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Please also make sure to read SĀHGE ACADEMY’s online Privacy Policy to understand the additional terms and conditions which apply to your use of our site.
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Entire Agreement. The Terms constitutes the entire agreement between you and SĀHGE ACADEMY and governs your use of the Site, superseding any prior version of these Terms between you and SĀHGE ACADEMY with respect to the Site.Choice of Law and Forum. You and SĀHGE ACADEMY each agree that the Terms and the relationship between the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions and that any and all claims, causes of action or disputes (regardless of theory) arising out of or relating to the Terms, or the relationship between you and SĀHGE ACADEMY, shall be brought exclusively in the courts located in the county of New Haven, Connecticut or the U.S. District Court for Connecticut. You and SĀHGE ACADEMY agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of San Francisco, California or the Northern District of California, and agree to waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over the parties by such courts and to venue in such courts.Questions?If you have any questions about the terms of use, please contact SĀHGE ACADEMY.Updated September 2021
This Privacy Policy, along with our Terms of Service, applies to all users of SĀHGE Academy’s digital platforms, including this website (the “Site”), embeddable content that we may make available for use on other people’s websites or digital platforms, and our apps (collectively, the “SĀHGE Academy Platform”), other than third party content, as discussed in Links to Third Party Sites and Services, below.
We take your privacy seriously and want you to understand how we do and don’t use information about you. Below you’ll find information about our commitment to ensuring the privacy of your personally identifiable information (such as your full name, address, email address, telephone number, and/or other identifying information) and preserving the integrity of the medium. If you have any questions or concerns, please send us an email at .
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B. Information We Collect Automatically from UsersWhen you use the SĀHGE Academy Platform, we may automatically recognize certain information like your IP address, date of your visit, operating system, what type of device you are using, geo-targeting information (what geographic area you’re in), and your user behavior (e.g. how long you stay on a page, or amount of time spent listening to audio files).
SĀHGE Academy uses cookies, other similar small files sent to your computer which store information through your browser and web beacons (tiny graphics, aka “pixel tags”) as part of our digital functionality (e.g. to store your preferences or password and understand your user behavior), and to offer responsive elements based on users’ actions. This information helps us improve the experience you and other visitors have with the SĀHGE Academy Platform. For more information on cookies and how to delete them, go to: www.aboutcookies.org.
In addition, SĀHGE Academy uses third party vendors that provide services for the SĀHGE Academy Platform (e.g.analytics) which may each use their own cookies and web beacons as part of the SĀHGE Academy Platform. At no time do these cookies reveal your name, address, or e-mail address (even if you have entered these in specific areas of the Site).Here is a list of these partners with links to more information about their use of your data and how to exercise your options regarding such use:Partner Privacy Policy Opt Out Links / CategoriesLast updated: September 28, 2021 Facebook (Personalized Advertising and Remarketing) Google Ads, Floodlight (Personalized Advertising and Remarketing) Google Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager (Website Analytics)
SĀHGE Academy may ask for your personally identifiable information (like your name, address, email address, phone number or credit card information) but we will never willfully disclose any of this information to a non-affiliated third party without first receiving your permission (unless required by law). This means, e.g., we may email you to join a new newsletter list or ask you to renew your membership when it expires, and we may share your information with third party vendor service providers, but only for the purpose of helping us do these sorts of things and never for their own use . These third party service providers maintain customer databases with email addresses obtained via the SĀHGE Academy Platform and other collection methods (events, phone calls, etc.) and visitors who have provided them to us by registering at our site, signing up for a newsletter or email, emailing questions to us about the services, donors who submit online contributions or online buyers who make a purchase. We may also share personally identifiable information and data that SĀHGE Academy members provide to us with other organizations, as well as third-party cooperative databases, for the purpose of generating acquisition leads and reacquiring former members. For more information regarding SĀHGE Academy policies on the collection and use of member information, as well as information about how SĀHGE Academy members can opt out of having their information shared, please see SĀHGE Academy’s Member Information Policy. These third party vendors are required to maintain the privacy of all such information in their possession or control and can only use the information on our behalf for the purpose that we have contracted them. They are not authorized to use your information for any other purpose.SĀHGE Academy may use your personally identifiable information only for conducting activities such as those stated above, or for internal marketing and promotional purposes, SĀHGE Academy Teach platform evaluation, and to improve the Platform experience through personalization features.In the instance when certain personal information is required for a particular activity it will be explicitly stated and explained at the time of submission. If you do not want this information to be collected or used for these purposes, you can simply “opt-out” by choosing not to participate in the activity, such as a sweepstakes entry. Our visitors need to recognize, however, that under certain circumstances, if they select to “opt-out” they may not be eligible for certain activities for which the personally identifiable information is needed.Payment InformationWhen you provide us payment information in order to process a donation or purchase an item, this information is encrypted, using reasonable, industry-standard security measures, and is used (generally by our third party vendors) only to fulfill your transaction.Non Personally Identifiable InformationWe use other information for things like improving your user experience (e.g. your user history on our digital platforms may be used to provide recommendations to you and other users of the same device), selecting third-party vendors who best meet our needs, and notifying our users about our programs and events. In doing this, we do share non-personally identifying information and payment information with third parties.Please note that if you share personal information through a public feature that it may become public (e.g. if you include your email address in a comment, other users will see it, or if you include your name in a content submission, it may be read on the air or posted online to attribute the content).Lastly, if we are required by law to share your information (including personal and payment information), we will share to the extent necessary to comply with the request.Do Not TrackIf you enable the Do Not Track setting in your browser, we won’t record your visit to our website and the third party cookies on our pages will be disabled. Find more information on Do Not TrackLinks to Third Party Sites and ServicesThe SĀHGE Academy Platform contains links to services maintained by third parties that do not follow the same privacy practices as SĀHGE Academy. In some cases, we may also include certain embedded tools provided and controlled by third parties, or that permit you to submit information to these third parties. These services and tools are governed by the terms and policies of those third parties. The SĀHGE Academy Platform also includes widgets from third party services, e.g. a button that allows you to “like” an article on Facebook. Please review these services’ own privacy policies for more information.ChildrenChildren should always get permission from their parents before sending any information about themselves (such as their names, email addresses, and phone numbers) via the web or mobile device, to SĀHGE Academy or to anyone else. The SĀHGE Academy services are not directed at children under the age of 13 and SĀHGE Academy does not knowingly allow anyone under the age of 13 to provide any personally-identifying information to SĀHGE Academy. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register for any SĀHGE Academy Services or provide any information about yourself.Users in the EEA and SwitzerlandIf you are a resident of the EEA or Switzerland, the following information applies with respect to personal data collected through your use of our Services.Purposes of processing and legal basis for processing: We process personal data consistent with our disclosures in this Privacy Policy. We process personal data on the following legal bases: (1) with your consent; (2) as necessary to perform our agreement to provide Services; and (3) as necessary for our legitimate interests in providing the Services where those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms related to data privacy.Transfers: Personal data we collect may be transferred to, and stored and processed in, the United States or any other country in which we or our affiliates or processors maintain facilities. We will ensure that transfers of personal data to a third country or an international organization are subject to appropriate safeguards.Your Rights: You are entitled to the rights under Chapter III of the EU General Data Protection Regulation or Section 2 of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection with respect to the processing of your personal data, which include the right to access and rectify and to request erasure of personal data. To make a request or otherwise exercise your rights, contact us at support@SAHGEAcademy.com. In order to respond to your request, we will need to verify your identity and residency and may require you to provide us with supporting information.
By using this site, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use the SĀHGE Academy Platform. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the SĀHGE Academy Platform following the posting of any changes to these terms shall mean that you have accepted those changes. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@SAHGEAcademy.com.
Please also make sure to read the SĀHGE Academy Public Media Website’s Terms of Service to understand the additional terms and conditions which apply to your use of the SĀHGE Academy Platform.