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Privacy Policy

Our Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Our ongoing commitment to the protection of your privacy is essential to maintaining the relationship of trust that exists between Earth Force, Inc. and all of our users, whether they be nonprofit organizations, volunteers, readers of our newsletters or other visitors to the site. This notice of our privacy policy is intended to help you understand our online information security practices.

The Information We Collect
You may have accessed Earth Force, Inc. directly by visiting our website or through the website of one of our partners. This notice applies to all information you submit to Earth Force, Inc., whether through the Earth Force, Inc. website or through the website of one of our partners. Please note that we cannot be responsible for the information you submit to third parties, including our partners, who may have their own posted policies regarding the collection and use of your information. We urge you to review the policies of our partners through whom you may access our services.

The types of personal information we collect are:
For Newsletter Subscribers: Email address
For Users: First and Last Name, Email address, Phone number, Address/City/State/Zip code/Country (optional), number of students (optional), monitoring site and percentage of students on free lunch program (optional)

How We Use Information
We use the information we collect about you to facilitate the action process and to provide information to you about water monitoring. and about Earth Force, Inc. itself.
We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. We may use our e-mail lists for sending out our newsletter and other Earth Force, Inc. outbound communications. We do not, however, sell, rent or trade our general newsletter e-mail addresses to outside parties.
Cookies are tiny data files that websites commonly write to your hard drive when you visit them so that they can remember you when you visit. A cookie file contains information that can identify you anonymously. Our site does not use cookies.
We share aggregate information about our users with certain third parties. This information shows user activity as a whole rather than on an individual basis and cannot be used to individually identify you. We use aggregated information we collect about users to continue to improve our service for you.
This site contains links to other sites. Earth Force, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
In the unlikely event that Earth Force, Inc., undergoes a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, the acquiring entity will be subject to this Privacy Policy in its use of your personally identifiable information. In addition, in the further unlikely event that Earth Force is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent (a) there will be no further use or disclosure of your personally identifiable information by Earth Force and (b) your personally identifiable information will be destroyed. In addition, there will be no use or disclosure of your personally identifiable information by any entity that acquires assets of Earth Force pursuant to such bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

Our Commitment To Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Changes to Policy
Earth Force, Inc. may change this privacy policy from time to time. Earth Force, Inc. will notify you of any such changes by posting notice of the changes in the "Featured News" section on the homepage of Earth Force, Inc.. If you object to any such changes, your sole recourse shall be to cease using the Earth Force, Inc. website. Continued use of the Earth Force, Inc. website following notice of any such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.

How To Contact Us
We appreciate your questions or comments about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with Earth Force, Inc.. Please send email to earthforce@earthforce.org or you can send snail mail c/o Earth Force, Inc., 2120 W. 33rd Avenue, Denver, CO 80211.

Volunteers Under 13
If you are under age 13 you must receive parental consent before submitting personal information. Please have your parent or guardian read the Privacy Policy above, review the registration form, and then send an email to earthforce@earthforce.org saying that they are consenting to your use of the site. Please include name and email of parent or guardian. Thank you for your cooperation. At Earth Force, we believe in safe, healthy, and engaged kids and communities.