PRIVACY NOTICE

Alamine respects your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice applies to personal information that Alamine, Inc. and its affiliates (“we,” “us,” or “Alamine”) collect on the Alamine website (“the Site”). This Privacy Notice describes the types of personal information we collect, how we use the information, with whom we share it, and the choices you can make about our use of the information. We also describe here the measures we take to protect the security of your personal information and how you can contact us about our privacy practices.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

In General

The types of personal information we collect on the Site include:

Contact information (such as your name, postal address, email address, and telephone numbers);
Payment information (such as payment card details and billing address);
Gender;
Date of birth;
Information on dependents and spouses;
If you have participated in any of Alamine’s programs, information about your participation, education, and work history (such as job title and organization name), health/medical information, race/ethnic origin, nationality, and government ID, as well as any other information relevant to maintaining your connection with the Alamine community;
If you apply for employment with Alamine, information about your education, work history (such as job title and name of organization), ID or passport number, résumé, age, legal work status, and certain criminal record information, as permitted by law;
Any information you may provide when you fill out a “Contact Us” form on the Site.

In most cases, we will collect personal information directly from you. However, in certain cases, we may collect data from other sources, such as referees, event patrons, and partners like universities.

Information Collected by Automated Means

When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your use of the Site through cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies. This information may include general details such as your IP address, device information, browsing behavior, and other non-personally identifiable data that help us understand how visitors interact with our Site.
These technologies help us to improve the functionality of the Site, analyze trends, personalize your experience, and gather aggregate data about the performance of our content.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may use the information we obtain about you to:

Communicate with you about news, events, and alerts;
Process and collect payments and donations;
Process your registration for events or participation in Alamine programs;
Process employment applications and manage our employment relationship;
Process, evaluate, and respond to your requests and inquiries;
Protect against and prevent fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, and other liabilities;
Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, industry standards, and our policies and terms.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent to send you marketing communications about our services and activities and to invite you to events or participate in surveys.

In addition, we use information collected online through cookies, web beacons, and other automated means to:

Customize our visitors’ experience on the Site;
Help diagnose technical and service problems;
Administer the Site;
Gather demographic information about our visitors.

We also may use the information we collect in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.

SHARING OF INFORMATION

We do not disclose personal information we obtain about you, except as described in this Privacy Notice and as otherwise permitted by applicable law. We may share your personal information:

With service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., web hosting, analytics, email management, payment platforms, IT services, etc.). These service providers are authorized to use personal information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.
If we believe we are required to do so by law or legal process.
To law enforcement authorities or other government officials, when necessary.
When we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent harm or financial loss.
In connection with an investigation of suspected fraudulent or illegal activity.
With your consent or for other purposes, as specified.

All service providers have entered into legally binding agreements requiring them to use personal information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf and to maintain appropriate data security and confidentiality.

YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

You may have certain rights regarding the personal information we maintain about you. These rights may include:

Accessing or updating the personal information we maintain about you;
Requesting correction, amendment, deletion, or blocking of your information;
Withdrawing any consent previously provided;
Objecting to the processing of your personal information.

To exercise these rights, please contact us as indicated below.

DATA TRANSFERS

We may transfer the personal information we collect about you to countries other than the country in which the information was originally collected. These countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you provided the information. When we transfer your information to other countries, we will protect that information as described in this Privacy Notice and in accordance with applicable law.

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We maintain appropriate safeguards to protect your personal information against accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure, or use.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Site may contain links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may be operated by companies not affiliated with Alamine. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external websites.

UPDATES TO OUR PRIVACY NOTICE

This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our personal information practices. The date of the most recent revision will be indicated by the “Last updated” date at the bottom of this page.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, or if you would like us to update information we have about you or your preferences, please contact us at:
info@alamineyouth.org
EUROPEAN ADDENDUM: FOR INDIVIDUALS LOCATED IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, OR SWITZERLAND

For individuals located in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, the following provisions apply to the processing of your personal information:

The controller of your personal information is Alamine, Inc.
We rely on legal bases such as your consent, the necessity of processing for contractual purposes, compliance with legal obligations, or legitimate interests to process your personal information.
Certain types of personal information we process (e.g., health information, race/ethnic origin) are considered sensitive. We will only process these types of information in accordance with applicable law.
We may transfer personal information to countries outside the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, including the United States, in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

For further information on your rights, or to exercise them, please contact us as outlined in the “CONTACT INFORMATION” section.