StudentPlanet.org Privacy Policy
StudentPlanet, Inc. (SPI) strongly believes in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information gathered from our registered users and visitors to our Web sites ("End Users"). Since the protection of your privacy is of the greatest importance to us, we have created this privacy policy to communicate our practices regarding the collection and dissemination of personal information that can be linked to a specific individual, such as a name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or any other information, provided to us by our members and website visitors.
You do not have to share personally identifiable information to use the SPI web site. SPI does not collect personally identifiable information about people without their permission. However, please be aware that our site links to a number of other websites and SPI cannot control and is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of those websites.
Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use at StudentPlanet.org related to:
2. How you receive e-mails and e-mail Newsletters from SPI.
3. How we track HTML newsletters.
4. How we protect your information.
5. How to unsubscribe from our mailing lists.
6. How to correct information you have provided.
7. How to contact us about privacy issues.
How we use the information gathered when you become a member of SPI or use one of our online services:
We gather contact information when you contribute to SPI online or via mail or when you sign up on one of our listservs such as StudentPlanet.org News Update. We use this information to send you program updates, press releases, information about SPI programs, events and activities, and membership and renewal appeals.
SPI also uses information gathered via the SPI website to improve our web-based services. SPI periodically performs statistical analyses of aggregate user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of various areas on our website and to use such information to improve on our website's ability to serve you better.
SPI uses "cookies" on some Web pages. A cookie is a small piece of data stored on an End User's hard drive but does not itself contain any personal information. Cookies enhance an End User's experience by saving the End User from having to log in or provide information each time he or she re-visits a SPI Web page and by customizing content based on an End User's interests. An End User can configure his or her browser to be alerted when a site is attempting to send a cookie and refuse the cookie. SPI also tracks End User activity and click-through behavior to provide an End User with a more personalized experience while visiting our Web pages and for more personalized e-mail alerts. SPI also uses IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Web site, track End User movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
How you receive e-mails and e-mail newsletters from SPI:
You will only receive email newsletters from us if you
have a) expressly signed up for a newsletter on the SPI website or
b) you are a partner of SPI.
The information we gather from subscribers to our email newsletters
(including email addresses) is not shared with other organizations or parties.
From time to time we may send out emails on behalf of these like-minded
organizations,
but we do not provide them with access to any personal information
that you have provided.
In order to provide you with better and more relevant information,
we compile information about email response and website usage.
This information helps us to better understand our members' site
usage patterns and also what types of content and information may
help improve your user experience on the SPI website.
All emails sent contain a link to unsubscribe.
You may subscribe or unsubscribe to any newsletter or e-mail
communication from SPI at any time.
How we track HTML newsletters:
We make use of both "open-tracking" and "click-tracking" in our
HTML newsletters (i.e. emails that contain text and images).
Open-tracking allows us to find out how many people have viewed
our email newsletters and click-tracking allows us to find out
which links in the newsletter were clicked on.
This helps us to refine and improve the editorial content of our newsletters,
and to provide you with relevant information.
"HTML-sensing" is used to determine if your email client supports
HTML-based emails.
This is employed only if you request our system to detect whether
you can receive HTML emails.
If you have any questions, please email:
info@studentplanet.org
How we protect your information:
SPI is extremely protective of the information gathered through its membership and website. Our web site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Our web server is located in a locked, secure environment.
When you contribute to SPI on-line, we use a secure server and encryption to protect your financial and other personal information during transmission.
How to unsubscribe from our mailing lists:
All SPI communication, whether via email or US mail, provides information on how to unsubscribe quickly and easily. Those wishing to opt out of receiving communications from SPI ("do not contact"), or from being included in list exchanges with like-minded organizations ("do not exchange") can simply contact our members services at info@studentplanet.org or via phone +1-650-325-6230, or via US mail at 440 Channing Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301.
How to correct information you have provided:
You may correct and/or change any information regarding your membership by contacting our member services at info@studentplanet.org or by calling +1-650-325-6230.
How to contact us about privacy issues:
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, send email to: info@studentplanet.org
You can also reach us via U.S. mail at:
StudentPlanet, Inc.
440 Channing Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: +1-650-325-6230
Fax: +1-650-325-6230