Privacy Policy

1. Protection of Privacy

This Privacy Policy (together with Prototypes for Humanity’s Terms (i.e. the Terms of Use) and any other documents referred to in the Terms) sets out the basis on which any personal data Prototypes for Humanity collects from you, or that you provide to Prototypes for Humanity, will be processed by Prototypes for Humanity. Please read the following carefully to understand Prototypes for Humanity’s views and practices regarding your personal data and how Prototypes for Humanity will treat it. By visiting www.prototypesforhumanity.com you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Data Collection

Prototypes for Humanity may collect and process the following data about you:

• Data you give Prototypes for Humanity: You may give Prototypes for Humanity data about you by filling in forms on our site www.prototypesforhumanity.com by corresponding with Prototypes for Humanity by telephone, e-mail or otherwise. If you sign up to receive Prototypes for Humanity newsletters you will be asked to register your name and email details and will be asked to provide consent to receive further materials from Prototypes for Humanity. By providing such consent, you agree to receive information about Prototypes for Humanity. An unsubscribe link will always be provided within the newsletters, and also a link to manage your content preferences and contact details. You may also provide Prototypes for Humanity with data when you enter a competition,promotion or survey, attend an event and when you report a problem with Prototypes for Humanity’s Website. The data you give Prototypes for Humanity may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number.
• Data Prototypes for Humanity collect about you: With regard to each of your visits, Prototypes for Humanity may automatically collect technical data, including the internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform. Prototypes for Humanity may also automatically collect data about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) clickstream to, through and from Prototypes for Humanity’s Website (including date and time), pages you visited or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call Prototypes for Humanity.
• Data Prototypes for Humanity receives from other sources: Prototypes for Humanity may receive data about you if you use any of the other websites Prototypes for Humanity maintains or the other services provided by Prototypes for Humanity.

3. Cookies

Prototypes for Humanity’s Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps Prototypes for Humanity to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Website and allows Prototypes for Humanity to improve our Website. Accessing the Website will create a “Cookie”. A Cookie is a small amount of data which is transferred to your browser by a web server. Cookies may be used to recognise you and facilitate your access to the Website without the need for you having to state your preferences again. Cookies may also be used to remember your activities and facilitate navigation as well as being used to track your visits to the Website.

4. Uses Made Of the Data

Prototypes for Humanity may use the data you give to Prototypes for Humanity to:

• Provide you with information about Prototypes for Humanity’s events and services; and
• Notify you about changes to Prototypes for Humanity’s services and the Website.
  
  Prototypes for Humanity will use the data Prototypes for Humanity collect about you to:
• Administer Prototypes for Humanity’s Website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
• Improve Prototypes for Humanity’s Website to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
• Allow you to participate in interactive features of Prototypes for Humanity’s services, when you choose to do so; andAssist Prototypes for Humanity in our efforts to keep our Website safe and secure.
  
  Data Prototypes for Humanity receives from other sources: Prototypes for Humanity may combine this data with data you give to Prototypes for Humanity and data Prototypes for Humanity collects about you. Prototypes for Humanity may use this data and the combined data for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of data Prototypes for Humanity receives).

5. Security of Personal Data

All data you provide to Prototypes for Humanity is stored on Prototypes for Humanity’s secure servers. Where Prototypes for Humanity has given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. You will not share your password with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although Prototypes for Humanity will do its best to protect your personal data, Prototypes for Humanity cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to Prototypes for Humanity’s website; any transmission is at your own risk. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, Prototypes for Humanity have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect and secure your personal data. Prototypes for Humanity will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and used only in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

6. Personal Data

• You have the right to ask Prototypes for Humanity not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. Prototypes for Humanity will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if Prototypes for Humanity intend to use your data for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms Prototypes for Humanity uses to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting Prototypes for Humanity at info@prototypesforhumanity.com
• The Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks and service providers. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that Prototypes for Humanity do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

7. Correction of Personal Data

You may contact Prototypes for Humanity to access, update, and correct your personal data, to ask for erasure, anonymisation or blocking of personal data, or to object to the processing of your personal data. Prototypes for Humanity makes good faith efforts to provide you with such access or correction in accordance with and subject to the requirements of any applicable law.

8. Contact

Questions and comments regarding this Privacy Policy are welcomed and should be addressed to info@prototypesforhumanity.com at Prototypes for Humanity.