Effective Date: 6/1/2024
Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana (“YLNI”) understands the importance of your privacy. This
Privacy Notice applies when you visit our website at ylni.org (the “Website”), interact with us on
or offline, or use any and all of our products and services including our membership database
(collectively, our “Services”). Our Privacy Notice describes our collection of information during
your interactions with our Services, and the rights and choices you have regarding your
information.
By using our Services, you agree with the terms of this Privacy Notice.
1. Information Collection
When operating our Services, YLNI collects data, including Personal Data about you. The types of
information we collect depends on your level of engagement with the Services. “Personal Data”
means information that can reasonably be linked to a particular individual.
Sources of Information Collection. We collect information from a variety of sources, including
directly from you and your interactions with our Services. We may also obtain information about
you from other sources, including through third-party services.
The information we collect includes:
Identifiers. We collect identifiers when you interact with our Services through visiting our
website, creating and using an account, using our database, or otherwise voluntarily providing it
to us. This includes:
- Name
- Address
- Phone number
- Birth date (optional)
Communications Information. We collect information within messages we exchange when you communicate with us or other members. This includes:
- Information in support requests
- Questions and feedback
- Survey responses
- Other information you provide
Browsing Information. We use cookies and other embedded tracking technology like web
beacons which automatically collect users’ browsing information when they use our website. You
will find other parties’ trackers on our website. Other parties like our analytics and advertising
partners place code with cookies or web beacons embedded in them. These are called third-party
cookies. Some third-party cookies are used to track a particular user’s activity across the Internet.
This includes:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Browser settings
- Device ID
- Operating system
- Cookie ID
- Browsing history
Financial Information. Third parties collect financial information on our behalf when you sign up for our Services or make any donations or payments to us. This includes:
- Debit or credit card information
- Billing address
Other Information. We may collect additional information when you voluntarily provide it to us.
This includes:
- Interests and hobbies
- Industry specialties
- Job title
- Place of employment
- Employment history
II. Use of Information
YLNI uses data for a variety of purposes, as described below. We use the information we obtain
about you to:
- Manage Our Organization and Provide Our Services. YLNI uses information and Personal Data to maintain user accounts, manage our online member database, provide Services, Facilitate usage of the Services, and complete necessary tasks to manage our business and provide our Services.
- Host Events and Programming. YLNI uses information to host events including the Farmer’s Market, round tables. Monthly hot-spots, and other events.
- Manage Job Applicants and Employment Opportunities. YLNI uses information and Personal Data to process and review job applications.
- Manage Volunteers. YLNI uses information and Personal Data to coordinate volunteers, staff committees, elect board positions, schedule volunteer shifts, and provide additional volunteering opportunities.
- Facilitate Purchases and Donations. YLNI uses information and Personal Data to provide customers with information about donations, or other requested material, and to process payments and donations.
- Conduct Research and Improve Our Organization. YLNI uses information and Personal Data to conduct research, such as questionnaires and surveys, and to analyze and enhance our marketing communication strategies.
- Communicate. YLNI uses information and Personal Data to communicate important information, including delivering notices to you about the use of our Services and other organizational updates, and providing our newsletter.
- Protect Our Organization. YLNI uses information and Personal Data to protect against fraud, unauthorized transactions, and other liabilities, and to secure our services by identifying potential hackers and unauthorized users.
- Ensure Security and Efficiency and to Comply with the Law. We may use information and Personal Data for other purposes with your consent or where permitted by law, for example to comply with applicable legal requirements, court orders, legal proceedings, document requests, industry standards, and our internal policies.
III. Disclosure of Personal Data
We may disclose your information and Personal Data in the following ways and circumstances:
- You Consent. YLNI will not disclose your information and Personal Data to others without your consent, except as specified in this Privacy Notice.
- YLNI Members. When using the online membership platform, other members will be able to see the information you voluntarily enter into the platform.
- Our Service Providers and Vendors. We transfer all or portions of your information and Personal Data to our service providers who help us deliver our products and services to you and for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. These service providers are required by contract or law to only use or disclose the information as necessary to perform services on our behalf or as otherwise required by law.
- For a Change in Organizational Structure. Information and Personal Data we have collected may be disclosed to a third party in the event of a merger, reorganization, re-classification, or other structural change event.
- Legally Permitted or Required to do so. YLNI may disclose without your prior consent any data or Personal Data about you or your use of our services, if we believe disclosure is necessary or required by law.
- Legitimate Interests. YLNI may disclose without your prior consent any information about you or your use of our website, if we believe disclosure is necessary, including to:
- Protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of YLNI, employees, other users of the website, or the public;
- Respond to a legally valid request from a competent governmental authority;
- Respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties;
- Correspond with law enforcement agencies, if we are required to do so; and
- Satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
IV. Your Privacy Options
YLNI gives you options to access, edit, or remove certain information, as well as choices about
how we contact you.
Request Correction of Information. If you believe YLNI has inaccurate or outdated information
about you, you may request it is corrected or update the information through our online
platform.
Deletion of Information or Account. You may request that your account be deleted and that we
remove your information from our systems.
Messaging and Newsletter Communications. You may control how you receive certain types of
communications by unsubscribing within the body of the communication. Note that some
messages are required, service-related messages such as transaction confirmation messages,
legal notices, or updates.
Do Not Track Signals. CalOPPA requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser Do
Not Track (“DNT”) signals. DNT is a privacy preference you can set in your web browser to indicate
that you do not want certain information about your webpage visits collected across websites
when you have not interacted with that service on the page. For details, including how to turn
on DNT, see here. Because there currently isn’t an industry or legal standard recognizing or
honoring DNT signals, we don’t respond to them at this time.
Consumer Data Protection Law Rights. As a non-profit targeting individuals in Northeast Indiana,
YLNI is not subject to current state consumer data protection laws. However, YLNI understands
the importance of user privacy and takes efforts designed to protect your information and
transparently disclose how it is collected and used. Should you have any questions, you can
contact us at the information below.
V. Third Party Websites
This Privacy Notice applies only to YLNI Services. Our Servicesmay contain links to other websites
including those that permit online transactions. We have no control over the privacy practices or
the content of any of our business partners, advertisers, sponsors, or other third parties we link
to from our website. YLNI does not endorse, approve, or certify these other websites, and we do
not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of the information contained
on those websites. You should check the applicable Privacy Notice of the website sponsor when
linking to other websites.
VI. Information Retention
YLNI uses several criteria to determine how long we should keep categories of Personal Data. We
will retain your Personal Data for the time period reasonably necessary to achieve the business
purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Please understand that residual copies of the Personal Data can be stored in locations or formats
that make complete erasure extremely difficult. The best way to ensure you control your
information is to give us only the Personal Data that you are completely comfortable sharing with
us.
VII. Security
YLNI takes reasonable steps to secure your Personal Data. We maintain physical, electronic, and
procedural safeguards to ensure that Personal Data is stored and processed responsibly. However, no internet transmission is ever fully secure, and we cannot guarantee that information
transmitted via our website will remain confidential at all times.
VIII. Age Restrictions
YLNI takes children’s privacy seriously. By accepting the Privacy Notice through your use of our
services, you certify that you are at least 18 years of age or submitting Personal Data to us with
the consent of a parent or guardian. If we find that a minor has submitted any information to us
without parental consent, we will delete it immediately upon discovery.
IX. Changes to Privacy Notice
We may update or change this Privacy Notice from time to time. We will post the changes on our
website and software, and will indicate the effective date. Your continued use of services after
the changes are effective constitutes your acceptance of the Privacy Notice.
X. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, contact us at:
Address
P.O. Box 10774 Fort Wayne, IN 46853
Online Contacts