Privacy Policy

Online Privacy Policy

This website https://voqal.org/ (the “Website”) is owned and operated by EBS Support Services LLC (d/b/a Voqal) (“Voqal,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) and has prepared this Privacy Policy (this “Privacy Policy”) to describe to you, or if you represent an entity or other organization, that entity or organization (in either case, “you,” or “your”) our online and offline practices regarding the personal information that Voqal and its nonprofit companies, namely: Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation, Inc. (d/b/a Voqal Chicago); Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. (d/b/a Voqal Denver); Instructional Telecommunications Foundation, Inc. (d/b/a Voqal USA); Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation (d/b/a Voqal Portland); and Twin Cities Schools’ Telecommunications Group, Inc. (d/b/a Voqal Twin Cities), collects, uses, and shares about you. For more information about our nonprofit companies, please review the “Our Work” tab at the top of the Website.

Please take a few minutes to review this Privacy Policy before using the Website. By using the Website you are consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy, you may not access or use the Website. This Privacy Policy is part of the Terms of Use that govern your use of the Website. A link to our Terms of Use is provided at the bottom of each page of the Website.

Table of Contents
1. Effective Date
2. Types of Personal Information We Collect
3. How We Use Personal Information Collected Through the Website
4. How We Share Your Personal Information
5. Links to Other Sites
6. Steps We Take to Safeguard Your Personal Information
7. Access and Choice
8. Children’s Information
9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
10. Contacting Us

1. Effective Date
December 11, 2019

2. Types of Personal Information We Collect

Personal information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to, directly or indirectly, a particular consumer or household. The following are categories (with non-exhaustive examples) of personal information we may collect from you or about you:

  • Information You Volunteer. Voqal collects personal information you voluntarily provide when you use the Website. For example, we collect personal information you provide when you submit information on the “Contact Us” page on the Website, when you contact us with questions, when you request information about our services, or when you submit a comment; which may include your name, email, phone number, address, and other personal content. Please be aware that all comments you submit may be made publicly available, so be careful when commenting.
  • Information Sent to Us by Your Web Browser. We collect information that is sent to us automatically by your web browser. This information may include your IP address, the identity of your Internet service provider, the name and version of your operating system, the name and version of your browser, the date and time of your visit, and the pages you visit. This gives us valuable demographic information about you. Please check your browser if you want to learn what information your browser sends or how to change your settings.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies. We use “cookies” and other web technologies to collect information and support certain features of the Website. For example, we may use these technologies to:
    • collect information about the way you use the Website including, which pages you visit, which links you use, and how long you stay on each page;
    • to support the features and functionality of the Website, for example, to save you the trouble of reentering information already in our database or to prompt the settings you established on previous visits; and
    • to personalize your experience when you use the Website.

If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not required to accept cookies when you visit the Website, you may be unable to use all of the functionality of the Website if your browser rejects our cookies.

3. How We Use Personal Information Collected Through the Website

Voqal’s primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with the information and services that match your interest, or that you may otherwise request. Voqal may also use personal information about you for various purposes, including without limitation:

  • To provide you with a personalized experience when you use the Website.
  • To provide other information we believe will be of interest to you.
  • To contact you with information and notices related to your use of the Website.
  • To send you materials, updates, special offers, and invite you to participate in promotional activities.
  • To better understand your needs and the needs of our constituents.
  • To improve the content, functionality, and usability of the Website.
  • To improve our products and services.
  • To improve our marketing and promotional efforts.
  • To respond to requests from law enforcement and as required by applicable law, court order, or government investigation.

4. How We Share Your Personal Information

In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, Voqal may share your personal information in the following circumstances:

  • Related Companies and Transactions. We may share your personal information with companies that are affiliated with us (that is, that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with us), this includes our nonprofit companies listed above. We may contemplate, for strategic or other reasons, reorganizing one or more of our businesses. In negotiating with a third party about entering into such an arrangement, we may disclose your personal information. In such cases, we will take reasonable measures to protect the personal information we disclose, for example, by requiring a prospective purchaser to sign a non-disclosure agreement limiting the use and protecting the confidentiality of the personal information. If we make a transfer of assets, or otherwise are involved in a merger or business transfer, we may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of that transaction.
  • Third–Party Vendors. Voqal shares personal information collected through the Website with third-party vendors who act for or on behalf of Voqal. For example, we may use third-party vendors to help us perform website hosting, design, maintenance services, database management, web analytics, fraud protection, marketing, promotional efforts, or any other use set out in this Privacy Policy. These third-party vendors may need information about you to perform their functions.
  • Social Networking. The Website may offer you the ability to share your personal information through a social networking website (e.g., Facebook, Twitter), using such site’s integrated tools (e.g., Facebook “Like” button, or Twitter “Tweet” button). The use of such integrated tools enables you to share personal information about yourself with other individuals or the public, depending on the settings that you have established with such social networking site. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and use in connection with such social networking site or a site’s integrated tools, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these social networking sites.
  • Compliance with Laws and Protection of Our Rights and the Rights of Others. We may disclose your personal information when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law, a court order, a warrant, or a subpoena. We may also disclose your personal information to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to protect the security of the Website; to enforce or apply our online Terms of Use or other agreements; to defend against a legal claim; or to protect our own rights or property or the rights, property or safety of our other users.
  • Consent. We may ask if you would like us to share your personal information with other unaffiliated third parties who are not described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, and we may do so with your consent.
  • As Described in a Privacy Notice. We reserve the right to disclose your personal information as described in any privacy notice posted on the Website where you provide that information. By providing your personal information on that page you will be consenting to the disclosure of your personal information as described in that privacy notice.

5. Links to Other Sites

The Website may contain links to sites operated by other organizations, including sites operated by our third-party vendors and other third parties. For example, if you click on an advertisement on the Website, you may be taken to a site that we do not control. This Privacy Policy does not apply to personal information collected on any third-party sites. When you access third-party sites through a link on the Website, please take a few minutes to review the privacy policy posted on that site.

6. Steps We Take to Safeguard Your Personal Information

We maintain reasonable administrative, technological, and physical measures to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information. Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the Internet, server or database is completely secure or “hacker proof.” We therefore cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be disclosed, misused or lost by accident or by the unauthorized acts of others. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of any unauthorized access or acquisition of your personal information we may notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if permitted to do so by law.

7. Access and Choice

Voqal has implemented the following methods that you may use to access or modify your personal information, or choose how your information is used:

  • Opting Out. We generally will ask you to indicate your choices at the time we collect your personal information. For example, we provide you with an opportunity to “opt in” or “opt out” of receiving certain communications from us. In addition, we will include an “unsubscribe” link in each electronic newsletter or promotional email we send you, so that you can inform us that you do not wish to receive such communications from us in the future. Please note that if you opt out of promotional emails, we may still send you non-promotional communications.
  • Mailing Lists. You may change previously expressed preferences regarding how we use your personal information. If at any time you wish to be taken off our mailing lists, please contact us using the information provided below. Once we have the information we need, we will remove you from our mailing lists as you have requested. Please give us a reasonable amount of time to honor your request.
  • Access and Changes to Your Personal Information. If you wish to access, update, or correct your personal information, please contact us using the information provided below. We will respond to you within a reasonable time and, in any case, within the time limits established by applicable law. We may ask you for additional information to verify your identity. We may limit or deny your request if the law permits or requires us to do so or if we are unable to verify your identity.
  • Do-Not-Track. Some web browsers and devices permit you to broadcast a preference that you not be “tracked” online. At this time Voqal does not modify your experience based upon whether such a signal is broadcast.

8. Children’s Information

The Website and services offered on the Website are not directed at children under the age of 13. Voqal will never knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, his or her parent or guardian may contact us as described below for the purpose of deleting this information.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

Voqal reserves the right, at any time, to modify this Privacy Policy. If we make revisions that change the way we collect, use, or share personal information, we will post those changes in this Privacy Policy. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you keep up to date on our most current policies and practices. We will note the effective date of the latest version of our Privacy Policy at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website following posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

10. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us using the information provided below:

Voqal
Attn: Chief Communications Officer
P.O. Box 6060
Boulder, CO 80306
303-532-2850
info@voqal.org