The following privacy policy is designed to inform you, as a user of the Website, of the types of information that we collect from you in connection with your use of the Website, and how that information will be used.
Lafayette Square Foundation, Inc and its affiliates (“LS Foundation”, “we” “us” or “our”) value your privacy rights whether you participate interactively or simply view the www.lafayettesquarefoundation.com website (the “Website”). We are a corporation established in the United States and for the purpose of the GeneralData Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"), we are the data controller.
If you wish to contact LS Foundation regarding your Personal Information (as defined below) or this policy, please contact foundation@lafayettesquare.com.
The following privacy policy is designed to inform you, as a user of the Website, of the types of information that we collect from you in connection with your use of the Website, and how that information will be used. Please read this policy carefully so that you understand your rights in relation to your Personal Information, and how yourPersonal Information and usage information will be collected, used and processed by us. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy in general or any part of it, you should not access the Website.
This policy only governs your activities on the Website, and it does not govern activities that are “offline”or unrelated to the Website. Please take a moment to review our policies and practices described below.
By visiting our Website, you accept these policies and practices.
“Personal Information” means information, regardless of the media in which is contained, that is or can be uniquely associated with an identified or identifiable individual, such as name, email address or phone number, account number or account information.
LS Foundation will collect Personal Information about you through our Website or other means(using direct email, an email notification or information request, the ContactUs page or when applying for an open role) and submit such information. For example, you may provide your name, company name, address, institution, city, state, zip/postal code, country, email address, phone number, fax number, and any other information that you choose to provide to us in your subject line and message.
Newsletters
Where you sign up to receive email notifications from us on our Website, we will send the communications that you have requested (including information about foundation events, press releases, presentations and company documents). You can opt-out of receiving such communications at any time by contacting us as detailed under section 10 below.
Like most website operators, we gather technical usage information that web browsers, depending on their settings, make available. As it is in our legitimate interests to be responsive to you and to ensure the proper functioning of our products and organization, we will use the information collected from our users to:
We also collect information relating to whether you have accessed this Website before and the time of your last visit.We accomplish this through cookies placed on your computer.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a piece of information that a website stores on a user’s computer, and that the user’s browser provides to the website each time the user submits a query to the website using that browser.
When you access our Website, we place cookies on your computer. A cookie allows us to determine that a visit has occurred within our site, as well as which pages were viewed. Through cookies, we collect your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, operating system and browser type, and the locations of the web pages you view right before arriving at, while navigating and immediately after leaving the Website.
How can I manage cookies?
You can decide if and how your computer will accept cookies by configuring the preferences option within your web browser, using the instructions provided in your browser. If you choose to decline cookies, however, some of the functionality of this Website might be impaired.
How does LS Foundation use cookies?
We use the information collected through cookies to see how users move around the website, see which pages you view, information you search for, the average time spent on our Website, and statistical information about Website visits to better understand our audience and its interests, and to increase the functionality and user- friendliness of our site. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage the mat http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
We use Google Analytics, which is a web analytics tool that helps us understand how users engage with our Website. Like many services, Google Analytics tracks your movement through our site (i.e. the pages you have seen and the links you have clicked on) and helps us measure how you interact with the content we provide. This information is used to compile reports and to help us improve our Website. The reports disclose website trends without identifying individual visitors. You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting your use of our site. For more information on opting out of GoogleAnalytics across all websites you use, visit this Google page: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We share your information with selected recipients. These categories of recipients include:
We require that our service providers do not sell, transfer or use your Personal Information gathered on this website other than in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Fraud Prevention
We may disclose user information when we believe disclosure is necessary to investigate, prevent, or respond to suspected illegal or fraudulent activity; to protect the safety, rights, or property of the company, and of its users, or others; or to exercise or protect legal rights or defend against legal claims.
Law Enforcement and Litigation
To the extent permitted by law, any information collected over our Website or concerning its use may be disclosed to government authorities or third parties pursuant to a legal or regulatory request, subpoena, or other legal process. We may also use or disclose your information as permitted by law to protect the rights or property of LSFoundation, our customers, our Website, its users, or third parties, or when we otherwise believe in good faith that the law requires it.
Change in Corporate Control
If LS Foundation incurs a corporate change in control resulting from, for example a sale to, or merger with, another entity, or if all or a portion of its assets are sold, LS Foundation reserves the right to transfer your Personal Information to the new party in control or the party acquiring assets.
Third parties are under no obligation to comply with this Privacy Policy if you provide information directly to those third parties. LS Foundation neither owns nor controls third-party websites accessible through the Website. Therefore, before visiting a third-party website and before providing any Personal Information or other information to any third party, users should inform themselves of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to protect their privacy.
We consider the Personal Information we collect to be confidential. If you submit your e-mail address or other PersonalInformation to us via our Website while requesting information or contacting someone at LS Foundation, or by registering and logging in to the private section of the Website, we will use this information only to the extent necessary to respond to your request(s) and as discussed below.
We have established certain reasonable electronic and administrative safeguards and take reasonable precautions to protect the Personal Information in our possession from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. LS Foundation does not warrant or represent that this level of security meets or exceeds any particular standard. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error- free due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle and we cannot guarantee that information, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our system or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from unauthorized intrusion by third parties, such as hackers.
While we strive to protect visitors’Personal Information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information visitors transmit to us, and visitors do so at their own risk.
Where the GDPR applies, you should be aware that this Website is hosted, and some LS Foundation companies and contractors who process your Personal Information are located in the UnitedStates and other countries noted above. These countries do not always provide the same level of protection for your information. In these circumstances, yourPersonal Information is transferred on the basis of one of the mechanisms set out below:
Adequacy Decision: Your PersonalInformation will be transferred to, and stored at/processed in Canada which was found to have an adequate level of protection for personal data underCommission Decision 2002/2/EC of 20 December 2001.
Model Clauses: The Personal Information is transferred within the LS Foundation group by way of the EuropeanCommission’s model contracts for the transfer of Personal Information to third countries (i.e., the standard contractual clauses), pursuant to Decision2004/915/EC. Further, Personal Information is transferred to our providers byway of the European Commission’s model contracts for the transfer of PersonalInformation to third countries (i.e., the standard contractual clauses),pursuant to Decision 2010/87/EU. Such staff are engaged in, among other things, the provision of support IT and Recruitment. A copy of the Model Clauses may be obtained on your request to foundation@lafayettesquare.com.
Privacy Shield: Your Personal Information maybe transferred to Intralinks and Oracle Taleo who will process your PersonalInformation in the United States. Intralinks and Oracle Taleo comply with theUS Department of Commerce’s EU-US Privacy Shield and have certified that they adheres to the EU-US Privacy Shield Principles of Notice, Choice,Accountability for Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity and PurposeLimitation, Access, and Recourse, Enforcement and Liability. For more information about the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Privacy Shield website.
We will retain your information as follows:
Where the GDPR applies, you have the following rights in respect of your personal information:
For the purpose of the GDPR, we are the data controller.
Do Not Track
California Law requires that we disclose how we respond to a “Do not track” signal. Some browsers give individuals the ability to communicate that they wish not to be tracked while browsing on the Internet. The “Do Not Track” feature of these browsers sends a signal that inform operators of services online that they do not want certain information about their online activities to collected over time and across websites or online services.
However, the Internet industry has not yet agreed on a definition of what “Do Not Track” means, how compliance with“Do Not Track” would be measured or evaluated, or a common approach to responding to a “Do Not Track” signal. Consequently, due to the lack of guidance, we have not yet developed features that would recognize or respond to browser-initiated Do Not Track signals. In the meantime, we suggest that you consider using the opt-out features provided by Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance by visiting the following website:
Marketing
California residents have the right to request in writing from a business, (i) a list of the categories of PersonalInformation, such as name, address, email address, and the type of services provided, that a business has disclosed to third parties (including IndependentAffiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third parties' direct marketing purposes, and (ii) the names and addresses of all such third parties. Contact foundation@lafayettesquare.com to make your request.
Privacy Rights
This section only applies to individuals who are residents of California under the California ConsumerPrivacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and other California privacy laws (together“California Laws”).
California residents can exercise their privacy rights by contacting us at foundation@lafayettesquare.com.
Response Time.
We will address any requests to exercise the rights described above under Applicable Laws in California. When a request is made, we may verify your identity to protect your privacy and security. We will respond to written rights requests within 45 days following receipt at the email or mailing address stated above. Please note that we are only required to respond to an individual twice per 12-month period.
This Website is not intended for users under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under 16. If we become aware that an individual submitting information is under 16, we will attempt to delete the information as soon as possible.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update this policy at any time and you agree to be bound by such modifications, alterations or updates. We will notify you of material changes to this privacy policy by posting the revised policy with the date it was revised on this page. Any revised Privacy Policy will apply only to information collected after such time as the revised PrivacyPolicy takes effect, and not to information collected under any earlier PrivacyPolicies. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about any changes to this Privacy Policy.
If you would like to contact us about this policy or our Website, please reach out to us via the Contact page. You can also write to our privacy lead at foundation@lafayettesquare.com.