Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 23-03-2022

Your privacy is important to us

It is We are Heard’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to www.weareheard.org (hereinafter, “us”, “we”, or “www.weareheard.org”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms of service posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms of service.

Contents

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1. Website Visitors
2. Personally-Identifying Information
3. Security
4. Links To External Sites
5. We are Heard uses Google AdWords for remarketing
6. Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
7. Aggregated Statistics
8. Affiliate Disclosure
9. Cookies
10. E-commerce
11. Privacy Policy Changes
12. Contact Information & Credit

1. Website Visitors

Like most website operators, We are Heard collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. We are Heard’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how We are Heard’s visitors use its website. From time to time, We are Heard may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

We are Heard also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on https://weareheard.org blog posts. We are Heard only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.

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2. Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to We are Heard’s websites choose to interact with We are Heard in ways that require We are Heard to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that We are Heard gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who leave a comment at https://weareheard.org to provide a username and email address.

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3. Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

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4. Links To External Sites

Our Service may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms of service of every site you visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites, products or services.

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5. We are Heard uses Google AdWords for remarketing

We are Heard uses the remarketing services to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. It could mean that we advertise to previous visitors who haven’t completed a task on our site, for example using the contact form to make an enquiry. This could be in the form of an advertisement on the Google search results page, or a site in the Google Display Network. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits. Of course, any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy and Google’s privacy policy.

You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Preferences page, and if you want to you can opt out of interest-based advertising entirely by cookie settings or permanently using a browser plugin.

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6. Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

We are Heard discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organisations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on We are Heard’s behalf or to provide services available at We are Heard’s website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organisations may be located outside of your home country; by using We are Heard’s website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. We are Heard will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organisations, as described above, We are Heard discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when We are Heard believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of We are Heard, third parties or the public at large.

If you are a registered user of https://weareheard.org and have supplied your email address, We are Heard may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with We are Heard and our products. We primarily use our blog to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. We are Heard takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

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7. Aggregated Statistics

We are Heard may collect statistics about the behaviour of visitors to its website. We are Heard may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, We are Heard does not disclose your personally-identifying information.

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8. Affiliate Disclosure

This site uses affiliate links and does earn a commission from certain links. This does not affect your purchases or the price you may pay.

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9. Cookies

To enrich and perfect your online experience, We are Heard uses “Cookies”, similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalised content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. We are Heard uses cookies to help We are Heard identify and track visitors, their usage of https://weareheard.org, and their website access preferences. We are Heard visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using We are Heard’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of We are Heard’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to We are Heard’s use of cookies.

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10. E-commerce

Those who engage in transactions with We are Heard – by purchasing We are Heard’s services or products, are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, We are Heard collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfil the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with We are Heard. We are Heard does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

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11. Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, We are Heard may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in We are Heard’s sole discretion. We are Heard encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

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12. Contact Information & Credit

This privacy policy was created at privacyterms.io privacy policy generator. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us via email or phone.

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