We wrote this Data Usage Policy, and will update it as necessary, to let you know how we protect your personal data and keep it confidential.
We do not rent or sell visitor or donor information to third parties. We will not transfer or share this information unless compelled by law, and we will vigorously challenge any subpoena or other demand by government or private organizations or individuals to access it.
This Data Usage Policy applies to Access Now, and all of our staff members, contractors, interns, board members, fellows, and others who are bound by confidentiality agreements with Access Now (“we” or “us”).
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION We strive to collect as little personal data as we need to further our mission.
We collect information regarding visits to our website. We use the open source analytics platform Piwik to track visitor usage patterns. With Piwik, we log IP addresses (which include location data), browser, operating system, visiting time (local and server), session, actions per visit, pageviews per visit, returning visitors, and referring site information. The data we collect through Piwik is stored on our own servers, and will never be shared with others. Find the Piwik Privacy Policy here: http://piwik.org/privacy .
When you submit information on our site using third party forms, like the registration form powered by EventBrite , the schedule by Sched , or the Google Forms to propose program sessions, data may be collected by those vendors and processed subject to their terms of service.
USE OF INFORMATION Access Now does not sell, rent, or lease your personal data under any circumstances.
Access Now uses the information you provide to us to enable us to send you communications such as Conference program updates, ticketing information, and other relevant Conference information.
We do not have full credit card numbers available to us, displayable or downloadable. Credit card information is stored by payment providers as noted on payment pages.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Any subpoena or attempts by government agencies or private sector organizations to gain access to any information that you give us will be vigorously challenged.
In the unlikely event that we are required by law to disclose the information that you have submitted, we will attempt to provide you with notice (unless we are prohibited from doing so) that a request for your information has been made in order to give you an opportunity to object to the disclosure. We will attempt to provide this notice by email, if you have given us an email address or by phone if you have provided us with that information.
We will vigorously challenge requests for access to information about users of our site that we believe to be improper.
COOKIES We use cookies for a limited number of purposes. A "cookie" is a tiny element of data that our site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive. If you are concerned about your privacy and the use of cookie technology you may set your web browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. You may also set your browser to refuse the cookies our site attempts to send you. However, if you choose to reject cookies from Access Now, some functions on the website may be limited.
THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS Access Now uses third-party service providers for some services on the Site. While we are in communication with our third-party service providers, who share our commitment to privacy and security, users should remember we don’t have ultimate control over their policies. And while we own and have control over the information contained on contracted accounts (including personal information you provide), each third-party provider has its own privacy policy that is linked below.
Program Submission Form Using Google Forms: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Webhosting by Greenhost.net: https://greenhost.net/about-us/ommitted/
Conference Ticketing and Registration by Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/privacypolicy/
Scheduling by Sched: https://sched.org/about/legal/privacy-policy
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES Access Now may provide links to third-party websites, and other websites may provide links to our Site. Third-party websites operate according to their own terms of use and privacy policies. Access Now has no control over such third-party websites and does not own any data contained therein, and therefore does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such websites.
SOCIAL MEDIA Access Now uses social media and social networking services to advance our work. These applications require the use of third-party service providers.
For example, the Twitter account we use is administered by Twitter, in accordance with Twitter's Privacy Policy . We integrated our Twitter account onto our website through the use of a plug-in. This results in our comments, and the comments of others that we redirect, being published temporarily on our website, and links to our feed on Twitter's site . These posts also include the publishing of links to "URL Shortening" services that convert long URLs into shorter URLs that direct users to other websites.
The RightsCon Facebook page is administered by Facebook and is accessible by Facebook users who already have consented to Facebook's Privacy Policy . The page is managed by Access Now staff members. We do not store information on our followers nor process any information beyond Facebook.
CHILDREN Access Now’s website and services are not intended for, or designed to attract, individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any person under the age of 18.
SECURITY Access Now employs industry standard security measures to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Information submitted through our session submission form or any other action forms is encrypted through a Secured Socket Layer (SSL) connection, which protects the information while in transit.
The RightsCon.org website is secured using Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), which utilizes a SSL certificate. HTTPS provides a secure channel over which data can be transferred from your computer to the web servers that host the Site. Please note, however, that several pages on the Site contain mixed content (including Twitter feeds and YouTube videos) that is not necessarily secured by HTTPS.
Although we make every effort to store information collected by Access Now in the securest of operating environments, no organization or website can guarantee complete security. Therefore, if you believe that you may be at risk by putting your name or other personally identifying information to a form on the Site, we would encourage you to consider the implications before doing so.
UPDATING OR REMOVING YOUR INFORMATION You retain the right to view and request copies, deletion, and modification of the personal data we collect from you. Contact conference [at] accessnow.org to start exercising these rights.
CHANGES TO THIS DATA USAGE POLICY This Data Usage Policy may change from time to time. However, any revised Data Usage policy will be consistent with Access Now’s mission.
We will post any Data Usage Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain changes, an email notification announcing and explaining said changes to our Data Usage Policy).
REVISIONS This is our second Data Usage policy, published on Feb 10, 2016. Find a copy of our original Data Usage policy, published January 09, 2014, here .
QUESTIONS In an effort to create the most secure website possible, we welcome your feedback and input on our Data Usage Policy. If you have any questions about this Data Usage Policy, please contact us at conference [at] accessnow.org .