Bear Root Resource Center Privacy Policy

Personal Information

Our Privacy Policy provides ways to better understand what has been compiled to better serve those who are  concerned with how their "Personally identifiable information" (P.I.I.) is  being used online. 

Log Data

Like many website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”).

The Log Data may be automatically captured  through "cookies" the search engine you use, and may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the  pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the  time spent on those pages and other statistics.

In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor, and analyze these data statistics to improve our outreach and track community engagement.

When You access the website by or through a mobile device, We may  collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited  to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the  IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the  type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and  other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You  visit our Service or when You access our website by or through a mobile  device.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an  anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web  site and stored on your device

Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. You can  instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie  is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be  able to use some portions of our Site.

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and store certain information. Tracking  technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track  information and to improve and analyze our website. The technologies We  use may include:

• Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small  file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all  Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do  not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will  refuse Cookies, our website may use Cookies.
• Flash Cookies. Certain features of our website may use local stored objects (or Flash Cookies) to collect and store  information about Your preferences or Your activity on our website.  Flash Cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as those used for Browser Cookies. For more information on how You can delete Flash Cookies, please read “Where can I change the settings for disabling, or  deleting local shared objects?” available at https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/disable-local-shared-objects-flash.html#main_Where_can_I_change_the_settings_for_disabling__or_deleting_local_shared_objects_
• Web Beacons. Certain sections of our website and  our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that  permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying  system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies  remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline,  while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.  Learn more about Cookie resource on Privacy Policies Generator. 

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

• Necessary / Essential Cookies Type: Session  Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable and you to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the  services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
• Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies Type:  Persistent Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
• Functionality Cookies Type: Persistent  Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember  choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your  login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to  provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to  re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

General Public and Customers Policy

We may use your Personal Information to allow us to improve our website and to guide the work we do. By using the website you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. To opt out of exchanges of Personal Information, please send us an email at Info@BearRootResourceCenter.com.

Transactional  Data

Personal Information provided to Bear Root Resource Center Community Platform through the use of  our website is transmitted using encryption technology.  Additionally, all transactional data Bear Root Resource Center collects from you is protected against unauthorized access with the use of digital certificates issued by VeriSign, an established signer of digital certificates.

Billing Policy
We accept PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. All online donations are processed  through 128-bit SSL encryption to protect your credit card information  during your online transaction. All prices and figures are listed in US  Dollars.

Security
The Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)] is committed to ensuring  the security of your personal information. To prevent unauthorized  access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the proper use of  information, we have established and implemented appropriate physical,  electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the  information we collect online. The Bear Root Resource Center Community Platform uses Internet Encryption Software, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Protocol when collecting or  transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. Any  information you enter is encrypted at your browser, sent over the public  Internet in encrypted form, and then de-encrypted at our server. The  website https://bearrootresourcecenter.com/has has links to other sites. Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)] cannot  ensure the privacy or security of information you provide to any other  linked site.

Donor Policy

We are grateful for your donation and support of our Bear Root Resource Center organization.  We respect the privacy of its donors and are committed to safeguarding your information. Our Donor Privacy Policy was adopted to ensure that we honor your wishes.  If you agree and confirm in writing that we can share your name to acknowledge and recognize your Donation to say "Thank you," then we will do so, if you decline and would like your identity to remain anonymous, then we will respect your wishes.  You may voluntarily disclose information when making a donation to our organization or requesting information such as subscribing to our newsletters, submitting an inquiry or making a purchase on our website.  You can be reassured when you share information with us that our website is encrypted and secured.  The information you provide is only for the stated purpose for which the  information was collected and we do not sell share or trade our donors’ names or personal information to any 3rd party, collects and uses personal information such as: name, address, phone number, and email address when it is voluntarily provided to us, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. 

For compliance and transparency of all donations we receive, Bear Root Resource Center keeps a record of each donor's giving history. This information is kept on file for IRS purposes and ti is also used by the organization to analyze overall giving patterns in an  effort to make accurate budget projections.  See Donation Terms & Conditions for more information.

Online Donation and Event Registration Privacy Policy

Bear Root Resource Center Community Platform may use third party suppliers and service providers to facilitate our  services, and they may have access to Personal Information. In these  cases we will restrict through written agreements how these suppliers or service providers may use or disclose the Personal Information to which  they have access.

Please remember that, although we endeavor to select only reputable companies who share our commitment to customer  privacy, we are in no way responsible for the actions or policies of  these other organizations. Further, we may not be able to secure their  compliance with this privacy policy.

Please note that we do not retain credit card information. If you choose to have us make automatic  monthly withdrawals from your account, we do retain your credit card information for that sole purpose. These credit card numbers are kept in  a secure, offline location with our vendor and are processed in a  secure online batch once per month.

Mailing List Privacy Policy

Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)] maintains several  mailing lists. There are a number of ways to subscribe to the Bear Root Resource Center Community Platform [ mailing lists, including submitting a form at our website or emailing us. When you subscribe, you will receive a confirmation message welcoming you to Bear Root Resource Center Community Platform mailing lists.

You may request to remove your name from our email or mailing list at any time by sending a request to info@BearRootResourceCenter.com

Information You Give to Us

This  includes information you explicitly take steps to share with Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)]  which may be included in online forms or surveys, offline donation forms, or even over the  phone when you call Bear Root Resource Center to make a donation. Through these processes, you may share the following categories of information:

• Account registration For example, when you create and register for Bear Root Resource Center private subscription, membership or donor account, and you opt-in to create a username and password.
• Children's Privacy Our Bear Root Community Platform does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that  Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If we become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to  remove that information from Our servers.  If we need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your  information and Your country requires consent from a parent, we may  require Your parent’s consent before we collect and use that  information.
• Security of Your Personal Data The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of  electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its  absolute security.
• Location Information Any  comment system on the Site may utilize an opt-in Geolocation service in  accordance with a prevailing community standard such as HTML 5.  Such  Geolocation opt-in ability is managed by the user’s browser settings.  If a user chooses to opt-in to the Geolocation service, the user’s comments may be associated with the user’s location, both internally within UWW and publicly on the Sites. 
• Links to Other Websites Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated  by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that  third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy  of every site You visit.  We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content,  privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
• Audio, Video or Visual For example, when you sign a photo, video and voice audio release when you might leave a voicemail message, attend one of our in-person or virtual workshops, events, podcast or other community engagement and your signature confirms that you agree and accept the terms to let us use image, video or voice captured  You have the right to express how and limit how we use your Audio, Video or Visual image, and may make a formal request in writing or request our assistance to modify our image release form to meet respect your request.
• Contact For example, email address, postal address, or telephone number.
• Demographic For example, you may share your age, income, household size, education level, employment status, housing status, and it is important to know that we do not collect citizenship status data, but upon request, we do have services available to assist our Immigrant population to navigate their needs, regardless of their immigration status,  When you voluntarily agree to share any Ethnicity/Race, Gender or Sexual Orientation data, this is to help seek funding to support programs that are centered around these community needs.
• Financial For example, the amount you plan to bequest to Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)]. 
• Health  For example, that you have had an health issue that impacted you,  information you provide to us when seeking resources to help you with your challenge or you agree to  tell your story in an Bear Root Resource Center campaign.
• Interaction For example, purchase and donation history, membership status, and advocacy actions taken.
• Interests. For example, civil liberties or campaigns you are particularly interested in hearing about.
• Jurisdiction For example, your zip code or county to help us identify your voting district or current representatives.
• Business Transactions If the Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)]  is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale,  Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before  Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
• Law enforcement Under certain circumstances, the Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)] may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

The Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)]  may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability
• Legal.  For example, details about conditions of incarceration or other  detention that may have violated your civil rights or liberties and that  you provide to us when seeking legal representation or to tell your story in an Bear Root Resource Center campaign.
• Preferences. For example, your preferred method(s) of communication.
• Transaction. For example, credit or debit card details that you provide in order to make a donation or purchase Bear Root Resource Center merchandise.
• User-created content.  For example, stories you provide to us as part of our storytelling  campaigns or messages on issues we send to your legislative  representatives on your behalf. This also includes photos, videos,  audio, and other information you may submit to us.
• Other.  Any other Demographic information you choose to provide, including sensitive  personal information, household status, education level, housing status, income status, such as spiritual beliefs, information about your gender, sexual orientation, personal relationship, or immigration journey or any other details that you share with us in order to better assist you with.

Bear Root Resource Center [Bear Root Resource Center or "BRRC" AND ITS AFFILIATES (“COMPANY” OR “WE” OR “US”)] does not rent, sell, or share personal information to any 3rd party and will not share any details about you with other people or non-affiliated companies or organizations, unless you opt-in and of allowing us to do so if we refer you to an outside organization, with your prior written consent, or to comply with a legal requirement.  

Contact Us

We respect the privacy of its donors. Our Donor Privacy Policy was adopted to ensure that we honor your wishes.  You may voluntarily disclose information when making a donation to our organization or requesting information such as subscribing to our newsletters, submitting an inquiry or making a purchase on our website.  You can be reassured when you share information with us that our website is encrypted and secured.  The information you provide is only for the stated purpose for which the  information was collected and we do not sell information to any 3rd party, collects and uses personal information such as:  name, address, phone number, and email address when it is voluntarily  provided to us.

Reach out with any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at Info@BearRootResourceCenter.com