Effective date October 12, 2023 at 11:53am EST.
1. WHO WE ARE
Park Township Neighbors (“PTN”, “us”, “we”, “our”, or “the non-profit”) is a 501c4 non-profit organization based in the state of Michigan in the United States. We are committed to respecting your privacy and abiding by United States privacy laws.
2. WHO THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES TO
This privacy policy applies to you as a visitor to https://parktownshipneighbors.com/ (“the site”, “this site”, “our site”, or “Website”). This site is not intended to solicit contributions from users in the European Economic Area.
3. PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
The purpose of this privacy policy is to tell you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how that personally identifiable information may be used.
If you do not understand this privacy policy and its possible impact, either speak with a lawyer to be sure you understand first, or do not visit or read the contents of parktownshipneighbors.com or make a contribution. Note that bold text and all caps are for readability purposes only within this privacy policy.
4. HOW THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAN BE CHANGED
This privacy policy can be changed at any time without notice, and will be updated at least annually. The last update to this privacy policy was October 12, 2023 at 11:53am EST.
5. IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY
If you agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please review the terms regularly to be sure that you continue to agree and understand.
6. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY
If you do NOT agree with the terms of this privacy policy after reading it, do not further visit or read the contents of parktownshipneighbors.com.
7. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES THAT WE LINK TO
We provide links on this site and in this privacy policy to some third party websites. This is for your convenience or to point out additional information.
Linked sites have their own separate privacy policies, which we recommend you read carefully. We have no responsibility or liability for the actions or inactions of these linked sites. While we strive to include valid links, we can’t guarantee they will always continue to work.
8. INFORMATION WE AUTOMATICALLY COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
a. Categories.
The categories of information we automatically collect if you visit the site are: identifiers, internet or other electronic network activity information, and geolocation data. Descriptions of how we use the information we automatically collect are in sections 8b through 8d.
b. Site visits.
Data is automatically collected by us and BlueHost (“our host”) and saved to log files when you visit this site. The information collected in the log files includes the IP address you visited the site from, the dates and times you visited the site, the page(s) you visited, browser type, and operating systems you used to visit the site, the hostname you used to visit the site, the likely city and country your site traffic came from, and any username you try to or successfully access this site with. While this is not the case for most people, if you use a dedicated IP address from your internet service provider, and you are the only person that uses that IP address, and you also visit the site from that IP address, then your IP address could be used to identify you personally. We use these log files if we are trying to resolve a problem or update this privacy policy, and they are automatically used to help block spam visits.
c. Cookies.
We log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the site. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until they are either deleted or expire at future date. You can disable cookies or clear recent cookies in your browser if desired. We may use cookies in order to personalize or improve your experience during your visit to this site (for example, whether or not to show you a form), and/or to monitor and allow or block access to the site in order to prevent spam, unauthorized logins, malware, and denial-of-service attacks.
d. Do not track signals.
We do not respond to or honor “do not track” signals sent by web browsers or other third party sources.
9. INFORMATION YOU VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO THE SITE AND HOW WE USE IT
a. Categories.
In some cases we may collect additional categories of information relevant to those instances. The categories of information we may collect in those cases include: identifiers, internet or other electronic network activity information, and geolocation data. Descriptions of those cases and how we use the information you may voluntarily submit are in sections 9b through 9f.
b. If you comment on the site.
We may allow comments on this site. If you choose to leave a comment, we will collect the following types of data: the comment itself (which includes any information you choose to share), your name or pseudonym, your email address, and a website address if you choose to share that address.
If your comment is approved (either automatically or manually) your comment, name or pseudonym, and website address will be publicly displayed on the associated post. If your comment is approved or waiting for moderation, your email address will be visible to users with Administrator access to this site. All of the information you share, including your email address, will be stored in the site’s database in regular plain text form unless you request that it be removed.
If your comment is not approved, all of the information you shared, including your email address, will be stored in the site’s database in plain text form.
We may email you in response to a comment on the site. We may also publicly reply to your comments on the site, and members of the public may publicly reply to them too.
c. If you join our email list(s).
We use Aweber and Bloomerang to host and manage our email lists. You may be added to our email list(s): if you ask to be added by filling out a form, if you make a contribution, or if you ask to be added by any other means.
The following information is automatically collected by Aweber or Bloomerang in those cases: your email address, the date and time you were added to the list, the address of the page on our site where you signed up for the list or the method used to gain permission, the nickname of the form that you used to sign up if applicable, the IP address and country you used to sign up from, and sometimes additional geolocation information. While we would prefer not to collect additional geolocation information beyond the region/state, at this time are unable to turn it off. Aweber also automatically keeps track of the date and time the last followup email was sent to you.
We collect this information in order to make sure we are complying with anti-spam laws, and to email you.
All html emails sent may contain tracking pixels, which is a standard practice enabled by a large number of major email service providers. The pixel is typically a 1×1 image embedded in emails. We may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. This allows us to analyze the success of our past email campaigns and improve future campaigns.
If you no longer wish to be on one or more of our email lists, you can automatically unsubscribe at any time from that list by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email from us.
If you have unsubscribed from a list, you will immediately stop being sent future emails from that list, and you will no longer get emails from us at all unless you: are subscribed to more than one list, choose to resubscribe at any point, or email us asking for support.
The information associated with your former email subscription will be deleted from the list by us on an occasional basis, typically within two months after unsubscribing.
d. If you make a contribution as an owner or supporter.
If you make a contribution as an owner, we will have any choose to share in the form you submit. Contributions will generally appear as Park Township Neighbors on your bank or credit card statement, however they may occasionally appear as Bloomerang. Contributions are managed via Bloomerang. You can view their privacy and security policies at https://bloomerang.co/
e. If you email us.
If you email us, we will have any information you choose to share in that email, including your email address and any information generated by email service providers along the way. Email is not secure, and that information will also be visible in plain text to anyone who is able to access that email. We may reply to your email, we may just read it, or it may automatically be sent to spam. In rare circumstances, we may forward your email to the authorities if we feel the situation is warranted.
f. Sensitive personal information.
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to us or the site via any method. Sensitive personal information includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships.
10. THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS SUMMARY
We currently use the following third-party service providers to service various aspects of the site and Park Township Neighbors. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies, which you can view on their sites.
Aweber – to host our email lists and create email opt-in forms
Bloomerang – to host email lists, to collect contributions, and to manage donor information
Bluehost – to host our site
Facebook – to publicize our non-profit, to provide information, and to interact with members and potential members
Google – to use the Google Analytics, Google Workspace, email services, domain, and webmaster tools
Zoom – to hold webinars and calls
11. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
We will disclose personally identifiable information about you if we have it and if we have a good faith belief that we are required to do so by law. We will not otherwise sell, give away, or transfer your personally identifiable information.
12. RETARGETING/REMARKETING ADS
From time to time, we may engage in retargeting/remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to promote the non-profit. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the site.
13. CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that we have personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16, please contact us immediately at neighbors@parktownshipneighbors.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
14. RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
a. Opt-out.
You may opt out, at any time, of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails, or you may manually opt-out of future emails by sending an email to neighbors@parktownshipneighbors.com and asking to be removed from our mailing list(s). The automatic method is fastest.
b. Access/Request Disclosure.
You may access and request disclosure of the personal information we have about you by submitting a verifiable request to neighbors@parktownshipneighbors.com. You have the right to request, up to twice in a 12-month period:
i. The categories of personal information that we collected about you
ii. the categories of sources from which the personal information was collected
iii. the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information
iv. the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information
v. the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you
vi. The categories of personal information we sold about you and the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, by category or categories of personal information for each third party to whom the personal information was sold. Since we do not sell your personal information, we will disclose that fact again if we receive this request from you.
vii. The categories of personal information that the nonprofit disclosed about you for a business purpose.
c. Amend.
You may contact us at neighbors@parktownshipneighbors.com (preferred) or at Park Township Neighbors, c/o 333 Bridge St NW Ste 1700, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, Attn: Kyle P. Konwinski to amend or update your personal information.
d. Erase/Forget/Delete.
You may request that we erase, forget, or delete your personal information. To do so, please submit a request to neighbors@parktownshipneighbors.com (preferred) or at Park Township Neighbors, c/o 333 Bridge St NW Ste 1700, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, Attn: Kyle P. Konwinski.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes, to complete transactions, or when required by law. Backups of our site’s database are kept for no longer than seven years.
16. CONTACT INFORMATION
You may contact us via email at neighbors@parktownshipneighbors.com if you have questions about this privacy policy.