African Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) Foundation Inc Privacy Policy

ASAP is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to sustainableagafrica.org and governs data collection and usage. By using sustainableagafrica.org, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

ASAP collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by ASAP. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by ASAP for the operation of the site, to maintain the quality of our services, and to provide general statistics regarding usage of sustainableagafrica.org. ASAP does not read any of your private online communications.

ASAP is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of sustainableagafrica.org.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

ASAP collects and uses your personal information to operate sustainableagafrica.org. ASAP also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of current events in the organization. ASAP may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of our current products and services or of potential new products or services that may be offered.

ASAP does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. ASAP will not contact you on behalf of external business partners. ASAP may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail or provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to ASAP, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

ASAP does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

ASAP keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within sustainableagafrica.org in order to determine which content is most popular. This data may be used to provide us with insight to deliver more customized content within sustainableagafrica.org to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

sustainableagafrica.org will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on ASAP; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ASAP; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of ASAP, or the public.

USE OF COOKIES

sustainableagafrica.org uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you register with sustainableagafrica.org, a cookie helps us to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to sustainableagafrica.org, the information you previously provided can be retrieved so you can easily use the ASAP features that you customized. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of sustainableagafrica.org or other Web sites you visit.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

ASAP secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. ASAP secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

REFUND POLICY

Please note that each contributor will be responsible for managing their giving account, saving log-in credentials, and terminating recurring payments they wish to discontinue for any reason. Donations to ASAP are final and not returnable. In the event of a system or user error resulting in duplicate payment(s), ASAP will reimburse the amount of the duplicate payment(s).

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT

ASAP will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. ASAP encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how ASAP is protecting your information.