Welcome to the National Domestic Workers Alliance (“NDWA”). Your privacy is important to us and we strive to be transparent in our collection and utilization of your information. This Privacy Policy explains how NDWA collects, uses, and discloses your information with respect to your use of our website located at https://domesticworkers.org, including, without limitation, the subdomains https://membership.domesticworkers.org, https://employers.domesticworkers.org, and https://portal.domesticworkers.org; our social media platforms; our mobile applications and texts messaging services; and our online and offline Donor platforms (collectively, the “Services”). “Donors” means supporters who make donations by any means, including online (such as through online fundraising platforms or our websites) and offline (such as at events or by submitting paper form pledges). Before you use or submit any information in connection with the Services, carefully review this Privacy Policy. By being a “user” and using the Services, you agree to our collection, use, disclosure and transfer of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. The terms “you” or “user” refer to all individuals and entities accessing the Services for any reason. The terms “us” or “we” refer to NDWA. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Services.
The information we collect about you depends on the Services you use, how you use them and the information that you provide to us. We collect information in three main ways: (1) information you provide directly to us; (2) information we collect automatically through technology when you use the Services; and (3) information we collect from other sources.
When you use any of our Services, you may provide certain information directly to us. For example, you provide information when you subscribe to our emails, submit any of our online forms, make a donation, sign up for SMS/text messages, when you input content using our mobile application or via offline activities. The information we collect directly from you includes: (i) contact and account information (such as name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, mobile phone number, and demographic information); (ii) financial and transaction information (such as billing address and payment or bank account information if a donation or purchase is made through our Services, but please be aware that this information is handled by our trusted third-party payment processors and whose terms will therefore apply to how they collect and process your payment information); (iii) and other information that you provide to us, such as all content that you choose to input into the Services, the content of your communications with us, and contacts through social media channels.
We may also collect certain information automatically as you navigate our Services or interact with our communications. The types of information we may collect include your IP address, browser type, browser language, operating system, state or country from which you accessed the Services, software and hardware attributes (including device IDs), referring and exit pages and URLs, platform type, the number of clicks, files you download, pages viewed, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time you used the Services, error logs and other similar information. From your IP address, we may be able to infer your general location (e.g., city and state or postal code). This information allows us to understand how our users are navigating and using our Services, and how we can improve your experience based on the information we collect.
To collect the above information, we may use third-party analytics providers and technologies, such as web server logs, cookies and tracking pixels, to help us collect the data described above. We use the term “cookie” in the broad sense to include all similar techniques and technologies. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer or device when you visit a website that stores certain information about your website usage. For example, cookies enable us to recognize your computer; store your preferences and settings; enhance your user experience by delivering content specific to your interests; perform searches and analytics; and assist with security administrative functions.
We use cookies that are created by us, and we may also allow some third party companies to serve cookies as well. Some cookies are necessary to provide you with the Services and cannot be turned off. Other kinds of cookies allow you to take advantage of some of the enhanced features made available through our Services, such as remembering your preferences. If you disable cookies, some functionality of the Services may be impaired. We may also use analytics cookies, which help us (or our third party analytics providers) to collect statistics about use of the Services. We use the information collected through analytics cookies to improve the features and functionality of our Services.
Temporary cookies will be stored on your computer or device only during a particular browsing session. In contrast, permanent cookies survive after your browser is closed and may remain for between 24 hours and three years.
You can change your settings to notify you when a cookie is being set or updated, or to block cookies altogether. Please consult the “Help” section of your browser for more information (e.g., Internet Explorer; Microsoft Edge; Google Chrome; Mozilla Firefox; or Apple Safari). Cookies do not, under any circumstances, read the data from your computer, and you can delete them at any time.
We may also collect information about you from other sources, such as social media networks (for example, when you interact with us by liking us on Facebook or Instagram or following us on Twitter), other publicly available sources and databases, data aggregators, marketing companies, and other parties to help us supplement our records.
NDWA maintains strict privacy policies, ensuring that personal information of our users and members is not sold, rented, released, or traded to others without prior consent, legal obligation or in violation of NDWA’s privacy policies. We may disclose your information to or with third parties under the following circumstances:
We may use the information in various ways, depending on the information, including for the following purposes:
By providing your wireless number, you agree to receive periodic messages and calls from NDWA and its campaigns, including We Dream in Black, by recorded and/or autodialed calls and autodialed text messages. Carrier data and message rates may apply. You may opt out at any time by texting STOP to 33843. See the Mobile Terms and Conditions for more information.
You also agree to receive periodic calls from allied organizations, including Care in Action and NDWA Labs LLC, concerning news, action opportunities, and other updates, including by recorded and/or autodialed calls or pre-recorded voice. Carrier data rates may apply. You may opt out at any time by texting STOP to 33843.
By providing your email address, you agree to receive periodic emails from NDWA and its campaigns, as well as allied organizations, including Care in Action and NDWA Labs LLC, concerning news, action opportunities, and other updates. You may unsubscribe at any time.
We may also de-identify or aggregate your information with that of other users so that it cannot reasonably identify you. We may, in our sole discretion, use such aggregated and de-identified information for any lawful purpose and may share such information with third parties. For the foregoing purposes, we may also combine the information that we collect through the Services with information that we receive from other sources, both online and offline, and use such combined information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We have implemented administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and/or alteration of your information. These safeguards vary based on the sensitivity of the information that we collect and store. However, we cannot and do not guarantee that these measures will prevent every unauthorized attempt to access, use, or disclose your information because, despite our efforts, no Internet and/or other electronic transmissions can be completely secure and any information disclosed online can potentially be collected and used by parties other than the intended recipient.
We endeavor to retain the information for different periods of time depending on the purposes for which we collect and use it, as described in this Privacy Policy. We will delete or de-identify information when it is no longer needed to fulfill these purposes unless a longer retention period is required to comply with applicable laws. There may be technical or other operational reasons where we are unable to fully delete or de-identify your information. Where this is the case, we will take reasonable measures to prevent further processing your information.
The laws in some jurisdictions require companies to tell you about the legal grounds they rely on process your information. To the extent those laws apply, our legal grounds for processing your information are as follows:
We may use third-party web analytics services (such as Google Analytics) in connection with our Services to help us understand how users engage with our Services and to engage in auditing, research or reporting. The information (including your IP address) collected by various analytics technologies described in the “Information that Is Passively or Automatically Collected” section will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Services, including by noting the third party website from which you arrive, analyzing usage trends, assisting with fraud prevention, and providing certain features to you. Information about how Google uses information collected from sites that use its services is located here. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by clicking here.
If you receive an email from us, we may use certain analytics tools, such as clear GIFs, to capture data such as when you open our message or click on any links or banners our email contains. This data allows us to assess the effectiveness of our communications and marketing campaigns to help us grow.
We respect our users’ choices and control over their information. Your legal rights to exercise such controls and choices vary based on the laws of your jurisdiction, and may include the following:
If you have provided consent for us to use your information for a specific purpose, you may also request to withdraw that consent. To exercise these rights, please email us at [email protected] with the nature of your request. We may ask you to provide us with information necessary to reasonably verify your identity before responding to your request. We will consider all requests and will provide a response within the time period set by applicable law. Please note, however, that certain information may be exempt from such requests (e.g., where we are required to keep information for legal purposes, or where deletion of information would interfere with freedom of expression). Depending on your jurisdiction of residence, if we deny your request in whole or in part, you may have the right to appeal the decision. In such circumstances, we will provide you with information regarding the appeals process.
NDWA is based in the United States. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that we may store and process your information in the United States or any other country in which NDWA or its affiliates or vendors maintain facilities. If you are in the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from United States law, please note that we may transfer your information to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction. By using the Services, you consent to the transfer of your information to such jurisdictions. If you do not want your information to be transferred in this way, do not use the Services.
NDWA does not knowingly solicit or collect personal information (as defined in applicable law) from children under the age permitted by applicable law without parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child disclosed information to us in a way that is prohibited by applicable children’s privacy laws, please contact us at [email protected]. If we become aware that we have collected information from children under the age permitted by applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete it as soon as practicable.
The Services may contain links to third party sites, products, and services that are external and not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by, or the content provided by such other sites, products and services. The collection, use and disclosure of your information will be subject to the privacy policies of those third party websites, not this Privacy Policy. Therefore, we encourage you to be aware when you leave our Services and to review the privacy policies of any third-party website or services, as you will be subject to their policies, rules and terms.
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. We do not recognize or respond to browser-initiated DNT signals, as the Internet industry is currently still working toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT. You can learn more about Do Not Track here.
You may opt out of our email marketing communications. If you wish to stop receiving marketing emails, please email [email protected] or click the “unsubscribe” link in the footer of an email from us. When you unsubscribe from marketing communications we will retain some basic data, including your email and phone number (if provided), so we know not to contact you. If you want your data completely erased, please indicate so by e-mailing [email protected]. Erasing your data may result in unsolicited communications in the future because you will no longer be in our system. If you wish to stop receiving periodic messages and calls from NDWA concerning news, action opportunities, and other updates, including by recorded and autodialed calls and text messages, you may opt-out at any time by texting STOP to 33843. Please note that if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you service-related communications such as an email informing you about a volunteer opportunity that you signed up for, a transaction you completed online through our Services, or a notice of changes to our legal terms, including this Privacy Policy.
We will continue to review this Privacy Policy as we update and expand our Services and accordingly, we may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting. The date at the bottom of this page indicates the last time changes were made. You should check this page periodically for updates. We may also provide you with additional notice or options regarding updates to the Privacy Policy in accordance with applicable law. Your visit to or use of any of our Services after changes to this Privacy Policy have been made means you have accepted the changes. If you do not agree with the changes, immediately stop visiting or using our Services.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us by emailing us at [email protected]. Our staff is here to read and respond to any questions, requests in a timely manner.
Last Updated: March 14, 2024