Privacy Policy

 

Updated: April 15, 2020

 

Introduction


ENVISION is an independent creative non-profit platform for sharing and discussing ideas towards a bright future.

We take your privacy very seriously and make special efforts to protect your personal data.

We use your data for limited purposes and do not sell it to any third parties.

By using the ENVISION site (our platform including related sites, mobile apps etc. all referred to as ENVISION site), you agree to our privacy policy. You can contact us for updating your personal information and content provided to us, please contact: privacy@envision-thefuture.org

 

Information you provide when submitting

Platform submissions

When submitting content to our site (f.e. for Future Visuals, as Changemaker or Future Minds) we collect and process your personal information including your name, email address, website and other information such as photos, detailed project information etc. as listed in our submission form.

ENVISION collects and processes personal information to:

  • evaluate submissions and recommendations for Future Visuals, Changemaker or Future Minds

and share them with team members and third party experts in the process of reviewing them.

  • communicate with submitters in the event that we choose your content to be presented on our site or to request further information
  • store information on file in case it is needed in the future

 

Information you provide as user

Account Information

At account registration, you provide personal information, such as your name, email address and password, and you have the option to provide other information. If you create an account through a user profile (such as Facebook, or other social media sites), then your information is sent from your profile to use in accordance with our privacy policy.

Comments and other public activities

We offer you opportunities to engage in public activities on ENVISION. “Public activities” are any actions you take on ENVISION Sites that are designed to be visible to other users — including comments, recommendations and ratings. Your account is public by default. If you choose to engage in public activities, any personal information you upload may be read, collected or used by third parties. Please refer to the community guidelines about how to best take advantage of our interactive sites.

We are not responsible for any personally identifiable information you choose to submit in public forums. Information shared here may be used by others, potentially to send you unsolicited messages. If publicly posted information is not consistent with our terms of use, your content may be removed. Please refer to our terms of use.

Non-personal data collected automatically

Tracking information for our site

We perform statistical analyses of users of the site, and their viewing and participation patterns, for product development purposes and to generally inform advertisers about the nature of our audience. Other areas of the site automatically stores non-personal information about the sites’ usage, popularity, and positive or negative impact.

Device data

We may collect non-personal information about the computer, mobile device or other device you use to access ENVISION Sites, such as IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language and other preferences automatically collected.

 

Cookies

Data collected with cookies

Tracking usage

We use various technologies, such as Google Analytics cookies, to manage our ENVISION Site and track use of the content we provide, as well as Facebook to help us better target advertising on platforms that market ENVISION offerings to their users.

  • standard web analytics information
  • behavioral advertising which allows third parties to collect cookies
  • aggregated data about email click-through rates
  • data collected through HTML cookies, flash cookies, web beacons and similar technologies
  • demographics and other details to help us customize our sites based on your preferences
  • data on view counts and video search functionality Cookies provide a mechanism for us to understand how you use the site over time so that we can provide you the best user experience according to your expressed preferences. We do not sell this information to any third party, but may provide information to partners that assist us in updating, managing or maintaining our websites.

Location information

We may collect and use your location data (such as your country) to provide a tailored, language-specific experience for your region, but we don’t collect any geolocation-specific data from you or your device. You can change the settings on your computer or mobile device to prevent your location data from being shared. If you wish to opt-out of tracking and cookies, please manage your privacy settings on your browser, or select other ways to turn off cookies and/or ad features.

 

How we use your data

We use your data for limited purposes and do not sell it to any third parties.

Providing requested services

We may use the data to fulfill your requests for services and information. For example, using your contact information to respond to your customer service requests.

Communication

We use data we collect to send email newsletters, or other mailings (if you have opted in for this information). We may also use the data to send you email communications, such as information about your account or updates to the site.

Personalization

ENVISION connects Google Analytics client ID data with ENVISION user ID data so that we can create a more personalized experience for users, even when not logged in.

Behavioral advertising

In order to help ENVISION better market on third party platforms, ENVISION works with third parties to collect information about your use of our website so that ENVISION can provide advertising about ENVISION’s offerings (such as products and services) tailored to your interests. That advertising may appear either on our website, on our apps, or on other websites.

 

Steps we take to protect your privacy

ENVISION implements and maintains security and organizational measures in order to protect your data up to it’s commercial, technical and organizational possibilities.

Remember, when visiting a third-party site from ENVISION, we do not control the privacy policies of other parties, so please check before browsing on those sites to ensure you agree with their terms.

Children under age

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we learn that we have collected any personal information from a child under the age of 13 or under the age of 16 from the European Union without verifiable parental consent, we will delete it from our database as quickly as possible. If you believe that we may have collected information from a child under age, please contact us at privacy@envision-thefuture.org

Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time, and when the policy is updated, the version date will appear at the top of this privacy policy. If we make material changes, you will be notified here for a period of 30 – 60 days based on our last update.

Deactivating your account and managing privacy settings

You can request that your account be deactivated at any time by contacting us. When your account is deactivated, your user profile and all public activities (such as comments) will be hidden. To unsubscribe from our newsletter, click on the link at the bottom of the newsletter you have received. For any other changes regarding your personal data, please contact privacy@envision-thefuture.org with your request and we will respond to you as soon as possible.