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Privacy Policy

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United Cultural Association (UCA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

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Topics:

What data do we collect?

How do we collect your data?

How will we use your data?

How do we store your data?

Marketing

What are your data protection rights?

What happens in the event of a data breach?

What are cookies?

How do we use cookies?

What types of cookies do we use?

How to manage your cookies

Privacy policies of other websites

Changes to our privacy policy

How to contact us

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What data do we collect?

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UCA collects the following data:

  • Contact Information (Name, email address, phone number, address, etc).

  • Demographic information (Age range, languages spoken)

  • Analytic data from when you visit our website (Your country/region, Which pages you visit, how long you spend on each page, etc.)

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How do we collect your data?

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You directly provide UCA with most of the data we collect. We collect data when you:

  • Register for an event using one of our forms or through a listing on a  third-party event management website.

  • Fill out and submit the volunteer application form. 

  • Sign up for our newsletter using the subscription form. 

  • Use or view our website via your website’s cookies.

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How will we use your data?

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Contact Information is used to notify you of upcoming events either by phone or email, as well as to notify you of any changes relating to the schedule, location, or other details of those events. We also use your contact information to deliver our electronic newsletter to your email inbox. 

 

If you sign up for our newsletter, your name and email address will be stored in our email marketing software. This allows us to easily send you personalized versions of our newsletter. 

 

Age range information is collected for individuals who sign up to volunteer with United Cultural Association so as to have an understanding of our volunteer corps’ demographics. The languages our volunteers speak are used to gain a deeper understanding of our volunteers’ skills and to notify them with opportunities that match their skillset. 

 

Analytic data is used to see how certain parts of our website are performing, and to understand user behavior to create a more enjoyable experience. This data is collected by our hosting provider.

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How do we store your data?

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Data submitted through our volunteer registration form and other forms is stored in United Cultural Association’s organizational storage. Security precautions include password protection and all administrative, technical, and physical safeguards taken by our vendor in the normal maintenance of their products. 

 

Volunteer contact information will be held indefinitely in order for us to have a historical record of our volunteer activity. You can request that we delete your personal information at any time. 

 

Contact information for event registrants is also held indefinitely so that we have a record of our attendees and so that we can notify you of future events. You can request that we delete your information at any time.

 

Analytic Data is stored on our hosting provider’s servers and is protected using their own administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.  

 

You can request that we delete your analytic data at any time.

 

When you sign up for our newsletter, your contact information, as well as the IP address of the device you used to sign up, is stored on our email marketing software vendor’s servers and is protected using their own administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.

 

Additionally, if you sign up for an event through one of our external event management platforms, your contact information is stored on our event management platforms’ servers and is protected using their own administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. This information may also be stored in our organizational storage. 

 

You can request that we delete your contact information at any time.

 

Marketing

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UCA would like to send you information about upcoming events and services of ours that we think you might like. This information will primarily be sent via email. 

 

If you have agreed to receive these emails by signing up for our newsletter, you may always opt out at a later date. 

 

You have the right at any time to stop UCA from contacting you for marketing purposes.

 

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email info@uca2022.org

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What are your data protection rights?

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United Cultural Association would like to make sure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

 

The right to access - You have the right to request UCA for copies of your personal data.

 

The right to rectification - You have the right to request that UCA correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request UCA to complete information you believe is incomplete. 

 

The right to erasure - You have the right to request that UCA erase your personal data, under certain conditions. 

 

The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that UCA restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. 

 

The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to UCA’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. 

 

The right to data portability -  You have the right to request that UCA transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. 

 

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@uca2022.org

Call us at: 718-666-3918

Or write to us at 829 63rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11220

What happens in the event of a data breach?

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In the event that UCA experiences a data breach, we will notify you within a reasonable time frame regarding what information was compromised.

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What are cookies?

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Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. 

 

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

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How do we use cookies?

What types of cookies do we use?

How to manage your cookies

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You can set your browser not to accept cookies. and the above website tells you how to remove

cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not

function as a result.

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How do we use cookies?

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UCA uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including: 

  • Understanding how you use our website

  • Checking if you are a returning visitor

  • Security and attack prevention

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What types of cookies do we use?

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There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

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Essential cookies - These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.

 

Functionality - Our website uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected  preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. These are also used to deliver features that add to the user experience but are not necessary for the site to operate. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used. 

 

Analytics - We use these cookies to collect information about your visit to our site, the content you viewed, the links you followed, and information about your device, and your IP address.

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Privacy policies of other websites

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UCA’s website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

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Changes to our privacy policy

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UCA keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this webpage. We will notify you via email when changes are made to this policy.

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How to contact us

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If you have any questions about UCA’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you

would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us

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Email us at: info@uca2022.org

Call us: 718-666-3918

Or write to us at: 829 63rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11220

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