Privacy Policy of SOAR/The Hide & Seek Foundation

This Website collects some Personal Data from its Users.

Personal Data processed for the following purposes and using the following services:

    • Advertising

      • Query Click

        Personal Data: Trackers; Usage Data

    • Analytics

      • Google Analytics 4

        Personal Data: number of Users; session statistics; Trackers; Usage Data

    • Backup saving and management

      • Amazon Glacier and Backup on Dropbox

        Personal Data: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service

    • Building and running this Website

      • WordPress (self-hosted)

        Personal Data: password; username

    • Collection of privacy-related preferences

      • iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution

        Personal Data: Trackers

    • Contacting the User

      • Contact form

        Personal Data: email address; first name; last name; various types of Data

      • Mailing list or newsletter

        Personal Data: city; company name; email address; first name; last name; physical address; state

    • Displaying content from external platforms

      • Google Fonts and YouTube video widget

        Personal Data: Trackers; Usage Data

      • YouTube Data API

        Personal Data: device information

    • Handling payments

      • Donations

    • Hosting and backend infrastructure

      • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

        Personal Data: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service

      • accessiBe accessWidget

        Personal Data: browser information; clicks; device information; interaction events; operating systems; page views; referral URL; Usage Data

    • Infrastructure monitoring

      • Uptime Robot

        Personal Data: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service

    • Interaction with external social networks and platforms

      • Facebook Like button and social widgets and LinkedIn button and social widgets

        Personal Data: Trackers; Usage Data

    • Managing contacts and sending messages

      • Amazon Simple Email Service (SES)

        Personal Data: email address

    • SPAM protection

      • Google reCAPTCHA

        Personal Data: answers to questions; clicks; keypress events; motion sensor events; mouse movements; scroll position; touch events; Trackers; Usage Data

    • Tag Management

      • Google Tag Manager

        Personal Data: Trackers

    • Traffic optimization and distribution

      • Sucuri CloudProxy

        Personal Data: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service

Information on opting out of interest-based advertising

In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.

Further information about the processing of Personal Data

    • Selling goods and services online

      The Personal Data collected are used to provide the User with services or to sell goods, including payment and possible delivery.
      The Personal Data collected to complete the payment may include the credit card, the bank account used for the transfer, or any other means of payment envisaged. The kind of Data collected by this Website depends on the payment system used.

    • Analysis and predictions based on the User’s Data (“profiling”)

      The Owner may use the Personal and Usage Data collected through this Website to create or update User profiles. This type of Data processing allows the Owner to evaluate User choices, preferences and behaviour for the purposes outlined in the respective section of this document.
      User profiles can also be created through the use of automated tools like algorithms, which can also be provided by third parties. To find out more about the profiling activities performed, Users can check the relevant sections of this document.
      The User always has a right to object to this kind of profiling activity. To find out more about the User's rights and how to exercise them, the User is invited to consult the section of this document outlining the rights of the User.

    • Automated decision-making

      Automated decision-making means that a decision which is likely to have legal effects or similarly significant effects on Users, is taken solely by technological means, without any human intervention. This Website may use the Users' Personal Data to make decisions entirely or partially based on automated processes according to the purposes outlined in this document. This Website adopts automated decision-making processes as far as necessary to enter into or perform a contract between Users and Owner, or on the basis of the Users' explicit consent, where such consent is required by the law.
      Automated decisions are made by technological means – mostly based on algorithms subject to predefined criteria – which may also be provided by third parties.
      The rationale behind automated decision-making is:

      • to enable or otherwise improve the decision-making process;
      • to grant Users fair and unbiased treatment based on consistent and uniform criteria;
      • to reduce the potential harm derived from human error, personal bias and the like which may potentially lead to discrimination or imbalance in the treatment of individuals etc.;
      • to reduce the risk of Users' failure to meet their obligation under a contract. To find out more about the purposes, the third-party services, if any, and any specific rationale for automated decisions used within this Website, Users can check the relevant sections in this document.

      Consequences of automated decision-making processes for Users and rights of Users subjected to it

      As a consequence, Users subject to such processing, are entitled to exercise specific rights aimed at preventing or otherwise limiting the potential effects of the automated decisions taken.
      In particular, Users have the right to:

      • obtain an explanation about any decision taken as a result of automated decision-making and express their point of view regarding this decision;
      • challenge a decision by asking the Owner to reconsider it or take a new decision on a different basis;
      • request and obtain from the Owner human intervention on such processing.

      To learn more about the Users' rights and the means to exercise them, Users are invited to consult the section of this document relating to the rights of Users.

    • Equal protection of User Data

      This Website shares User Data only with third parties carefully selected to ensure that they provide the same or equal protection of User Data as stated in this privacy policy and requested by applicable data protection laws. Further information on data processing and privacy practices by third parties can be found in their respective privacy policies.

    • localStorage

      localStorage allows this Website to store and access data right in the User's browser with no expiration date.

    • Preference Cookies

      Preference Cookies store the User preferences detected on this Website in the local domain such as, for example, their timezone and region.

    • Profiling of Colorado consumers

      We perform automated processing of your personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal aspects related to, for example, your economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements. Such profiling activity is done in furtherance of decisions that may result in the provision or denial of, for example, financial or lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, healthcare services, or access to essential goods or services.

      You always have the right to opt out from this kind of profiling activity. To fully exercise this right to opt out you can contact us at any time, using the contact details provided in this document. To find out more about your rights and how to exercise them, you can consult the section of this document outlining your rights under the CPA.

    • Profiling of Connecticut consumers

      We perform automated processing of your personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal aspects related to, for example, your economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements. Such profiling activity is done in furtherance of decisions that may result in the provision or denial of, for example, financial or lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, healthcare services, or access to essential goods or services.

      You always have the right to opt out from this kind of profiling activity. To fully exercise this right to opt out you can contact us at any time, using the contact details provided in this document. To find out more about your rights and how to exercise them, you can consult the section of this document outlining your rights under the CTDPA.

    • Rights for registered California Users under the age of 18

      California's "Online Eraser" law, part of California's Business and Professions Code Sections 22580-22582, requires operators of certain websites and online services targeting minors to allow registered Users who are under the age of 18 and residents of California to request removal of content they post.

      If a registered User fits that description and posted content on this Website, they may request removal of such content by contacting the Owner or its privacy policy coordinator at the contact details provided in this document.

      In response to this request, the Owner may make content posted by the registered User invisible to other registered Users and the public (rather than deleting it entirely), in which case the content may remain on the Owner's servers. It may also be publicly available elsewhere if a third party copied and reposted this content.

    • The Service is intended for adults

      Users declare themselves to be adult according to their applicable legislation. Minors may not use this Website.

    • We do not collect personal data about Colorado consumers below the age of 13

      We do not knowingly collect personal data of Colorado consumers who are below the age of 13 nor do we sell or process their data for targeted advertising purposes.

    • We do not collect personal data about Connecticut consumers below the age of 13

      We do not knowingly collect personal data of Connecticut consumers who are below the age of 13 nor do we sell or process their data for targeted advertising purposes.

    • We do not collect personal data about Virginia consumers below the age of 13

      We do not knowingly collect personal data of Virginia consumers who are below the age of 13 nor do we sell their data or process them for targeted advertising purposes.

    • We do not collect personal data about Utah consumers below the age of 13

      We do not knowingly collect personal data of Utah consumers who are below the age of 13 nor do we sell or process their data for targeted advertising purposes.

    • We do not collect personal information about California consumers below the age of 16

      We do not knowingly collect personal information of consumers who are below the age of 16 nor do we sell or share it.

Contact information

    • Owner and Data Controller

      The Hide & Seek Foundation/SOAR
      6475 East Pacific Coast Highway
      Suite 466
      Long Beach, CA 90803
      USA

      Owner contact email: compliance@hideandseek.org