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Our Privacy Policy
Last updated 2023
Our Privacy Policy outlines how we handle your information when you use our Service. It explains your privacy rights and the legal protection you have. We use your personal data to enhance and offer better Service. As you utilize our Service, you consent to collecting and using information according to this Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
Words with capitalized initial letters have defined meanings under specific conditions. These definitions remain the same whether the words appear singular or plural.
Definitions
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For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
* An account refers to a distinct account that is generated for the user to gain entry to our Service or specific sections of our Service.
* An affiliate is a company controlled by, controlled, or under common control with another company. Control in this context refers to owning 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities that allow for voting rights in the election of directors or other managing authority.
* In this agreement, the term "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" refers to MEER, Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs located at 23564 Calabasas Road, Suite 201 in Calabasas, CA 91302.
* A website places Small files called cookies on your computer, mobile device, or any other device. Cookies have many uses, including storing details of your browsing history on that Website.
* Country refers to: California, United States
* A device refers to any electronic gadget that can access the Service, including computers, cell phones, and digital tablets.
* "Personal Data" refers to any information that pertains to an individual who can be identified or is identifiable.
* Service refers to the Website.
* A Service Provider is a person or organization that handles data for the Company. This can include third-party companies or individuals who are hired by the Company to help with providing, facilitating, or analyzing the Service. They play an important role in ensuring that the Service is running smoothly.
* Usage Data is data that is collected automatically, either through using the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself. An example of this could be the duration of a page visit.
* Website refers to MEER, accessible from [www.meer.org]
* "You" refers to the person using or accessing the Service, or the legal entity, such as a company, on whose behalf the individual is accessing or using the Service.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
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Types of Data Collected
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Personal Data
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When utilizing our Service, we may request that you provide us with personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you.
Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
* Email address
* First name and last name
* Phone number
* Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
* Usage Data
Usage Data
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Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.
The Usage Data collected may consist of details such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of Your device, the type and version of Your browser, the pages You access on our Service, the date and time of Your visit, the duration of Your stay on those pages, unique identifiers of Your device, and other diagnostic data.
If you use a mobile device to access the Service, we may automatically collect certain information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique ID, your mobile device's IP address, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile internet browser you use, and other diagnostic data.
We may gather data that your browser transmits whenever you use our service or access it through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
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We utilize Cookies and comparable tracking technologies to monitor the activity on our platform and save specific details. These tracking technologies include beacons, tags, and scripts, which are utilized to gather and monitor data in order to enhance and analyze our services.
Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
* A "cookie" is a small file that gets placed on your device when you use our service. You can tell your browser to not accept cookies, but this may prevent you from using certain parts of our service. If you haven't changed your browser settings to refuse cookies, our service may use them.
* Our Service and emails may include web beacons, which are small electronic files such as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs. These allow us to track the number of users who have visited certain pages or opened an email and collect related website statistics. This helps us record the popularity of specific sections and ensure the integrity of our systems and servers.
There are two types of cookies: persistent and session cookies. Persistent cookies stay on your computer or mobile device even when you're offline, while session cookies are deleted once you close your web browser.
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 necessary to offer you the services available through the website and allow you to use some of its features. They assist in verifying user identities and preventing fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, we cannot provide the services you have requested, and we only use them for that purpose.
* 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 help us remember the choices you make on the website, such as your language preference or login details. Their purpose is to enhance your browsing experience and save you from the hassle of re-entering your preferences each time you visit the website.
If you want to know more about the cookies that we use and the options available to you, please check out our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
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The Organisation may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
* To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
* If you want to manage your account, you need to register as a user of the Service. By providing your Personal Data, you can gain access to various functionalities of the Service that are only available to registered users.
* In order to fulfill our agreement, we will develop, comply with, and carry out the purchase contract for the products, items, or services that you have chosen to purchase through our Service. This also applies to any other contracts you may have entered into with us.
* If you need to get in touch with us, you can do so through email, phone calls, SMS, or other electronic means. This includes receiving mobile app push notifications about updates or important information related to the products or services you have contracted with me. We may also send security updates when necessary or appropriate to ensure the smooth functioning of our services.
* We may send you news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events that are similar to those you have already purchased or inquired about, unless you have chosen not to receive this information.
* To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
* For business transfers: We might utilize your information to assess or carry out a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets. This could be done as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, whether as a going concern or not. In this process, any personal data held by us about our service users may be among the assets that are transferred.
* For other purposes : Your information may be utilized for various purposes, including data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, evaluating and enhancing our Service, products, services, marketing, and your overall experience.
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
* With Service Providers: We might disclose your personal information to service providers for the purpose of monitoring and analyzing the use of our service, as well as to contact you.
* For business transfers: It is possible that we may share or transfer your personal information if we are involved in negotiations regarding a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or part of our business by another company.
* With Affiliates: Your information may be shared with our affiliates. We will ensure that these affiliates abide by our Privacy Policy. Our affiliates include our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners, and any other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
* With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
* With other users: If you share personal information or interact with other users in public areas, keep in mind that this information can be seen by everyone and may be shared outside those areas.
* With Your consent : We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
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MEER will keep your personal data only for as long as it's needed for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. We'll hold onto and use your personal data as required by law (such as if we need to keep your information to comply with applicable laws), to settle disputes, and to enforce our legal agreements and policies.
MEER will keep Usage Data for internal analysis. Typically, Usage Data is only kept for a short time, unless it is needed to improve the security or functionality of Our Service or if We are required by law to keep it for a longer period.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
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Your Personal Data and other information are processed and maintained at the offices of MEER and other locations where the processing parties are located. This means that your information may be transferred and stored on computers located outside of your jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ from those in your state, province, or country.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by Your submission of such information, represents Your agreement to that transfer.
MEER is committed to ensuring that your data is treated with the utmost security and in accordance with our privacy policy. We will not transfer your personal data to any organization or country unless there are adequate controls in place to protect the security of your information.
Delete Your Personal Data
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You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.
Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
Law enforcement
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In certain situations, MEER might need to reveal your Personal Data if compelled by law or in response to legitimate requests from public authorities, such as a court or government agency.
Other legal requirements
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MEER 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 MEER
* 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
Security of Your Personal Data
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At our company, we understand the significance of safeguarding your Personal Data. However, it is important to note that no method of transmitting or storing information online is entirely foolproof. Even though we make every effort to utilize reliable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot promise complete security.
Children's Privacy
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Our service is not intended for users under the age of 16. We do not knowingly gather personal information from individuals under 16 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian and you know that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we discover that we have collected personal information from someone under the age of 16 without parental consent, we take measures to delete that data from our servers.
If processing your information requires consent as a legal basis and your country mandates parent consent, we may request your parent's approval before collecting and utilizing your data.
Links to Other Websites
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Our service may include links to websites that are not under our control. If you click on a link to a third-party website, you will be redirected to their site. We strongly recommend that you read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
We do not have any authority and are not liable for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
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Our Privacy Policy may be updated periodically, and any changes will be posted on this page. We will also notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our service before the changes become effective. The "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy will also be updated. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as they become effective when posted on this page.
Contact Us
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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
* By email: community@meer.org