Privacy Policy

Information We May Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Foundation and our website. It may include:

• Your name.
• Contact information, including your email address.
• Information you choose to provide through forms, registrations, applications or inquiries.
• General demographic information, such as your postal code, preferences or interests, where voluntarily provided.
• Technical or website usage information collected through cookies, analytics or similar technologies.

We aim to collect only information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes identified when the information is collected.

How We Use Your Information

Personal information may be used for purposes such as:

• Responding to questions, requests or inquiries.
• Administering Foundation programs, services, applications and activities.
• Maintaining internal records.
• Improving our website, educational resources, programs and services.
• Understanding how visitors use our website.
• Sending newsletters, Foundation updates, announcements or other communications where you have subscribed or otherwise agreed to receive them.
• Conducting surveys, research or seeking feedback about our programs and resources.
• Meeting legal, regulatory, security or administrative requirements.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to a newsletter, mailing list or other Foundation communications, we may use the email address you provide to send relevant news, educational information, program announcements and Foundation updates.

You may unsubscribe from promotional or newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option provided in the message or by contacting us.

Sharing and Disclosure of Information

The Geodiversity Education Foundation does not sell personal information.

We may share limited information with trusted service providers or organizations that assist us in operating our website, communications, programs or other activities, where reasonably necessary for those purposes.

Personal information may also be disclosed when you have provided consent, where required or permitted by law, or where reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety or security of the Foundation, our users or others.

Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, loss or alteration.

While we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that can help websites function properly, remember preferences and provide information about how visitors use a website.

We may use cookies or analytics technologies to understand website traffic, identify commonly visited pages, improve website performance and better understand how visitors interact with our content.

Cookies do not give us unrestricted access to your computer or device. Information available through cookies is limited to information associated with the cookie and the website interaction.

Depending on your browser and the technologies used by the website, you may be able to restrict, block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the operation or functionality of portions of the website.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to websites, resources or services operated by other organizations.

Once you leave our website, the privacy practices of those external websites are governed by their own policies and are outside the control of the Geodiversity Education Foundation. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to administer our activities and programs, or to meet applicable legal and administrative requirements.

When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, destroy or anonymize it as appropriate.

Accessing or Correcting Your Information

You may contact the Geodiversity Education Foundation if you would like to ask about personal information we hold about you, request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected, or raise a concern about how your information has been handled.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

Your Choices

Where appropriate, you may withdraw consent for certain uses of your personal information, subject to legal, contractual or operational requirements.

You may also choose not to provide optional personal information. In some circumstances, however, this may limit our ability to provide a requested service, process a submission or respond to a request.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The Geodiversity Education Foundation may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, programs, practices, technologies or legal requirements.

When changes are made, the revised policy will be posted on this page and the “Last updated” date will be revised. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.