Earth League International (ELI) respects your privacy. We collect information to provide services to you, update you on the impact of your contributions, and communicate updates on our work around the world.
PRIVACY POLICY
This policy describes what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your choices.
We collect information from you when you visit and take actions on our website. We use this information to provide the services you’ve requested. We use cookies (such as Google Analytics) to provide a better experience and improve our website, and similar technologies to track usage patterns.
We will not share or sell your personal data with anyone.
We have updated our Privacy Policy to take into account the new requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@earthleagueinternational.org.
By continuing to access or use www.earthleagueinternational.org (our ‘Website’) you agree to be legally bound by this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. These terms and supplementary terms may be modified from time to time, and the changes will be posted on our Website (we will notify you of these where appropriate).
This policy applies to information collected by Earth League International, through all channels, including online and offline donations, or newsletter subscription requests.
The Earth League International (formerly Elephant Action League) is a registered non-profit, tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
from Website Visitors
As a visitor to our Website, Earth League International automatically records certain information, such as your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address (so we understand which country you are connecting from when you visit the Website), your operating system, your browser ID, your browsing activity, and other information about how you interacted with our Website, which can be used to identify you. We may collect this information also through the use of cookies or other tracking technologies.
You may choose to interact with our Website by entering data into form fields and providing personal data to Earth League International, such as giving us your name and email address when signing up for our e-newsletter or making a donation.
We only collect personal data that is reasonable or necessary to accomplish the purpose of your interaction with Earth League International as a visitor to our Website. Any personal data provided by you as a visitor to the Website will be used only as described in this Privacy Policy.
Signing up for our Email newsletter:
To receive communications about Earth League International operations and initiatives, this site offers newsletter subscription services. Our sign-up form requests personal information via a secured third-party service that complies with GDPR data collection, processing, and securing requirements.
Making a Donation:
When you make an online donation, we collect personal data such as your name, billing address, email address, and phone number. We collect information about your donation, including any comments you may include and the amount of your donation. We also collect (but do not retain) credit card numbers which are processed by a third-party payment vendor subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. If you use PayPal or a similar service, their use of your information is based on their terms of service and policies, not ours, so we encourage you to review those policies carefully.
USE OF INFORMATION
Earth League International uses the personal data that you provide, or we obtain, and the technical information logged by our servers to process your donations, to:
Process your donations, contact you regarding any questions related to your donation. Use of this data is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us in connection with your donation. If you do not provide the necessary data to us or our payment service provider, we will not be able to process your donation.
Comply with our legal obligations
Send you updates on how your donation has been used, project appeals, newsletters, events, information about Earth League International. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time.
As necessary for certain legitimate interests, which include the following:
Notifying your friends and family about your donation in their honor if you ask us to;
Using the technical information logged by our servers when you visit our Website (described above) to improve your experience on our Website and preventing fraudulent activity;
If you ask us to delete your data or to be removed from our email lists and we are required to fulfil your request, we will keep basic data to identify you and prevent further unwanted processing;
Operating the Website and our business; and
Compiling aggregate statistics that allow us to understand how visitors or registered users use our Website, and to make improvements in design and content to better serve you.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
We will share your personal data with our agents, representatives, service providers and contractors in order to process your donations, offer you services in connection with our Website, communicate news and information about Earth League International, provide customer service, ship purchases from our e-store, and complete financial transactions. These service providers are authorized to use your personal data only to the extent necessary to serve these purposes, or as otherwise authorized by this policy. Except for the purposes outlined herein, we will not trade, share, or sell a donor’s personal data with anyone else.
Unless you ask us not to, we share your personal data under the following circumstance:
When you make a donation that is part of a campaign sponsored by your employer, and/or when your employer is being asked to match your donation, we will share your name, email address and the amount of your donation with your employer.
If Earth League International merges with, or becomes an affiliate of another organization, we will ensure the confidentiality of any personal data involved in such transactions and provide notice before personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We may also be required to disclose your personal data in the following circumstances: (1) we need to respond to a subpoena, court order, or legal process, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (2) an emergency situation requires disclosure before your permission can be obtained (e.g., situations involving potential threats to personal safety), or; (3) we determine that disclosure is needed to protect our rights or property, or the rights or property of another person, in which case we will implement appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal data continues to be protected.
We may share aggregated demographic and statistical information with our other partners. This is not linked to any personal data that can identify any individual person.
COOKIES
Like most websites, our servers automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our Website, including your IP address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your visit, the referring URL, and, if you have visited our Website before, one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. We also collect information about your activities on the Website, such as the pages you access.
In order to collect this information, the Website places a cookie on your hard drive. A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website.
When you visit the website again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser. Cookies may store user preferences and other information.
We use several tools to collect information about use of this Website. These tools collect information such as how often you visit this Website, what pages you visit when you do so, what elements you interact with, or what other sites you used prior to coming to this Website. We use the information we get from these tools to improve our Website, for website analysis and statistics and respond to service requests you make.
Where required by the law, when you first visit the Website, you will be asked to consent to the use of cookies on the Website, and if you accept, we will store cookies on your computer.
INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN
Earth League International is a general audience website and does not collect information about a visitor’s age.
YOUR RIGHTS
Right to access: Upon request, we will provide you with a copy of any information that we have on file for you. You can request changes to your information and update your account at any time by emailing info@earthleagueinternational.org.
We do our best to keep your data accurate and up to date, to the extent that you provide us with the information we need to do so. If your data changes (for example, if you have a new email address), then you are responsible for notifying us of those changes.
Right to erasure: If you wish to have your information removed from our system, you can do so by sending an email to info@earthleagueinternational.org. For privacy and security, requests must come from the email address tied to your account.
Right to rectification: If your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you are entitled to ask that we correct or complete it. If we shared your personal data with others, we will tell them about the correction where applicable and possible. If you ask us, and where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell you with whom we shared your personal data, so you can contact them directly.
Right to restrict processing: You may ask us to restrict or ‘block’ the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as where you contest the accuracy of the data or object to us processing it (please read below for information on your right to object). We will tell you before we lift any restriction on processing. If we shared your personal data with others, we will tell them about the restriction where possible. If you ask us, and where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell you with whom we shared your personal data, so you can contact them directly.
Right to data portability: You have the right to obtain your personal data from us that you consented to give us or that was provided to us as necessary in order to process a donation or purchase. We will give you your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You may reuse it elsewhere.
Right to object: You may ask us at any time to stop processing your personal data, and we will do so:
If we are relying on a legitimate interest (described in this Privacy Policy) to process your personal data — unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing; or
If we are processing your personal data for direct marketing.
Right to withdraw consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, but this will not affect any processing of your data that has already taken place.
Right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority: If you have a concern about our privacy practices, including the way we handled your personal data, you can report it to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) (UK) (details on how to do so can be found on the ICO’s website), Federal Trade Commission(US), or other data protection authority that is authorized to hear those concerns.
In addition, we will give you the opportunity to tell us not to publish your personal data on our website or in our annual report.
RETENTION
We will retain donors’ information for as long as needed to provide our services. We may also retain and use your personal data in order to comply with our contractual or legal obligations, audit requirements, resolve disputes, and prevent abuse.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Other websites, including those of our partners have their own privacy policies. When you provide personal data at one of those sites, you are subject to the privacy policy of the operator of that site, not to Earth League International’s Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read that policy before submitting any personal data.
SAFEGUARDING YOUR INFORMATION
Earth League International understands the importance of keeping your information secure and confidential. We take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect personal data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, taking into account the risks involved in the processing and the nature of the personal data.
DATA STORAGE
Your data will be stored on servers of our hosting service providers in the United States. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and with US and European Economic Area (EEA) data protection legislation.
PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES
Our Privacy Policy is regularly reviewed to make sure we continue to serve the privacy interests of our customers. If our information practices change materially, we will notify you of these policy changes by posting them on the privacy page of this website and we will ensure that these changes are brought to your attention.
CONTACT US
You may contact us by sending an email to info@earthleagueinternational.org.
