This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how the People Over Petro Coalition, POPCO (“us”, “we”, “our”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use peopleoverpetro.org (“website”, “service”).
We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.
What User Data We Collect
When you visit the website, we may collect the following data:
- Your IP address.
- Your contact information and email address through forms.
- Other information such as interests and preferences.
- Data profile regarding your online behavior on our website.
- Information collected through Action Network embedded functionalities, which may include identifiers, internet activity, and inferences.
Why We Collect Your Data
We are collecting your data for several reasons:
- To better understand your needs.
- To improve our services.
- To contact you to fill out surveys and participate in other types of action alerts.
- To customize our website according to your online behavior and personal preferences.
- To process your requests and interactions through Action Network services.
When You Provide Information
We have an active list of coalition member information and organization information, some of which is publicly available in our member directory on our website. We only share information that is provided by you and other members directly via our forms.
When completing a form, you will be asked to confirm permission, and additionally choose whether your information is shared with partnering organization Halt the Harm Network and FracTracker Alliance, which maintain a larger Alliance Map of Organizations. If you choose to share with this project your organization will also be displayed as part of a larger network. This does also include the use of third party software such as Airtable.com and Fillout.com
Safeguarding and Securing the Data
POPCO is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. POPCO has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.
Please note that while we strive to protect your information, data transmission over the internet can never be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Our Cookie Policy
Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behavior (analyze web traffic, web pages you visit and spend the most time on).
The data we collect by using cookies is used to customize our website to your needs. After we use the data for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our systems.
Please note that cookies don’t allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so that we can provide a better experience for you.
If you want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet browser. You can visit https://www.internetcookies.com, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
This includes data collection through Action Network embedded functionalities.
Restricting the Collection of your Personal Data
At some point, you might wish to restrict the use and collection of your personal data. You can achieve this by doing the following:
When you are filling the forms on the website, make sure to check if there is a box which you can leave unchecked, if you don’t want to disclose your personal information.
If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us via email and we will be more than happy to change this for you.
POPCO will not lease, sell or distribute your personal information to any third parties, unless we have your permission. We might do so if the law forces us. Your personal information will be used when we need to send you promotional materials if you agree to this privacy policy.
For information collected through Action Network, please refer to their privacy policy for specific details on data handling and user rights.
Citations: [1] https://www.actionnetwork.com/privacy [2] https://m.actionnetwork.com/privacy-policy/ [3] https://actionnetwork.org/forms/privacy-policy [4] https://actionnetwork.org/privacy/