Privacy Policy
How your personal information is used by The Reimer Family Climate Crisis Fund LLC (the “Fund”).
The Fund respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy notice will inform you of how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
This will include any data you may provide through this website when you apply for a grant or take part in an event.
This notice, together with our website terms and conditions and our cookies policy tells you about how we collect, use and protect your personal information.
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, please contact the data privacy manager using the details set out below.
Contact details
Name: Devin Reimer
Email address: info@reimerclimatecrisisfund.org
Postal address: PO Box 82205 Austin, TX 78708
Data Controller
The Fund is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “Internet Matters”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy policy).
Your duty to inform us of any changes
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
Third-party links
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
The data we collect about you.
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual or organization from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:
Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, organization name, username or similar identifier, title, date of birth and gender.
Contact Data includes billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers.
Financial Data includes bank account details.
Transaction Data includes details about payments to you and other details pertaining to grants paid.
Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
Profile Data includes your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.
Usage Data includes information about how you use our website and services.
Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of an agreement we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the agreement we have or are trying to enter into with you). In this case, we may have to cancel a grant payment you have applied to from us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
How and when we collect data.
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
Direct interactions. You may give us your organization name, email address, first and last name, title by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, and email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:
Apply for a grant;
Register for an event;
Request an inquiry;
Register for a communication or newsletter;
Requesting you to take a survey.
Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies. Please see our cookie policy for further details.
Third parties or publicly available sources. We may receive personal data about you from various third parties as set out below:
Analytics providers such as Google, Social platforms such as Facebook;
How and why we use your personal data.
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, where this is required or permitted by law. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
To register you for a communication or newsletter: Necessary consent.
Asking you to take a survey: Necessary for our legitimate interests. To keep our records updated and to study how customers use our services.
To enable you to participate in a grant application: Performance of an agreement with you.
Administration: Where we need to perform the agreement we are about to enter into or have entered into with you. Also, if you contact us with a query, we may use your personal information to provide you with a response.
Legal: Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.
To deliver relevant website content and advertisements: Necessary for our legitimate interests to study how customers use our services, to develop them, to grow our business and to inform our marketing strategy.
To use data analytics: Necessary for our legitimate interests to define types of customers, to keep our website updated and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our customers.
To use your IP addresses: Necessary for our legitimate interests to avoid duplicate input and improve the users experience on the website.
You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time [by logging into the website and checking or unchecking relevant boxes to adjust your marketing preferences OR by following the opt-out links on any marketing message sent to you OR by contacting us at any time].
Where you opt-out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of a grant.
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis, which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.
Who do we share your information with?
We may have to share your personal data with parties who work closely with us to manage, develop and create content for the site.
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
How we protect your information
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
How long will you use my personal data?
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Details of retention periods for different aspects of your personal data are available in our retention policy, which you can request from us by contacting us.
Your legal rights.
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. If you wish to request access, correction, erasure or restriction of processing your personal data please contact us.
You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights).
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response
We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
Unsubscribe
You can ask us to stop sending you messages at any time by clicking unsubscribe or by contacting us at any time. Where you opt-out of receiving these messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us.
Changes to our privacy notice
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on 11/4/2021. Historic versions can be obtained by contacting us.
DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Website, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Website. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Website, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g. backups, etc.).
CCPA Privacy Notice
The California Code of Regulations defines a "resident" as:
(1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose and
(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose
All other individuals are defined as "non-residents."
If this definition of "resident" applies to you, certain rights and obligations apply regarding your personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We will collect the following categories of personal information:
A. Identifiers
Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address and account name.
B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute
Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history and financial information
C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law
Gender and date of birth
D. Commercial information
E. Transaction information, purchase history, financial details and payment information
F. Internet or other similar network activity
Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems and advertisements
G. Geolocation data
Device location
H. Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information
Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities
I. Professional or employment-related information
Business contact details in order to provide you our services at a business level
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories in instances where you interact with us in-person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
Receiving help through our support channels
Participation in surveys or grant applications, and
In response to your inquiries
Cookie Policy
To ensure all features of our website work properly, your computer, tablet or mobile needs to accept cookies. Our cookies don’t store your personal information but help us recognize you so we can offer you services more relevant to you.
Cookies will automatically be placed on your computer, tablet or mobile web browser when you visit an Internet Matters site and your use of our website services signifies your consent to our policy.
We also work with select partners that provide content for our website who will have their own cookie policies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are used by websites to help them run smoothly and ensure certain features work properly. Some of our advertisers also use cookies to display adverts that are more relevant to you.
Cookies cannot harm or scan your computer for private information stored on your hard drive.
When you visit an Internet Matters website, cookies will automatically be placed on your computer, tablet or mobile web browser. You can choose to disable or manage cookies anytime through your browser settings, however, if you do some features on the site may not work properly.
Types of cookies
Temporary Cookies: are sometimes called “session cookies” and are only stored on your computer until you close your browser. They help us to remember things you’ve selected on previous pages so you don’t have to re-enter information.
Persistent Cookies: These are stored on your browser for a fixed period (for example, 30 days), after which they are deleted. These cookies can help us remember preferences you may have made when returning to our website.
Cookies we use
Google Analytics(utma, utmb, utmc and utmz): We use this cookie to improve the users experience on the website. This cookie helps us understand the user’s journey on the website. For more information visit Google support page.
Squarespace: We use this cookie to measure our campaign’s newsletter. For more information https://www.squarespace.com/cookie-policy
How do I turn cookies off?
You can choose to manage or disable cookies anytime through your browser settings. To find out more about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org but if you do some parts of the site may not work properly.