Privacy Policy
This is the privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) of the Two Thirds for the Birds’s 234birds.org website, and describes how 234birds.org (“Two Thirds,” “We,” “Us” or “Our”) handles Personal Information (as defined below) that users (“You,” “Your” or “User”) provide to Us, or that We collect from You through the use of Our Website, which is located at www.234birds.org .
Each country has different laws and rights relating to Personal Information of their residents. If You are a resident located outside the United States, in addition to this Privacy Policy, please also see Your country specific disclosures located at: Argentina; Australia; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Finland; Greece; India; Israel; Mexico; New Zealand; Panama; Portugal; South Africa; Spain; Sweden.
This Privacy Policy is subject to Our Terms of Service at https://234birds.org . We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, as specified in the “Changes to This Privacy Policy” section below.
Your Consent
You should read this entire Privacy Policy before submitting information to Us or using Our Website. Whenever You submit personal and non-personal information via Our Website or otherwise to Us, whether online or offline, You consent to the collection, use disclosure, transfer, and storage of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Types of Information We Collect
“Personal Information” means information such as Your first/middle initial or name, last name, e-mail address, street address, mailing address if different, town or city, state, zip code, telephone number, Case Study photographs, graphics, and information, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, and any other information that could allow someone to identify You or contact You, including information collected through cookies and other technology.
Two Thirds collects Personal Information of the sort that web browsers, hardware, software and servers typically make available, such as the IP address, device ID, browser type, language preference, referring site, pages viewed, one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser, and the date and time of each visitor request. Two Thirds’s purpose in collecting this information is to better understand how Two Thirds’s visitors use its Websites. From time to time, Two Thirds may release such information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its Websites.
How We Collect Personal Information
Two Thirds may collect Personal Information when You choose to interact with Two Thirds in ways that require Two Thirds to gather such information, such as if You browse on Two Thirds, join The List, update or add information to Case Studies, Two Thirds Map or other interactive offerings, provide content to Two Thirds through Your computer or phone, or otherwise communicate or engage with Us about the Two Thirds Services. The amount and type of information that Two Thirds gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. In each case, Two Thirds collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of Your interaction with Two Thirds. Two Thirds does not disclose Personal Information other than as described herein. You can refuse to supply Personal Information, with the caveat that doing so may prevent You from engaging in certain Website-related activities, such as posting content to Two Thirds. Without providing personal information (other than the automatic provision of Your IP address), You will still be able to access and use Two Thirds on a read-only basis.
How We Use Personal Information
We may use the Personal Information that You provide in order to deliver the Two Thirds Services and to administer and maintain the Two Thirds Websites, respond to Your inquiries, improve our services, business, and Websites, manage our business including spam detection and fraud prevention purposes, for marketing, legal and research purposes, and to understand how You use Our Websites and services. If You sign The List or publish a Case Study, You must give Us current, complete and accurate information and keep the information You provide to Us up to date. We cannot and shall not be responsible for any problems or liability that may arise if You do not give Us current, accurate, truthful, or complete information or if You fail to update the information You give.
When We Disclose and Share Personal Information
Personal Information You provide related to the Case Studies You post (name, date, time, location) is published in venues on Two Thirds where it is visible to anyone (“Published”) as matter of normal usage and therefore is publicly shared with other Two Thirds Users.
Two Thirds discloses Personal Information to contractors, service providers, consultants and affiliated organizations that need to know that information in order to process it on Two Thirds behalf or to provide Services available at Two Thirds’s Website.
Some of those contractors, service providers and affiliated organizations may be located outside of Your home country; by using Two Thirds’s Websites, You consent to the transfer of such information to them. Two Thirds will not rent or sell Personal Information to anyone. We share your Personal information with entities that support Our organization and operations such as hosting Our Websites and data, communicating with You, fraud and spam detection, data analytics, and other legitimate business purposes including communicating with Google Analytics.
We use Mailchimp. If You choose to participate in some optional services, We will share Personal Information with entities that make those services possible.
Other than as described above, Two Thirds discloses Personal Information only when required to do so by law, or when Two Thirds believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Two Thirds, third parties, or the public at large. Unless authorized by You through Your opt-in, or as provided above, We will make Your Personal Information available to non-affiliated third parties only in the following circumstances:
If You are a registered User of Two Thirds and have supplied Your email address, Two Thirds may occasionally send You an email to tell You about new features, solicit Your feedback, or just keep You up to date with what’s going on with Two Thirds and Our services. We expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If You send Us a request (for example via a support email or via one of Our feedback mechanisms), We reserve the right to publish it in order to help Us clarify or respond to Your request or to help Us support other Users. Two Thirds takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of Personal Information.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If You are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), Two Thirds’s legal basis for collecting and using the Personal Information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information We collect and the specific context in which We collect it. In addition, We process Personal Information with the principle of data minimization in mind. This means that We limit ourselves to the minimum amount of personal information which is needed to achieve the particular purpose for which We process the Personal Information. Below are some examples of the purposes for which Personal Information may be processed.
Two Thirds may process Your Personal Information because:
Contact Preferences; Opt-In and Opt-Out
We would like to keep in touch with You in ways that You find to be beneficial. You can control the kinds of emails You receive by electing to sign up for our regular emails or unsubscribing at any time. Should You require assistance, You may contact Us directly by emailing info@234birds.org . Keep in mind that these preferences regarding promotional contacts do not mean that We might not contact You for other reasons, such as those related to an inquiry You made, a legally required notice and so on.
How We Retain Personal Information
We retain Your Personal Information associated with Your signature for so long as You have content published on Our Website. In addition, We may retain Personal Information from closed accounts to comply with national laws, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigation, enforce Our User Agreement and take other actions permitted or required by applicable national laws.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Information from children or knowingly allow children to make purchases through Our Websites and Apps. Visitors 12 years of age and younger must obtain an adult’s permission before submitting any Personal Information to our Websites or Apps. In the event that We learn that We have received any Personal Information from a visitor 12 years of age or younger, and We do not receive parental permission within a reasonable period of time of Our request for it, We will delete that information as quickly as possible. If You believe that We might have Personal Information from or about a child 12 years of age or younger, please contact Us at info@234birds.org
Cookies
Automated technology collects information from Your computer or mobile device and includes cookies, web beacons, local shared objects, or other similar technology. A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. A “web beacon” is a small object or image that is embedded into a web page, application, or email and is used to track activity. They are also sometimes referred to as pixels and tags.
As You access or use Our Website, We and/or third parties may collect information using cookies, web beacons, pixels, navigational and location data collection (clickstream, log files, server logs) and other similar technologies for the purposes described in this Policy. Two Thirds uses cookies to help Two Thirds identify and track visitors, their usage of the Two Thirds Websites and their Website access preferences. Two Thirds visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Two Thirds Websites.
To find more information about cookies please visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Most browsers are initially set to allow cookies, but also offer the option to restrict cookies or warn you of their use.
Third Party Analytics Disclaimer
We and/or third-parties and service providers on Our behalf, use cookies, web beacons and other similar technology, to collect information for the purposes described in this Policy including analytics, monitoring performance and improvement of Our online services (traffic, errors, page load time, popular pages, etc.).
You may opt out of analytics as follows. Residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) that have the right to opt-out of decisions based solely on automatic decision-making may also opt-out of analytics as follows.
All Two Thirds users may opt-out of all third party tracking by emailing info@234birds.org
Analytics
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how Our website, services, and products perform, how You use them, and to serve You with ads on third-party websites. To learn more about how Google processes Your data, please visit: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. To opt out of Google Analytics, please install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
How We Protect Your Personal Information
We are committed to protecting the Personal Information You share with Us through the use of Two Thirds and We maintain reasonable physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect Your Personal Information. We limit access to Personal Information by Our own employees to individuals who are authorized for the proper handling of such information and any employee found violating Our standards of security and confidentiality is subject to Our disciplinary processes. We request Our service providers to follow the same policy. Unfortunately, We cannot guarantee that data transmitted over the Internet will always be secure. As a result, although We strive to protect Your Personal Information, We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information You transmit or We may learn as a result of Your use of Two Thirds and You do so at Your own risk. If, for any reason, You do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use or attempt to take advantage of any of the information, services, features or functions of Two Thirds that might require You to provide Your Personal Information.
Your Rights with Your Personal Information
If You are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), You have certain rights with regard to Your Personal Information. Those include:
Posting Case Studies
If You do not wish to have the time, date, place, or other identifying information of an Case Study included on Two Thirds, You should not publish a Case Study. Upon Your request, We will remove Your Case Studies.
Withdraw Consent
If You withdraw Your consent for the use or disclosure of Your Personal Information for purposes set out in this Privacy Policy You may not have access to all Our Services and We might not be able to provide You all of the Services and customer support offered to Our users and authorized under this Privacy Notice and Our User Agreement.
The Data Controller
The Data Controller who collects and processes your Personal Information is: info@234birds.org
Links and Third Parties
There may be opportunities through the Two Thirds Websites from time to time to opt-in to receive information from non- Two Thirds entities. If You opt-in, You may receive correspondence from these organizations on programs, products or services that might interest You. Your communication with these entities should be directly with such entities.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Two Thirds may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at Two Thirds’s sole discretion. We will post an updated and revised version of this Privacy Policy on the Two Thirds Websites when any material changes have been made, and Two Thirds encourages visitors to check this Privacy Policy often so You are aware of the most current terms and conditions that apply to You. The revisions are effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute Your acceptance of such change.
Information from Users Outside the US, and Cross Border Data Transfers
The Services of Two Thirds are operated from and in the U.S. By using the Services. Signing The List, and posting Case Studies, You consent to the transfer, processing and storage of Your Personal Information in the U.S., a jurisdiction in which the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as those in the country in which You reside. We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your Personal Information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
California Do Not Track Notice
Because there are not yet common, industry accepted “do not track” standards and systems, the Websites may not respond to Do Not Track signals. In addition, we may allow third parties to collect Personal Information from your activity on our website, as described in this Privacy Policy.
Your California Privacy Rights
Although We do not disclose to any third parties for their marketing purposes any Personal Information, residents of the State of California are entitled to receive the following disclosure information under California law:
Residents of the State of California, under the California Civil Code, have the right to request from companies conducting business in California, a list of all third parties to which the company has disclosed Personal Information during the preceding year for direct marketing purposes. Except with respect to the limited exceptions described above, We do not share Your Personal Information with any third parties for direct marketing purposes.
If You are a California resident and request information about how to exercise Your third party disclosure choices, You must send a request to the following address with a preference on how Our response to Your request should be sent (email or postal mail). Send an email to the Two Thirds Data Protection Officer at info@234birds.org .
All requests sent via postal mail must be labeled “Your California Privacy Rights” on the envelope or postcard and clearly stated on the actual request. For all requests, please include Your name, street address, city, state, and zip code. (Your street address is optional if You wish to receive a response to Your request via email. Please include Your zip code for our own recordkeeping.) We will not accept requests via the telephone or by facsimile. We are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly, notices that are illegible or do not have complete information.
All Users
If any User of Our Websites, Apps, or any Subscriber has any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact the Two Thirds for the Birds Data Protection Officer at info@234birds.org
This Privacy Policy was last modified on January 6, 2021.