Privacy Policy

The Parker Foundation, a charitable trust organized under the laws of the State of California (the “Foundation,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) understands that privacy is important to our online visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share and protect your personal information that we collect on our website (our “Website”). By using our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.

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  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
  2. HOW WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO COLLECT information
  3. SHARING OF YOUR INFORMATION
  4. YOUR CHOICES ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION
  5. HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
  6. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
  7. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES
  8. LOG FILES
  9. HOW TO CONTACT US
  10. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?

We collect personal information that you provide to us directly, such as if you provide an email address when you sign up to receive a newsletter, and information that we may receive about you when you interact with our site through various social media, for example, by liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter. The data we receive from your social network is dependent upon your privacy settings with the social network. You should always review, and if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before linking or connecting them to the Website.

We use this information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the Website. We may use this information to communicate with you, such as to send you email messages, and to send you information about our activities. For more information about your communication preferences, see “Your Choices Regarding Your Information” below.

2. HOW WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO COLLECT INFORMATION

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, please read our updated Cookie Policy to learn more.

3. SHARING OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your personal information in the instances described below. For further information on your choices regarding your information, see the “Your Choices About Your Information” section below.

We may share your personal information with:

  • Other companies owned by or under common ownership at the Foundation. These companies will use your personal information in the same way as we can under this policy;
  • With our partners and other third parties whose information we believe you may enjoy;
  • Third-party vendors and other service providers that perform services on our behalf, as needed to carry out their work for us, which may include identifying and serving targeted advertisements, providing analytic services;
  • Other parties in connection with a company transaction, such as a merger, sale of company assets or shares, reorganization, financing, change of control or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company or third party or in the event of a bankruptcy or related or similar proceedings; and
  • Third parties as required by law or subpoena or to if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce our Terms of Use [link] or to protect the security or integrity of our Website; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Foundation, our Users, or others.

We may also aggregate or otherwise strip data of all personally identifying characteristics and may share that aggregated, anonymized data with third parties.

4. YOUR CHOICES ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION

How to control your communications preferences: You can stop receiving email communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe link” provided in such communications. We make every effort to promptly process all unsubscribe requests. You may not opt out of Website-related communications (e.g., changes/updates to features of the Website, technical and security notices, etc.).

Online Advertising. We may permit third party online advertising networks or social media companies to collect information about your use of our website over time so that they may play or display ads that may be relevant to your interests on our Service as well as on other websites or apps. Typically, the information we share is provided through cookies or similar tracking technologies. The only way to completely “opt out” of the collection of any information through cookies or other tracking technology is to actively manage the settings on your browser or mobile device. Please refer to your browser’s or mobile device’s technical information for instructions on how to delete and disable cookies, and other tracking/recording tools. (To learn more about cookies, clear gifs/web beacons and related technologies, you may wish to visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org and/or the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources, at http://www.networkadvertising.org). If you access our service on your mobile device, you may not be able to control tracking technologies through settings.

5. HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

Storage and processing: Your information collected through the Website may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which the Foundation or its subsidiaries, affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. If you are located in the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, and you consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. or any other country in which the Foundation or its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates or service providers maintain facilities and the use and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.

Keeping your information safe: The Foundation cares about the security of your information, and uses commercially reasonable physical, administrative, and technological safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all information collected through the Website. However, no security system is impenetrable and we cannot guarantee the security of our systems 100%. In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a result of a breach of security, the Foundation will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and where appropriate, notify those individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other steps, in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations.

6. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The Foundation does not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register as Users. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from a child under 13, please contact us at support@parker.org.

7. LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES AND SERVICES

Our Website may integrate with or contain links to other third party sites and services. We are not responsible for the practices employed by third party websites or services embedded in, linked to, or linked from the Website and your interactions with any third-party website or service are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies.

8. LOG FILES

We may collect log file information about your browser or mobile device each time you access the Website. Log file information may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, information about your mobile device, referring / exit pages and URLs, number of clicks and how you interact with links on the Website, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other such information. Such information may be used to diagnose, test, improve or otherwise ensure the stability and functionality of the website.

9. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the Website, please contact us at support@parker.org.

10. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

The Foundation may modify or update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect the changes in our business and practices, and so you should review this page periodically.

This privacy policy was last modified on March 23, 2022.