Privacy Policy

We aim to protect your private information as best we possibly can. We do not sell your information. Any information that we track, store or analyze is connected to our mission of spreading Good Conflict content and resources in the world–so that conflict can be more useful and less harmful. 

We reserve the right to change this website’s privacy policy at any time. In some cases, by using our Services, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to this website, and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our Service.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

We collect information you provide directly to us if, for example, you opt to share your name or email address to learn more about our services or to make a donation to support our work through Patreon. 

If you voluntarily provide us with your information online, such as when you complete a survey, sign up for a newsletter, request additional information or send us an email, we may gather personal information through that communication. 

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AUTOMATICALLY

When you access or use the Services, we may automatically collect certain information about you, including:

  1. Log Data. As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, device identifier, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, clickstream data, and other usage data. We may combine this automatically-collected log information with other information we collect about you. We use log data to monitor use of our sites and services, for security purposes and for technical administration.

  2. Device Information. We may collect information about the device you use to access our website or mobile applications, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers and mobile network information.

  3. Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. We and our service providers may use various technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to, among other things, improve our Services and your experience, see which areas and features of our Services are popular and count visits. Web beacons are clear, electronic images that may be used on our Services or in our emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine if an email has been opened and acted upon. If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you may opt-out by emailing us at info@thegoodconflict.com. You can also delete cookie files from your hard drive, or avoid them altogether, by configuring your browser to reject them or to notify you when a cookie is being placed on your hard drive. Not all features of the Services will function as intended if you reject cookies. You can find out more about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Our website may contain links to affiliated vendor sites, such as email services, online donor pages, and events registration pages. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by those other sites. A link to another website does not constitute an endorsement of that site or any of the content or information provided by that site. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Site and to read the privacy policies of each website that collects personal information.

STATISTICS

Our web servers use log files, which include IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks in order to analyze trends, administer the site and collect broad demographic information for aggregate use. We utilize a third-party vendor, Google Analytics, to assist in collecting and analyzing such data. For more information about how Google collects and processes data when you visit websites or use apps that use Google technologies, please see www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners.

Statistics from email are collected and analyzed on both an individual and an aggregate basis. We use these statistics to better provide services to the public.

We may also use and disclose to third parties aggregated information and statistics regarding donations and contributions. No individual personal information is included.

DONATIONS AND EVENT REGISTRATIONS

Online donations and event registrations are processed by affiliated vendors, including PayPal, Click & Pledge, EventBrite and TSYS. Credit card and other information you provide when making an online donation is provided directly to the third-party vendor for the purpose of processing and recording gifts. All credit card information is encrypted at the time of processing and not stored for further use.

If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by us or our affiliates to a third party for the third party’s direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to info@thegoodconflict.com.

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR. – See more at Regulation (EU) 2016/679

We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at info@thegoodconflict.com.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  1. the right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you;

  2. the right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete;

  3. the right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data;

  4. the right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information;

  5. the right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format;

  6. the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information;

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. Please note, we may not be able to provide Service without some necessary data.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

THIRD PARTIES & DATA TRANSFERS

We use Google Analytics to analyze our website visitors’ history and improve our website offerings, and have anonymized this information.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Services are intended for use by users aged 16 and older. In all cases, we do not market to or intentionally collect any personally identifiable information from children under 18 years of age. If you are under 18, please do not register with us or provide us with any personally identifying information. If we become aware that a visitor under the age of 18 has submitted personal information without verifiable parental consent, we will remove his or her information from our files. Please contact us at info@thegoodconflict.com if you become aware that a child for which you are the parent or guardian has provided us with personal information without your consent.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please contact us at info@thegoodconflict.com.

CHANGES TO OUR POLICY

Our online privacy policy may change from time to time. If we make any substantive changes to our policies, we will post notice of changes on this page.