Privacy Policy

This Master Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains the collection, use, and disclosure of “personal information” by Get Relevant LLC which operates Beheard.org and other sites in our network (“Get Relevant”), a Virginia Corporation, with its principal place of business at 3930 Walnut St, Suite 230, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA. This Privacy Policy includes products and services provided through websites that Get Relevant operates, which include, but are not limited to, the websites operated at www.beheard.org  (collectively, together with all sub-domains thereof). Furthermore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to any of the websites operated by affiliates of Get Relevant.

In addition, additional or supplemental Privacy Policy terms (“Supplemental Privacy Policy Terms”) may apply to a particular Website or service provided thereon. All such Supplemental Privacy Policy Terms will be accessible for you to read either within, or through your use of, that Website or service.

This Privacy Policy also explains our commitment to you with respect to our use and disclosure of non personal browsing and site usage data that Get Relevant/Be Heard collects as the provider of the Websites. That commitment is contained in a “Website Data Usage Policy,” below.

As used in this policy, “personal information” means information that would allow a party to identify you such as, for example, your name, address or location, telephone number or email address.

By accessing the Websites, you are accepting and agreeing to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information Collected

Get Relevant may collect personal information at several places on the Websites, including without limitation:

  • when you provide Get Relevant with your personal information when you select to register with one of sponsored petitions or letters;
  • when you provide Get Relevant with your personal information such as by sending an email to Get Relevant or signing up to receive a newsletter or our events listing;
  • when you provide personal information in connection with your participation in any of the social network accounts that Get Relevant manages through providers like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

What is done with Personal Information

Sponsored petitions. Get Relevant uses the personal information you provide to Get Relevant as part of your selection to register with one of our sponsored petitions or letters in multiple ways.  If you register for a sponsored petition, Get Relevant transfers your information to the organization in which sponsored the petition so they can retain your personal information to provide you with the relevant follow-up correspondence related to the issue that caused you to register.  As part of your decision to register with one of our sponsored petitions there may be a transfer of your information to a third party in order to process your petition or letter to your legislator, public official, or other individuals who are the targets of the petition or letter. You understand that any personal information you provide while registering for a sponsored petition or letter is being provided to a third party organization and that third party organization is not under the control of Get Relevant/Be Heard so submitting such information is at your discretion.

Get Relevant/Be Heard Emails, Newsletters, & Promotions. Get Relevant/Be Heard uses the personal information you provide to Get Relevant as part of your selection to register with one of our sponsored petitions or letters by sending you future communications via email, mail, or phone correspondence related to other issues or promotions that may interest you. When you register for one of our sponsored petitions or letters your personal information is stored with Get Relevant so Get Relevant can contact you in the future about similar petitions, issues, upcoming news, events, and promotions. All follow-up emails sent will contain a link to unsubscribe should you want to be taken off our list.

Disclosures of Personal Information

Get Relevant/Be Heard will only share your Information for the limited purposes provided for in this Privacy Policy. This includes sharing Information (1) to enable third party service providers to assist or facilitate in the services Get Relevant provides to our clients; (2) to comply with applicable laws and regulations or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information received by Get Relevant, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (3) to enforce our terms of use or to protect our rights; (4) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service; (5) with other Get Relevant/Be Heard Entities and third party marketing partners (including advertisers and publishers) for marketing purposes; (6) with vendors, administrative service providers, technology providers, and carefully selected partners for data validation, enhancement, information verification and suppression services or (7) for any other purpose for which you provide consent. Get Relevant also may share Information with advertisers, publishers and other third parties for marketing purposes. While Get Relevant/Be Heard strongly encourages clients and partners to adopt responsible approaches to online marketing, Get Relevant/Be Heard is not responsible for the information practices of such clients and partners. The collection, use, and disclosure of information by clients and partners are subject to their respective privacy policies, which may differ from this Privacy Policy.

Security of Personal Information Collected via the Websites

Get Relevant/Be Heard has implemented reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to and unlawful interception or processing of personal information that Get Relevant/Be Heard stores and controls. However, no website can fully eliminate security risks. Third parties may circumvent our security measures to unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications.

Website Data Usage Policy: Non Personal Browsing and Site Usage Information

Our Website Data Usage Policy covers how Get Relevant maintains and use information about you that is collected by our Websites and server logs.

Does Get Relevant use cookies? When you visit our Website or clicks on a banner advertisement Get Relevant may send one or more “Cookies” to your computer or other device to provide Get Relevant with information relating to the sources of our site traffic. Cookies are small pieces of information that some websites store on your computer’s hard drive when you visit them. Collecting this information, however, does not allow Get Relevant to personally identify you. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies but allow you to modify security settings so that you can approve or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis. Our site requires that both cookies and JavaScript be enabled. If you reject cookies from our site, some parts of the site may not work properly.

Log information and others.  When you access our Website, email, advertisement, or other content served by or on behalf of us on other websites or mobile applications, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs typically include your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or Account(s) to us. Other actions, such as interactions with advertisements, may also be included in our server logs. During some visits to our websites Get Relevant may use software tools such as Google Analytics or other JavaScript to measure and collect session information, including page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page.

Outside information. Get Relevant may receive information about you from other sources. For example, information Get Relevant may receive from other sources may include updated delivery and address information from third parties, which Get Relevant uses to correct our records and deliver you communications, and demographic information from data collection companies and others.

Get Relevant may link non-personal Information about you with any Personal Information Get Relevant have.

Reorganization or Spin-Offs

Get Relevant/Be Heard may transfer some or all of your personal and/or non personal browsing information to a third party as a result of a reorganization, spin-off or similar transaction. Upon such transfer, the acquirer’s privacy policy will apply.

Children

The Websites are not directed at children under the age of 13. Consistent with the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), Get Relevant will never knowingly request personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without requiring parental consent. Our Master Terms of Use specifically prohibit anyone using our Websites from submitting any personally identifiable information about persons under 13 years of age. Any person who provides their personal information to us through the Websites represents that they are 13 years of age or older.

Third-Party Sites

The Websites may include links to other websites. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party sites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and Get Relevant cannot control the activities of, such other websites.

Special Note to International Users

The Websites are hosted in the United States. If you are accessing the Websites from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use and disclosure that differ from United States laws, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States which does not have the same data protection laws as the EU and other regions. By providing your personal data you consent to:

  • the use of your personal data for the uses identified above in accordance with the Privacy Policy; and
  • the transfer of your personal data to the United States as indicated above.

Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy

Get Relevant may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When Get Relevant does, Get Relevant will also revise the Effective Date below. Get Relevant encourages you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how Get Relevant is protecting the personal information Get Relevant collects. Your continued use of the Websites constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

9/4/2014