This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to each of the websites administered by the International Child Art Foundation (“ICAF,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) that are located at https://icaf.org and https://WorldChildrensFestival.org/ (each, the “Website”) and describes our practices regarding how we treat personal information on the Website where it appears.
By using the Website or otherwise providing any personal information to ICAF, you are consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information does not include de-identified or aggregated information that does not identify you.
[Note: Users of the Website in the European Union ("EU") must read the information provided below in section IX]
The terms and conditions of using this Website (“Terms”) are as follows:
From time to time, ICAF may change or update this Privacy Policy. These changes may be made at any time with or without prior notice. If the changes made are material (that is, we make a major change in the important points of this Privacy Policy), we may notify you of the changes in a more prominent way, such as through an email. Your inaction or continued use of the Website, or your provision of information to us after any such notices, will tell us that you agree to these changes.
We may collect certain personal information from you when you visit or browse the Website. It is important to note that the type of information collected will depend on your interaction with us.
We collect your contact information. For example, we may collect your name, mailing street, email address, telephone number, and other personally identifying information when you interact with the Website, such as when you fill out a form available on the Website or to otherwise contact us.
We collect demographic information. For example, we may collect your age.
We collect usage and device information. When you use the Website, we may collect information about your visit and your device. The information may include the date/time of your visit or your IP address.
We collect information directly from you.We collect information when you fill out a form available on the Website. We use all such information solely for the purpose for which it is given.
We collect information from you passively. We do not automatically collect information about visitors to the Website, other than the information that is normally collected by a web server, such as IP address, page hits, and number of visitors to the site.
We use information as disclosed and described here.
We use information to help improve the Website. For example, we may use your information to compile usage statistics and other data regarding the use of our services.
We use information for security purposes. We may use your information to protect our organization or our visitors.
We use information as otherwise permitted by law (or as we may notify you).
We do not share your information with any third party.
We work with third party analytics service providers, including but not limited to Google Analytics, to help improve the Website. Google Analytics provides us with certain data regarding the demographics of the users that visit the Website and their activities on the Website. To provide this service, Google Analytics may use cookies, over which we have no control. Google Analytics may collect certain information about you from your computer including but not limited to: information regarding your visit (such as the pages you visit and the length of your visit), information about your device (such as your IP address), how you got to the website, and other information about you. You can learn more about Google Analytics and how it collects and processes data (including how to control the information sent to Google) by visiting: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
The Website may link to third party websites or apps. The Website may also include third party content. We do not control these third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of these third-party websites or apps and we are not responsible for the practices of these third-party sites or apps. Please read the privacy policies of other websites carefully.
Our Website is meant for use by or with adults. When you complete a form with us, you are stating that you are over 18 years of age or are under 18 acting with parental consent; provided however that, solely with regards to https://WorldChildrensFestival.org/, you may register for the World Children’s Festival through that site if you are older than 16 with parental consent. If you have any issues with parental consent, please contact us at the email address provided below. You agree that any information you provide to us about yourself in connection with this Website is true.
If we discover that we have received information directly from a child under the age of 18 (or 16 with regards to registering for the World Children’s Festival via https://WorldChildrensFestival.org/ ) at without parental consent, we will delete that information. If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe we have collected information directly from your child without your consent, you may contact us at the email address provided below to request that such information be deleted and/or that we refrain from further use or collection of the applicable information of your child.
We encourage parents to go online with their children and to be aware of which sites their children are visiting. We also offer the following suggestions for parents to help make their children's online experience safer:
We use appropriate and reasonable security measures as required by relevant law. The Internet is not 100% secure and there is always some risk in transmitting information over the Internet. Therefore, we cannot promise you that your use of the Website will be completely safe. In addition, standard email communications are not secure. Therefore, you should not transmit any sensitive information to us through email.
Information we collect is stored in the United States. If you live outside of the United States, you understand and agree that we may transfer your information to the United States. Information we transfer from Europe to the United States will be subject to appropriate safeguards under applicable law. United States law may not afford the same level of protection as laws in your country. By submitting your information, you agree to the processing of it in the United States as permitted by law.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices or would like to review, correct, or update certain information you provided to us, please contact us at childart@icaf.org or reach us by mail or phone here:
International Child Art Foundation PO Box 58133 Washington, DC 20037 USA Tel: +1 202 530 1000
This section of the Privacy Policy only applies to users of the Website in the European Union. Sections I through VIII also apply to our processing of your information. Any information in this section prevails on any conflicting one included in the previous sections of this Privacy Policy.
ICAF is the controller and responsible for the processing of your personal information. When we use your personal information for the purposes described in the “Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Information” section above, the legal basis for the processing is as follows:
We will only retain your personal information for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal information for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or other requirements.
The personal information that we collect about you may be transferred to and/or stored at one or more countries outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). In such cases, we will take appropriate steps to ensure an adequate level of data protection in the country of the recipient as required under the GDPR. If we cannot ensure such an adequate level of data protection, your personal data will only be transferred outside the EEA if you have given your prior consent to the transfer.
Under certain circumstances, you have the following rights under EU data protection laws in relation to your personal information that we process within the scope of this Privacy Policy. These are:
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us through the “Contact Us” section above. You also have the right to make a complaint to the applicable EU data protection supervisory authority about the manner in which we process your personal information. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the supervisory authority, so please contact us in the first instance through the “Contact Us” section above.