We collect information in a variety of ways, including:    

1. When you register for a donor account with us: When you register with us as a donor, we collect your name, email address, telephone number, address, and password. We also collect other information you choose to provide as part of your account and profile setup, such as employment, social media identifier, and photo. We collect this information so that we may: set up your account, contact you about your account, provide you with access to our content and Services, send you an acknowledgement of your donation, and provide you with information about our Services. 
2. When you use the Services: When you use the Services (such as our Website, participating in our EarthShare Programs, sending a donation through a workplace campaign, signing up for inclusion in our newsletter list, downloading a white paper published on our Services, or attending one of our events), we may ask for contact information such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, contact preferences, employer/company, and information related to our Services. We collect this information so that we may: keep you informed about EarthShare, respond to your inquiries, and provide you with information about our Services. 
3. Correspondence: If you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or contact us via telephone, we may save the information in a profile specific to you. We also collect feedback, questions and information that you provide to us for technical support, surveys, and testimonials. We will collect and use any data files you send to us for troubleshooting and performing and improving our Services. When you contact us, phone conversations or chat sessions with our representatives may be monitored and recorded in order to improve our Services, and facilitate the processing and resolution of your request or complaint. 
4. Payments: If you make a payment to EarthShare or make a donation through our Services, we will ask for payment information and other information requested for processing your payment. We may use a third-party payment processor to assist with securely processing your payment information. Payment information that is submitted through a third-party payment processor is not stored by EarthShare; we do not control and are not responsible for the payment processor or its collection or use of your information. 
5. User Contributions: You may provide information or content to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted”) on the Services or transmitted to other users of the Services (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users of the Services with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. We cannot and do not guarantee that unauthorized persons will not view your User Contributions. 
6. Through Server Logs: A server log is a list of the activities that a server performs. EarthShare’s servers automatically collect and store in server logs your search queries, Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and referral URL and certain Cookies that identify your browser or EarthShare account.  Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your device, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Mac), screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, Internet browser type, and version and the name and version of the Services (such as the app) you are using.  We use this information to ensure that the Services function properly. Further, we use IP addresses for purposes such as calculating usage levels, diagnosing server problems and administering the Services. Your IP address is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider.  An IP address may be identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user accesses the Services, along with the time of the visit and the page(s) that were visited. Collecting IP addresses is standard practice and is done automatically by many websites, applications, and other services.   
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies: EarthShare uses cookies (small, often encrypted, text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device) and similar technologies (“Cookies”) to provide the Services and help collect data. Our Cookies procedure in Section 6 below explains how we use Cookies to collect information about the way you use the Services and how you can control them. 
8. Information from Other Sources: We may obtain both personal and non-personal information about you from business partners, marketing partners, publicly available databases, contractors, suppliers, hosted service providers, and other third parties and add it to our account information or other information we have collected. EarthShare and the third parties we engage may combine information we collect from you over time and across our Services with information obtained from other sources. This helps us improve the information’s overall accuracy and completeness, and also helps us better tailor our interactions with you. 
9. Through Social Media: If you interact with us or our other users regarding EarthShare or our Services on any social media: (x) the Personal Information that you submit by and through such social media can be read, collected and/or used by us (depending on your social media privacy settings) as described in this Privacy Policy, and (y) where we respond to any interaction with you on social media, your account name/handle may be viewable by any and all users of our social media accounts. We are not responsible for the Personal Information that you choose to submit or link to on any social media. Social media operates independently from EarthShare, and we are not responsible for social media interfaces or privacy or security practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and settings of any social media you use to help you understand their privacy practices. If you have questions about the security and privacy settings of any social media that you use, please refer to the applicable privacy notices or policies. 

We make every effort to maintain the accuracy and completeness of your Personal Information that you provide to us and to ensure all of your Personal Information is up to date. However, you can assist us with this by promptly contacting us if there are any changes to your Personal Information, or if you become aware that we have inaccurate Personal Information relating to you.  

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting Personal Information and will implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to protect any Personal Information provided to us from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to Personal Information transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.

Any transmission of your Personal Information is at your own risk and we expect that you will use appropriate security measures to protect your Personal Information. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials for the Services. EarthShare will treat access to the Services through your account credentials as authorized by you. Unauthorized access to password-protected or secure areas is prohibited and may lead to criminal prosecution. We may suspend your use of all or part of the Services without notice if we suspect or detect any breach of security. If you believe that information you provided to us is no longer secure, please notify us immediately using the contact information provided below.

If we become aware of a breach that affects the security of your Personal Information, we will provide you with notice as required by applicable law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, EarthShare will provide any such notice that EarthShare must provide to you under applicable law at your account’s email address. By using the Services, you agree to accept notice electronically.