The Security of your personal information is essential. And we take serious steps to secure that data, including aggregating, anonymizing, and pseudonymizing personal information.

Privacy Policy

When you access our website, you are trusting us with your personal information. We understand this responsibility and work diligently to protect your information and put you in control.

This privacy policy will help you understand how ICK Media and Square Space process your information and why. It also provides you with guidance on how to request information on what personal data is processed and, where applicable, your information can be removed or anonymized to remove any identifiable data.

We are compliant with GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, and other regulatory requirements on the processing of personal information and data subject rights.

  • What information we collect

  • How we collect that information

  • How we use your personal information (To learn more about what Squarespace does with visitor data, see section 12 of Squarespace’s Privacy Policy) This is mainly for Squarespace users, but information on our site’s user’s personal information is also included in detail on the Squarespace link.

  • How we share that information.

  • Your rights.

  • How we protect your information.

  • How the site uses cookies.

 

What information we collect

Our website is managed by Squarespace and Squarespace uses functional cookies to help the site run effectively and provide the best experience for our community members. We collect the minimum personal information necessary for the website to operate, interact with our community members, and adhere to regulatory requirements. We may use analytic cookies on how you interact with our site so that we can provide the best experience for you.

Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on a device. They improve the browsing experience of community members by helping the websites remember preferences. They also help with navigation and the use of key features on our site.

We collect information that you share with us, either through subscriptions, comments section, or when you send inquiries. This includes an email address or phone number and name. Additionally, Squarespace collects information to maintain and provide security for our site that is either anonymized, aggregated, or pseudonymized. They include IP addresses, preferences (cookies opt-in and opt-out options), web pages visited prior to visiting our site (to ensure security), device and browser type, network or device (such as browser type/version), information on how you interact with our website (timestamps, clicks, scrolling, browser times, searches, transactions, referral pages, load times, and problems you may encounter- loading errors).

 

How we collect personal information

We collect personal information from various sources.

-        You provide them when you subscribe or post comments.

-        We record some automatically like when you use cookies (only functional cookies will be permitted and those analytics cookies that are necessary to provide the best user experience).

-        Squarespace collects information automatically to maintain and provide security for our site that is either anonymized, aggregated, or pseudonymized. They include IP addresses, preferences (cookies opt-in and opt-out options), web pages visited prior to visiting our site (to ensure security), device and browser type, network or device (such as browser type/version), information on how you interact with our website (timestamps, clicks, scrolling, browser times, searches, transactions, referral pages, load times, and problems you may encounter- loading errors).

 

How we use your personal information

We use the personal information you provide us or are processed automatically for the following purposes:

-        Communicate with you, sending you emails or contacting you about related data.

-        Enforcement of our Terms of Service and other legal terms and policies.

-        Security and integrity of our website.

-        Protection of our and others’ interests, rights, and property (protect community members against abuse).

-        Protect user interests.

-        Comply with applicable law

-        Consent you provided which can be changed at any time, permitted that applicable laws or policy accommodate the change.

-        Legitimate interest, to comply with a court order or binding law enforcement.

 

How we share that information

Information is not shared with any other person or entity. Information is processed by Squarespace which can be aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized for security and maintenance of the website. Information of what personal information is processed could be shared with the data subject or legitimate legal authority pursuing a legitimate legal interest.

Your PI is not shared or sold for marketing or with third parties for the sake of marketing.

 

Your rights

You might have rights that are permitted by applicable laws. Right to access, update, change or delete personal information that does not interfere with the operation of the website.

Contact us for any requests related to the management of your personal information at info@ickmedia.org.

 

How we protect your information

Security for the website is executed by a dedicated team at Squarespace that maintains technical and physical safeguards intended to protect accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, unauthorized alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, misuse, and any other unlawful form of processing of personal information stored by Squarespace. Firewalls exist to protect against unauthorized access, redundancies are built against loss of information, and testing is done to protect against vulnerabilities to the network.

 

How we store information

Personal information is stored for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes described in this policy, for example complying with legal obligations or holds.

 

How our site uses cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on a device. They improve the browsing experience of community members by helping the websites remember preferences. They also help with navigation and the use of key features on our site. There are opt-in and opt-out options for analytical cookies and banners requiring consent to use analytical cookies.  

-        Functional Cookies: are necessary because they allow visitors to navigate and use key features on our site.

-        Analytics and performance cookies: Are used to collect information on how visitors interact with our website.