At We the People (“WTP”) we understand the importance of privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of parents/guardians (“you” or “users”) who use We the People’s website, https://wethepeopleps.org, (“Website”), which is owned and operated by WTP. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use and protect that information, and the choices you have regarding your personal data.
Information We Collect
We collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, zip code and other relevant details necessary for school enrollment. Our site uses technologies of third-party advertising partners to help us recognize your device and understand how you use our site(s) so that we can improve our services to reflect your interests and serve you advertisements about school enrollment opportunities that are likely to be of more interest to you.
Use of Information
We use the collected information to facilitate the school enrollment process and ensure accurate record-keeping. Our outreach team may use your contact information to communicate with you regarding enrollment updates, school-related announcements, and other relevant information. We may analyze the collected data to improve our website, services, and user experience. We may disclose personal information as required by applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes. Third-party advertising partners collect information about your activity on our site(s) to enable us to: (1) measure and analyze traffic and browsing activity on our site(s); (2) show advertisements for our products and/or services to you on third-party sites; and (3) measure and analyze the performance of our advertising campaigns.
Information Sharing
We may share your personal information with the relevant school authorities involved in the enrollment process. We may disclose personal information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests, such as court orders or subpoenas.
Protective Measures
To protect your Personal Information, we are committed to maintaining administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect all Personal Information you provide us from accidental, unlawful or unauthorized access, destruction, loss, disclosure or use. We utilize current encryption technologies any time we transmit data to third parties as described in this Privacy Statement. Please be advised that while we exercise diligence with regard to safeguarding this data, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the internet is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to implement commercially reasonable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security and will not be responsible for any unlawful hacking of our Website, or security breaches, or any other unauthorized or accidental disclosure, access, destruction, loss, or illegal use of any of your Personal Information.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Your Rights
You have the right to access and update your personal information stored in our website. Please contact us using the details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. You may withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal information by contacting us. However, please note that withdrawing consent may affect your ability to use certain features of our website. If you would like us to delete your personal information from our records, please contact us. However, please note that we may need to retain certain information for legal or legitimate business purposes.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third parties before providing any personal information.
Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on our website, and the revised effective date will be indicated. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time a visitor returns. WTP uses cookies to identify and track return visitors and their use of our websites. Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before visiting or browsing our website. By continuing to navigate our websites without changing your cookie setting, you acknowledge and agree to WTP’s use of cookies.
WTP will not request your Personal Information via telemarketing. If someone contacts you requesting any of you or your child’s Personal Information alleging to be from WTP, ignore or hang up. Such outreach will never come from us.
Information We Share
At WTP, we do not believe your Personal Information is for sale. We will never sell your Personal Information to any person or entity. The sharing of such information shall only be made to either provide educational information to you or to comply with a government or court order, subpoena, or government investigation.
Protecting The Privacy of Children
At We the People, we understand how crucial it is to protect the privacy of children when they use the internet. Therefore, our policy is to refrain from collecting or maintaining any Personal Information about anyone under the age of 13. We do not intentionally collect or maintain personal information from those who are under 13 years old. If we obtain actual knowledge that a user is under 13, we will take steps to remove that user’s personal information from our databases. We recommend that children between the ages of 13 and 18 obtain their parent’s permission before submitting information over the Internet. By using the WTP website, you are representing that you are at least 18 years old, or that you are at least 13 years old and have your parents’ permission to use the website and any services offered by us.
Option to Opt-Out
We reserve the right to send you promotional information about our services from time to time by e-mail or postal mail. If upon receipt of such communications you decide that you no longer wish to receive marketing messages from us, simply follow the unsubscribe instructions contained in the message itself. Our third-party advertising partners may use non-cookie technologies that may not be impacted by browser settings that block cookies. Your browser may not permit you to block such technologies. For this reason you can use the following third party tools to decline the collection and use of information for the purpose of serving you interest based advertising:
Right to Access and Delete
Any Personal Information that you provide to us shall be available to you at all times by simply viewing your online client profile. All users reserve the right to delete or amend their Personal Information on our system.
Notice to California Residents
Subject to certain limitations, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) grants consumers certain rights to access or delete Personal Information including:
- A right to access data affecting Personal Information collected;
- A right of deletion of Personal Information;
- A right to request disclosure if Personal Information is collected;
- A right of disclosure of whether Personal Information is sold;
- A right to opt-out of the sale of Personal information.
To exercise a right afforded by CCPA, California residents may contact us by emailing us at admin@wethepeopleps.org. We will exercise due diligence in responding to any request within 45 days. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise any of the rights under CCPA, nor will we deny your use of our website, modify prices, or change the level of the quality of service should you decide to exercise those rights.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify, change, and/or update this Privacy Policy from time to time at our sole discretion. Feel free to visit our websites to frequently check this Privacy Policy Statement for any changes. Your continued use of the WTP website after any change in this Privacy Policy Statement will constitute your acceptance of and agreement to any such changes.
Questions?
If you have any questions about We the People’s privacy practices or to exercise any of your rights of access or deletion, contact our Privacy Coordinator at admin@wethepeopleps.org.
This Privacy Policy was last updated and is effective on: 06/22/2023