Privacy Policy

Last modified: February 13, 2024

Growing Global Citizens, LLC (“GGC”) takes your privacy seriously. GGC is committed to preserving your privacy and being transparent about how GGC uses information collected through the GGC website (growingglobalcitizens.com, the “Website”) and related services (the “Services”).

Please read the following to learn more about our Privacy Policy (the “Policy”). The Policy outlines our general policy and practices for protecting your private information. The Policy includes the types of information we gather, how we use it, and the choices users have regarding our use of the information.

The Policy applies to everyone who visits our website. By using or accessing our Website, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Policy, and you consent that we will collect, use, and share your information in the following ways.

Information we collect

There are two categories of private information: information which cannot be used to identify you (“Non-Personal Data”) and information which can be used to identify you (“Personal Data”). This Policy applies to all Personal and Non-Personal Data received by us.

  • Whenever you interact with our Services, we automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser or device such as: your IP address, location data, device identification, “cookie” information, the type of browser and/or device you are using to access our Services, and the postings or links you click when using the Website. In some countries, including countries in Europe, this information may be considered Personal Data under applicable laws.
  • We collect information from you only when you subscribe to our newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications (“newsletters”). For more information, please read the “Newsletters” paragraph in this Policy.

How we use the collected information

  • We may use your information to improve our website. We may use your information to send you service-related emails from time to time. In general, we do not share or disclose any information related to you.
  • Nonetheless, we may share information when we have a good faith belief it is necessary as a matter of applicable law or regulation, or to protect and defend the rights of GGC. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, and courts or other government entities.

Cookies

  • Cookies are small text files that allow us to recognize your browser or device and tell us how and when pages in our Website are visited. When you load our Website, our Website sends information to your browser or device and the browser creates a text file. We can use cookies to see the topics and pages users are most interested in so that we can use the knowledge to provide more interesting content. You can change the preferences on your browser or device to prevent or limit your device’s acceptance of cookies. However, disabling cookies may prevent you from taking advantage of some of our essential features.
  • Third-party cookies
    • Our third party partners including the affiliate partners may also transmit cookies to your browser or device, when you click on links connected to their websites or services that appear on our Website. This Policy does not cover the use of cookies by any third parties, and we aren’t responsible for their privacy polices and practices. Please be aware that cookies placed by third parties may continue to track your activities online even after you have left our Website, and those third parties may not honor “Do not Track” requests you have set using your browser or device.

We disclosed third party services or websites that we are currently using, but we may further use other services not listed in this policy. We may update this policy as necessary.

Newsletters

  • We send newsletters only when you sign up for our email list. When you sign up for our email list, we collect certain Personal Data such as your first name, email address, country, and state .
  • We collect this information for the purpose of communicating with you through our newsletters. Our newsletters contain links to the posts on the Website, affiliate links to products or programs that we recommend including our products in our TpT store.
  • We use Flodesk as our newsletter provider and used MailChimp in the past. The Personal Data we collect via our email subscription forms are stored and managed via Flodesk. Flodesk tracks how many subscribers open a message or click the links inside the newsletter. You can read Flodesk’s privacy policy. You can always opt-out and unsubscribe from our email list. Every email delivered will contain an “unsubscribe” link.
  • We will not keep your Personal Data longer than we need to. Your data will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as the servers of Flodesk after you unsubscribe from the email list.

Analytics

  • We use “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often you visit our Website, what pages you visit, and what other sites used prior to coming to this site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you when you visit this site. We use the information from Google Analytics only to improve this site by better understanding the behavior and interests of our audience.
  • Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by Google Analytics Terms of Use and Google’s Privacy Policy. Google Analytics provides its cookie usage on websites here. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser.
  • If you do not want your data to be used by Google Analytics, download and install the “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.”

Affiliate Marketing Links

  • Our website contains some affiliate marketing links, which means we get paid a small compensation from sales of certain items.
  • Currently, GGC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Amazon offers a small commission on products sold through their affiliate links. Each of your purchases via our Amazon affiliation links supports our cause at no additional cost to you. Amazon Affiliate uses cookies to help make sure we get a commission when you buy a product after clicking on a link from our Website. You can read Amazon’s Privacy Policy.
  • GGC may use other affiliate links. For example, we may use Skimlinks. More information about Skimlink’s data collection is set out in Skimlink’s Privacy policy. Other programs are through AWIN and Travel Payouts.

Advertisers

  • We may use Google AdSense, a third party advertising network. AdSense takes cookies into account to show you ads that are relevant to you. You can read AdSense’s privacy policy.
  • We have used Ezoic, a third party publisher and advertising network. Ezoic takes cookies into account to show you ads that are relevant to you. You can read more about Ezoic here. //g.ezoic.net/privacy/growingglobalcitizens.com but in February 2024 are switching to SHE Media.
  • You can access SHE Media’s policies here.

Social Media Sites

  • If you choose to follow us on Social Networking Sites such as Instagram or Pinterest, we may receive information from those third party websites. For example, when you “Like” us through Instagram, we receive your Instagram user ID. You can review the privacy settings for your social networking accounts by visiting the Social Networking Sites. Individual social networking sites are controllers for the relevant data on those platforms.

Copyright protection

  • We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement according to the process set out in the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Disclaimer

  • Occasionally, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. Your use of those services is subject to their respective terms of service. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.
  • The Policy does not cover sites with posted links on the Website.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

GGC reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time. Each modification shall be effective upon making use of the Website. Your continued use of the Website following any such modification constitutes your acceptance of any changes to this Policy. Therefore, you should review this Policy regularly.

Contact

Our policy complies with the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), which is intended to protect the data of European Union (EU) citizens. If you are a resident of EU or are accessing our Website from within the EU area, you may contact us to enforce your rights including the right to access your data stored by us and right to erase your data.

You may contact Kristin Montgomery by e-mailing growingglobalcitizens@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding this policy. Our mailing address is 5487 Caddis Bend, Fitchburg, WI 53711.

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