This Privacy Policy describes how Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, Inc. (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “ourselves”) collects and processes your personal information, including the types of personal information we hold about you, our purposes for processing that information, the entities with which we share personal information, and your rights with respect to this information. Personal information includes information, or a combination of pieces of information that relates to or could identify you, or, in certain states, your device or household. This Privacy Policy applies to all instances in which you provide, or we otherwise collect, personal information, including through our digital platforms and any other platform that links to this Privacy Policy, such Company website(s), and mobile applications (“apps”). This Privacy Policy also applies to the information that we may collect via social media platforms and our electronic communications. 

By accessing our digital platforms or otherwise providing us with your personal information, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This includes changes that we may post here from time to time.We collect personal information from and about you.Information collected directly from you. We collect the information you provide to us, for example by entering information on our digital platforms and social media accounts; or posting in public forums. We may receive the following types of personal information directly from you:  
  • identifiers (e.g., name, mailing address, email address, phone number, username, password); 
  • protected characteristics (e.g., gender, age, or other classifications under applicable law);
  • family details (e.g., marital status, name of partner); 
  • financial (e.g., bank account information, bank or credit card numbers, payment information);
  • professional or employment-related information (e.g., job title, department, office address and business contact information, professional communications and correspondence); 
  • communications (e.g., responses to polls or surveys, questions, comments, or requests you send us);
  • audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information (e.g., graphics, photographs taken at our events);
  • internet or other electronic network activity information (e.g., browsing history, search history, interactions with platforms and applications);
  • geolocation data; and
  • inferences drawn from any of the information identified herein.
By providing information to us, you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you provide; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this Policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any content provided by you or any third party. Information we collect automatically or generate about you.  We, our service providers, and other businesses that support our business operations, including, but not limited to, third party providers of advertising or analytics services, may use technologies like cookies and pixel tags to automatically collect information when you access our digital platforms or interact with our electronic communications. The information that we collect automatically or manually may include technical information from or about your computer, mobile device or Wi-Fi network (including SSID and password for certain apps), DHCP, the browser you use, your search history, the number of times you visit our platforms, the device you use, identifiers associated with your device, your device’s operating system, the content you view on our digital platforms, the content you view immediately before and after using our digital platforms, product preferences, and the programs and services you use with us or others. We, our service providers, and third parties (e.g., network advertising companies) may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our digital platforms.  Information collected from third parties. We may obtain information about you from third parties. For example, our partners may provide us with information about you. The types of personal information we may obtain from third parties may include, without limitation, and to the extent permitted by applicable law:
  • identifiers (e.g., name, mailing address, email address, phone number, username, password); 
  • protected characteristics (e.g., gender, age, or other classifications under applicable law);
  • family details (e.g., marital status, name of partner); 
  • financial information (e.g., bank account information, bank or credit card numbers, payment information);
  • professional or employment-related information (e.g., job title, department, office address and business contact information, professional communications and correspondence); 
  • audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information (e.g., graphics, photographs taken at our events);
  • internet or other electronic network activity information (e.g., browsing history, search history, interactions with platforms and applications);
  • geolocation data; and
  • inferences drawn from any of the information identified herein.
We use personal information as disclosed and described here.We use information to provide you with services, including on our digital platforms and apps, and to respond to your requests, inquiries, comments, and questions. We use information to troubleshoot and improve our digital platforms. We may use the information we collect to customize your experience with us.We use information for marketing purposes.  We may use the information we collect to deliver advertisements based on your activities on our digital platforms and third party websites and apps. We use information to communicate with you. For example, we might tell you about changes to our platforms. We may use the information we collect for analytical purposes. For example, we may use information to generate and analyze aggregate statistics about how users interact with our digital platforms.We may combine the information we collect. For example, we might combine information you give us with information we get from a public source. We might also combine information we collect from you with information we get from third parties. When we do so, we treat the combined information as disclosed in this Privacy Policy.We use information as permitted by law and as otherwise disclosed to you. For example, we may use the information we collect to protect the rights and property of us, you, and others; to comply with any legal or regulatory obligations; to handle legal claims or disputes; or to otherwise operate our business.Your privacy rights.Subject to local law, you may have certain rights in relation to your personal information. Such rights may include the following rights to: access your personal information; have inaccurate information corrected; request that your personal information be deleted; limit the use or disclosure of your personal information; or request to receive your personal information in a usable electronic format that can be transmitted to a third party.  We will fulfill your data requests in accordance with applicable law. To exercise these rights, you may be required to provide additional information to verify your identity or otherwise as necessary to assist us in fulfilling your request. You have certain choices about sharing, marketing, and tracking.You can opt out of receiving our marketing emails by following the instructions in any promotional message you get from us. Even if you opt out of getting marketing messages, we may still send you service-related announcements and transactional messages.These digital platforms and children.Our digital platforms are intended for people who are 13 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 without permission from a parent or guardian. If you are a parent or legal guardian and think your child under 13 has given us information, you can  write to us at the address listed at the end of this policy. Please mark your inquiries “COPPA Information Request.”We use reasonable security measures.We use reasonable security measures to protect our systems and the personal information we hold. Please be aware that, despite our ongoing efforts, no security measure is perfect or impenetrable. Moreover, information submitted via the Internet or wireless networks is not 100% secure and we are not responsible for the security of information that you transmit over networks that we do not control. We keep personal information as long as it is necessary or relevant for the practices described in this Privacy Policy. We also keep information as otherwise required by law.We process your information in the United States.Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, Inc. processes your information in the United States. In some cases, our service providers may transfer or store your information in a country that may not have the same legal protections as your home country. Additionally, information located outside of your home country may be subject to access by that country’s government or its agencies under lawful order.Our digital platforms offer links to other websites and third-party services that we don’t control.If you click on a link to a third party website, you will be taken to a website or application that we do not control such as our business partners’ websites or social media networks. Please read the privacy policies of any third party websites or applications that you visit. Your use of those websites or applications will not be governed by this Privacy Policy, and we are not responsible for those third party practices. Our platforms may also have third party content or services we do not control. This may include passive tracking tools.Contact us if you have any questions.If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or if you wish to exercise any available rights with respect to your personal information, please write us at:Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, Inc.
3151 Olive St
Kansas City, MO 64109We may update this Privacy Policy.From time to time we may change our privacy practices and we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly. We will notify you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy as required by law. We will also post an updated copy on our website.