Last Updated and Effective: 12/01/2023
1. Welcome!
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) is here to help you understand how we collect, use, disclose, and process your Personal Information (as defined below) through our Site. We also describe your choices and rights with respect to how we process that Personal Information. Please read this Policy carefully.
2. Who we are
The Site is operated by the Desi American Woman Network, Inc., an Idaho 501(c)(6) corporation (“DAWN”, “us”, “our”, or “we”). Our goal is to support our network of South Asian women and help our members connect, collaborate, and engage with one another, develop community leaders, and improve the health and wellbeing of the South Asian community.
3. Contact Us
Feel free to contact us with questions or concerns at hello@dawnusa.org.
4. Scope & Acknowledgment
This Policy applies to our website located at www.dawnusa.org and any other website, application, or services where we post or link to this Policy (the “Site(s)”) as well as offline services where we collect Personal Information from you.
This Policy does not apply to information processed by third parties, for example, when you visit a third-party website or interact with third-party sites, except to the extent those parties collect or process information on our behalf. Please review any relevant third party’s privacy policy for information regarding their privacy practices.
Your use of our Site indicates your acknowledgement of the practices described in this Policy.
5. Categories and Sources of Personal Information
Categories of Personal Information We Process
Personal Information”). We collect and process the following categories of Personal Information (note, specific Personal Information elements are examples and may change):
Contact Data – Identity Data used to contact an individual, e.g. email address, physical address, or phone number.
Device/Network Data – Personal Information relating to your device, browser, or application e.g. device identifiers, identifiers from cookies, session history and Site navigation metadata, and other data generated through applications and browsers, including via cookies and similar technologies.
General Location Data – Non-precise location data, e.g. location information derived from IP addresses.
Identity Data– Personal Information about you and your identity, such as your name or IP address.
Inference Data– Personal Information we create or use as part of a profile reflecting your preferences, characteristics, aptitudes, interests and the like.
Payment Data– Information such as bank account details, payment card information and relevant information in connection with a financial transaction.
Transaction Data– Information about the products and services we provide to you and about transactions you make with us and similar information.
User Content– Personal Information included in content provided by users of the Site in any free-form or unstructured format, such as in a “contact us” box, free text field, in a file or document, or messages to us.
Sources of Personal Information
We collect Personal Information from various sources based on the context in which the Personal Information will be processed:
Data we collect from you– We collect Personal Information from you directly, for example, when you input information into an online form, register for an account or event, or contact us directly.
Data collected automatically– We may collect certain Personal Information automatically. For example, we collect Device/Network Data automatically using cookies and similar technologies when you use our Site, access our Site, or when you open our marketing communications.
Data we receive from service providers– We receive Personal Information from service providers performing services on our behalf.
Data we create or infer– We, certain partners or sponsors, and third parties operating on our behalf create and infer Personal Information such as Inference Data based on our observations or analysis of other Personal Information processed under this Privacy Policy, and we may correlate this data with other data we process about you.
6. Data Processing Contexts / Notice at Collection
Site Use
When you use our Site, we automatically collect and process Identity Data, Inference Data, and Device/Network Data. We use this data as necessary to deliver the site, initiate or fulfill your requests for certain features or functions offered on our Site, to deliver pages, log activities for security purposes, and the like. We may also process this Personal Information for our Business Purposes.
Account Registration
We process Identity Data, Inference Data, General Location Data, and Contact Data when you register and create an account on our Site. Additionally, we may collect User Content if you choose to provide it, e.g. as part of a member biography. We also process Payment Data if you associate payment information with that account. We use this Personal Information to create and maintain your account, to provide the services you request, and for our Business Purposes.
Additionally, if you choose, you may be included in our member directory. If you are part of our member directory, then we will publish your name, occupation or job title/position, and a brief biography that you have provided. You may opt-out at any time by making the information private, or modifying your account registration.
Memberships and Donations
We process Transaction Data, Identity Data, Payment Data, Inference Data, and Contact Data when you purchase a membership, make a donation, or engage in any other payment transaction. We do not permanently store your Payment Data, except at your request. We process this Personal Information as necessary to perform or initiate a transaction with you, process your order, payment, or refund, carry out fulfillment and delivery, document transactions, and for our Business Purposes.
Visiting Events and Venues
We process Identity Data, Transaction Data, Payment Data, and Contact Data when you register for or attend one of our events. We process this data as necessary to operate our events and provide our services to you, for our Business Purposes, and our other legitimate interests, e.g. to verify your identity, to confirm event ticket purchase or registration, and authorize entry, or to contact you about the event.
Informational or Promotional Emails
We may process Identity Data, Device/Network Data, and Contact Data in connection with email communications relating to our Site, or if we send you promotional communications. You may receive such email communications if you contact us, become a member, elect to receive them, or otherwise interact with us in a way that permits us to send you those communications. We may also automatically collect Device/Network Data when you open or interact with those communications so that we can better understand engagement with our communications. We may also process this Personal Information for our Business Purposes.
Contact Us
When you contact us though the Site using a contact us box or via email, or contact us for support, we process Personal Information such as Identity Data, Device/Network Data, and any Personal Information contained within any User Content. We use Identity Data, Contact Data, User Content, and Audio Data as necessary to communicate with you about the subject matter of your request and related matters. We may also process this Personal Information for our Business Purposes.
Feedback and Surveys
We process Identity Data, Contact Data, Inference Data, and User Content collected in connection with member surveys or questionnaires. We process this Personal Data as necessary to respond to member requests/concerns, for our Business Purposes, and other legitimate interests, such as member satisfaction or to allow our event partners or sponsors to communicate with members regarding their feedback or survey responses.
Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies
We process Identity Data, Device/Network Data, Contact Data, Inference Data, Transaction Data, and General Location Data in connection with our use of cookies and similar technologies on our Sites. We may collect this data automatically.
We and authorized third parties may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- for “essential” purposes necessary for our Sites to operate (such as maintaining user sessions, content delivery, and the like);
- for “functional” purposes, such as to enable certain features of our Sites (for example, to allow a member to maintain an online “shopping cart”);
- for “analytics” purposes and to improve our Sites, such as to analyze the traffic to and on our Sites (for example, we can count how many people have looked at a specific page, or see how visitors move around the Site when they use it, to distinguish unique visits/visitors to our Sites, and what website they visited prior to visiting our Site, and use this information to understand user behaviors and improve the design and functionality of the Site); and
We may also process this Personal Information for our Business Purposes. See the your “Rights and Choices” section below for information regarding opt-out rights for cookies and similar technologies.
We, or third party providers, may be able to use these technologies to identify you across platforms, devices, sites, and services (e.g. to determine which site referred you to ours). Third parties have their own privacy policies and their processing is not subject to this Policy.
7. Purposes of Processing
Business Purposes
In addition to the processing described above, we generally process Personal Information for several common purposes in connection with our business. For example, we process your Personal Information. Please see below for more information regarding the purposes for which we process your Personal Information.
Operate our Site and Fulfill Obligations
We process any Personal Information as is necessary to provide the Site, and as otherwise necessary to fulfill our obligations to you, e.g. to provide you with the information, features, and Site you request.
Member outreach
If you register, we may use member information in order to send you information regarding your membership, volunteer opportunities, or other information relevant to the development of our member community or DAWN as an organization.
Internal Processes and Service Improvement
We may use any Personal Information we process through our Site as necessary in connection with our improvement of the design of our Site, understanding how the Site is used or functions, for member services, in connection with the creation and analysis of logs and metadata relating to Site use, and for ensuring the security and stability of the Site. Additionally, we may use Personal Information to understand what parts of our Site are most relevant to users, how users interact with various aspects of our Site, how our Site performs or fails to perform, etc., or we may analyze use of the Site to determine if there are specific activities that might indicate an information security risk to the Site or our users.
Security and Incident Detection
We may process Personal Data in connection with our legitimate interest in ensuring that our Site is secure, identify and prevent crime, prevent fraud, and verify or authenticate users/individuals, and ensure the safety of our guests. Similarly, we process Personal Data as necessary to detect security incidents, protect against, and respond to malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity. We may analyze network traffic, device patterns, and characteristics, maintain and analyze logs and process similar Personal Data in connection with our information security activities.
Aggregate Analytics
We process Personal Information as necessary in connection with our creation of aggregate analytics relating to how our Site is used, the pages and content users view, and to create other reports regarding the use and performance of our Site, and other similar information and metrics. The resulting aggregate data will not contain information from which an individual may be readily identified.
Compliance, Safety & Public Interest
Note that we may, without your consent or further notice to you, and to the extent required or permitted by law, process any Personal Information subject to this Policy for purposes determined to be in the public interest or otherwise required by law. For example, we may process information as necessary to fulfil our legal obligations, to protect the vital interests of any individuals, or otherwise in the public interest or as required by a public authority. Please see the data sharing section for more information about how we disclose Personal Information in extraordinary circumstances.
Corporate Events
Your Personal Information may be processed as part of routine corporate operations, as part of corporate reorganizations, or any business transition, such as a merger, acquisition, liquidation, or sale of assets.
Other Processing of Personal InformationIf we process Personal Information in connection with our Site in a way not described in this Policy, this Policy will still apply generally (e.g. with respect to your rights and choices) unless otherwise stated when you provide it.
8. Data Sharing
Personal Information we collect may be shared with a variety of parties, depending upon the purpose for and context in which that information was provided. We generally transfer data to the categories of recipients or in connection with specific business purposes, described below.
Service Providers
In connection with our general business operations, product/Site improvements, to enable certain features, and in connection with our other lawful business interests, we may share Personal Information with service providers or subprocessors who provide certain services to us, or process data on our behalf. For example, we may use third party hosting providers to host our sites or content, and we may disclose information as part of our own internal operations, such as security operations, internal research, etc.
Corporate Events
Your Personal Information may be disclosed to a third party in the event that we go through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition, liquidation, or sale of all or a portion of our assets. For example, Personal Information may be part of the assets transferred, or may be disclosed (subject to confidentiality restrictions) during the due diligence process for a potential transaction.
Sponsors
We may share certain information about our members with sponsors who want to reach out to members, e.g. as part of an event, to engage in conversations, or in relation to opportunities relevant to our community.
Affiliates
In order to streamline certain business operations and offer services that better meet the interests and needs of our members, we may share your Personal Information with any of our current or future affiliated entities, subsidiaries, and parent companies.
Legal Disclosures
In limited circumstances, we may, without notice or your consent, access and disclose your Personal Information, our correspondence with you, and any other information that we may have about you to the extent we believe such disclosure is legally required, to prevent or respond to a crime, or in the vital interests of us or any person. Note, these disclosures may be made to governments that do not ensure the same degree of protection of your Personal Information as your home jurisdiction. We may, in our sole discretion (but without any obligation), object to the disclosure of your Personal Information to such parties.
9. Your Rights & Choices
Your Rights
Applicable law may grant you rights in your Personal Information. These rights vary based on your location, state/country of residence, and may be limited by or subject to our own rights in your Personal Information. You may submit requests to exercise rights you may have by contacting us at hello@dawnusa.org.
Note: We are able to fulfill rights requests regarding Personal Information that we control or process. We may not have access to or control over Personal Information controlled by third parties. Please contact the third party directly to exercise your rights in third party-controlled information.
Verification of Rights Requests
All rights requests we receive directly must be verified to ensure that the individual making the request is authorized to make that request, to reduce fraud, and to ensure the security of your Personal Information. For example, we may require that you verify that you have access to the email on file in order to verify your identity. If an agent is submitting the request on your behalf, we reserve the right to validate the agent’s authority to act on your behalf.
Your Choices
You may have the following choices regarding the Personal Information we process, to the extent required under applicable law:
Consent
If we rely on your consent to our processing of Personal Information, you may withdraw your consent at any time. You may be required to close your account in order to withdraw consent where your consent is necessary to perform essential aspects of our Site.
Email Marketing
You have the choice to opt-out of or withdraw your consent to email marketing communications. You may exercise your choice via the links in our communications.
Cookies & Similar Tech
If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies and similar technologies, you can manage/deny cookies and certain similar technologies using your browser’s settings menu. You must opt out of the use of some third party Site directly via the third party. To opt-out of Google Analytics, please click here.
Do Not Track
Our Site does not respond to your browser’s do not track signal.
10. Security
We implement and maintain reasonable security measures to safeguard the Personal Information you provide us. However, we sometimes share Personal Information with third parties as noted above, and though we may take certain measures to help ensure the security of your Personal Information, we do not control third parties’ security processes. We do not warrant perfect security and we do not provide any guarantee that your Personal Information or any other information you provide us will remain secure.
11. Data Retention
We retain information for so long as it, in our discretion, remains relevant to its purpose, and in any event, for so long as is required by law. We will review retention periods periodically, and may sometimes pseudonymize or anonymize data held for longer periods, if appropriate.
12. Minors
Our Site is neither directed at nor intended for use by minors under the age of majority in the relevant jurisdiction. Further, we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from such individuals. If we learn that we have inadvertently done so, we will promptly delete it.
13. International Transfers
We operate in and use service providers located in the United States. If you are located outside the U.S., your Personal Information may be processed in the U.S. The U.S. may not provide the same legal protections guaranteed to Personal Information in foreign countries. Contact us for more information regarding transfers of data to the U.S.
14. Changes to Our Policy
We may change this Policy from time to time. Please visit this page regularly so that you are aware of our latest updates. Your use of the Site following notice of any changes indicates acceptance of any changes.
