Version 1.0
Effective Date 10/30/2023
atAdvocacy LLC (referred to as “atAdvocacy”, “Company”, “us”, “our”, and “we”) is committed to protecting your privacy and creating a safe and beneficial community for our members. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes how atAdvocacy collects, uses and shares personal information of users of https://atadvocacy.com (the “Site”) and any software applications, mobile apps, or other services provided by or through atAdvocacy as described on the Site (collectively, the “Platform”). This Privacy Policy has been prepared in line with our efforts to comply with the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please read the information below regarding your use of the Platform and feel free to contact us if you have questions.
You acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is part of our Terms of Use (the “TOU”), and that by accessing or using our site, you also accept and agree to be bound by our TOU.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO OUR TERMS OF USE AND THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE PLATFORM. YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM CONSTITUTES YOUR SPECIFIC, INFORMED CONSENT AND AGREEMENT THAT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND DATA MAY BE PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We also reserve the right in the event of our bankruptcy, sale, merger, acquisition, or similar transactions, to transfer any information we have received from you to the transferee in such transaction, provided, however, that unless legally prohibited from doing so, we will require such transferee to honor the terms of this Privacy Policy as it applies to anyone using the Platform before the effective date of such transfer.
Changes, modifications, additions or deletions to this Privacy Policy shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by various means including, but not limited to email notice to your email address registered with us and posting the revised Privacy Policy on this page. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to maintain a valid email address as a registered user, review the Platform and this Privacy Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications.
YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE PLATFORM AFTER ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR: (A) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE MODIFIED PRVIACY POLICY; AND (B) AGREEMENT TO ABIDE AND BE BOUND BY THE MODIFIED PRIVACY POLICY.
- Types of Information Collected
In order to better provide you with our numerous services, we collect two types of information about the users of our Platform (“Users”): Personally Identifiable Information and Nonpersonally Identifiable Information. Our primary goal in collecting information from you is to offer a better and more customized user experience, verify your identity on the Platform, and provide you with well-qualified opportunities to collaborate and communicate with other Users.
Personally Identifiable Information: This refers to information that lets us know the specifics of who you are. When you engage in certain activities on the Platform, such as registering for an Account and authenticating your registration with your YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and/or Instagram account(s) (collectively, “Social Media Account(s)”), submitting content or information in discussion forums, making available or posting content or other information to your Profile (or other public areas of the Platform), filling out a survey, or sending us feedback, you may provide certain information about yourself and your Social Media Account(s). For example, you may provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including zip code), email address, telephone numbers, and other personal identifying information. In connection with your Social Media Account(s), you will also provide us with including without information relating to likes, views, comments, subscribers, and audience demographics. Depending upon the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity. Where applicable, Personally identifiable Information may include “personal data” as defined in applicable law.
Nonpersonally Identifiable Information: This refers to information that does not by itself identify a specific individual; for example, we may gather certain information about you based upon where you use the Platform, or the type of mobile device you use to access the Platform. Additionally, when visiting the Site or reviewing our emails, we may store information about your “IP Address” and your interactions with our Site and/or our emails, i.e., through pixels or similar technologies.
- Collection Methods and Use of Information
We do not collect any Personally Identifiable Information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. You provide certain Personally Identifiable Information to us when you: (a) register for our services by authenticating your registration with your Social Media Account(s) and authorize us to obtain certain information from your Social Media Account(s); (b) send us email messages, submit forms, or transmit other information by telephone (or by other means) to us; or (c) submit your credit card or other payment information when sending or receiving payments through the Platform. We only obtain information from your Social Media Account(s) that you specifically authorize and grant us permission to obtain. We may also collect information from you at other points on the Platform which state that such information is being collected. In addition, we may also collect certain Nonpersonally Identifiable Information. We may use your device information or IP Address to diagnose problems with our servers, software, and to administer the Platform.
We will primarily use your Personally Identifiable Information to provide our services to you, as required by our agreements with you. We will also use Personally Identifiable Information and Nonpersonally Identifiable information to enhance the operation of our Site and our Platform, improve our marketing and promotional efforts, analyze Site and Platform use, improve our product and service offerings, and customize our Site and Platform content, layout, and services. We may collect and use Personally Identifiable Information and Nonpersonally Identifiable Information to deliver information to you, or to other Users about you (e.g., in your Profile) and to contact you regarding administrative notices. We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce our agreements with you, including our Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy.
You may opt-out from receiving email notifications from us which are for marketing or promotional purposes (by following the instructions made available on the Site, or within such emails), but you may not opt-out of our administrative, security, or similar notices; however, you may delete your Account with us at any time, after which time you will no longer receive any such notices from us. You may also revoke your consent or otherwise object to our processing of your Personally Identifiable Information at any time by deleting your Account through the “Settings” menu in our mobile application or by contacting us at info[at]atadvocacy.com and requesting that we delete your Account, provided, however, that this may limit your ability to use the Platform.
Additionally, you can revoke our access to your YouTube data via the Google security settings page at https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions.
- Release of Information
When you consent and agree to provide us with your Personally Identifiable Information and/or Nonpersonally Identifiable Information directly, we act as a “controller” of such information. We do not sell, trade, or rent your Personally Identifiable Information to others without your consent. We do provide some of our services through contractual arrangements with third-party service providers and/or subprocessors. We and our service providers and/or subprocessors will use your Personally Identifiable Information only to operate our Platform and to deliver our services to you, including without limitation domain and server hosting, website security, data analytics, information technology and infrastructure, technology maintenance, email deliverability, customer service, payment processing, and related critical services. Please review our atAdvocacy Subprocessors Page for a current list of our subprocessors.
Please note that in connection with your Personally Identifiable Information and Nonpersonally Identifiable Information shared with our third-party service providers and/or subprocessors, such information may be transferred to and stored in a country other than your country of residence, including without limitation the United States. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the manner in which such information may be shared and stored, please contact us at info[at]atadvocacy.com, or you may also opt-out completely by deleting your Account on the Platform. We will encourage our third-party service providers to adopt and post privacy policies. However, the use of your Personally Identifiable Information by our third-party service providers is governed by the privacy policies of those third-party service providers and is not subject to our complete control.
Occasionally we may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide Personally Identifiable Information to the appropriate governmental authorities. We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information upon receipt of a court order, subpoena, or to cooperate with a law enforcement investigation, or to protect the safety and integrity of our Site, Users of our Platform, the public, or other parties as deemed appropriate in our sole discretion. We fully cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our services for illegal activities. We reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful. You hereby consent to our sharing of your Personally Identifiable Information and Nonpersonally Identifiable Information under the particular circumstances set forth in this Section.
- Updating and Correcting Information
We believe you should have the ability to access and edit the Personally Identifiable Information that you have provided to us. You may change any of your Personally Identifiable Information in your Account at any time by editing your Account information in accordance with instructions or features available in the Platform. You may also access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences by writing to us at:
atAdvocacy LLC
Attn: Compliance
[Address]
You may also contact us by email at: info[at]atadvocacy.com
Please include your name, address, and/or email address when you contact us.
We encourage you to promptly update your Personally Identifiable Information if it changes. You may ask to have the information on your account deleted or removed; however, because we keep track of past transactions, you cannot delete certain information associated with past transactions on the Platform. In addition, it may be impossible to completely delete your information without some residual information because of backups.
- User Choices on Collection and Use of Information
We may, from time to time, send you email, push notifications, and/or SMS text messages regarding our products, services, and other promotions which may be relevant to you. Only atAdvocacy (or agents working on behalf of atAdvocacy and under confidentiality agreements) will send you these communications and only if you have not indicated that you object to receiving these communications.
You also have choices with respect to cookies, as described below. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies, some parts of our Site may not work properly in your case.
Your personal data is yours and you have rights over it, including but not limited to: (a) the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data; (b) the right of access to your personal data and any supplementary information; (c) the right to have any errors in your personal data rectified; (d) the right to have your personal data erased; (e) the right to block or suppress the processing of your personal data; (f) the right to move, copy, or transfer your personal data from one IT environment to another; (g) the right to object to processing of your personal data in certain circumstances; and (h) rights related to automated decision-making (i.e., where no humans are involved) and profiling (i.e., where certain personal data is processed to evaluate an individual). To manage your data, you can contact us via email at info[at]atadvocacy.com with any requests that you may have.
- Security of Information
On our Platform you can be assured that your Personally Identifiable Information is securely stored, consistent with current industry standards. The importance of security for all Personally Identifiable Information associated with our Users is of utmost concern to us. Your Personally Identifiable Information is protected in several ways. In addition, your Personally Identifiable Information resides on a secure server that only selected atAdvocacy personnel and contractors have access to via password. Information that you provide that is not Personally Identifiable Information also resides on a secure server and is only accessible via password. Since this information is not accessible from outside atAdvocacy you will not be asked to select a password in order to view or modify such information.
In order to most efficiently serve you, credit card and payment transactions are handled by established third party banking, processing agents and distribution institutions. They receive the information needed to verify and authorize your credit card or other payment information and to carry out such transactions.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control; (b) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through the Platform cannot be guaranteed; and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party.
If we become aware of any security breach affecting the Platform, we may: (a) notify you via the email address registered with your Account so that you may take whatever protective measures you deem appropriate; and/or (b) post a notice on the Site concerning the security breach. Based upon your country of residence, you may also have a legal right to receive notices of any security breach in writing, in which case you may request such written notice by contacting us at info[at]atadvocacy.com.
- Privacy Policies of Third-Party Sites; YouTube and Instagram
Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. This Privacy Policy does not apply to other sites accessible through our Site, including without limitation any third-party websites, services, applications, or online resources to which the Platform may link to or otherwise reference, which may have their own privacy policies and data collection, use and disclosure practices (collectively, “Third-Party Site(s)”).
For example, the Platform uses the YouTube API Services (see https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service ) as a Third-Party Site, and you are agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service (https://www.youtube.com/t/terms) and Privacy Policy (http://www.google.com/policies/privacy) when using the Platform and interacting with YouTube content and services through the Platform.
We also use the Instagram Platform API as a Third-Party Site, and you are agreeing to be bound by the Instagram Terms of Use (https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870), Privacy Policy (https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875), and Platform Policy (https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/terms/api/) when using our Platform and interacting with Instagram content and services through our Platform.
Please carefully review the privacy policies of any Third-Party Sites you access. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of any Third-Party Sites. Additionally, other companies which place advertising on our site may collect information about you when you view or click on their advertising. We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
- International Users
The Platform is controlled from the United States, which has certain laws and regulations concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data which may be less protective than the laws of other countries or regions. Please be advised that if you are located in the European Union, Asia, or other regions outside the United States, you are transferring your Personally Identifiable Information and Nonpersonally Identifiable Information to the United States when you choose to use certain features of the site. You acknowledge that by accessing or using our site, you consent to the use of your Personally Identifiable Information and Nonpersonally Identifiable Information for the uses identified in, and in accordance with, this Privacy Policy. PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SITE IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO TRANSFER YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION AND NONPERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO THE UNITED STATES.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE (BUT EXCLUDING THE EUROPEAN UNION), YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE TO REQUIRE THAT WE TREAT YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OR NONPERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ANY COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. - Miscellaneous Privacy Issues
You must be at least 18 years old to have our permission to use the Platform. Our policy is that we do not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personally Identifiable Information about visitors that are under 18 years of age.
You should also be aware that when you disclose or otherwise make available Personally Identifiable Information in the discussion forums, in your Profile, or other public areas on the Platform, that this information can be viewed by other Users and may result in unsolicited messages from such Users. Any submissions to chat rooms, timelines, or other public areas on the Platform are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible to Users who are third parties. We cannot completely control the activities of such Users and this Privacy Policy may not apply to their activities. If you do not want your information to be viewed by such Users, you are advised not to use the Platform. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and/or account information. You are hereby advised to be careful and responsible whenever you are online or using the Platform and interacting with other Users.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of the Platform, or your dealings with the Platform, please contact us by sending a letter to:
atAdvocacy LLC
Attn: Compliance
[Address]
You may also contact us by email at: info[at]atAdvocacy.com.