing relations.
LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
The Site may contain links to websites owned and operated by other parties. We are not responsible for and have no control over the privacy policies of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of use of those sites prior to providing them with any information.
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13
Because TJL is concerned about the privacy protection of children who access the Internet, we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Accordingly, the Site is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13 years of age without the consent of a parent or guardian. To register for the Site you must be 13 years of age or older.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
We reserve the right to disclose any information to comply with any law, regulation, decree, judgment, order, subpoena or any other governmental order (“Order”) without any obligation to contest or verify the accuracy of such Order.
APPLICABLE LAWS
This Policy will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity that arises out of or relates to any use of the Site will be filed only in the state or federal courts located in New York County, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.
HOW YOU CAN UPDATE OR CORRECT YOUR INFORMATION AND CONTACT THE SITE
You can (1) use the Site’s profile editor or (2) send an email to register@jewishlens.org to update or correct your information.
Please contact us at register@jewishlens.org if you have any questions or concerns regarding the Site or the Policy.
The section titles in this Policy are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
Some of the services available through the Site may be subject to additional terms and conditions regarding privacy and use of information. Your use of those services is subject to those terms and conditions, which are incorporated into this Policy by reference. In the event of an inconsistency between this Policy and any additional posted conditions, the provisions of the additional conditions shall control.