Legal
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Blue Sky Disaster Relief Corp. ("Blue Sky") values your rights to privacy and to personal data protection. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit blueskynow.org and our related features and services (collectively, the "Services"). This Privacy Policy describes what information Blue Sky gathers from you via the Services (the "Information"), how we use that Information, and what we do to protect it.
When referred to in this Privacy Policy, the term Personal Information includes any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual or household — including any information subject to applicable data protection laws, including but not limited to "Personal Information" as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 et seq., as amended ("CCPA").
By using the Services, you expressly consent to the information handling described in this notice. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Blue Sky Terms & Conditions. Your use of the Services and any Information you provide are subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms & Conditions.
You may decline to share your Information with Blue Sky; in that case, Blue Sky may not be able to provide you with some of the features and functionality found on the Services. By using the Services, however, you consent to our Terms & Conditions and this Privacy Policy. You are responsible for always maintaining the secrecy of any account access information.
Blue Sky uses certain physical, managerial, and technical safeguards designed to improve the integrity and security of your Information. However, Blue Sky cannot guarantee that such Information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by unauthorized breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. Blue Sky works with authorized service providers to provide website hosting and maintenance as well as other services. To the extent it is necessary for these service providers to complete their contractual obligations to Blue Sky, these third parties may have access to or process your Information. Blue Sky generally limits their use of your Information to the purpose for which it was shared. Such service providers shall be bound by obligations of confidentiality at least as protective of you and your Information as those contained herein.
Blue Sky uses the Information we collect to understand and analyze usage trends and preferences of visitors to the Services, to improve the way the Services work and look, and to create new features and functionality. If Blue Sky learns of a security systems incident that rises to the level of a breach, we will attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps, and will post a notice on the Services. To receive a free written notice of a security breach, please notify us at hello@blueskynow.org.
Blue Sky attempts to limit the Personal Information collected to what is necessary to serve you — typically your name, email address, shipping address, and contact information for purchase and donation transactions.
Blue Sky uses the Information you provide or that we collect to operate, maintain, enhance, and provide all of the features, Information, and services found on the Services. We will use your email address, without further consent, for administrative and customer service purposes and to address intellectual property infringement, rights of privacy, or defamation issues. Blue Sky will not use your email address or other Personal Information to send promotional messages unless you have opted in or otherwise requested contact about Blue Sky's products and services. Blue Sky does not sell, trade, rent, or share your Personal Information with other organizations for their marketing or promotional uses without your express consent.
You may provide financial information (such as debit/credit card number and billing information) on the Services in connection with a purchase or donation. This information is provided directly to our payment processor (Stripe) for purposes of processing the transaction. Blue Sky does not view or store this financial information beyond what is necessary to provide the service or as otherwise directed by you.
We may collect several types of information from and about users of our Website or Services, including personal data:
We collect this information:
The information we collect on or through our Website may include:
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include: cookies or other local storage and web beacons (or "pixels") on the Website and in our emails.
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the Service and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have requested — such as remembering your submitted information — cannot be provided.
These cookies collect anonymous information on how people use this Service. For example, we may use Google Analytics cookies to help us understand how individuals arrive at our Services, browse or use the Service, and highlight areas where we can improve such as navigation and marketing. The data stored by these cookies never shows personal details from which your individual identity can be established.
These cookies remember choices you make such as the country from which you visit this Service, language, and search parameters. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They remember the websites you visit, and that information is shared with other parties such as advertisers.
We may use different kinds of cookies, including session ID cookies and persistent cookies. Session ID cookies are used to personalize your user experience and to determine ways to improve our Services. These cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies are used to collect information such as IP addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, and date/time stamp.
You can refuse or accept cookies from our Services at any time by activating the settings on your browser. Some parts of the Services may not work properly if you decline cookies. Check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. To find out more about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Many web browsers allow for the use of a "Do Not Track" function. Currently, we do not track your Personal Information over time and across third-party websites, and therefore do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.
We may use information we collect about you or that you provide to us on the grounds of contract, legal obligation, your vital interests, or the public interest. Reasons for this processing may include:
We may also use information with your consent, including:
We may also use information on the grounds of our legitimate interests, including:
These purposes require that we store personal data for at least 36 months.
If you do not want us to use your information in these ways, email hello@blueskynow.org to let us know. Where your subscription to a Blue Sky marketing list caused you to receive an email, you can remove yourself from the marketing list by using the unsubscribe link in that email.
The information we collect automatically is grouped by its purpose into one of three categories: operating the Website, measurement, or advertising.
Operating the Website includes purposes such as: delivering its pages; allowing you to participate in any interactive features on our Website; processing and logging your requests; maintaining the Website and resolving any technical issues; investigating and preventing illegal activities; and personalizing the Website for you including by processing and recording the pages you request as you navigate between them, logging information about the software and equipment you use to request pages, and recognizing you when you return to our Website.
Measurement includes purposes such as: improving our Website's technical performance (for example, the speed with which its pages load); improving content performance; and testing new versions of the Website on a sample of its audience and measuring the differences in performance between versions. Measurement rarely involves the study of any individual, but statistical techniques in measurement do rely on personal data.
Advertising includes collecting information about your online activities on the Website and across third-party websites or other online services so that Blue Sky can notify you about changes to our Services, show advertising, personalize advertising in relation to your previous behavior, and measure the delivery and performance of advertising.
Blue Sky may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws, respond to a court order, judicial or other government subpoena or warrant, or cooperate with law enforcement activity. Blue Sky also reserves the right to disclose your information that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to take precautions against liability; to protect Blue Sky and others from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses or activity; to investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations; to assist government enforcement agencies; to protect the security or integrity of the Service; or to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Blue Sky, our users, or others.
Please note, we do not "share" Personal Information as that term is defined under the CCPA.
We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal data that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:
We may also disclose your personal data:
Blue Sky uses these processors as partners in processing your personal data. This list may change from time to time.
Relationships and communications
Payments
Contact forms
Operation of the Website
Measurement
Advertising
The Services may contain features or links to third-party websites and services. Any personally identifiable information you provide on third-party sites or services is provided directly to that third party and is subject to their privacy and security policies. Blue Sky is not responsible for the content or privacy and security policies of third-party sites or services to which links or access are provided through the Services. We encourage you to learn about third parties' privacy and security policies before providing them with personally identifiable information.
Although Blue Sky may allow you to adjust your privacy settings to limit access to your Information, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot control the actions of other users with whom you may choose to share your Information. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on our Services. Even after removal, copies of information that you have posted may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other users have copied or stored such information.
Information collected on the Services may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Blue Sky or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or agents maintain facilities. By using the Services you consent to any such transfer of Information outside of your country. Except as prohibited by law, we will retain and use your Personal Information for as long as necessary to provide you with the Services, document our business relationship, or otherwise comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
The Service is hosted in the United States and is intended solely for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use the 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, please note that you are transferring your personally identifiable information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. By providing your personally identifiable information on the Service you consent to that transfer, storage, and processing.
In the event that Blue Sky is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, by using the Services you consent to the transfer or assignment of the Information that we have collected from you as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically without further notice to you, and this will be reflected by the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. In general, we only use your personal Information in the manner described in the Privacy Policy in effect when we received that personal Information. Your continued use of the Services constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any future revisions. For revisions that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal Information you have provided to us, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you and obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with respect to such Information.
California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah Residents
If you are a resident of the above states, you may have the right, subject to certain exceptions defined in applicable laws and regulations, to request that a company:
You may also have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment if you exercise the rights listed herein. Please contact hello@blueskynow.org if you would like more information.
Note that Blue Sky acts as a "Service Provider" as defined by the CCPA when it collects Personal Information. Additionally, we are not required to respond to a consumer's requests for access or disclosure of Personal Information more than twice in a twelve (12) month period.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request a list of all third parties to which we, during the immediately preceding calendar year, have disclosed certain Personal Information for direct marketing purposes; however, we do not share Personal Information with other people or non-affiliated businesses for their direct marketing purposes.
Nevada Residents
Although we do not sell Personal Information, Nevada residents have the right to submit a verified request directing us not to sell their Personal Information. If you are a Nevada resident and would like to submit such a request, please send your request to hello@blueskynow.org.
To exercise any of the rights described above, contact us by emailing hello@blueskynow.org. When you make a request, we may require that you provide information and follow procedures so that we can verify the request and your jurisdiction before responding. We will match the information you provide in your request to the Information we already have on file to verify your identity. If we are able to verify your request, we will process it. We will only use the information received in a request for the purposes of responding to the request.
Certain states permit their residents to use an authorized agent to make privacy rights requests. We require the authorized agent to provide us with proof of the data subject's written permission (for example, a power of attorney) showing the authorized agent has the authority to submit a request on the data subject's behalf. The authorized agent must also verify their own identity, and we will confirm the agent's authority with the data subject about whom the request was made.
Please contact Blue Sky with any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, your personal Information, our third-party disclosure, or your consent choices:
Blue Sky Disaster Relief Corp.
Email: hello@blueskynow.org
Address: 4508 Normandy Ave, Dallas, TX 75205