Privacy Policy.

Effective May 10, 2021

Firefighters Without Borders (us, we, or our) operates the https://www.firefighterswithoutborders.org website (the Service).

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Definitions

Service - Service means the https://www.firefighterswithoutborders.org website operated by Firefighters Without Borders.

Personal Data - Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from that data (or from that data and/or other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

Usage Data - Usage Data is data collected automatically and generated either by using the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (e.g., the duration of a page visit).

Cookies - Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (Personal Data). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address

  • First name and last name

  • Phone number

  • Address, including City, Province, State, Postal/Zip Code

  • Cookies and Usage Data

If you subscribe, we may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or the instructions provided in any email we send.

Usage Data

We may also collect information your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device (Usage Data).

This Usage Data may include information, such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service with a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information, such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Tracking Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data and may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.  Examples of Cookies we use include:

  • Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.

  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.

  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

Use of Data

Firefighters Without Borders uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service;

  • To notify you about changes to our Service;

  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;

  • To provide customer support;

  • To gather analysis or valuable information so we can improve our Service;

  • To monitor the usage of our Service;

  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues; and

  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events we offer—which are similar to those you have already purchased or enquired about—unless you have opted not to receive such information.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your province, state, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Canada and choose to provide information to us, please note we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Canada and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Firefighters Without Borders will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

Legal Requirements

Firefighters Without Borders may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation;

  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Firefighters Without Borders;

  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service;

  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public; and

  • Protect against legal liability.

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (Service Providers), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, and/or assist in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. 

We have no control over—and assume no responsibility for—the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (Children). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and posting the effective date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:  christina@firefighterswithoutborders.org