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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:
The marks Greenheart, Greenheart Heart Logo, and Sobresmesa are either registered or unregistered trademarks of Greenheart International. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use is prohibited.
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.
The 4th annual Greenheart Global Leaders Conference kicks off this Sunday! Thirty-eight participants from 21 countries are packing their bags and gearing up to embark on a week of leadership development in Washington, D.C. Our initiatives encourage participants to turn their international experience into a mission-driven life and career. Want to know what it looks like to lead with purpose? Keep an eye on our blog and share in the thoughts of a few of our selected leaders!
20 years old
Home Country: Germany
Placement: Racine, WI
J-1 High School Program 2013-2014
“A global leader is someone who understands that everyone in this world is the same, however through their cultural and social differences, they can come up with many more and more diverse ideas, opinions and possibilities than a single person could ever have thought of by himself. A global leader embraces these diverse opinions and understands to implement all the beneficial parts of these ideas, in order to form a new, better and more efficient outcome. In doing so, the global leader never discounts any of the opinions before thinking them through thoroughly. In addition to this inevitable mindset, the global leader brings about the necessary social skills to create a mutual understanding with his counterparts, is able to find a compromise that suits most contributors, all the while staying positive and resilient to criticism. He or she does not fend off criticism, but rather embraces it as a chance to better themselves. In addition, the global leader is of trustworthy and reliable nature, working diligently towards their goals
Through my exchange year in 2013/14 I have gotten in contact with many diverse people from all over the world. I have not only gotten to know Americans during my stay in Racine, Wisconsin, but also many teenagers from all over Europe, Asia, and even South America. I truly believe that this experience has helped me to learn about different cultures on the one hand, but also given me a deep understanding of how even though we all come from different parts of the world, we still face the same problems, feel the same feelings and are all, in fact, people of the world. I have attended several Greenheart Trips (Chicago, Hawaii, California) where I have met these people, to which I still have contact on a regular basis and many of which I have met after the exchange year. The Greenheart Trips have given us all the opportunity to volunteer in different parts of the U.S. and see how we can make a change in many different ways (old folk’s home, environmental fostering, suburb city planning).”
19 years old
Home Country: Moldova
Placement: Boise, ID
J-1 High School Program 2015-2016
Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX)
“A global leader is an individual who constantly takes responsibility for the actions made and words said, who solves issues to the benefit of the general public, not solely the rich and powerful elites. A leader is a top-notch group player, who is not necessarily the most informed or skilled, but who is wise enough to provoke movement at the optimal time and to keep the enthusiasm alive. S/he has the capacity to visualize the end result and identify the means for the group to get there in the most efficient manner. A global leader learns from the vast experience of the past, deciphers the quintessence of what’s truly important, and reshapes and adapts it to the needs of the present and the future.
On a similar note, the 21st-century leader is able to find strength and potential in the intricate systems of the globalized world and spot the be all and end all of what are called sustainable solutions. A global leader’s core values usually include trust, compassion, collaboration, acceptance, diversity, equity, and such.”