Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
IRWA Chapter 74 – Bluebonnet
Last Updated 3/11/2022
IRWA Chapter 74 (“Company,” “we,” “our,” and/or “us”) value the privacy of individuals who use our social news application, website, and related services (collectively, our “Services”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and share information from users of our Services (“Users,” “you,” and/or “your”) to facilitate your commenting, social news, and influencer networking experience. By using our Services, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure, and procedures this Privacy Policy describes. Beyond the Privacy Policy, your use of our Services is also subject to our User Agreement https://irwachapter74.org/ privacy-policy/
We process and store your information on servers hosted in the U.S., servers hosted in Chicago, IL. We do not sell your information to third parties or share your information with foreign governments except in the limited circumstances described in this Privacy Policy (see “How We Share the Information We Collect” below for more detail).
Information We Collect
We may collect a variety of information from or about you or your devices from various sources, as described below.
- Information You Provide to Us.
Luncheon Registration. When you register for a monthly luncheon, we may collect information such as your name, address, phone number, email address.
Sponsorship Payments. When you pay annual sponsorship dues, we may collect information such as your organization name, contact information, address, contact email, and invoice number.
User Content. The only user content users are able to provide are through forms submissions on the website. Users do not send emails through the website. Emails are send from the website to members/non-members provided emails. Posts and other content are posted by the authenticated administrative users of duly elected Board of Directors, or duly appointed Committee membership.
Payment Information. If you make a purchase through our Services, your payment-related information, such as your credit and debit card or automated clearing house (ACH) information, is collected and stored by our third-party payment processor on our behalf.
In addition to supporting payment issues we also store Credit/Debit card type (e.g., MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express), last four digits of card number stored as (XXXXXXXXXXXX1234), and Transaction ID provided by the third-party payment processor.
Transactions will appears on Credit/Debit card accounts as “FSP – IRWA Chapter 74”. FSP refers to Fullstream Operations, LLC is the parent company and backend processor behind StarChapter Pay, as service used by our website vendor StarChapter.
Communications. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you. For example, if you contact us for customer support, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, the contents of any message or attachments you may send to us, and any other information you choose to provide.
- Information We Collect When You Use Our Services.
Location Information. When you use our Services, we infer your general location information, for example, by using your internet protocol (IP) address.
Device Information. We receive information about the device and software you use to access our Services, including IP address, device type, web browser type, operating system version, phone carrier and manufacturer, user agents, application installations, device identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, and push notification tokens.
Usage Information. To help us understand how you use our Services and to help us improve them, we automatically collect pages visited, dates, and times of these visits.
Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies. We and our third-party partners, such as analytics partners, collect data using cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our Services.
Please review your web browser’s “Help” file to learn the proper way to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from our Services, you may not be able to utilize the features of our Services to their fullest potential.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We may use the information we collect:
- To provide, maintain, and improve our Services;
- To understand and analyze how you use our Services and develop new products, services, features, and/or functionality;
- To communicate with you, provide you with updates and other information relating to our Services, provide information that you request, respond to comments and questions, and otherwise provide support;
- To facilitate transactions, redemptions, and payments;
- To find and prevent fraud and respond to trust and safety issues;
- For compliance purposes, including enforcing our User Agreement or other legal rights, or as may be required by applicable laws and regulations or requested by any judicial process or governmental agency; and
- For other purposes for which we provide specific notice at the time the information is collected.
How We Share the Information We Collect
Vendors and Service Providers. We do not share information with any Vendors and Service Providers collected from users of our services, the only exceptions are:
Members of Chapter 74, IRWA Memberid, member name, email and designation. This information is provided through International Right of Way HQ members services.
Non-Members of Chapter 74, Name, email, license number, other affiliated IRWA chapter, and state.
User Content.
Marketing. We do not rent, sell, or share information about you with nonaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless we have your express affirmative consent.
Analytics Partners. We may use 3rd party analytics services to collect and process specific application analytics data. You can learn about our most up-to-date 3rd party programs on this page: https://irwachapter74.org/ privacy-policy-analytics.
As Required By Law and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose your information, if we believe doing so, is required or appropriate to:
(a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal processes, such as a court order or subpoena;
(b) respond to your requests; or
(c) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety. For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of your information may occur if you post any objectionable content on or through our Services.
Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. As our organization is a non-profit affiliate of Internation Right of Way Association the following describes how your information is to be
- Merger – This scenario may exist in the case where IRWA Chapter 74 members may merge with another chapter based on IRWA International Governance.
Not Feasible
As a non-profit chapter of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), these potential scenarios are not deemed feasible based on our organization structure:
- Sale
- Other Asset Transfers
Consent. We may also disclose your information with your permission.
Your Choices
Third Parties
Our Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to your activities on these third party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any data to them.
Central Texas Foodbank
A third party our chapter works with for donations.
We provide content, FAQ, and links to a donations page; this external link may request personal information such as name and email.
When signing up for donations, take special care in reviewing the privacy statement, FAQs, and settings.
https://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/privacy
IRWA Chapter 74, Tuition Reimbursement Program
IRWA Chapter 74 members shall submit reimbursement request for a special program sponsored by IRWA Chapter 74, approved by IRWA Chapter 74 Board of Directors, through regular order of business.
By applying for reimbursement, member data provided in the online form is submitted to Google Forms, in addition, form submission data is stored on a Google Drive services.
Security
We make reasonable efforts to protect your information by using physical and electronic Safeguards designed to improve the security of the information we maintain. However, as our Services are hosted electronically; we can make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your information.
Protection of Social Security Numbers
We do not collect any Social Security Numbers. Any request for social security numbers should be considered phishing. If you get these request, please notify us at [email protected].
Children
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under 13 years of age and no part of our Services is directed to children. If you learn that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of this Privacy Policy, then you may alert us at [email protected].
International Transfers of Data
Our Services are hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use our Services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. By providing any information, including personal information, on or to our Services, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.
Update Your Information or Pose a Question
You can delete any emails, registration, or sponsorship information by emailing us your request at [email protected]. If you have questions about your privacy on the Services or this privacy policy, please contact us at [email protected].
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We will post any adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this page, and the revised version will be useful when it is published. If we materially change how we use or share personal information previously collected from you through our Services, we will notify you through our Services, by email, or other communication.
Contact Information & Effective Date
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our processing activities, please email us at [email protected].
