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WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

Out Teach is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) committed to equipping teachers with the power of experiential learning outdoors to unlock student performance. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how your (“you,” and “your) Personal Information (defined below) is collected, used, shared, and processed by Out Teach. (“Out Teach,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) via interactions with us, enrollment in our programs, use of our website (the “Site”) or any other Out Teach website or link referring back to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Services”). Personal information includes information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household, as defined by applicable privacy laws and does not include data that has been effectively irreversibly anonymized or aggregated so that it can no longer enable us or others, whether in combination with other information or otherwise, to identify an individual (“Personal Information”).

Please note this Policy does not cover Personal Information we obtain under contracts with our customers. Any data collection and practices with regard to that Personal Information will be governed by our agreements with our customers.

Please read this Policy before accessing or using the Services. If you cannot agree with this Policy, then please do not access or use the Services.

Policy Modification: We may change this Policy from time to time, to reflect how we process your data, and if we make changes, we will revise the last modified date at the top of this Policy. If we make changes that materially affect your privacy rights, we will attempt to provide advanced notice (in nearly contemporaneous disclosures) or otherwise via the Site, or by some other means of contact so that you have a reasonable opportunity to review the changes before you continue to use the Services. If you do not agree with a future, modified version of this Policy, then please stop using the Services at such future time.

1. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

    a. Information provided by you.

We collect certain Personal Information when you use the Services for example, to request information from us or sign up for marketing services:

  • Contact information. This includes name, email address, phone number, and other contact methods you provide to us;
  • Donation information. This includes information you provide to donate to our mission. All donations solicited on behalf of Out Teach shall be used to further our mission. For more information on our collection and use of donation information, please see our Donor Privacy Policy.
  • Event Analytics. This includes information on events attended, publications received, any special requests for program information.
  • Email, message & other communications between us. This includes records and copies of your correspondences (including email addresses) if you contact us.

Please note: When communicating with us (whether by text message, email, or through the Site or other means), please do not send us any sensitive information pertaining to yourself or others. We do not intend to collect or store sensitive information or special categories of information.

    b. Information automatically collected by the Site

As you navigate through and interact with the Site, we may use cookies, tags, web pixels, and similar automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.

  • Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to the Site.
  • Flash Cookies. Certain features of the Site may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on the Site. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.
  • Web Beacons. Pages of the Site 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 us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
  • JavaScript & other tags. Pages of the Site may also use JavaScripts, which are code snippets embedded in various parts of websites and applications that facilitate a variety of operations including accelerating the refresh speed of certain functionality or monitoring usage of various online components; entity tags, which are HTTP code mechanisms that allow portions of websites to be stored or “cached” within your browser to accelerate website performance; and HTML5 local storage, which allows data from websites to be stored or "cached" within your browser to store and retrieve data in HTML5 pages when the website is revisited.
  • Other Tracking Technologies. We may also use tracking technologies to collect "clickstream" data, such as the domain name of the service providing you with internet access, your device type, the IP address used to connect your computer to the internet, your browser type and version, your device’s operating system and platform, the average time spent on the Site, pages viewed, content searched for, access times, and other relevant statistics. We may assign unique identifiers to the device or other credentials you use to access the Website for the same purposes.

Information collected via these technologies may include:

  • Usage Details. Details of your visits to the Site, including traffic data, generalized location data, logs, other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the Site.
  • Device Information. Information about your computer or mobile device and internet connection, including the device's unique device identifier, IP address, operating system, browser type, mobile network information, and the device's telephone number.
  • Location Information. Real-time information about the location of your device. You may be able to adjust the settings of your device so that information about your physical location is not sent to us or third parties by changing the relevant preferences and permissions in your device or browser settings, such as by (a) disabling location services within the device settings; or (b) denying certain websites or mobile applications permission to access location information.

This information may be used in connection with:

  • Analytics & Optimization. Collection of this information helps us to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by: (i) enabling us to estimate our audience size and usage patterns; (ii) storing information about your preferences to customize the Site to your individual interests; (iii) speeding up your searches; and (iv) recognizing you when you return to the Site. We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of the Site, such as Google Analytics. Such service providers often have their own separate privacy practices.
  • Security. Collection of this information helps us to maintain the security of the Site.
  • Behavioral Remarketing. We may also use remarketing services to advertise on third-party websites to you after you visit the Site. For this purpose, visitors are grouped by certain actions on the Site (e.g., by duration of a visit). This enables us to understand your preferences and to show you personalized advertising even if you are currently surfing on another website that participates in the same advertising network as us. We may utilize Meta, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google Ads, and similar ad networks.

2. Your Choices

Your browser may provide you with the option to refuse some or all browser cookies, or to remove cookies from your browser. You can exercise your preferences in relation to cookies on the Site by taking steps outlined below.

  • First-Party Cookies. You can use the browser with which you are viewing the Site to enable, disable or delete cookies. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the "Help", "Tools" or "Edit" settings). Please note, if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain secure areas of the Site. Also, if you disable cookies, other parts of the Site may not work properly. You can find more information about how to change your browser cookie settings at https://www.allaboutcookies.org .
  • Third-Party Cookies. If you wish to opt in or opt out of third-party advertising networks and similar entities that use advertising cookies, then please visit https://www.aboutads.info/choices. For more information about third-party advertising networks and similar entities that use these technologies, please see https://www.aboutads.info/consumers.

Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics on the Site to help us analyze traffic and improve services. For more information on Google Analytics’ processing of personal information, please see https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You may opt out of the use of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

  • Social Media & Search Pixels. We use Meta Pixel, LinkedIn pixel, Twitter pixel, and other social media and search pixels to better measure, optimize, and retarget our marketing campaigns. This allows user-specific behavior to be tracked after the user has been redirected to the advertiser’s website by clicking on a social media or search ad. This enables us to measure the effectiveness of social media and search ads for statistical and market research purposes. The data collected in this way is anonymous to us; in other words, we do not see the Personal Information of individual users. This data is stored and processed by the social media and search providers. The social media and search providers may link this information to your social media or search account and also use it for their own promotional purposes, in accordance with their data usage policies. For more information, please visit the provider’s privacy policies, including: https://www.facebook.com/about.... For more information on opt-out options, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217.
  • DNT Signals. Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that lets you tell websites and online services that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. The initiative, however, has not reached a consensus as to exactly what technical or other actions those parties receiving the signal should take. As such, we do not monitor or respond to DNT browser signals. If a standard is adopted that we must follow in the future, then we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Policy.
  • Unsubscribing from Marketing Communications. If you do not want us to use your email account to send you marketing emails or non-transactional promotional materials, please directly click on the SafeUnsubscribe™ or Update Profile links at the bottom of any of our email messages to you.

3. Purpose of Collection of Personal Information

We may process your Personal Information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and administer the Services you have requested;
  • To fulfill a service to you. For example, if you email us a question, we may use your email address to process your request and respond to your question;
  • To market and advertise to you;
  • To monitor and analyze trends and aggregate information;
  • To protect and prevent against fraud and misuse of the Services;
  • To send updates, newsletters and notifications to you relating to the Site and underlying services, special events, or contests;
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
  • To fulfill other purposes disclosed at time of collection;
  • To fulfill any legal or regulatory requirements and any of our internal policies;
  • As set forth in a separate agreement between you and us;
  • For any other purpose with your consent; and
  • As otherwise set forth in this Policy.

4. Sharing Your Personal Information

Except as otherwise described in this Policy, we will not sell Personal Information that we collect from the Services to any third party for monetary or other valuable consideration, unless notice has been provided and only with your consent:

  • Service Providers & Contractors. To help us provide superior service, your Personal Information may be shared with our service providers, contractors, and other third parties we use to support our business. Such third parties may help us with aspects of our business such as fraud prevention, providing customer service, maintaining and analyzing data, sending customer communications on our behalf, and entry collection, winner selection and prize fulfillment for contests, sweepstakes, and other promotions.
  • Analytics & Advertising Partners. We may share your Personal Information, including without limitation your contact information with entities that perform marketing or data aggregation services on our behalf, or with which we or an affiliate has joint marketing arrangements. We may share Personal Information, including without limitation your device information, location, usage data, and IP address, to analytics-based technologies to assist with personalization, advertising, and marketing.
  • Authorized Representatives. If another individual is managing your relationship with us or your email account which the Site connects to on your behalf (for example, a manager controlling the employment relationship), as authorized by you or as a personal representative under applicable law, that person can view all Personal Information about you on the Site.
  • In the Event of Merger, Sale, Divestitures, or Change of Control. We reserve the right to transfer Personal Information to a buyer or other successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of us or substantially all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by us about you is among the assets transferred.
  • With Your Consent. We may share your Personal Information for other purposes pursuant to your consent or at your direction.
  • Other Disclosures. We may disclose your Personal Information if we have a good faith belief that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) conform to legal requirements and comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including responding to any government, law enforcement, or regulatory request; (ii) enforce our Terms of Use, other agreements, including between you and us, and any other documents included or referenced therein (all of which are incorporated into and made a part of this Policy by reference); (iii) fulfill the purpose for which you provide it; (iv) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud or security issues; or (v) protect against harm to our, your, or third parties’ rights, property, or safety.

We may share and disclose de-identified and/or aggregate analytics with third-party partners for any legal purpose, including, when and where applicable, sharing and disclosing non-personally identifiable information combined with Personal Information.

5. Security Precautions

We take information security very seriously and use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access. Unfortunately, no security system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the security of your information and cannot assume liability for improper access to it. We operate secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our donors.

6. Retention

We may retain your Personal Information, including any correspondence you have with us, for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy, including retaining Personal Information to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, for information security purposes, and to enforce our legal rights, terms, or policies.

7. Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party services, websites, mobile applications, and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliates with us – and which may link to other websites, services, or applications. While we endeavor to work with third parties that share our respect for user privacy, we are not responsible for the privacy policies or privacy practices of such third parties. Any information collected by third parties are not covered by this Policy. You are responsible for knowing when you are leaving the Site to visit a third-party website, service, or application and for reading and understanding the terms of use and privacy policy statements for each such third party.

8. Social Media

Any information, communications, or material of any type or nature that you submit via public sites (including, but not limited to any social media platforms or websites such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter) by email, posting, messaging, uploading, downloading, or otherwise (collectively, a “Submission”), is done at your own risk and without any expectation of privacy. We cannot control the actions of other users of any social media platform or website, therefore, we are not responsible for any content or Submissions contained on such social media platforms and website. By visiting the public sites contained on a social media platform or website, you are representing and warranting to us that you have reviewed the applicable privacy policy and terms of use of such platform or website and that you will abide by all such provisions contained therein.

9. Children

We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13 or minors (as defined by applicable laws) without proper consent from a parent or guardian. If you are a minor, please do not attempt to fill out our forms or send any Personal Information about yourself to us without the proper consent from a parent or guardian. If a minor has provided us with Personal Information without parental or guardian consent, the parent or guardian should contact us immediately. If we become aware that a minor has provided us with Personal Information, we will take steps to promptly delete such Personal Information from our files.

10. Extraterritorial Transfers of Personal Information

This Site is hosted in the United States. Please also note that if you are providing data or using our Site from outside of the U.S., your Personal Information will be accessed and transferred to the United States. The United States may have data protection laws that are less protective than the laws of the jurisdiction in which you reside. For such data transfers, we rely on your consent. If you do not want your information transferred to, processed, accessed, or maintained in the United States, then you should immediately cease accessing the Services.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding any privacy-related information included in, or omitted from, this Policy, then please contact us. You may submit any privacy-related inquiries or complaints to us via: info@out-teach.org, or at the following:

One Thomas Circle, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Attn: Legal Department – Privacy Request

Last updated on: April 9, 2024.