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Privacy Policy Website www.backpack2school.org

Backpack2school’s privacy policy describes what information we collect from you and how we use and share that information. This policy was last updated on 29 May 2020.

Personal data

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation (Federal Act on Data Protection, FADP), every person is entitled to protection of his or her privacy and protection against misuse of his or her personal data. We comply with these provisions. Personal data is treated in strict confidence. For the registration process and the execution of the Backpack2school programs necessary data will be passed on within the Backpack2school partner network, but not passed on or sold to external third parties.

We collect your data in the following cases:

Contact forms

To process your requests, we need your name and email address so we can contact you. If you wish to be contacted by telephone, we need your telephone number and if you request documents by mail, we also need your postal address. We refer to the section ” Right of access to information”.

Newsletter

Name and email address will be saved for sending the Backpack2school newsletter. These newsletters were created to ensure we provide the best possible service to our community. Subscribing to our newsletter also automatically puts you on our regular mailing list, which shares intermittent updates (i.e. contests) on company-wide announcements to our community. All our newsletter subscribers Personal Information is collected and stored in the Mailchimp email marketing platform. We never share our subscriber lists with third parties or outside entities, so all subscriber Personal Information is kept confidential to our internal team. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter via a link on the newsletter page on the Backpack2school website. In addition, a link to unsubscribe is sent with every newsletter.

Surveys

We use Google Forms for surveys, unless otherwise stated. For this we refer to the Privacy Policy of Google. The results of surveys are stored anonymously and are used exclusively by Backpack2school to optimize the program offers. The results of surveys for the purpose of research are shared among research partners only.  The results of surveys for research purposes are passed on anonymously to research partners. The research purpose is explicitly stated in the respective questionnaire.

Consent

We only collect the data that we need to enable you to participate in a service. If you do not give your consent, we ask for your understanding that you will not be able to participate in the respective service.

Use of information

We may use your personal information for our association activities, to improve and customize our website, to send marketing and other communications related to our association and for other legitimate purposes permitted by applicable law. Some of the ways we may use personal information are

• Operation, improvement, promotion and protection of Backpack2school, our service and platform;
• For a smooth customer service;
• To analyze, support and improve our service and your online experience;
• To communicate with you by sending you a personalized, regular newsletter and other important updates;
• To compile statistics about website visits.

Sharing of information

We do not share information about you in ways other than those described in this privacy policy. We may share your personal information with third parties to operate our programs, to deliver, improve and customize our offer(s), to send marketing and other communications related to our activities and programmes, and for other legitimate purposes as permitted by applicable law or otherwise with your consent.

We may disclose information about you:

• to members, partners, on our website or through social media services, subject to your explicit consent through the relevant channels;
• to our third-party service providers who assist us in operating or improving our services and platforms;
• to government agencies to comply with legal obligations and to protect and defend our rights and property; and
• to an affiliated company or partner as part of a corporate transaction.

Data security

We appreciate your trust that you will provide us with your personal information, and we are committed to using commercially acceptable means to protect it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure or reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You use the services and provide us with information at your own initiative and risk.

Right of access to information

You can obtain information about the data we have stored about you at any time. If required, please write to the following privacy@backpack2school.org

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, in the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before this happens. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de)

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Backpack2school reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Policy at any time. You should visit this page from time to time to review the current Privacy Policy.