This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit, subscribe to emails, or receive texts from https://cambridgebikesafety.org (the Cambridge Bicycle Safety site) or https://somervillebikesafety.org (the Somerville Bicycle Safety site), collectively the “Site”.
Personal Information We Collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
If you subscribe to our email list, sign a petition, or provide other personal info like your phone, we record this information. We refer to this information as “Contact Information”.
If you subscribe to our email list, our email service provider records which emails you have opened, and which links you have clicked. We refer to this information as “Email Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information, Contact Information, and Email Information.
How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
We use the Device Information that we collect to to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our visitors browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our campaigns).
We use Contact Information to send you emails and otherwise contact you about bike safety issues in Cambridge, Somerville, and environs.
Opting out of communication
Email Opt-Out: If you are receiving emails from us and wish to stop receiving them, click the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.
SMS Opt-Out: If you are receiving text messages from us and wish to stop receiving them, simply respond with either “STOP” or “UNSUBSCRIBE” to the number from which you received the message. Once we receive your message, you will no longer receive further text messages from us.
Sharing Your Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third party service providers to help us use your Personal Information, as described above:
- We use ActionNetwork to manage our emails and other contact information you provide. You can read more about how ActionNetwork protects your information here.
We do not share or sell any Personal Information without consent, except when legally required to do so. Specifically, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Do Not Track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser. See third party services’ terms of service for their handling of Do Not Track.
Your Rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example to subscribe to an email newsletter), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
California consumers have a right to knowledge, access, correction, and deletion of their personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act. California consumers also have a right to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information by a business, and a right not to be discriminated against for exercising their California privacy rights.
Minors
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 13.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Contact
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at info@cambridgebikesafety.org.