WestEd knows that users of prpp.WestEd.org (the “Site”) value their privacy. In that vein, our goal is to create a safe online environment of trust and community with our users. The following privacy policy discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this Site.
1. What information is gathered about you and how do we use it?
WestEd will not disclose any personal information to any third party without your consent, except when necessary in connection with services provided by appropriate intermediaries (e.g., cloud-based storage service provider, website service provider, third-party who can verify identity or employment).
WestEd may gather the following types of information:
- information given voluntarily while using a feature of this website, for example, while subscribing to WestEd’s Research Practice Partnerships matching service. We will use the application information you provide about your employment, research interests, demographics, etc., to match you with potential research projects in which you may be interested in participating;
- we may use your email address to contact you if we have potential research projects or other services in which you may be interested in participating;
- information gathered as a result of voluntary participation in a survey or poll, or when communicating with our webmaster or other members of our Web Team; and
- usage information which is information gathered automatically when visitors visit our website and may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site/ Services that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. If you access the Site/ Services from a mobile device, data collected may include the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies. A cookie is a small file placed on your Device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Site/ Service. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies. Our website uses cookies and other tracking technologies including, without limitation, those provided by Google Analytics to enhance your browsing experience and gather statistical data about how visitors use our site. These technologies allow us to understand which pages are visited most frequently, what content is popular, and how users navigate through our site. Information collected may be used to evaluate and improve our Site/ Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
Our server will not automatically record your name or email address.
2. With whom is your information shared?
WestEd may automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, which may include the usage data described above. We will never sell or rent individual personal information with anyone without your advance permission, or unless required by law. Information submitted to us is only available to WestEd employees and its related vendors for purposes of contacting you or sending you emails based on your request for information or for purposes of providing services relating to the Research Practice Partnership matching.
Your information may be shared with 3rd-party web services, including Google Analytics, for WestEd’s internal analytic purposes to improve our website and service offerings.
To ensure that the matching service is used only by eligible users, we may use your contact information to verify employment and/or validity of an email address.
WestEd is a California joint powers agency that is subject to the California Public Records Act (CPRA). To the extent that information provided constitutes a public record not within any exception, WestEd may produce it in response to a valid CPRA inquiry.
We reserve the right to disclose any content, records, or electronic communication of any kind (including, but not limited to, personal information or private electronic communication transmitted on the Site): (i) to satisfy any law, regulation, or government request; (ii) if such disclosure is necessary to operate our business; or (iii) to protect the rights or property of WestEd or its users, sponsors, providers, or licensors. We also reserve the right to delete a user’s profile or other content or to request additional information from any user to: (i) enforce this Terms of Use, (ii) respond to your requests for customer service, (iii) comply with federal, state, or local laws or legal process, (iv) respond to claims that information you have provided violates the rights of others, or (v) protect the rights, property or personal safety of WestEd and its users, or the public.
3. Does the California Consumer Privacy Act apply to WestEd?
As a California Joint Power Authority, the California Consumer Privacy Act does not apply to WestEd. However, WestEd takes data privacy very seriously and is careful to build strong data security provisions into its agreements. WestEd does not sell the personal information of its website users or Research Practice Partnership subscribers. If you have questions about WestEd’s privacy policies, please email infosecurity@WestEd.org.
4. How can you update or correct inaccuracies?
Upon request, at customerservice@WestEd.org, we will give you a summary of any personal information retained by us regarding you. You may also modify, correct, change, or update your personal records or request that your personal records be removed from our database by emailing us at customerservice@WestEd.org. We will only send personal records to the email address on file for the user name associated with it.
5. What about other sites linked from the Site?
Please be aware that when you are on the Site, you can be directed to other sites that we do not control. These other sites may send their own cookies, collect data, or solicit personal information. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites.
6. What about information you post on the Site?
If you post information on, or transmit information to other people through, the Site, including without limitation, on message/bulletin boards on the Site, such information will be publicly available and you have no expectation of privacy or confidentiality regarding such information.
7. Terms of Use
Upon registration, you will develop a unique username, password, and User Profile. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your unique username and password and for all activities that occur under your username and password. You agree to prohibit anyone else from using your username and password and will immediately notify WestEd of any unauthorized use of your username and password or other security concerns of which you become aware. You agree that the information that you enter is truthful, accurate, and entered solely for the legitimate purpose of being matched with potential WestEd research projects. You agree to close your account if your email, User Profile information, or any other information becomes inaccurate.
You agree that WestEd may access, preserve, and disclose your account information, including your username and password, if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that it is necessary or appropriate under this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Furthermore, you represent and warrant that you reside in the United States, are over eighteen years of age, and that you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and abide by the obligations hereunder. You agree to use the WestEd prpp.wested.org website in accordance with this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and abide by the obligations hereunder.
WestEd hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive license limited solely to viewing the material on the prpp.wested.org website and to use the prpp.wested.org website to the extent necessary to use the prpp.wested.org services solely for their intended purposes. You agree not to disclose any of the prpp.wested.org information except for the sole purpose of being matched with WestEd research projects and/or researchers. With the exception of any personal information submitted by a user, WestEd retains all right, title and interest in and to the WestEd prpp.wested.org website, the services and any content, products, documentation, or other materials on the website and any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, service mark, or other intellectual property or proprietary right in any of the foregoing. With the exception of any personal information submitted by a user, the information available through the prpp.wested.org website is the property of WestEd and is protected by United States copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws; and any copy made of such information obtained from the WestEd prpp.wested.org website as provided herein must include the copyright and/or trademark notice when applicable. You agree not to reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, or circulate the information owned by WestEd, or received from any other party or individual through the WestEd prpp.wested.org website or registry to anyone. Use, reproduction, copying, or redistribution of the WestEd name, mark, or logo is strictly prohibited without written permission from WestEd.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR USE OF THE prpp.wested.org WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, AND THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL RISK ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. ALL INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WESTED AND ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES (COLLECTIVELY, "AFFILIATES") HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS STRAINS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WESTED AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO THE RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, ADEQUACY, COMPLETENESS OR SUITABILITY OF THE prpp.wested.org WEBSITE, INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH THE prpp.org WEBSITE, AND OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER. WESTED MAKES NO GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY TO CONDUCT A PARTICULAR RESEARCH PROJECT OR PROVIDE A PARTICULAR SERVICE AND THE INFORMATION ON prpp.org IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR DELETION AT ANY TIME IN WESTED’S SOLE DISCRETION.
Your Agreement
By using this Site, you acknowledge and agree to this privacy policy and terms of service. We reserve the right to change, add, or remove all or part of our privacy policy and terms of service at any time by posting the changes on this page. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to these terms means you accept such changes.
If you have any comments or questions about our privacy policy, please contact us at customerservice@WestEd.org.