Privacy Policy
Brendan Corporation Privacy Policy
This privacy policy informs users how the Brendan Corporation collects and processes your personal data when you become a member of the Brendan community, interact with us, or use our website/digital infrastructure. This privacy policy also details your rights in regards to our storage and processing of your personal data and how you can contact us with complaints or inquiries on the matter. This privacy policy was last updated on ____________.
To assess our website performance and trends in usage, we use Google Analytics and Google Data Studio to process data automatically collected on our website. The data we collect and analyze does not in any way identify specific individuals, although information we receive includes:
Site traffic sources
Location by major US metropolitan areas
Type of device used to access site
Type of browser used to access site
➤Data Storage & Security
Personal data is stored within our main contact database on GetResponse and through SendInBlue (used for Brendan Newsletters). Additionally, personal data is stored on Brendan Corporation employee computers for access. When personal data is also submitted through one of our forms through SurveyGizmo, we store the information and use as records, in order to contact members of our Brendan community when necessary. Personal data will be stored as long as needed to maintain outreach for Brendan opportunities such as our alumni program.
➤Third Parties
The Brendan Corporation utilizes various third-party services to fulfill specific needs of the program such as running our website and maintaining our program newsletter. Some services we use, such as Google Analytics, may use these technologies to collect information that helps us with traffic measurement, research, and analytics. These services are not used in any way to personally identify you, or to collect personal data to sell for profit. By using and interacting with our website and services, you acknowledge the use of third-party services and their individual privacy policies. You may exercise choices regarding the use of cookies, web beacons, and more by downloading a privacy tool such as Privacy Badger from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
➤Right to Update our Privacy Policy and Notifying Users
The Brendan Corporation reserves the right to augment or modify our Privacy Policy at any time. This may be due to new laws and updated laws on privacy, or changes in our organization’s structure. When our privacy policy is updated, we will inform users through our mailing list. If you would like to be directly informed about updates to our privacy policy, please subscribe here or on our email collection form on brendansailing.org.
➤Your Rights regarding Personal Data Storage
To defend against unwarranted access to your personal data, the Brendan Corporation employs sensible measures to store and process your Personal Data in a secure fashion. The Brendan Corporation stores Personal Data collected for marketing and outreach purposes until individuals opt. out or reach out to have their information removed from our database.
Within the context of existing privacy laws, individuals may exercise the following rights with personal data. The Brendan Corporation will review and respond within 30 days of receiving the request. In order to obtain personal data records, you must first verify your identity. For all types of requests detailed below, please file by emailing brendansailingprogram@gmail.com :
Right of access: You can request an electronic copy of your personal data stored in our records.
Right to erasure: If you’d like your personal data removed from our system we can make accommodations, although you will no longer receive information from us via our mailing list.
Right to modify: If your personal data is not correct or complete, you are allowed to have it modified or completed.
Right to stop processing: You have the right to stop the processing of your personal data and to cut off contact from us. You can also request to restrict specific data from being collected if need be.
Right to withdraw consent: With the processing of your personal data that requires consent, you have the right to withdraw consent.
Right to file a complaint with the data protection authority: On any issues with our privacy practices, you can file a report with an authorized data protection authority. The proper data protection authority within a specific matter may depend on where you live or work.
➤Acknowledgement of this Privacy Statement
Your use of any of our Collection Places or Surveys signifies that you have read and understand all of the terms of this privacy policy.