Introduction
This privacy policy is designed to inform users of the myC2C.org website (the “Website”) about how The Partnership, Inc. (“The Partnership” or “we”) gathers and uses personal information submitted to the Website in connection with the myC2C College to Career Program (the “Program”). Personal information is defined as information that identifies an individual, such as a person’s name, address, telephone number or email address. The Partnership will take reasonable steps to protect user privacy consistent with the guidelines set forth in this policy and with applicable U.S. laws. In this policy, “user” or “you” means any person viewing any page of the Website.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
Personal Information: If you register as a student through the website (“Student”), The Partnership will collect the information you submit, including your name, email address, college, home city and state, phone number, ethnicity, resume and photograph (“Registration Information”). In addition, if a user uses the “Contact Us” page to send an email to The Partnership, we will collect the user’s name, email address and telephone number as set out on the “Contact Us” page of the Website. The foregoing information, including the Registration Information, is defined as “Personal Information”.
Tracking Technologies: The Website may use generally available web tracking technologies in order to recognize visitors to the Website and to analyze general user traffic patterns, and will collect anonymous site tracking information generated by such technologies.
How Do We Use the Information We Retain?
Personal Information: We will use personal information submitted to us in order to operate the Program. We may also use personal information to keep Students up-to-date with information about the Program, for example by sending email newsletters and similar communications.
Tracking Technologies: If The Partnership uses Website tracking information, it will only be in an aggregate form that does not identify the individual user, and only for us to understand how well our Website is working. For example, we may develop anonymous, aggregate, statistical information on Web site and content usage (which we may disclose to our customers and suppliers), such as by keeping count of return visitors to the Website and assessing which pages of the Website are most popular. This allows us to determine which features visitors like best to help us improve our content and site, personalize your user experience, and measure overall site effectiveness.
Legal Exception: Notwithstanding the above, The Partnership may use Personal Information and other information collected through the Website to the extent required by law or if in The Partnership’s reasonable discretion use is necessary to protect The Partnership’s legal rights or to protect third parties.
What Information Do We Disclose to Third Parties?
Registration Information: The Registration Information submitted by Students is freely available for viewing on the Website by other Students and by corporate members of the Program.
Personal Information: The Partnership does not sell or rent its mailing list, and will not disclose your personal information to any third parties except as disclosed above or to contractors engaged to perform services on behalf of The Partnership, unless we have obtained your prior consent. However, The Partnership reserves the right to disclose any information The Partnership collects in connection with the Website (a) to any successor to The Partnership’s business as a result of any merger, acquisition or similar transaction; and (b) to any law enforcement or regulatory authority, to the extent required by law or if in The Partnership’s reasonable discretion disclosure is necessary to protect The Partnership’s legal rights or to protect third parties.
Anonymous, Aggregated Information: We may disclose anonymous, aggregated information to third parties such as potential business partners and funding sources, in order to describe our business and operations.
How Can You Opt Out of Use and Disclosure of Your Information?
If you would like your Personal Information removed from our mailing list or database, please contact us at c2c@thepartnershipinc.org.
Access and Updating of Information
The Partnership is happy to allow users to review or amend your email address or contact details held in our mailing list or database. Please contact us by sending an email to: c2c@thepartnershipinc.org.
General
Links: The Website may contain links to other websites. The Partnership is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those Website. Users should be aware of this when they leave our site and review the privacy statements of each Web site they visit that collects information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this Website.
Amendments: The Partnership may modify or amend this policy from time to time. If we make any material changes, as determined by The Partnership, in the way in which Personal Information is collected, used or transferred, we will notify you of these changes by modification of this Privacy Policy, which will be available for review by you at the Website. Notwithstanding any modifications we may make, any Personal Information collected by The Partnership from you will be treated in accordance with the privacy policy in effect at the time information was collected, unless we obtain your consent otherwise.
Website Visitors from outside the United States: The Partnership and its servers are located in the United States and are subject to the applicable state and federal laws of the United States. If you choose to access the Website, you consent to the use and disclosure of information in accordance with this privacy policy and subject to such laws.
Effective Date of this policy: January 1, 2008
