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Privacy Notice

The Be Good Project Foundation

Banana App

Privacy Notice

 

1. Overview

The Be Good Project Foundation ("Be Good Project,” "we," "us," and "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”).  This Privacy Notice describes the types of Information we may collect from you when you use the Banana App mobile application (the “Application”) and website provided by Be Good Project (collectively, the “Platform”).  It also describes our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that Information.  This Privacy Notice does not apply to Information collected by us offline, through any other means or by any third party.

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Please read this Privacy Notice carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your Information and how we will handle it.  If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use the Platform.  By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to this Privacy Notice.

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Be Good Project may change this Privacy Notice at any time, at its discretion.  Your continued use of the Platform after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Privacy Notice periodically for updates.

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This Privacy Notice is subject to and governed by the Be Good Project Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) available here.

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2. ​The Types of Information That Be Good Project Collects About You and How Be Good Project Collects Information About You

Be Good Project may collect two types of Information from you when you use the Platform: Personal Information and Non-Personal Information (collectively “Information”).

  • “Personal Information” refers to data by which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number.

  • “Non-Personal Information” means data that is about you, but does not identify you specifically.  This includes Information such as location data and the date and time of logging into the Platform. 

We collect Information:

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us.

  • Automatically as you interact with the Platform.

 

Information You Provide Directly to Be Good Project.  The Information that you provide us directly through the Platform may include:

  • Information that you provide to Be Good Project by filling out our intake form, setting up a personal profile, or contacting us for support.  We may also ask you for Information when you report a problem with the Platform, and it may be necessary for you to provide us with Information so we can communicate with you about an inquiry you have.

  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.

  • Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete.

 

Information Automatically Collected from You.  The Information that Be Good Project may automatically collect and store about you when you use the Platform may include:

  • The location of your mobile device when you open the Application;

  • The date and time you used the Platform; 

  • The length of time you used the Platform; 

  • Transactional Information if you pay for the Platform or advertise with us; and

  • Cookies, which are small text files that a web server (such as Be Good Project‘s or its chosen web hosting company server) places on a user's computer.  When accessing a cookie, Be Good Project’s server reads a number associated with a browser, but is unable to determine any data about a user.  With that number, our web server can tailor its content to the needs of the specific browser, and we can optimize the Platform for your use.

We may collect general Information about the equipment you use to access and utilize the Platform, your operating system and browsing type, the services that you use, times and dates of your interactions with the Platform, details of your transactions through the Platform, and mobile software event data.

Additionally, we may use third-party analytics, where only aggregated, anonymized data is periodically transmitted to external services to help us improve our Platform and services.  

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3. How Be Good Project Uses Information It Collects About You and the Purpose for the Collection and Use

We use Information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information, for the following purposes:

  • To present our Platform and the Platform Contents (as defined in the Terms of Use) to you.

  • To provide you with data or services that you request from us.  For example, when you provide your email address to contact us, we are able to use your email address to respond to your comment or question personally.

  • To comply with the food banks industry’s standard regarding the collection of Personal Information for funding purposes.

  • To confirm income eligibility.

  • To contact you to verify the Information you have provided in our intake form.

  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.

  • To notify you about changes to our Platform or any products or services we offer or provide though it.

  • To develop and improve the Platform.

  • To communicate with you regarding our Platform and services, including for marketing purposes.

  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the Information.

  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.

  • For any other purpose with your consent.

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Be Good Project will retain your Information as long as Be Good Project believes it is appropriate for the purposes of this Privacy Notice.

 

4. How Be Good Project Protects Your Information

We have implemented measures designed to protect your Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.  Unfortunately, the internet is not completely secure.  Although we are working to protect your Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Information either in transmission or when stored.  We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained in the Platform.

 

5. When Be Good Project Shares Your Information

We may use and disclose Non-Personal Information about our users without restriction.  We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Notice:

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  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates, including third party payment facilitators.

  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business, as described further below.

  • To a buyer or other successor (potential or actual) in connection with a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Be Good Project’s assets, including any related due diligence.

  • To government entities and their affiliates for funding purposes.

  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.

  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the Information.

  • With your consent.

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.

  • To enforce or apply our Terms of Use.

  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Be Good Project or others.

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Except as described above, Be Good Project does not sell any of your Information.

 

6. Third Parties Providing Services On Our Behalf

We use third parties to host the Platform, design and operate the Platform features, and perform administrative, analytics, payment processing, and communications.  Services these parties provide include enabling Be Good Project to send you email newsletters and push notifications, which may contain personalized content or information specific to your use of the Platform, and providing information to Be Good Project about the use of the Platform and viewing of our content.  We may disclose your Information to these companies so they can carry out these services.  These companies are bound by contractual obligations to keep Information confidential.

 

7. Information From Children Under 13

Be Good Project complies with the requirements of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and related regulations.  The Platform is not directed at children, and Be Good Project does not knowingly collect any Information from children under 13 years of age.  If Be Good Project learns that a child under 13 years of age has provided Information, Be Good Project will delete this Information from our databases.  If you are under 13, do not use this Platform or provide any Information about yourself to Be Good Project, including your name, address, telephone number or email address.  If you become aware that Information of a child under 13 years of age has been provided, please contact us at info@thebegoodproject.org.  Please see the Terms of Use for further guidance.

 

8. Links to Other Websites and Services

We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from the Platform, including the information or content contained therein.  Our Privacy Notice does not apply to third-party websites or services.

 

9. Do Not Track

Be Good Project does not have a mechanism in place for responding to browser “do not track” signals or other similar mechanisms used to limit collection of information for use in online advertising.

 

10. Your Choices About Information

If you choose not to provide Information, you may be unable to access or use all portions of the Platform.  You can delete your account with Be Good Project at any time.  We send promotional and marketing communications only with your consent.  If you no longer wish to receive these or other communications, please contact us at info@thebegoodproject.org.  You can also stop receiving email communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe link” provided in such communications.  Please report your concerns about collection or use of Personal Information available on the Platform by contacting us at info@thebegoodproject.org.

 

11. How to Contact Us About This Privacy Notice

To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Notice and our privacy practices, please contact us at info@thebegoodproject.org or by mail at:

 

The Be Good Project Foundation

P.O. Box 58252

Seattle, WA 98138
 

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 23, 2020.

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