Last updated: December 14, 2021
Welcome to Union Capital Boston! Union Capital Boston transforms social capital into opportunity by rewarding community involvement.
Union Capital Boston, Inc. (“UCB,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) takes privacy very seriously and respects your privacy.
Information that UCB Collects
As described in this Privacy Statement, we may collect certain Personal Information from or about you in connection with our provision of the Website and Services. “Personal Information,” for purposes of this Privacy Statement, generally includes information that we collect that may be used to identify you specifically.
You may not be required to provide all of the Personal Information identified in this Privacy Statement to receive the Services; however, please be advised that if you do not provide Personal Information requested by us, we may be unable to provide some or all of the Services to you.
Categories of Personal Information. We may collect the following categories of Personal Information:
Categories of Personal Information and Examples of Personal Information
Identifiers: Name, user name and password, mailing address, email address, telephone number, device ID, and IP address
Characteristics of protected classifications: Age, gender, race, ethnicity, and participation in certain government programs
Commercial information: Transaction information associated with donations (e.g., partial credit card information for online donations)
Internet or other electronic network activity information: Browsing history, clickstream data, browser and operating system type, navigation paths, data/time stamps, cookie identifiers, and other information about device characteristics and how you interact with our Websites or our Services
Geolocation data: Device location, geolocation, IP address
Audio, electrical, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information: Recordings or images of meetings or Network Nights
Professional or employment-related information: Occupation, income, employment status
Education information: Education level, and related school and degree information
Other information: Affiliation with other non-profit organizations, housing information, and other information requested during periodic surveys of UCB members (such as housing status or general financial information), User Content (see our “User-Generated Content and Public Information” section for more detail)
Inferential Information. We may create inferences from your use of the Services from time to time. Those inferences could include, for example, levels of UCB member engagement based on your use of the UCB App. We may also create inferences about individual donors to UCB, based upon such criteria as timing and history of donations. We do not use your protected classifications to create inferences about you.
Internet Activity, Device Information, Cookies, and Similar Technologies. We may collect certain Personal Information using cookies and other technologies, such as web beacons, device IDs, geolocation, HTML5 local storage, Flash cookies, and IP addresses. We specifically use browser cookies for different purposes, including cookies that are strictly necessary for functionality and cookies that are used for personalization, performance/analytics, and other purposes. When you visit the Website, we may also automatically collect certain data about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, mobile device ID, model, manufacturer, operating system, version information, carrier-related information, and IDs related to the device as well as the network to which the device is connected, mobile phone number, application and instance-specific identifiers, and geolocation. Additionally, as you browse the Website, we may collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Website, and information about how you interact with the Website. Our “Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies” section contains more information and options to control or opt-out of certain data collection or uses related to cookies and similar technologies.
Aggregated, De-identified, or Anonymous Data. We may create aggregated, de-identified, or anonymous information from Personal Information by removing data components (such as your name, email address, or linkable tracking ID) that makes the data identifiable, or through aggregation, obfuscation or other means. For example, we may use aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized information to understand how to improve or enhance our Services or to measure the impact of UCB membership on community or civic engagement. Subject to applicable law, our use of such aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized information is not Personal Information or subject to this Privacy Statement.
Pseudonymous Data. We may also create pseudonymous information from Personal Information by removing personal identifiers and replacing them with artificial identifiers or pseudonyms so that the information cannot be attributed to a specific individual without additional information. To the extent that pseudonymous information allows for re-identification, our use of pseudonymous information is subject to this Privacy Statement.
Sources of Information and Purposes of Collection
The following is intended to describe the various sources through which we may collect Personal Information and the purposes for which we collect it:
Sources of Personal Information:
I. Communications and Interactions with Us
We may collect Personal Information from you when you register for the Services, interact with the Website or our Services, make a donation, submit inquiries or request information from us, or otherwise contact, or communicate with, us. We do not use characteristics of protected classifications, except on an aggregated level as part of our analysis for civic engagement, to market, advertise, or promote the services.
Categories of Personal information from Source
Identifiers
Characteristics of protected classifications
Commercial information
Internet or other electronic network activity information
Geolocation data
Professional or employment-related information
Education information
Other information
Provide and enhance the Services
Enable you to participate in the Services
Communicate with you
Market, advertise, or promote the Services
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Conduct analysis for civic engagement
Purposes of Collection
Provide and enhance the Services
Enable you to participate in the Services
Communicate with you
Market, advertise, or promote the Services
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Conduct analysis for civic engagement
II. Third Party Authentication Services
We may provide the option for you to register for the Services or the Websites through linking your account at a third party, such as Facebook or Google.
Categories of Personal Information from Source
Identifiers
Purposes of Collection
Provide and enhance the Services
Enable you to participate in the Services
Communicate with you
Market, advertise, or promote the Services
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Conduct analysis for civic engagement
III. Partner organizations
We may collect Personal Information from our partner organizations in the community, which generally includes names, email addresses, and phone numbers. Our partner organizations are mission-based, such as schools, health centers, and community programs.
Categories of Personal Information from Source
Identifiers
Professional or employment-related information
Education information
Other information
Tailor content and opportunities that may be of interest to you
Provide and enhance the Services
Communicate with you
Market, advertise, or promote the Services
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Conduct analysis for civic engagement
Purposes of Collection
Tailor content and opportunities that may be of interest to you
Provide and enhance the Services
Communicate with you
Market, advertise, or promote the Services
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Conduct analysis for civic engagement
User-Generated Content and Public Information
The Websites may permit you to submit ideas, photographs, user profiles, writings, music, video, audio recordings, computer graphics, pictures, data, questions, comments, suggestions, or other content, including Personal Information (collectively, “User Content”). Others may have access to this User Content and may have the ability to share it with third parties. You should always keep in mind that public postings are not confidential, and that we do not control who will have access to the information you choose to make public and cannot guarantee that parties who have access to such publicly available information will respect your privacy or keep it secure.
How UCB May Share Information
We may share Personal Information as described in this Privacy Statement, including with the following categories of third parties:
Categories of Third Parties with Whom We Share Personal Information
1. Partner Organizations
We may share information with partner organizations in the community, which are mission-based organizations such as schools, health centers, and community programs for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Categories of Personal Information We Share
Identifiers
Other information
2. Technical and Operational Service Providers
We may engage third parties to perform certain functions on our behalf. To do so, we may disclose Personal Information to our third-party business partners and service providers in order to maintain and operate the Website and Services and provide, improve, and personalize the Website and Services, including to fulfill requests for the Services, and for other technical and processing functions, such as sending e-mails on our behalf and technical support. We may also share Personal Information with service providers or other third parties to detect, protect against, and respond to security incidents or other malicious, deceptive, illegal, or fraudulent activity or other threats and for legal compliance purposes or pursuant to legal process.
Categories of Personal Information We Share
Identifiers
Characteristics of protected classifications
Commercial information
Internet or other electronic network activity information
Geolocation data
Professional or employment-related information
Education information
Other information
3. Government Entities
We may share Personal Information with government entities and agencies, regulators, law enforcement, and other third parties, including to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or pursuant to legal process, and to establish or exercise our legal rights or for fraud or crime-prevention purposes or for the protection of the rights, property, or safety of our company or third parties.
Categories of Personal Information We Share
Identifiers
Characteristics of protected classifications
Internet or other electronic network activity information
Commercial information
Geolocation data
Audio, electrical, visual, thermal, olfactory or similar information
Professional or employment-related information
Education information
Other information
4. Professional Service Firms
We may share Personal Information with professional service firms in connection with our legal and regulatory obligations and to establish or exercise our rights and defend against claims, including, for example, auditors, law firms, and consultants.
Categories of Personal Information We Share
Identifiers
Characteristics of protected classifications
Internet or other electronic network activity information
Commercial information
Geolocation data
Audio, electrical, visual, thermal, olfactory or similar information
Professional or employment-related information
Education information
Other information
Corporate Transactions
Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to transfer some or all Personal Information in our possession to a successor organization in the event of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other sale or transfer of all or a portion of our assets. If any such transaction occurs, the purchaser will be entitled to use and disclose the Personal Information collected by us in the same manner that we are able to, and the purchaser will assume the rights and obligations regarding Personal Information as described in this Privacy Statement.
Categories of Personal Information We Share
Identifiers
Characteristics of protected classifications
Internet or other electronic network activity information
Commercial information
Geolocation data
Audio, electrical, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information
Professional or employment-related information
Education information
Other information
Interactions with and Links to Third-Party Sites
The Website may contain links to other websites, mobile applications, or Internet locations (collectively “Third-Party Sites”), as a convenience to the user. For example, we may use Third-Party Sites to enable single sign-on, facilitate emails, text messages, blog postings, tweets or Facebook postings, or in connection with receiving donations. The Website may also permit you to interact with a Third-Party Site while on the Website, such as interacting with social media postings, an embedded map, or watching embedded videos. We have no control over and are not responsible for Third-Party Sites, their privacy practices, their content, or any goods or services available through the Third-Party Sites. Our Privacy Statement does not apply to Third-Party Sites; any information you provide to a Third-Party Site is subject to that Third-Party Site’s privacy policy or privacy statement. You should carefully review the applicable privacy policies or privacy statements before using or engaging with any Third-Party Site on any of the Websites.
Social Network Widgets
Our Website and Services may include social network sharing widgets that may provide information to their associated social networks or third-parties about your interactions with our web pages that you visit, even if you do not click on or otherwise interact with the plug-in or widget. Information is transmitted from your browser and may include an identifier assigned by the social network or third party, information about your browser type, operating system, device type, IP address, and the URL of the web page where the widget appears. If you use social networking tools or visit social networking sites, we encourage you to read their privacy disclosures to learn what information they collect, use, and share.
Interest-Based Advertising
Interest-based advertising is advertising that is targeted to you based on your web browsing and usage of certain apps over time and across websites or apps. We do not engage in Interest-based advertising or provide information you provide to us in connection with the Services (including protected classifications). However, your visits to certain pages of the Website containing embedded information from Third-Party Sites (for example, YouTube videos or Google maps) and interaction with that embedded information may be used for Interest-based advertising on other websites by third parties. You have the option to restrict the use of information for interest-based advertising and to opt-out of receiving interest-based ads. Depending on where you access the Services from, you may also be asked to consent to our use of cookies, including advertising cookies. See the Interactions with and Links to Third-Party Sites section for more information.
The opt-outs for interest-based advertising require that strictly necessary cookies are not blocked by the settings in your web browser. If you live in the United States, you can visit Ad Choices (US) to find a convenient place to opt-out of interest-based advertising with participating entities for each region. That website also provides detailed information about how interest-based advertising works. Opting out does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising when you use the Internet. It just means that the data collected from our Website will not be used for interest-based advertising and that the advertising you see displayed on websites will not be customized to your interests.
Do-Not-Track
Do-Not-Track is a public-private initiative that has developed a “flag” or signal that an Internet user may activate in the user’s browser software to notify websites that the user does not wish to be “tracked” by third-parties as defined by the initiative. Please note that the Services do not alter their behavior or use practices when we receive a “Do-Not-Track” signal from browser software.
Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies
A “cookie” is a small text file that a web server stores in browser software. A browser sends cookies to a server when the browser makes a connection to the server (for example, when requesting a web page from the same domain that created the cookie). The purpose of cookies is to remember the browser over time and distinguish one browser instance (or user) from all others. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to track personal information previously entered by a web user on the Websites. Cookies can remember login information, preferences, and similar information. Cookies, as well as other tracking technologies, such as HTML5 local storage, and Local Shared Objects (such as “Flash” cookies), and similar mechanisms, may record information such as a unique identifier, information you enter in a form, IP address, and other categories. We may use cookies to collect certain information about you and your use of our services and offerings, such as IP addresses, domain names, and the type of device and operating system being used. We may also use cookies to identify your device when you revisit the Website to, for example, recall your authentication information or to track statistical information related to navigation throughout the Website. The UCB App currently uses Google Analytics. Please read "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps," which you can find at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, for information about how Google Analytics collects and processes data. If you wish to opt out of Google Analytics, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We may also use web beacons or "pixels," and in certain circumstances may collect IP address, screen resolution and browser software and operating system types, clickstream patterns, dates and times that our site is accessed, and other categories of data.
Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. If you want to block the use and saving of cookies from the Website on to the computer’s hard drive, you should take the necessary steps within your web browser’s settings to block all cookies from the Services and external serving vendors. Please note that if you choose to erase or block your cookies, certain parts of our Services may not function correctly. For information on how to disable cookies, refer to your browser’s documentation.
Updating Your Communications Preferences and Account Information
Members can update or make changes to their account information within their account settings. If you would like to delete your account, you can do so within your account settings.
If you would like to stop receiving newsletters or other marketing or promotional messages, notifications, or updates, you may do so by following the unsubscribe instructions that appear in these e-mail communications. Please be advised that you may not be able to opt-out of receiving certain service or transactional messages from us, including legal notices. If you have opted-in to receiving SMS/text messages from us, you may opt-out at any time by following the instructions in the message and texting “STOP.”
If you have questions or require assistance in implementing these requests, please contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section of this Privacy Statement.
Information From Children Under 13 Years of Age
Our services and offerings are not directed to or intended for use by children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under 13 years of age without parental consent. However, if you are a parent, legal guardian, or personal representative of a minor child, you may, in compliance with the Terms of Membership, use our Service on behalf of that minor child. Any information you provide us on behalf of your minor child will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Statement. If we learn that we have received any information from an individual under 13 years of age without parental consent, we will take steps to remove the data as permitted by law.
If you believe an individual under 13 years of age has provided us with Personal Information without parental consent, please contact us using the information in the "Contact Us" section below.
Retention of Personal Information
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the business purposes for which we obtained the Personal Information, including to provide our services and offerings, or for such longer period as may be required or permitted by applicable law. We will also retain your Personal Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We use the following criteria to set our retention periods: (a) the duration of our relationship with you; (b) the purposes for processing your Personal Information; (c) the existence of a legal or contractual obligation as to the retention period; and (d) the advisability of retaining the information in light of our legal position (for example, in light of applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations).
Security and Integrity of Information
We have taken steps to secure and protect your Personal Information from loss, unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure, misuse, destruction, or alteration. We implement and employ technical and organizational security measures to safeguard Personal Information. However, there is always some risk involved in transmitting information over the Internet, and we cannot fully eliminate security risks associated with the storage and transmission of Personal Information, as no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. If you are a UCB member or otherwise have an account with us and you suspect any unauthorized use of your account or password, or that the security of your account has otherwise been compromised, you should notify us immediately, in accordance with the “Contact Us” section below.
Updates to this Privacy Statement
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Statement at any time. The most recent version of the Privacy Statement is reflected by the version date located at the top of this Privacy Statement and will be posted at https://www.unioncapitalboston.org/privacy-statement. We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement often to stay informed of how we may process your information.
Contact Us
For more information or if you have questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us by email or by mail or phone using the details provided below:
Union Capital Boston, Inc.
1542 Columbus Ave.
Boston, MA 02119
617-971-6815
contact@unioncapitalboston.com