"A Community Beyond Borders"
United Planet Privacy Policy
United Planet heavily relies on the Internet to spread its word. We recognize that we do collect personal information from people to join United Planet; we'll only collect just enough information to maintain you in our database and for you to use our features (e.g: First Name, Username, Password, etc.) However, we strive to do our best to protect your personal information. We never collect data from you to sell to any other company or organization. Your information is strickly used for you to use United Planet's online features.
Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities of an organization like United Planet . United Planet is an international non-profit public educational charity with 501(c)3 status, open to the citizens of every country on Earth. The mission of United Planet is to foster cross-cultural understanding and friendship, support communities in need, and promote social & economic prosperity among cultures in order to unite the world in a community beyond borders. As featured on CNN, United Planet undertakes a diverse and creative range of educational, humanitarian, and peace-building initiatives. UP's innovative initiatives are designed to expose our common human bonds and foster respect and appreciation for our cultural, racial, and religious diversity, while improving and enriching lives worldwide. People of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities are invited to join United Planet's membership in "a community beyond borders."
Our privacy policy covers United Planet and its Web site:
Organization Name: United Planet
Address: 11 Arlington Street
Boston, Massachusetts, 02116
Country: U.S.A
Founder and Executive Director: David Santulli
Web Sites(s): http://www.unitedplanet.org
The services and links of our Web site
Our Web site enables you to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others. When you do so, other visitors may see your data. However, all information that you post is optional and are not required by United Planet. Please only post information that you feel comfortable for others to view.
Our Web site does not include links to third party Web service providers.
Automatic Collection of Information
We do not automatically log personal data nor do we link information automatically logged by other means with personal data about specific individuals.
We do use cookies to store personal data; however this is used only for convenience purposes for the user; (e.g: which language version does the user prefer to view). Also however, we'll not store personal information such as username or passwords in cookies.
Data Collection and Purpose Specification
We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.
We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.
We may collect and use personal data for the additional purpose of: if allowed by the individual for other UP members to view and share their cultural information
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we offer you the means to consent to this new purpose: by indicating in a box at the point on the site where personal data is collected
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
We take specific steps to protect the privacy of children by: making reasonable efforts to ensure that a parent has authorised the collection of the child's personal data and use of the child's personal data for the disclosure to third parties.
We do provide information about our personal data practices in relation to children on our home page and wherever we knowingly collect personnal data from children on our Web site.
Disclosure and Visitor Choice
We do not disclose your personal data to our subsidiaries or other organisations.
Where we disclose your personal data for purposes which are different from those indicated in the table mentioned above, we offer you the opportunity to consent to disclosure:
Confidentiality / Security
We do not give visitors to our Web site the option of using a secure transmission method to send us their personal data. However, we may look into this down the road if enough users request it.
We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:
- unauthorised access
- improper use or disclosure
- unauthorised modification
- unlawful destruction or accidental loss
All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.
We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.
Privacy Compliance
Our privacy policy is compliant with the following instruments:
- OECD Privacy Guidelines on the Protection Of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data Guidelines
- UN Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/95 of 14 December 1990
- International Chamber of Commerce codes of conduct
It is also compliant with the following global or regional regulatory, or self-regulatory instruments:
- OECD Privacy Guidelines on the Protection Of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data Guidelines
- UN Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/95 of 14 December 1990
- International Chamber of Commerce codes of conduct in order to demonstrate that our privacy policy accords with the above privacy instruments, we are:
- Voluntarily committed to a Self Assessment procedure
- Subject to a Government Agency supervision
Privacy Support
IIf you have an inquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact United Planet at 1-617-267-7763.
