Project Cyber Online Privacy Policy

Last Updated:  March 01, 2023

Project Cyber (also referred to herein as “we” or “us”) respects the privacy of visitors to our website, https://www.projectcyber.org/ (the “Site”).  This privacy policy (the “Policy”) describes how Project Cyber handles information collected from users of the Site.  By using the Site, you are deemed to agree to the terms of this Policy, so please do not use the Site if you do not agree with these terms.
 
We may update this Policy at any time.  Any changes to the Policy will become effective upon the date of our posting of the revised Policy on the Site.  If you visit the Site following the effective date of the revised Policy, you will be deemed to have accepted the Policy’s updated terms.

• What Types of Information Does Project Cyber Collect?

  The information we collect through the Site is currently very limited.  The Site contains a “Contact Us” form through which you may provide us with the following personally identifiable information (“PII”):  name (first and/or last) and email address.  We do not require that you provide this information in order to browse the Site or to otherwise engage with us.  We off the Contact Us form so that you may make inquiries, request information, or send comments.

  You also may submit information through the Site by commenting on our blogs.  You do not need to provide you name or other identifying information in order to post a comment on our blog page.  

  The Site also automatically collects information about you that is generally not PII but relates to your use of the Site (“Usage Data”).  Usage Data is “passively” collected from you through browser navigational tools, such as cookies, that can recognize your visits by identification of the computer or device that you are using to access the Site.    

• How Does Project Cyber Use the Information It Collects?

  • PII.  We may use the PII that we collect about you for any or all of the following purposes:
  • • Responding to Requests.  To respond to your requests, such as to answer your questions sent through the “Contact Us” form on the Site.
    • Our Own Business Purposes.  We use PII about you for our own business purposes, such as to help us improve the Site or our services, including by requesting feedback from you, and for related internal purposes such as data analysis and internal audits.
  • Usage Data.  We use Usage Data to help us improve the Site, such as by analyzing Site visitor trends, including usage of certain pages or functions on the Site.  We may also use Usage Data for other purposes, and if any such use involves combining the Usage Data with any data so that it became identifiable to you or another person, we would then treat it as PII in accordance with this Policy.

• With Whom Does Project Cyber Share PII Collected Through the Site?

  • Service Providers.  We share PII with unaffiliated third parties who provide us with services, such as the designer and host of the Site and others who assist us with technology, data analysis, or similar services.  We do not share PII with unaffiliated third parties for their own marketing purposes.
  • Acquirers or Assignees.  In the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of Project Cyber or its assets, we may transfer any and all information that we collect from Site users to the acquiring party or assignee.
  • Entities Entitled Under Law.  We may disclose PII as we believe to be appropriate in the following circumstances: (i) when required by applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (ii) to comply with legal process (iii) to respond to requests from public and government authorities; (iv) to enforce the terms and conditions for use of the Site, including this Policy; (v) to protect and defend our rights and property; (vi) to protect the interests of Project Cyber or others; and (vii) to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.  We have no obligation to notify you of such disclosures, except as required by applicable law.

• How Do We Maintain and Protect PII Collected Through the Site?

  • Accuracy.  If you would like us to correct, update or remove PII about you that you previously provided to us, please inform us through the “Contact Us” page on the Site.
  • Security.  We use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.  However, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure.  Please do not send us information you consider confidential, whether through the Site, via e-mail or otherwise.  
  • Data Retention.  We will retain PII about you for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy.

• Collection of PII by Others.

  • Tracking on Our Site.  We do not currently allow others to collect the PII of visitors to our Site by tracking individuals’ usage of our Site and other websites over time.  
  • Other Websites. The Site may contain links to websites operated by parties not affiliated with Project Cyber.  These linked websites are not under our control and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of any such unaffiliated parties or their websites. If you provide PII through any such third-party website, the PII will be collected by, and controlled by the privacy policy of, that third party.  We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the privacy policies and practices of any such third parties.

• Use of the Site by Minors.  Although Project Cyber is an initiative devoted to the cyber education of women and girls, including minors, the Site is not directed to minors and we do not knowingly collect PII online from any individuals under age 13.  

• International Transfers of Information.  By using the Site, you are deemed to understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of your PII in the United States, with the awareness that the laws of the United States may not provide as much protection for PII as the laws of certain other countries or territories.

• Contacting Us.  If you have any questions or concerns related to this Privacy Policy or the information practices of this Site, please reach out to us through the “Contact Us” form on the Site, or email us at hello@projectcyber.org.