Privacy Policy
Introduction
Power of Zero values your privacy. This privacy policy describes the work we do at Power of Zero. It goes on to explain how personal information is collected via our website – https://powerof0.org – and how it is then processed. This policy also contains information on the online identifiers we use (“cookies”), and how your privacy is protected.
For the avoidance of doubt, Power of Zero does not, and never will, sell your personal information.
What does Power of Zero do?
Power of Zero is a global initiative that brings together parents, educators, researchers, UN agencies, corporate citizens, NGOs and philanthropic foundations to ensure that every young child learns the life skills they need to navigate their online-offline lives. We are driven by the fundamental values of kindness, inclusivity and respect, and we work to protect children’s well-being as they begin their life journeys.
Our campaigns and programmes are run by Power of Zero, a registered charity in the United Kingdom (charity number 1191012), and by the Power of Zero Foundation, which is a non-profit organization incorporated in the United States with section 501(c)(3) status.
Our website, which is regularly updated, sets out information about our campaigns and the services we provide. It also provides our contact details.
What kind of information do we collect via our website?
Personal information may be collected by us in the following way:
- Online identifiers (e.g. Cookies, tags, etc.) that are left by visitors to our website – These online identifiers can potentially be used for operational purposes such as authentication, session persistence, data cache, etc. For more information about online identifiers, please see the section below headed ‘Cookies’.
- Contact from visitors to our website – If we are contacted, whether as result of a visit to our website or otherwise, we will collect such contact details and information as are provided to us.
How and why do we collect information?
We use the information that we collect to advance, improve and promote the services that we provide. Save as set out later in this document, we will not share any of this information with third parties. We will only provide you with marketing information and materials if you have consented to us doing so. You are under no obligation to provide us with any details about yourself, and the provision by you of any information is entirely at your own discretion.
Children
We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian of an individual under 18 and believe that individual has provided personal information to No Bully, please contact us at [email protected]
Retention
We may retain information provided by you for such a period as is consistent with the purpose for which it was provided. For example, we may keep contact details for the amount of time needed to handle your request, or for a longer period of time if necessary to maintain records for complying with legal and regulatory duties, or to resolve any issues that have arisen or may arise in the future. We aim to delete information, and/or de-identify potentially identifiable information, when it is no longer needed, but we may keep aggregated non-identifiable information without limitation.
Sharing of information collected
We may share information with others in the following circumstances:
For legal reasons
We may share your information if we reasonably believe that:
- It is necessary to comply with a legal process or inquiry (such as a court order, subpoena, or search warrant) or any other legal requirements of any governmental authority.
- It would potentially mitigate our liability in an actual or potential legal proceedings.
- It is necessary to enforce any contract or legal agreement in place between you and us, or this privacy policy.
- It is necessary to investigate and prevent unauthorized transactions or other illegal activities, and/or;
- It is otherwise necessary or appropriate to protect our rights or property or the rights or property of any person or entity.
Service providers
We use a limited number of third-party service providers, who assist us in maintaining and updating our website. We may share information with third parties who provide services to us, such as Mailchimp. These third parties may access, process, or store the information while providing their services to us.
Structural Changes
In any case of acquisition, merger or any other structural change, we may share the information collected, but we will ensure that the associate agrees to comply with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Your rights
The following rights may be granted to you by law, as specified below, or under similar laws. To redeem any of those please contact us directly.
A. Your EU/ UK Data Subject Rights
As an individual based in the United Kingdom or in a country within the European Union you have the right to review, correct, update, delete personal information, object to or restrict the processing of your personal information, and to receive an electronic copy of your personal information for the purposes of transmitting it to another company (to the extent this right to data portability is provided to you by the applicable law in the country where you reside). Further details about your rights under EU data protection laws are available on the EU Commission’s website at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rights-citizens_en.
B. Your rights under California law or other specific US state law
The law in California, and various other States in the US, gives you the right to know what personal information about you has been collected, used, and disclosed. If any of the information is wrong or incomplete, you may ask to rectify it. You may also have the right to request the deletion of any personal information that has been collected about you.
C. Your rights in other jurisdiction
If you are not resident in the UK/EU or in a US State giving you the rights referred to above, you may still have rights in relation to your personal information. If you have any query about this then you can raise it with us and will do our best to resolve your issue.
How do we keep information secure?
We take measures designed to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the personal information under our control. For certain services, data transfers are encrypted during transmission. In addition, information that we store is maintained and archived on secure, hardened servers that are hosted on industry standard secured data centers. Access to this information is protected by multiple layers of controls, including firewalls, role-based access controls, authentication mechanisms and monitoring. The information is backed up, and archives are stored in a secure location. Power of Zero takes every reasonable precaution to keep your information safe. Nevertheless, Power of Zero is not responsible for any damage or loss caused by reasons beyond its control, force majeure, cyber-attacks, pandemics, strikes, etc.
International transfers of personal information
We store and process information about you on servers and databases with appropriate safeguards according to applicable Data Protection Laws. Some international transfers of personal information might occur (e.g., from the EU to the US, and vice versa), and In this event the applicant Data Protection Laws under reasonable safeguards.
Cookies
We use cookies, other online identifiers and tools (together “cookies“) on our website. Cookies are small text files sent by a web server to your web browser/app and saved locally on your end-point device. The cookie allows the server to uniquely identify the browser on each page. We only use cookies for operational purposes. These cookies are essential for the performance of the website and its various features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for may not be provided.
Some cookies are removed when you close your browser session, other cookies last for longer periods. You can view the expiry date of each cookie, through your browser settings. We may use cookies to remember your log-in details and make it easier for you to log-in the next time you access our website..
You can find more information about cookies and other online tracking technologies through the following websites:
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0042-online-tracking
http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm
In addition, you can also find additional information on how we use tracking technologies by reading the cookies section on your browser’s settings. We may use Google Analytics to see how our website is being used. Further information about Google Analytics privacy practices is available at http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html You can also read how Google uses data when you use Google partners’ sites or apps at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners
The table below sets out further information about our use of cookies:
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The following may be collected:
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The following may be collected:
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Miscellaneous
We may use any email address that you provide to us for the purposes of sending you messages about new features, website/platform updates, service updates, etc. Some of the messages sent to you may contain advertising content. You can opt-out of receiving these messages by clicking the unsubscribe link and following any opt-out instructions.
Some Web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signal. A DNT signal is a HTTP header field indicating your preference for tracking your activities on a service or through cross-site user tracking. Our website does not respond to DNT signals.
This privacy policy will be updated from time to time as appropriate.
If you have any query please contact us at [email protected]. We will do our best to reply within reasonable time.
Last Updated: September 14, 2023
