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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
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Greenheart believes in connecting people and planet through fair trade, personal development, environmentalism, and volunteerism. Our cultural exchange programs help create global leaders by building mutual understanding and fostering diplomacy. And Greenheart encourages our alumni to give back to their communities through our Global Impact Grant.
A Greenheart Global Impact Grant is a financial award of up to $1,000 given to exemplary members of the Greenheart community. It provides current participants and alumni with the opportunity to create, improve, or maintain a community-focused project abroad or at home. As the Greenheart alumni network continues to expand, more and more of our participants are working towards an environmentally sustainable, socially just, and peaceful world.
Samuel Takyi-Elkannah, a former Work and Travel participant in 2012 and a Greenheart Global Leadership Conference attendee, plans to “Raise Heroes out of Zeroes” in Ghana.
Samuel attended the University of Ghana where he majored in Archaeology and Heritage Studies with Linguistics. In Ghana, there is a mandatory national service period following college, and Samuel was a teaching assistant in 2015 and then volunteered with a youth club at a sports/conference arena. He’s worked in telecommunications and recently completed his masters in Engineering and Management at Coventry University UK.
HIS PROJECT: “Raising Heroes out of Zeroes” will create an enabling environment for kids to realize their full potential and will unleash this potential through literacy and skill development. Samuel is working with a major stakeholder known for helping children identify and overcome their learning disabilities and for integrating them back into school and society. “There is this notion that education is not meant for everyone, that taking some kids to school is just a waste of resources. Everyone has the right to education and basic literacy is part of this project’s core objective. Football is a way to engage. Football has the power to unite people from all walks of life globally. It has the ability to capture the attention of a large number of people. Our goal is to organize a football gala competition where Scouts from Football Academies will be invited. We will form partnerships with these football academies to enroll talents in their schools, to develop their abilities by equipping them with requisite tools to learn the dynamics of the game, and have most of them back into mainstream education, and integrated back to their families and communities. Some of these children may grow to become professionals in sports. In signing contracts and other related engagements, basic literacy is very important–therefore the need for skill development and literacy to go hand in hand.”
Read Samuel’s summary of his project here.
Shannon Villanueva wins for her Project Children of Tomorrow in Thailand, which will engage children at an orphanage with games, art, sports, life skills, and health and language education.
Shannon is from Texas and California, but is currently Teaching Abroad in Thailand with Greenheart Travel. “Yes, I am that crazy person that picked up and moved across the world in the middle of a pandemic… BUT! It was one of my best decisions I have ever made. What sets my soul on fire is immersing myself headfirst into new cultures and ways of life, eating good food, meeting eclectic people, traveling, being physically active, and serving my local community. Luckily, I’m fortunate enough to do all that here in Thailand! I came to Thailand in hopes of assisting kids in learning and sharpening their English skills. but I also came with a heart ready to serve the less fortunate in my newfound community; I have been insanely and unbelievably blessed my whole life, so the least I can do is try my best to help those around me. I am so excited to use the Greenheart Impact Grant to make a difference!”
HER PROJECT: Project Children of Tomorrow is a multi-faceted program at an orphanage located in Suan Phueng in western Thailand. The children will participate in a “summer camp” style program with games, art, sports, life skills, and education to equip the children to be educated, healthy, community-minded, and well-rounded world citizens. Shannon’s desire is to help the kids enhance their English, learn life skills for everyday life now and in the future, practice fun and intriguing ways to be physically active and make healthy choices, and express themselves through art. Orphanages are typically under-resourced, so many of these children have huge odds stacked against them. This program equips kids with tangible and intangible tools to enrich their own lives and the lives of the surrounding community.
Read more about Shannon’s project here.
Got a project in mind? Earn up to $1,000 for an opportunity to create, improve, or maintain a community-focused project abroad or at home. Follow Greenheart on Facebook and Instagram to see when the next application window opens.
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