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Privacy Notice
Greenheart International
Effective Date: 1/9/2019
This privacy notice describes how Greenheart International collects, uses, and discloses Personally Identifying Information (also known as “PII”) or Personal Data (collectively “Personal Information”) from and about users of Greenheart International websites. This privacy notice also applies to any associated paper forms. Please read this privacy notice before using Greenheart International websites or submitting any personal information.
These practices may be changed at any time. Changes will be posted along with the date of the change. You should review this privacy notice when you visit Greenheart International websites to make sure that you understand how Personal Information is collected, used, and disclosed.
The Personal Information you provide to us is only used to:
We may use non-Personal Information for additional reasons described in the remainder of this privacy notice.
If you identify yourself to us by sending us an email with questions or comments, we may retain your comments for future reference.
Greenheart collects Personal Information, which is information that on its own or in combination with other information may be used to identify, contact, or locate an individual. Examples include:
Greenheart International collects other information that relates to you but does not identify you. Examples include clickstream data and web-browsing information (such as the date and time you visit a website, whether you click on various advertisements or links and the search terms you enter when using a website), and information about your computer, device and internet connection, and geographic location.
We collect Personal Information from you in the following ways:
We may share information gathered by us from Greenheart International websites with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in providing services to you. We may do so when:
Information provided under one of the four preceding bullet points will not be used by those receiving it for marketing purposes, unless specifically authorized by the user.
Third parties who provide webhosting services or other services that make possible the operation of Greenheart International websites and the services you request through the websites may have access to information that you provide us to the extent that those third parties require access to our databases to service the websites.
In connection with the sale or transfer of all or part of our assets, we reserve the right to transfer information we have obtained from or about you.
We are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive information from us.
Greenheart International websites are hosted and maintained in the United States of America. Your Personal Information may be transmitted to countries outside of the European Economic Area, including the United States of America. You can obtain details of the mechanism under which your personal data is transferred outside the EU by contacting us. If your Personal Information is transferred outside the European Economic Area to third party service providers, we will take steps to ensure that your Personal Information receives the same level of protection as if it remained within the European Economic Area, including by entering into data transfer agreements using the European Commission approved Standard Contractual Clauses, or by relying on certification schemes such as the EU–US Privacy Shield.
Greenheart International websites use cookie and tracking technology to collect non-Personal Information. Our system also automatically gathers information about areas you visit on our websites, and about the links you select from within one of our websites to the other areas of the World Wide Web or elsewhere online. We use such information in the aggregate to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our websites. This way we know which areas of our websites are preferred by our users, which areas need improvement, and what technologies are being used so that we may continually improve our websites. Personal Information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology, however, if you previously provided us with your Personal Information, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties but that aggregate information does not identify individual website users. Our web servers do not record visitor email addresses unless that information is submitted by the visitor. We may determine what technology is available through your browser to provide you with the most appropriate version of a web page. Greenheart International uses Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Gravity Forms, Yoast, Formstack, Calendly, GoOverseas, and other web traffic tracking tools.
Greenheart International websites contain links to other websites. These links are for your convenience. We do not control, endorse or review the privacy notices of other websites, which may be different than this privacy notice. You should review the privacy notice of other websites before choosing to disclose Personal Information.
Greenheart takes steps to secure your Personal Information. We exercise care in providing secure transmissions when we need to transfer your Personal Information from our servers. Our websites use secure server software encryption, which is indicated by https in the url of the website. Encryption is a common method of ensuring that information remains private. Greenheart International cannot guarantee or warrant that the information that you transmit to us, or any communications is completely secure.
Greenheart International only retains data for as long as necessary for the purposes indicated in this privacy notice or for such other period as may be permitted or required by law.
For children age 14-16, Greenheart International takes additional steps to protect their Personal Information. We do not intend to collect Personal Information from children aged 13 or younger. These additional steps include:
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Certain jurisdictions provide their residents or citizens with certain rights about their Personal Information. These may include the right to request access to the data we hold about you, to obtain a copy of your Personal Information, to request that your Personal Information be erased, to correct inaccurate information, to ask us to restrict how we process your Personal Information, or to withdraw your consent to our processing of your Personal Information. Your individual rights will depend on your residency and citizenship.
Please contact us using the following information for more information about this privacy notice, to notify us of a concern or complaint, or to exercise any of the individual rights you may have.
Data Protection Officer
By mail: 742 N LaSalle Dr. Chicago, IL 60654 Suite 300, USA
By email: click here
By phone: +1 312-944-2544
Additionally, all marketing emails and newsletters from Greenheart International allow you to opt out of further correspondence. You can do so by clicking the link within the emails, which will guide you on how to opt-out.
Next week, we will be welcoming eight incredible Greenheart participants from all over the world to Chicago for the Jr. Greenheart Global Leaders Conference! They are gearing up to spend four days exploring global leadership through social and environmental service, cultural exchange, and international advocacy. Want to get to know our scholarship recipients? Read below about how exchange has shaped their path towards leadership.
Anzhelika is a J-1 High School Program participant studying in Wister, Oklahoma on a FLEX scholarship.
“During my exchange year I got to live with my awesome host family and spend time with our relatives, who all became my second family. I met so many people, made friends with other exchange students, traveled to some other states and experienced American holidays, which I celebrated for the first time in my life! Also I got an opportunity to talk on TV and of course volunteer a lot. Most times, I helped little children with learning letters, numbers, and reading. I gave some presentations about Ukraine to students at school as well. Being an exchange student brings so much experience, happiness and fun to my life! Thanks FLEX Program and CCI Greenheart for this opportunity.”
Anna is a J-1 High School Program participant studying in Riner, Virginia.
“I have been in America for about 8 months as an exchange student. I really enjoy the life here and having fun with the kittens I have worked with. They are such cuties and I just love them. Being with those adorable little things has taught me so much and the most important part I learned is patience and kindness. Having a loving heart can always make the world a better place! I am very excited and grateful for this exchange opportunity!”
Blythe is a Greenheart Travel participant that spent a semester studying abroad in Spain and spent three weeks volunteering at an animal rescue center in Costa Rica.
“I grew up traveling around the world and love learning about and meeting people from different cultures. I understand that life goes by fast and it is important to find simple pleasures, to bring a smile to the faces of others, and to count your blessings along the way. My exchange and volunteer experience shaped the person I am today.”
Duke is a Greenheart Travel participant that studied abroad in Japan for three weeks.
“I feel that it’s important to travel to a new place and learn a new language because it really widens people’s perspective of the world. A lot of people want to explore space or the bottom of the ocean. However, I really want to explore new places and learn about their unique and different culture as well as their language and to be able to share my experience with my family and friends.”
Emma is a F-1 High School Program participant studying in Morro Bay, California.
“I love playing field hockey, skiing and photography and I am happy to be chosen for this awesome opportunity to tell more people about the great volunteering experience I had, and about my cultural exchange as well.”
Riccardo is a J-1 High School Program participant studying in Ramsey, Indiana.
“I am someone who is always optimistic and I always try to see the glass half full rather than half empty. In Italy I am a national basketball referee. As a good Italian I love to cook. My dream since I was 7 is to become a doctor, precisely an oncologist, because my grandfather became ill by cancer and only a really good oncologist saved his life. Since I have been here I loved this place, everyone has been friendly to me, everyone wanted to talk and ask me questions, and I love it. I love to be helpful to others. The best volunteering I could do since I want to be a doctor was work at the hospital. I work every weekend at the ER in my County Hospital. I met a lot of doctors that can teach me a lesson for my life or for work. I think that everybody should volunteer, it helps you to have a different perspective of people and of the world.”
Mieczysław is a F-1 High School Program participant studying in Land O Lakes, Florida.
“My hobby is learning about new cultures and experiencing many adventures. It’s my first time doing an exchange program and I have to say that I just love it. I was doing a lot of interesting things here like cleaning the beach or helping in the school theater. I was a participant of the CCI Greenheart Hawaii trip. There I met so many people from other countries who share my passions. I’m really excited to see Chicago and learn new things about global leadership.”
Fatema is a J-1 High School Program participant studying in Faribault, Minnesota on a YES scholarship.
“The person I am now is an absolutely different person from the one that departed Pakistan on the 5th of September 2016. I’ve been a part of my town’s rugby team and I also swam on my school’s varsity swimming team. I volunteer at my town’s adult education center as a teacher’s assistant in English as a Second Language classes. I also help at Feed My Starving Children, at our church and school with different activities by staying extra hours. I am also in my school’s percussion band and theater troupe. I just got done with a very successful musical, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. I also got chosen as student of the month for April for my English classes. I recently came back from a Civic Education Workshop that every year the American Councils invites 100 exchange students to, and I also got to visit Florida over spring break. All I can really say is that I am extremely grateful for these opportunities and experiences and very honored to be a part of a beautiful alumni community of Youth Ambassadors like me.”