Privacy Policy

Population Media Center (PMC) respects the privacy of donors and website visitors. This privacy policy was last updated on June 30, 2022.

This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses personal data. This policy applies to all information received by Population Media Center via online platforms (“platforms” include the website, social media, and mobile applications), as well as any electronic, written, or verbal communications. All information gathered is stored securely using industry standard protocols and safeguards.

Topics:  

• What data do we collect?
• How do we collect your data?
• How will we use your data?
• Marketing
• What are your data protection rights?
• What are our data security procedures?
• What are cookies?
• How do we use cookies?
• What types of cookies do we use?
• How to manage your cookies
• Privacy policies of other websites
• Donor Bill of Rights
• Changes to our privacy policy
• How to contact us
• How to contact the appropriate authorities

What data do we collect?

Population Media Center only collects “Personally Identifiable Information” that is sent to us directly from an individual or company. Personally Identifiable Information is information such as your name, email address, phone number, etc. that either alone or in combination with other information, identifies you. You may visit PopulationMedia.org without telling us who you are and without revealing any information about yourself. However, to receive certain requested services or features, you may have to provide personal information.

For example, to complete online transactions, you will be asked for your address, email, and credit card or PayPal information. This required information is necessary for us to process transactions, protect you against credit card fraud, and allow us to contact you.

How and When We Collect Your Personally Identifiable Information

• Registration for Electronic Communications or Publications
  • Population Media Center offers certain communications and publications subject to registration. You may adjust your preferences or opt-out by clicking on Manage My Preferences link provided at the bottom of the applicable email.
• Online Donation Form
  • Personally Identifiable Information required on the online donation form will be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.
  • In addition to processing your donation, we will use the personal information to protect against potential fraud. If you use a credit or debit card on the website, we use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and address matches the information that you supplied to us and that the card being used has not been reported lost or stolen.
  • We will use your information to comply with the law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the requirements of law or comply with legal process served on us.
• Contact Us Forms
  • The Website provides links for questions, support, and help. If you contact us through any of these contact forms, we will collect your email address and any other personal information that you provide to us. We will use the information you provide to contact you and to respond to any requests and/or questions.
• Customer surveys or feedback provided on any of our message boards, online, verbally, or via email.
• Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

How will we use your data?  

Population Media Center collects your data so that we can:

• Process your donation, use credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.
• Send you information about news, impact, and programs we think you might like.
• Send publications you have subscribed to receive.

HOW WE SECURE YOUR DATa

The security and confidentiality of your data of your information is of paramount importance to us and we employ a comprehensive approach to safeguard your information. When you submit sensitive data via our website, such as credit card details, we ensure its secure transmission. This information is encrypted and securely transmitted to us and safeguarded in our secure systems. Access to personally identifiable information is strictly limited to employees who require it for specific tasks, such as our finance staff. 

In addition to encryption in transit, we utilize a variety of security measures including physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards. These measures, which include access controls, secure authentication, staff cybersecurity training, and physical security are designed to prevent unauthorized access and misuse of personal data.  

We work with third parties for processing credit card transactions and work to ensure that they too adhere to similar security measures and are PCI compliant. 

We continually work to maintain and update our security mechanisms to protect your information. 

What are your data protection rights?

Population Media Center wants to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Everyone is entitled to:

• The right to access – You have the right to request Population Media Center for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Population Media Center correct information that is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Population Media Center to complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure — You have the right to request that Population Media Center erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Population Media Center restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Population Media Center’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Population Media Center transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please:

Email us: pmc@populationmedia.org 
Call us: +1 (802) 985-8156
Or write to us:
Population Media Center
30 Kimball Ave, Suite 206
South Burlington, VT 05403

What are cookies?  

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. For further information, visit www.allaboutcookies.org

How do we use cookies?

Population Media Center uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• Keeping you signed in
• Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Functionality — Population Media Center uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
• Advertising — Population Media Center uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our Website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Population Media Center sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown Population Media Center advertising.

How to manage cookies?

You can set your browser not to accept cookies and you can remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites  

The Population Media Center website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

“The Donor Bill of Rights”

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

I. To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.

II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.

III. To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.

IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.

V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.

VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.

VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.

VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.

IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.

X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

*”Donor Bill of Rights” is from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. 

Changes to our privacy policy  

Population Media Center keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page.

How to contact us  

If you have any questions about Population Media Center’s privacy policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us: pmc@populationmedia.org
Call us: +1 (802) 985-8156
Or write to us:
Population Media Center
30 Kimball Ave, Suite 206
South Burlington, VT 05403