Privacy Policy
We at Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (dBA SWEAT MAKES CENTS) and sweatmakescents.org are super committed to protecting the privacy and security of the users of our Site.
This Web site is owned and operated by Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in Sparta, NJ and headquartered in Marietta, GA. Our online properties comprise of, but are not limited to, all pages found under www.sweatmakecents.org and certain partner sites. This privacy policy applies to these sites and other sites, mobile apps or other online services we operate that link to this policy (collectively, referred to below as the site).
This privacy policy will advise you about our guidelines concerning the use of your personal information, including, without limitation, the reasonable efforts we make to protect your personal information in accord with these guidelines, and about what choices you have concerning our use of such information. Please read this policy carefully. We may need to change this policy from time to time in order to address new issues and reflect changes on our sites. We will post those changes here so that you will always know our policies regarding what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose that information to anyone. Please refer back to this policy regularly.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please send an e-mail to info@sweatmakescents.org.
Scope of Privacy Policy
This policy applies to your use of the Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) sites and services owned or operated by Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) (“Teen Diaries”. "we," "us," or "our"), including sweatmakescents.org, and any other site that we may own or operate currently or in the future (collectively, the "Site(s)"). Unless we say otherwise, all references to the Sites in this policy include all such sites. This policy does not apply to your use of unaffiliated sites to which any of the Sites only link. This policy covers only information collected on the Sites and does not cover any information collected offline by us.
Personal Identification Information
The personally identifiable information you provide is used by Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) and other entities who are involved in the operation of this site or who provide support for the SWEAT MAKES CENTS’s mission and programs, for general business purposes and for the purposes for which you provided the information. General business purposes include, for example, SWEAT MAKES CENTS membership activities, program participation, marketing, promotions, and fundraising activities and communications. The purposes for which you provide information includes our use of your personally identifiable information to process online transactions, purchases, and donations, facilitate participation in SWEAT MAKES CENTS programs, promotions and services, or process job applications.
We do not sell information you provide to us online with third parties. We may share personally identifiable information with third parties including: (i) when the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (ii) when sharing the information is with a service provider in furtherance of our operations or the operation of the site, for instance, to process a purchase or other transaction you make; (iii) to facilitate participation in SWEAT MAKES programs, promotions, and services, or to engage in fund raising, marketing communications and promotions; (iv) to comply with legal processes such as a subpoena or court order or to otherwise protect your or our legal rights; or (v) for other purposes for which you provided the information. SWEAT MAKES CENTS has no control over or responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online transactions. For example, if you make a purchase or donation on our site using a PayPal account or similar account of a third party payment provider, certain information is transmitted to the payment provider and is subject to the third party's own privacy policy.
Privacy of Children
We understand that young people need special safeguards and privacy protection. We realize that they may not understand all the provisions of our policy or be able to make thoughtful decisions about the choices that are made available to our adult users. We strongly urge all parents to participate in their children's exploration of the Internet and any online services, monitor their online activity and to teach their children about protecting their personal information while online. We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that SWEAT MAKES CENTS has in its database the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of 13, please contact info@sweatmakescents.org and we will use our best efforts to remove the information from our records.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") requires that we inform parents and legal guardians about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from children under 13 years of age; and that we obtain the consent of parents and guardians in order for children under 13 years of age to use certain features of our Web sites. Below we explain how we do that for these "kids." Also, when we use the term "parent" below, we mean to include legal guardians.
The Sites are not directed to children under the age of 13. We prohibit registration by children under the age of 13 and we will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.
We may, at our discretion, require users under 18 to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to view certain content, and we may limit access to certain content to users above a specified age. You agree to abide by any such restrictions, and not to help anyone avoid these restrictions.
For more information on protecting your privacy, please visit www.ftc.gov/privacy.
Cookies
Visitors should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by the Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) Web Site through the use of "cookies" or other similar technologies such as web beacons. "Cookies" are small text files a Web Site can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor's ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. "Web beacons" are a small snippet of code embedded in webpages typically used to monitor activity on a webpage and transfer or collect information, such as information about your Internet Protocol address, the URL of the page on which the beacon is located, the browser type that is accessing the site, and the ID number of cookies placed on your computer.
Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site. Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) may use web beacons to improve website services, conduct website analytics, first party advertising relating to us and our sponsors, and to optimize the browsing experience. To learn more about cookies, click these allaboutcookies.org.
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Links to Other Sites
This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) Web sites have their own privacy policies, which you should review prior to visiting them. We have no responsibility for linked Web sites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third party sites or services before providing any of them with your personal information.
Security Policy
Protecting your privacy and your information is a top priority. We have taken reasonable measures to secure your information. We exercise reasonable care in providing safe transmission of your information from your PC to our servers (unless sent by a means outside of our control, such as e-mail). However, we cannot warrant or guaranty that our measures will be 100% secure and will completely bar unauthorized access to your information, and by using the Sites you assume this risk. Information collected on this Site will not be stored for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or to otherwise meet legal requirements.
Access to/Correction of Information
If you would like to review any personal information we have retained about you in our database, please send us an e-mail request for this information at info@sweatmakescents.org. To help us address your request, please specify which information you wish to review. Once you have reviewed this information, at your request we will correct personal information about you that you state is erroneous. To request such a correction, please send an e-mail to info@sweatmakescents.org. You should be aware, however, that it is not always possible to completely remove or modify information in our databases and servers although we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request. Please also understand that due to the volume of traffic on the Sites and correspondence received, we cannot make any representations about the timeliness of the making of such modifications. In addition, we are unable to modify your information in the records of any third party who has been provided with your information in accordance with this policy.
Choice/Opt-Out
If you "opt-in" to receive information from us or others, you can change your mind later. If at any time you would like to stop receiving such information or opt-out of a feature, you may go back to your account on our Site and change your options. You should be aware, however, that it is not always possible to completely remove or modify information in our databases and servers, although we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request, and we are unable to have your information removed from the records of any third party who has been provided with your information in accordance with this policy.
Consent to Transfer
The Sites are operated in the United States. If you are located in the European Union or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using our Site, participating in any of our services and/or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using any of the Sites, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, your promise to comply with the representations you make and contained in the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, and your understanding of the scope and limitations of the protections provided under the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these policies, please do not use our Sites. Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc. (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) reserves the right to change or replace this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time. Any changes or replacement will be noted through indications on this Privacy Policy or otherwise posted in in an email or notice on the Site. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, and will be subject to, the changes to the Privacy Policy fourteen (14) days after such notice has been posted. If you do not agree to these policies, please do not use our Sites. Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits customers of the Site who are California residents to request certain information regarding its disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to info@sweatmakescents.org or by mail at:
This document is the sole statement of the Teen Diaries Foundation, Inc.’s (DBA Sweat Makes Cents) Privacy Policy and no summary, restatement or other version thereof, or other privacy statement or policy, in any form, including, without limitation, machine-generated, is valid. In interpreting this Privacy Policy, the English version governs the interpretation and meaning of the obligation set forth herein. To the extent there is an ambiguity or conflict with the Privacy Policy in other languages, the Privacy Policy in English governs.
CONTACT US
If you have any other questions about our information handling practices, including our practices with respect to children's personal information, please contact us at info@sweatmakescents.org or by mail at:
(Last modified on January 23, 2019)