Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY
(Effective February 11, 2025)

1. Introduction.
NoVoiceUnheard (“NVU” or “we” or “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy (“Policy”).

This Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website www.nvunheard.org (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This Policy applies to information we collect:​

  • On or through this Website; and
  • In email, text, and other electronic messages between you, us, and/or this Website.

This Policy does not apply to information collected by: 

  • Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by us orany third party; or
  • Any third party, including through any application or content that may link to or beaccessible from or through the Website.


Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your
choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Policy. This Policy may change from time to time (see “Changes to Our Privacy Policy” below). Your
continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates.
 

2. Children Under the Age of 13.


Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website and/or us. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website, or through any of its features, or otherwise provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or other self-identifying information. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you
believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us so we can take appropriate action. Residents of certain states under 13, 16, or 18 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information.


3. Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It.
 

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including
information:

  • By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, emailaddress, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (“personal information”); and
  • About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.


We collect this information:

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us; and
  • Automatically as you navigate through and/or interact with the Website.


4. Information You Provide to Us.


The information we collect on or through our Website may include:

  • Information that you provide by completing and/or submitting forms on our Website, including information provided when subscribing to our email notification lists or requesting further information or support from us; and
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.


5. Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies.


As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including: ​​​​

  • Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the Website; and
  • Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address,operating system, and browser type.


The information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information. It helps us to improve our Website and user experience, including by enabling us
to:

  • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns;
  • Monitor and improve Website performance and resolve identified technical issues; and
  • Recognize you when you return to our Website and/or view our emails.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

  • Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of yourcomputer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
  • Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages, or opened an email, and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain Website content and verifying system and server integrity).
     

6. Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies.


Some content or applications on the Website may be served or supported by third parties, including servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies, alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies, to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral)advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

7. How We Use Your Information.


We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

  • To present our Website and its contents to you;
  • To provide you with information that you request from us (including via email and other notifications regarding updates, resources, event information, or other content related to activism and organizing);
  • To respond to inquiries or requests you may have;
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
  • To notify you about changes to our Website;
  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
  • For any other purpose with your consent.


8. How We Disclose Your Information.
 

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. However, we may disclose personal information that we collect, or that you may provide, as described in this Policy:

  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support the operation of our Website and provision of information to you;
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; and
  • With your consent.


We may also disclose your personal information:

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request; and
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of NVU, Website users, or others.

9. Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.


We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

  • Email Communications. By subscribing to our email list(s), you agree to receive email communications from us. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any of our emails or by contacting us directly.
  • Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.


We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based (behavioral) advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not
to have your information collected or used in this way.
 

10. Accessing and Correcting Your Information; Data Privacy Rights Under State Law.


We provide all Website users the right to:

  • Confirm whether we process their personal information
  • Access and delete certain personal information;
  • Correct inaccuracies in their personal information in accordance with this Policy;
  • Opt-out of personal data processing for use in connection with our email activities; and
  • Either limit (i.e., opt-out of) or require consent to process sensitive personal information.

To exercise any of these rights please email us. However, we may not accommodate a request to change submitted or collected information if we believe the change would violate any law orlegal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

State data privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their personal information. Please refer to your state’s data privacy laws for more information.
 

11. Data Security.

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, the safety and security of your information also depends on you. We ask you not to share your personal information with anyone and urge you to be careful about giving out information that may be listed in public areas of the Website (which may be viewed by any user of the Website).


Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we protect your personal information in accordance with this Policy, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to us or our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.


12. Changes to Our Privacy Policy.

It is our policy to post any changes we make to this Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you through a notice on
the Website or through other means. The date this Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date, active, and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this Policy to check for any changes.


13. Contact Information.
To ask questions or comment about this Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: [email protected].