Privacy

Thank you for choosing to be a part of the Catholic Student Network. We are committed to protecting both your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at catholicstudentnetwork@gmail.com

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When you and more generally, use any of our services, We appreciate that you are entrusting us with your personal information, and we take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy policy, we will explain what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If you have concerns regarding any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please contact us.

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This privacy policy applies to all information we collect through our services, as well as any related services, sales, marketing or events.‍

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Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you to understand what we do with the information that we collect.

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1. What information do we collect?

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Express an interest in obtaining information about us, or about our products and services.
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• When you provide information through the website (for example, completing a form).
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• When you contact us.
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The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and our website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

• Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us. In this case, we will ask you for personal details, such as your name, email address, your university, or other such information.
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All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

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Information automatically collected

Some information (such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics) is collected automatically when you visit our website.​

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

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2. How do we use your information?

We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfilment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.​

We use personal information collected via our website for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in accordance with our legitimate business interests and with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds below.

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We use the information we collect or receive:

• To facilitate account creation and logon process. If you choose to create an account with us, we use the information you allowed us to collect to facilitate account creation and logon process for the performance of the contract.
  
• To post testimonials. We post testimonials on our website that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain your consent to use your name and the consent of the testimonial. If you wish to update, or delete your testimonial, please contact us at catholicstudentnetwork@gmail.com and be sure to include your name, testimonial location, and contact information.
  
• Request feedback. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our website.
  
• To enable user-to-user communications. We may use your information in order to enable user-to-user communications with each user's consent. This is currently not possible but may become possible in the future at our discretion.
  
• To manage user accounts. We may use your information for the purposes of managing our account and keeping it in working order. Furthermore, we maintain the right to delete or remove any accounts from the website at any time.
  
• Fulfil and manage your orders. We may use your information to fulfil and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the necessary processor.
  
• Administer prize draws and competitions. We may use your information to administer prize draws and competitions when you elect to participate in our competitions.
  
• To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may use your information to provide you with the requested service.
  
• To respond to user enquiries/offer support to users. We may use your information to respond to your enquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our services.
  
• To send you marketing and promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. For example, when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us, our website, events, or any service related to our charity, subscribing to marketing or otherwise contacting us, we will collect personal information from you. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time (see Section 8).
  
• Deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and display personalised content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.

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3. Will your information be shared with anyone else?

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfil business obligations.

We may process or share your data based on the following legal basis:

• Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose
  
• Legitimate interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
  
• Performance of a contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfil the terms of our contract.
  
• Legal obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
  
• Vital interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
  
• Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

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4. How do we store your information?

We store your information in a variety of ‘controllers’.

Our website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix provides us with the online platform that allows us to provide our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix’s data storage, databases and the general Wix applications. Wix stores your data on secure servers behind a firewall. Furthermore, Mailchimp and Google may store data which you have provided to us.

All direct payment gateways offered by Wix and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

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5. How long do we keep your information?

We keep your information for as long as necessary, in order to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). With regards to your account, data for your account shall be stored as long as you do not delete the account. No purpose in this policy will require us to keep your personal information for longer than 5 years.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business needs to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise such information, or if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

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6. How do we keep your information safe?

We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organisational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security, and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our website is at your own risk. You should only access the website within a secure environment.

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7. Do we collect information from minors?

We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the website, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age or that you are the parent or guardian of a minor and consent to the minor dependent’s use of the website. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at catholicstudentnetwork@gmail.com

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8. What are your privacy rights?

You may review, change, or terminate your account and data at any time.

If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm

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Account Information

You can review or change the information in your account, or terminate your account, at any time. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.

Cookies and similar technologies

Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our website. To opt-out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our website visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/

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Opting out of email marketing

You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below. You will then be removed from the marketing email list – however, we may still communicate with you, for example to send you service-related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes. To otherwise opt-out, you may contact us at catholicstudentwork@gmail.com

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9. Controls for 'do-not-track' features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting, which you can activate to signal your privacy preference to not have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.

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10. Do we make updates to this notice?

We will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

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We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

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11. How can you contact us about this privacy policy?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a request by emailing us at catholicstudentnetwork@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) by email at catholicstudentnetwork@gmail.com

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