Our Commitment to Privacy
Nature and Culture International (Nature and Culture) takes your privacy seriously. All information, including names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, and donations, is collected and used as disclosed in this Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Please check this page for changes. Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes to this policy means you accept the changes.
What Information Is Collected?
Personal information, such as name, address, email address, telephone number, and credit card information, is collected through the forms on this site, through emails, phone calls, or mailed-in reply devices. This information is collected only in connection with specific activities, such as email newsletter subscriptions, donations, and virtual or in-person events.
Provision of this information is voluntary. On some online pages and through direct mailing reply devices, you can submit information about other people. For example, if you make an online gift in honor of someone special and would like them recognized personally, you may choose to submit the honoree’s name, address, email address, and/or telephone number.
When using one of Nature and Culture’s online platforms, we may automatically record information such as browsing activity, data displayed or clicked on, and other technical information, including device type, browser type, operating system version, IP address, date and time of access, and device identifier.
Disclosure of Purposes for Processing Data
This information is used to:
- Measure and analyze traffic and browsing activity on our site;
- Show advertisements for our conservation work to you on third-party sites;
- Measure and analyze the performance of our campaigns;
- Improve user experience on our website;
- Provide you with information and updates about our ongoing conservation efforts.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We rely on the following legal bases for processing personal data:
- Consent: When you provide your information voluntarily (e.g., for email subscriptions or donations).
- Legitimate interests: To analyze website performance and improve user experience.
Sharing of Personal Data
We may share your data with third-party service providers, including NextRoll, Inc., to enable personalized advertising and analyze website activity. Specifically:
- Our advertising partners, such as NextRoll, Inc., may collect information about your activity on our site(s) to serve you interest-based advertising across devices and browsers.
- For more details about NextRoll’s services and data usage, including information relevant to California residents, please refer to NextRoll’s Service Privacy Notice.
Opting Out
Our partners may use non-cookie technologies that may not be impacted by browser settings that block cookies. To opt out of interest-based advertising, you may use the following third-party tools:
How Is the Information Used?
If you have provided us with contact information, we may occasionally send you emails, letters, or brochures. If you no longer wish to receive information about our ongoing conservation work, just let us know, and we will immediately remove you from our lists. An unsubscribe link is included at the bottom of every email communication from Nature and Culture.
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. Credit card information is never stored on our website and is securely tokenized by processors.
Commitment to Children’s Privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is important to us. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we know are under 13. If you are under 18 years old, we suggest that you ask a parent or guardian before submitting any information on or through this site.
Your Right to Access, Update, and Correct the Information
You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online or through mail by emailing Nature and Culture International at hello@natureandculture.org or calling us at +1 (858) 259-0374.
To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access, updating, or making corrections to your personal information.
Updated January 2025
