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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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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
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Fair trade is one of the best treasures of Greenheart’s mission. When we think of Greenheart, many of us tend to focus on the cultural exchange programs between people (because that is the bulk of what we do!). However, in celebration of our yearlong theme, Standing with the Environment, we welcome Greenheart staff member, Andrea Dennis, to offer some insight and education on fair trade – a unique facet guiding the work of our beloved Greenheart Shop.What is Fair Trade?
“While most of Greenheart focuses on the exchange of people through cultural exchange programs, fair trade focuses on direct community development in the U.S. and abroad. What I love about fair trade is how it overlaps so many sectors: social enterprises; job creation; preservation of traditional handicraft techniques and organic farming; anti-sweatshop; anti-human trafficking; environmental preservation; working with some of the most marginalized people on the planet; long term partnerships; and offering amazing apparel, food, beverages, handicrafts, and more. It is also much more accessible than most people realize. Now major brands like Aldi carry fair trade goods! As consumer demand shifts, more and more companies are transforming their supply chains and taking a look at how their work benefits people and planet.
It is unfortunate that treating people fairly and using our resources responsibly is not the norm. However, it is encouraging that people are demanding change, and not from the perspective that we can simply buy our way out of unjust systems.
The Movement
The fair trade movement also encapsulates threads of reducing what we buy, mending what we have, swapping our goods, and social activism.
In many ways, I feel like Greenheart is a pioneer in the cultural exchange industry because of the risk we have taken to diversify and deepen our mission through fair trade. The Greenheart Shop has not only been influential in the marketplace, but it also supported Chicago becoming the largest fair trade city in the U.S. through its involvement in the nonprofit coalition organization, Chicago Fair Trade.
Take A Stand
Join me this month in making fair trade a part of your everyday life through one of the following actions:
Personal Action: This week when you shop at the grocery store, see if you can replace one item for a fair trade option. Read the label. Consider where it came from, who made it, and mindfully enjoy. We’d love to see it on social media too (#haveagreenheart).
Collective Action: One of the best collective actions we can engage in is to help change procurement methods. For example, the Chicago Greenheart offices procure coffee from a fair trade coffee company in Chicago. So if you are a part of any groups including church groups, school groups, book clubs, etc…, invite your community to consider changing its procurement process and agreeing to go fair trade. You can find fair trade coffee, sugar, and even vino! Send an email today asking your community to make this simple but powerful change.
Greenheart Office Action: Join me at the World Fair Trade Day downtown. It is free and you’ll see the Greenheart Shop there!
Eager to share YOUR stand with the environment? Log your volunteer hours in the Greenheart Club and share your environmental actions with us on both Facebook and Instagram.