Privacy Policy
WeRadiate LLC (collectively referred to hereafter as “WeRadiate”) are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy is part of WeRadiate’s Terms of Use and is designed to help you understand how WeRadiate’s website, located at www.weradiate.com, under the control of WeRadiate that link to this Policy (collectively referred to hereafter as the “Site”), collects information about you when you visit the Site and how WeRadiate uses, maintains, protects and discloses that information. This Privacy Policy applies to data that personally identifies you (“Personal Information”) that is collected on and in the Site and in email and other electronic messages between you and the Site. Your use of the Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and all WeRadiate’s Terms of Use.
Please read this Policy carefully before using the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by this Policy, as well as WeRadiate’s Terms of Use. If you do not agree to this Policy for any reason, please do not use the Site and exit immediately.
Personal Information
What Information does WeRadiate Collect Directly
You may visit the Site without being required to provide your name, email address or similar personal information. However, certain features of the Site may permit you to enter contact information and other information about yourself, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address and phone number.
WeRadiate directly collects information from you when you provide it to WeRadiate. You may give WeRadiate your personal data by filling in forms (such as grant applications), or by corresponding with WeRadiate through the Site, by email, or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide (i) when you send an email inquiry to WeRadiate, (ii) when you sign up to receive email newsletters from WeRadiate, (iii) in connection with grant applications or awards, or (iv) when you register for and/or participate in WeRadiate programs, initiatives, and events.
What Information WeRadiate Collects Automatically
Certain information is automatically collected from you when you interact with and navigate through the Site. This information includes your domain name and host for Internet access; the Internet address of the site from which you came; the date and time of your access; your computer’s IP address and information about its operating system, browser and host; the date and time you access the Site and the pages you visit.
The Site will also automatically collect information through browser cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site. By using the Site with your browser setting adjusted to accept cookies, you consent to WeRadiate’s use of cookies on the Site.
Much of this information is collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies, as well as through your web browser or device (e.g., IP address, MAC address, browser version, etc.). The tracking technologies employed when you use the Site may be first-party or third-party. WeRadiate uses cookies for the following purposes:
Performance/Analytics: We use these cookies to analyze how the Site is accessed, used or is performing. We use this information to maintain, operate and continually improve the Site. We may also obtain information from WeRadiate’s e-mail newsletters, to learn whether you opened or forwarded the newsletter or clicked on any of the content. This information tells WeRadiate about the WeRadiate’s newsletters’ effectiveness and helps the WeRadiate ensure that its delivering information that you find interesting.
Third-party website analytics tools that collect automated information about visitor traffic on WeRadiate’s Site include Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., on WeRadiate’s Site. Google Analytics uses cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how users interact with and use the Site, compile reports on the Site’s activity, and provide other services related to the Site’s activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a return visitor, and any referring website. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. You can learn how Google collects and processes data and how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google, by clicking here.
If you do not want to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject them. However, if you turn cookies off, you may not have access to some of the Site’s services and features. WeRadiate also may allow third parties to issue cookies, pixels, web beacons and other tracking technologies on the Site to help WeRadiate compile aggregated statistics regarding the operations of the Site.
Because an industry-standard Do-Not-Track protocol has not yet been established, WeRadiate’s information collection practices on WeRadiate Site will continue to operate as described in this Privacy Policy regardless of any “Do Not Track” signals that may be sent by certain browsers. However, you may refuse to accept cookies in order to prevent tracking activities.
Information from Social Media
When you interact with the Site through a social media platform (such as by clicking on a social media icon linked from the Site), WeRadiate may collect the personal information that you make available to WeRadiate on that page, including your account ID or username and other information included in your posts. If you choose to log in to your account with or through a social networking service, WeRadiate and that service may share certain information about you and your activities.
How WeRadiate Uses Your Personal Information
To Communicate with you, including to respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests;
To Provide, maintain, personalize, optimize, and improve the Site, including research and analytics regarding use of the Site, or to remember you when you leave and return to the Site;
To Notify you about changes to the Site or the Policy
To Process applications, agreements, process event or program registration;
Provide you with more relevant content in email bulletins, newsletters, mailings and other information about programs, grants initiatives and events to which you may be subscribed;
Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate WeRadiate’s policies or be fraudulent or illegal; and
As necessary to comply with legal obligations to which WeRadiate is subject.
How WeRadiate Shares Your Personal Information with Others
WeRadiate does not sell, rent, or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third parties, except as described below.
WeRadiate may share or disclose your personal data to third-party service providers, affiliates and agents who use the information to perform services on Weradiate’s behalf, such as website hosting, information technology services, and data management. WeRadiate requires all third-party service providers to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. WeRadiate does not allow WeRadiate’s third party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permits them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with WeRadiate’s instructions.
Subject to applicable law, WeRadiate may use or disclose your personal data as WeRadiate deems reasonably necessary or appropriate under applicable laws; to respond to requests from public, governmental, and regulatory authorities; to comply with court orders, litigation procedures, and other legal processes such as a search warrant or a subpoena; to take action regarding suspected illegal activities; to obtain legal remedies or limit the WeRadiate’s damages; and to protect the rights, reputation, personal safety and property of WeRadiate employees, you, or other users, affiliates or the public.
Third-Party Links
The Site may include links to other sites operated by third parties. These websites are governed by their own terms of use and privacy policies, which you should carefully read. When you leave this Site, WeRadiate encourages you to exercise caution and read the privacy policy and terms of use of every other website you visit to understand how the third parties collect, process, share and store your information. WeRadiate does not control these third-party websites and WeRadiate is not responsible for their security or privacy of any information collected by other websites or other services.
Data Location
WeRadiate stores your data in the United States on secured servers. By providing your data you consent to: (i) the use of your personal data for the uses identified above in accordance with the Privacy Policy; and (ii) the transfer of your personal data to the U.S. as indicated above and the application of U.S. laws to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.
Data Retention/Duration
WeRadiate retains your personal data only for as long as is necessary for WeRadiate’s legitimate interests, in accordance with WeRadiate’s retention policies, and in accordance with applicable laws.
Data Security
No data transmission over the internet can be 100% secure; therefore, WeRadiate does not represent or guarantee and cannot ensure or warrant the security of any personal information or other information in any form submitted. WeRadiate disclaims liability for personal information submitted on or through the Site. You provide us with your information at your own risk. Nevertheless WeRadiate has put in place procedures to address any data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where legally required to do to.
For Users in from Outside the United States
WeRadiate is located in the United States and the Site is operated and controlled in the United States.
By using the Site, you:
consent that your personal information will be used and processed as described in this Privacy Policy; and
consent to having your information transferred to WeRadiate and/or WeRadiate’s third party service providers, in the United States or elsewhere, as described in this Privacy Policy and to the application of United States laws to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.
If you are a European Union (EU) national and reside in the EU, or are a non-EU national residing in the EU, WeRadiate will transfer your personal data to the United States in accordance with EU data protection law requirements and/or by using standard contractual clauses that have been approved by the European Commission. Such a transfer may also take place with your explicit consent and/or if necessary in order to perform a contract with you or fulfill your request.
Purposes of processing and legal basis for processing personal information: As explained above, WeRadiate processes personal information in various ways depending upon your use of WeRadiate Site. WeRadiate processes personal information on the following legal bases: (1) with your consent; (2) as necessary to perform WeRadiate’s agreements; and (3) as necessary for WeRadiate’s legitimate interests in providing services where those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedom related to data privacy.
Information You Provide About Others
Do not provide or allow others to provide personal information about anyone unless you, on your own behalf and on behalf of anyone whose information you provide: (a) have reviewed and agree with this Privacy Policy, and (b) are authorized to and do consent to have all data used and transferred internationally. By submitting any personal information about others you represent and warrant that you received such authorization beforehand.
Use of the Site by Children
The Site is solely directed at adults and does not target children or solicit information from children. If you are under the age of thirteen (or if being a ‘minor’ is defined as a younger age in your relevant jurisdiction, that relevant age), please do not provide WeRadiate with any of your personal data,
To Stop Receiving Messages From WeRadiate/Unsubscribe
If you wish to stop receiving messages from WeRadiate, click on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any message you receive from us.
Changes to this Policy
WeRadiate may make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. WeRadiate will post any changes, and such changes will become effective when they are posted and will contain a notice at the end of the Policy of the last date that any changes were made. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any changes will mean you accept those changes.
Last revised: July 19, 2020