Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Semillas del Oceano understands that your privacy is important. This policy explains how we acquire, store, and use your data. It also explains what options you have for how we use your data.

About This Policy

This policy applies to web sites owned and operated by Semillas del Oceano, including www.semillasdeloceano.com.

Semillas del Oceano web sites may contain links to other sites. Semillas del Oceano does not control the use of data at those other sites and this Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites.  We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every web site you visit.

Why Semillas del Oceano Collects Information

Semillas del Oceano collects personal information from members, friends, and supporters to communicate with them, offer opportunities to engage with Semillas del Oceano’s mission in various ways, and keep you up to date on our work. Semillas del Oceano also tracks member and supporter participation in various activities, events, and programs.

You and Your Information

Semillas del Oceano recognizes that privacy is an important concern for many people. In relation to your information, you can:

  • Request a copy of the data held about you
  • Request that your data be transferred to a third party of your choosing in a readable format
  • Contact Semillas del Oceano to correct incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete personal data
  • Request that your data be erased
  • Change your mind about receiving emails or other contact from us by updating your subscriber preferences or emailing us.
  • Request restriction of how your data is processed.

Semillas del Oceano’s records are generally comprised of basic personal and contact information and notes on your engagement in Semillas del Oceano programs. Semillas del Oceano does not make decisions based on automated processing at this time, but if it does, you will have the right to request that decisions regarding you are made by natural persons only and contest any decision made.

What Data Semillas del Oceano Collects and How It Is Used

Semillas del Oceano collects both personal and non-personal information via its website.  Anyone can access public areas of the website without registration. If you use our web site without registering, the only information we collect will be Non-Personal Information through the use of Cookies or Web Beacons. If you choose to register with our Web site for certain Interactive Tools or other services, we require you to submit Personally Identifiable Information.

Non-Personal Information

Even if you do not register with Semillas del Oceano, we collect Non-Personal Information about your use of our Web site, special promotions, and newsletters.

  1. Cookies

We collect Non-Personal Information about your use of our website and your use of the websites of selected sponsors and advertisers through the use of Cookies. Every computer that accesses a Semillas del Oceano web site is assigned a different Cookie by Semillas del Oceano. The information collected by Cookies (i) helps us dynamically generate advertising and content on web pages or in newsletters, (ii) allows us to statistically monitor how many people are using our website and selected sponsors’ and advertisers’ sites, (iii) how many people open our emails, and (iv) for what purposes these actions are being taken. We may use Cookie information to target certain advertisements to your browser or to determine the popularity of certain content or advertisements. Cookies are also used to facilitate a user’s log-in, as navigation aids and as session timers. Cookies used by Semillas del Oceano may also be used to restrict underage use of the tools.

Most browser software can be set to reject all Cookies. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject Cookies in the “Help” section of the toolbar. If you reject our Cookies, certain functions and conveniences of our Web site may not work properly. However, users who register with our site to use our tools and view our educational materials are required to accept our Cookies for proper operation. We do not link Non-Personal Information from Cookies to Personally Identifiable Information without your permission.

  1. Web Beacons

We also may use Web Beacons to collect Non-Personal Information about your use of our website and the websites of selected sponsors and advertisers, and your use of special promotions or newsletters. The information collected by Web Beacons (i) allows us to statistically monitor how many people are using our website and selected sponsors’ and advertisers’ sites, (ii) how many people open our emails, and (iii) for what purposes these actions are being taken. Our Web Beacons are not used to track your activity outside of our websites or those of our sponsors’. We do not link Non-Personal Information from Web Beacons to Personally Identifiable Information without your permission.

  1. Third Parties Collecting Non-Personal Information on Semillas del Oceano’s Behalf

Third parties under contract with Semillas del Oceano may use Cookies or Web Beacons to collect Non-Personal Information about your usage of Semillas del Oceano’s sites. These third parties may use this information, on our behalf, to help Semillas del Oceano target our advertising on their sites within their network, and Semillas del Oceano may further tailor the advertising on these third party sites based on your geographic location, gender, and/or age range to the extent known by these third parties. These third parties have agreed not to use Non-Personal Information they collect from our sites except to deliver advertisements on our behalf. If your browser is set to reject cookies, the Non-Personal Information will not be sent to these third parties.

  1. Physical Location

Semillas del Oceano obtains your consent (via an opt-in) before using information from pin-pointing technology like GPS or cell tower information. You can withdraw your consent (opt-out) for the use of “location” by Semillas del Oceano at any time by changing your location services in the “Settings” function on your mobile device.

Disclosure of Your Information

Except as described in this Privacy Policy or as specifically agreed to by you, Semillas del Oceano will not disclose any Personally Identifiable it gathers from you on our website. We may only release Personally Identifiable to third parties: (1) to comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order; or (2) in special cases, such as in response to a physical threat to you or others, to protect property or defend or assert legal rights. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your Personally Identifiable to a third party, we will attempt to notify you unless doing so would violate the law or court order. In addition, we may disclose Personal Information as described below.

  1. Disclosure to Semillas del Oceano Operations and Maintenance Contractor

Semillas del Oceano operations and maintenance contractors sometimes have limited access to your Personally Identifiable Information in the course of providing products or services to Semillas del Oceano. These contractors include vendors and suppliers that provide us with technology, services, and/or content for the operation and maintenance of our Web site. Unless you have opted out of receiving emails and newsletters from Semillas del Oceano, these contractors also may have access to your email address to send newsletters or special promotions to you on our behalf or to send emails to you for purposes such as conducting market research on our behalf. Access to your Personally Identifiable Information by these contractors is limited to the information reasonably necessary for the contractor to perform its limited function for Semillas del Oceano. We also contractually require that our operations and maintenance contractors 1) protect the privacy of your Personally Identifiable Information consistent with this Privacy Policy, and 2) not use or disclose your Personally Identifiable Information for any purpose other than providing us with products and services as required by law.

  1. Disclosure to Third Party Contractor Websites

Certain content and services offered to you through our website are served on Web sites hosted and operated by a company other than Semillas del Oceano (“Third Party Contractor Web sites”). Semillas del Oceano does not disclose your Personally Identifiable Information to these Third Party Contractor Web sites without your consent, but you should be aware that any information you disclose once you access these other Web sites is not subject to this Privacy Policy. Semillas del Oceano does not endorse and is not responsible for the privacy practices of these Third Party Contractor Web sites. You should review the privacy policy posted on the other Web site to understand how that Third Party Contractor Website collects and uses your Personally Identifiable Information. Semillas del Oceano makes an effort to make it obvious to you when you leave our website and enter a Third Party Contractor Web site, either by requiring you to click on a link or by notifying you on the site before you visit the third party site. In addition, if you see a phrase such as “Powered by” or “in association with” followed by the name of a company other than Semillas del Oceano, then you are on a Web site hosted by a company other than Semillas del Oceano.

Semillas del Oceano also provides links to sites provided by Third Party Contractor Websites that have business arrangements with Semillas del Oceano to pay commissions based on sales of products or services generated through Semillas del Oceano. An example of this would be “Ad links” from Yahoo on our Search pages.

  1. Disclosure to Linked Sites

In addition to the Third Party Contractor Web sites that you may access as described above, for your convenience there are links to Third Party Web sites operated by companies that are not affiliated with the Semillas del Oceano web site and that do not have contracts to provide content or services through the Semillas del Oceano web site. These links may be found in advertisements, referenced within content, or placed beside the names or logos of sponsors. Semillas del Oceano does not disclose your Personal Information to these Third Party Websites without obtaining your consent. Semillas del Oceano does not endorse and is not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. If you choose to link to one of these Third Party Web sites, you should review the privacy policy posted on this other website to understand how that Third Party Web site collects and uses your Personally Identifiable Information.

How Semillas del Oceano Handles Privacy and Security Internally

Here are some of the security procedures that Semillas del Oceano uses to protect your privacy:

  • Requires both a personal username (log-in name) and a password in order for users to access their Personally Identifiable Information in any private areas.
  • Requires a public ‘nickname’ different from the username and password, used for any public forums.
  • Uses firewalls to protect information held in our servers.
  • Utilizes Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption in transmitting Personally Identifiable Information to our servers. In order to take advantage of encryption technology, you must have an Internet browser which supports 128-bit encryption.
  • Closely monitors the limited number of Semillas del Oceano employees who have potential access to your Personally Identifiable Information.
  • Requires all Semillas del Oceano employees to abide by our Privacy Policy and to be subject to disciplinary action if they violate it.
  • Backs-up our systems to protect the integrity of your Personally Identifiable Information.
  • Has a Data Protection Officer tasked with ensuring that users’ data is respected.

Despite Semillas del Oceano’s efforts to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way around our security systems or that transmissions of your information over the Internet may be intercepted.

Glossary

Non-Personal Information: Information that is not traceable back to any individual and cannot be used to identify an individual. For example, information such as gender, age, city and state when not linked with other Personally Identifiable Information is Non-Personal Information.

Personally Identifiable Information (PII): (also called Personal Information): Information that can be traced back to an individual (contrast with Non-Personal Information and Aggregate Information). Examples of Personally Identifiable Information include your name, home address, telephone number, email address, and Social Security number.

If other pieces of information are linked to Personally Identifiable Information, they also become Personally Identifiable Information. For example, if you use a nickname to chat online and give out your real name while chatting, your nickname becomes Personally Identifiable Information when linked with other Personally Identifiable Information.