Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use apply to all users of KICB’s digital platforms,
including this website, embeddable content that we may make available for use on
other people’s websites or digital platforms, and our apps (but not including third
party content, discussed in Other Sites and Services, below.
Last Updated: April 2019
Privacy Policy
We take your privacy seriously, and want you to understand how we do and don’t use
information about you.
How We Collect Information
Information We Collect Automatically from Users. When you use our digital platforms,
we may automatically recognize information like your IP address, operating system,
what type of device you’re using, geotargeting information (what geographic area
you’re in), and your user behavior (e.g., how long you stay on the website). For
example, we may use “cookies,” “web beacons” or other similar small files sent to
your computer as part of our digital functionality (e.g., to better understand your
preferences).
In addition, we use third-party vendors that provide services for our digital platforms
(e.g., analytics) which may each use their own cookies and web beacons as part of
our digital platforms.
Information Users Give Us Voluntarily. You may voluntarily give us information like:
□ Your login information
□ Your email address (e.g., when you sign up for a newsletter)
□ Your responses to surveys or contests (each contest will also have its
own rules that apply)
□ Your content submissions (e.g., in response to a call for photos)
□ Your comments on articles
□ Your phone number (e.g., if you text us)
□ Pledge/donation information
□ Purchase information for any ticketed events or merchandise we may
sell
How We Use Information
Personally Identifiable Information. We do not store users’ passwords. When we ask
for personally identifiable information (like your name, address, email address, phone
number or credit card information), we only use the information you give us within
the KICB family of services, except as noted below under List Sharing Policy. For
example, we may email you to invite you to join a new newsletter list, invite you to
events, or ask you to renew your credit card when it expires, and we may share your
information with third party vendors, but only to help us do these sorts of things (and
not for their own use). If you do not wish to be contacted, please indicate your
preference by opting out on the donation form or through the opt-out information
provided in the email you receive, or contact Donor Services. We will do our best to
make your change in a timely manner. You should also contact Donor Services if you
would like to review or correct your information. We may also aggregate your
personally identifiable information (such as your address) with others to produce non-
personally identifiable information that we may use to analyze and improve what we
do.
Payment Information. When you provide us payment information to process a
donation or otherwise engage in a financial transaction (or set of recurring
transactions), this information is encrypted, using reasonable, industry-standard
security measures, and is used (generally by our third-party vendors) only to fulfill
your transaction(s). Your payment information is retained only as long as required to
process your transaction(s), and is removed and destroyed thereafter.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information. We use other information (other than
personal information and payment information) for things like improving your user
experience (e.g., using your user history to provide recommendations to you and
other users with similar histories), selecting third-party vendors who best meet our
needs, and helping foundation and corporate donors better understand our audience.
In doing this, we share non-personally identifying information with third parties.
Please note that if you share personal information through a public feature that it
may become public (e.g., if you include your email address in a comment, other users
will see it, or if you include your name in a content submission, it may be read on the
air or posted online to attribute the content). Lastly, if we are required by law to share
your information (including personal and payment information), we will share to the
extent necessary to comply.
List Sharing Policy.We may share personally identifiable information with our affiliate,
the Iowa Central Community College, which acts on our behalf and at our request in
fulfilling our fundraising goals. We will not share lists of such information with parties
that are not similarly assisting us in our fundraising activities, on our behalf and at
our request. Except for the limited purposes described above under Personally
Identifiable Information, we will not transfer or exchange personally identifiable
information with any non-affiliated organization. In the event we seek to share email
addresses or phone numbers with someone else (e.g., if we collect your email while
ticketing an event, and want to share with our co-presenter), we will ask for your
permission. It is also our policy not to transfer or exchange the personally identifiable
information of donors with any candidate for federal, state or local office, political
committee, or political party for any purpose whatsoever, except as otherwise
required by law or judicial process. We maintain active control of our donor lists, and
take all appropriate measures to ensure against unauthorized use of such lists,
including requiring any third-party, including but not limited to list brokers, mail-list
management companies, fundraising organizations, and advertising or public
relations agencies, to abide by our compliance requirements, except as otherwise
required by law or judicial process.
Other Sites and Services
Our digital platforms contain links to services maintained by third parties that do not
necessarily follow the same privacy practices as KICB. In some cases, we may also
include on our digital platforms certain embedded tools provided and controlled by
third parties, or that permit you to submit information to third parties. These services
and tools are governed by the terms and policies of those third parties. Our digital
platforms also include widgets from third party services, e.g., a button that allows you
to “like” an article on Facebook. All of these third party services have their own terms
and policies. Please review these services’ own privacy policies for more information.
Contests
From time to time, we may offer contests that users may enter through our digital
platforms. Please note that these contests may each have their own official rules,
which give us additional rights to use entries, and which govern your participation in
the contest. See Contest Rules Page
Changes to Privacy Policy
We will notify users who have registered login information and an email address of
changes to this Privacy Policy, and any changes will only take effect prospectively
from the date of the change.
Contacting Us
If you have additional questions about how your personal information may be used,
or if you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact
kicb@iowacentral.edu. Or you can send mail to: KICB, One Triton Circle, Fort Dodge,
Iowa 50501.
Data Protection under GDPR
European Union citizens and individuals residing in the EU are entitled to additional
protections under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The
circumstances under which KICB has lawful basis for processing the personal data of
an individual who is subject to GDPR protections will vary, but may include
contractual necessity, compliance with legal obligations, public interest, or the
legitimate business interests of KICB, provided that such interest is not overridden by
the rights or freedoms of the individual. Where no such lawful basis may exist for
processing personal data, KICB must obtain affirmative consent before any
processing may occur.
Subject to exemptions under applicable law (which may include, depending on the
circumstances, U.S. law protecting the rights to free speech and free press or EU law
protecting the rights to freedom of expression or information, including processing for
journalistic purposes), you have the following rights with respect to your personal
data:
□ To request a copy of your personal data which KICB holds;
□ To request that KICB provide you access to and/or rectify personal data
that is inaccurate or out of date;
□ To request erasure of your personal data where it is no longer
necessary for KICB to retain it;
□ If you have consented to processing, the right to withdraw consent at
any time;
□ To request that the data controller provide you with your personal data
and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data
controller, where applicable. This right of portability only applies where
the processing is based on consent or is necessary for the performance
of a contract and if KICB processes the data by automated means;
□ To request a restriction on further processing where applicable;
□ The right to object to processing if the processing is for direct
marketing, or is for scientific/historical research and statistics;
□ To lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
You may exercise these rights by contacting KICB at kicb@iowacentral.edu and
stating your specific request in writing. KICB reserves the right to verify your identity
and confirm your right to the information. The following options are also available:
□ To withdraw consent for collection of precise device location, you may
access the privacy settings of your mobile device and/or the settings of
the KICB mobile application.
□ To withdraw consent to marketing emails or email newsletters, click the
“unsubscribe” link on the email. You may also change your newsletter
preferences by signing into your account or by contacting us. However,
even if you opt out of receiving such communications, we retain the
right to send you non-marketing communications (such as information
about changes to our Terms of Use or this Notice).
□ To prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, click here
for the Google Universal Analytics opt-out browser add-
on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. To learn more about how
Google uses data,
visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners.
For more information about GDPR, please visit https://www.eugdpr.org.