AfghanEvac Website
Privacy Statement
Last Modified: March 30, 2022
Purpose
#AfghanEvac (“AfghanEvac”) values its visitors’ information, privacy, and trust. This Privacy statement (“Statement”) applies to information collected online from visitors of the AfghanEvac website and explains how we collect, use, and protect that information. It applies to AfghanEvac’s collection, use, processing, storage, and transfer of information associated with AfghanEvac’s website, www.afghanevac.org (the “Site”).
Throughout this Policy, we refer to the term “Personal Information.” “Personal Information” means data that identifies, describes, is associated with, or could be linked, directly or indirectly, to an individual, such as a name, birthdate, postal address, email address, telephone number, driver’s license number, IP address and device ID, Social Security Number or government-issued identification number, credit card number, or other unique identifiers. “Personal Information” does not include anonymous or aggregated data that can no longer be used to identify a specific person.
Who We Are
#AfghanEvac is a coalition of private, non-profit, government, and all-volunteer organizations focused on deconflicting communications, operations, and systemic issues across the full enterprise of efforts focused on helping Afghans evacuate and resettle safely, swiftly, and within the bounds of the law.
Information We Collect Through Our Site and Why
We will only use your Personal Information as described below or as required or permitted by law.
Information you provide: We collect information directly from you when you fill out forms on our website. We use Google Forms to collect information from our community such as: coalition interest forms, questions for government partners, satisfaction surveys, reports of harassment or abuse, and service requests. You are not required to provide this information in order to use our website. However, some coalition activities will require completion of forms through our website.
Information collected automatically through our website:
As is true of most other websites you interact with, we collect information about your device and browser whenever you interact with our Site. We collect the following technical information about your means of connection to our Site: Internet Protocol (IP) address; browser type and language; device type; Internet Service Provider (ISP); operating system; date/time stamp of activity; the region or location where your computer or device is accessing the internet; the pages you visit on our Site; duration of your visit; and documents or forms you use or download. We use this information in an anonymized and aggregated fashion to help us administer the site, analyze its usage, protect the website and its content from inappropriate use, and improve your site experience.
We collect information about you indirectly in the following ways:
“Cookies” refers to a text file that is stored on your computer. When you visit a website, the site may place a cookie on your computer so it can recognize your device in the future. If you return to that site later, it can read that cookie to remember you from your last visit. Cookies also help us compile aggregate data about Site traffic and Site interaction to improve our Site and protect our Site from fraud. As text files, Cookies cannot read the information on your hard drive, run programs, or deliver viruses to your computer.
Whether we collect some or all of this information often depends on what type of device you are using and its settings. For example, different types of information are available depending on whether you are using a Mac or a PC, or an iPhone or Android phone. To learn more about what information your device makes available to us, please also check the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider.
We use “session” cookies to store information and monitor Site function during your browsing session. These cookies are installed during your browsing session and are deleted when the browsing session has ended.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. You can set your browser to decline all cookies automatically or prompt you to respond each time a cookie is offered. If you reject cookies, you may find that you cannot access all our Site’s features.
Web beacons, also known as clear GIFs, are often used in combination with cookies. Usually transparent, these images are part of web pages and allow us to count users who have visited certain pages and generate statistics about how our Site is used.
Pixel tags enable us to send email messages in a format that customers can read, and they tell us whether mail has been opened. We may use this information to reduce or eliminate messages sent to you. When you provide your email to us for receipt of services, you are agreeing to be opted-in to our mailing list. Once our services conclude or you request to be removed from the list, you will no longer receive these emails.
We also use log files when you visit our Site. We access log files to improve and administer the Site, prevent fraud, track website navigation in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
We use marketing tools available to us [e.g., Google Adwords, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Yahoo Analytics, and BING Analytics] in connection with our Site to gather demographic data such as age, region, and gender. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager collect anonymous information that help us better understand how visitors use our Site and to detect and defend against fraud and other security risks. To learn more about how Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager collects and processes data, please visit “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ Site or apps,” located at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. To learn about how to opt-out of Google Analytics, please visit http://tools.Google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
Do Not Track Signals
There are “do not track” or similar browser choices available to internet users with respect to online web activity. Please note, given the present lack of consensus of what constitutes a consent or an informed election or rejection of website protocols, our Site will not operate any differently when a “do not track” signal is received.
Children’s Information
#AghanEvac provides services to children as dependents of the primary principal adult. However, our Site is not directed at children, nor do we collect Personal Information directly from children under the age of 16 on our Site. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information without your consent, please contact us by using the information in the “Questions and Contact Information” section below. We will take steps to remove such Personal Information from our systems.
Sharing Your Personal Information
We will not sell, rent, or lease any Personal Information we collect from you to others unaffiliated with the Coalition. We may share your Personal Information with our approved third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as for purposes of website hosting and database management.
We may share information you provide to us directly through Google Forms with our government and Coalition partners with your consent.
If your Personal Information is shared with a third party, we will require that the third party use appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality and security of your data.
In addition, we may share aggregate, anonymous, non-individual information, incapable of identifying a person, with third parties when consistent with our primary mission, to protect our organization, or as required or permitted by US law.
Retention
We keep information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes it was collected for. Operational and legal considerations determine the length of time we retain information. Furthermore, we may be obligated to retain data for a more extended period whenever required to complete a legal obligation or upon order of a legal authority.
Security
We take appropriate security measures to protect our systems and information from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We maintain technical, physical, and administrative safeguards to protect the security, integrity, and privacy of personal data, including the following practices:
storing information we collect on computer systems located in controlled facilities with limited access;
protecting the transmission of your information over the Internet, through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol;
using a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosures; and
limiting access to data to only authorized personnel.
We endeavor to protect the privacy of the Personal Information we hold in our records, but we cannot guarantee complete security. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of your personal information.
Links to Other Websites
You may be able to post content to third-party Social Networking Sites (such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) on which we maintain a presence. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, content, products, or services of third-party Social Networking Sites. You should read that Social Networking Site’s privacy policy and terms of use and make sure that you agree with and can accept them.
While you are using the Site, you may be linked or directed to other third-party websites that are beyond our control. These third-party websites may have privacy policies and terms of use that differ from ours. Please carefully review these policies. We are not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.
Your Options
If you disagree with any of the above terms, you should discontinue use of our Site immediately. If you choose to continue use of the Site, you are expressly agreeing to this Privacy Statement.
You have the right to:
Access your own personal information
Correct your own personal information
Under certain circumstances, delete your information
Under certain circumstances, object to certain processing of your information
If you wish to exercise your rights, you can email us at privacy@afghanevac.org.
Changes to Privacy Statement
This document will be updated periodically to reflect any material changes to our practices. These changes will be evident by inserting a new “Effective Date” (see above and below) and are effective when they are posted on our Site. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised statement unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
Questions and Contact Information
If you have any questions, want to file a complaint, or simply want more information on any of the above, you may contact us at: privacy@afghanevac.org
30 MAR 2022
We do not directly provide services to or evacuate individuals and assume no liability for any of the services or data provided by our coalition members. #AfghanEvac provides certain services for the benefit and convenience of its coalition members.
These services are provided on an “AS IS” basis WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.