Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 31, 2024

At the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal data we collect, how we use it, your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and your rights regarding your personal information.

  1. Information We Collect:
    • Personal Information: When you visit our website, we may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, postal address, and phone number.
    • Automatically Collected Information: We may also automatically collect certain information about your visit to our website, including your IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system. We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect this information.
    • Embedded Content: Our website may contain embedded videos hosted on YouTube. When you interact with these videos, YouTube may collect information about your viewing activity as described in YouTube’s Privacy Policy.
    • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze traffic to our website. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address and browsing behavior on our website. For more information on how Google Analytics collects and processes data, please review Google’s Privacy Policy.
  2. How We Use Your Information:
    • We may use your personal information to communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide you with information about our organization and events.
    • We may use automatically collected information for analytics purposes, such as analyzing trends, administering the website, and improving our services.
    • We will not sell or disclose your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your consent.
  3. Data Sharing and Disclosure:
    • We may share your personal information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services. These service providers are contractually obligated to use your personal information only for the purposes of providing the services to us.
    • We may also disclose your personal information when required by law or in response to valid legal requests, such as subpoenas or court orders.
  4. Your Rights Under GDPR and CCPA:
    • GDPR Rights: If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to request access to, rectification of, or erasure of your personal data. You also have the right to restrict or object to the processing of your personal data and the right to data portability.
    • CCPA Rights: If you are a resident of California, you have the right to request access to, deletion of, and disclosure of categories of personal information collected about you, as well as the categories of sources from which the personal information was collected, the purpose for collecting or selling the personal information, and the categories of third parties with whom the personal information was shared.
  5. Children’s Privacy: Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to remove the information from our servers.
  6. Data Storage: Your personal information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country where we or our service providers maintain facilities. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have different data protection laws than those in your jurisdiction.
  7. Data Retention: We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
  8. Security: We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
  9. Updates to this Privacy Policy: We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website.
  10. Contact Us: If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, your rights under GDPR or CCPA, our practices regarding children’s privacy, or our privacy practices in general, please contact us at:

    Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley
    P.O. Box 34656
    Philadelphia, PA 19101
    USA

By using our website, you consent to the collection, use, and transfer of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.