Privacy Policy

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Overview

Your privacy is important to Blue Institute, Inc. and we are committed to respecting it.

This privacy statement applies to the Blue Institute website, which includes the Blue Institute homepage at https://blueinstitute.org. 

Your personal information

You can visit the Blue Institute website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information about yourself.

Voluntarily provided information

In using specific features, such as web forms, on the Blue Institute website, you may be asked to provide additional information, such as your name or email address, that may be needed to contact you or to subscribe you to updates. In such cases, it is our intent that your provided information will be used only to fulfill the request(s) you make of us, and to allow us to contact you if there are any problems with your request. We will not share, exchange, or sell your email address and other provided personal information to third parties.

Automatically collected information for visitor and traffic analytics

Cookies`

A cookie is a short identifier, stored on your computer, that may contain site-specific settings or identify you to a site when you make a return visit. The Blue Institute website does not use cookies, with the exception of those used by Google Analytics, described below. All features of the Blue Institute website are designed to work without cookies. If you turn off cookies in your browser, you will still be able to fully experience the Blue Institute website.

Google Analytics

The Blue Institute website uses Google Analytics to gather anonymous statistics. The information gathered is used to improve web services for visitors. Google Analytics uses a browser cookie for statistical analysis related to your browsing behavior on these websites. If you choose, you can opt out by turning off cookies in the preferences settings in your browser or download and install Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For more information, visit Google Analytics Solutions.

Basis for processing

We process your personal information collected on the Blue Institute website to facilitate our online interactions with you. We only collect and process your personal information in furtherance of Blue Institute’s legitimate interests and/or to fulfill any contractual obligations with you.

If you have concerns about this privacy statement, any of these purposes, or how we communicate with you, please contact us at privacy@blueinstitute.org. We will always respect a request by you to stop processing your personal information (subject to our legal obligations).

Rights for individuals in the European Economic Area

You have the right in certain circumstances to (1) access your personal information; (2) correct or erase information; (3) restrict processing; and (4) object to communications, direct marketing, or profiling. To the extent applicable, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation provides further information about your rights. You also have the right to lodge complaints with your national or regional data protection authority.

If you are inclined to exercise these rights, we request an opportunity to discuss with you any concerns you may have. To protect the personal information we hold, we may also request further information to verify your identify when exercising these rights. Upon a request to erase information, we will maintain a core set of personal data to ensure we do not contact you inadvertently in the future, as well as any information necessary for Blue Institute archival purposes. We may also need to retain some financial information for legal purposes, including US IRS compliance. 

By providing information directly to Blue Institute, you consent to the transfer of your personal information outside of the European Economic Area to the United States. You understand that the current laws and regulations of the United States may not provide the same level of protection as the data and privacy laws and regulations of the EEA.

Additional information

The Blue Institute website may contain links to third-party sites located outside of Blue Institute. Blue Institute is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these websites. We encourage you to review privacy statements and policies published by these third-party sites.

We may change this Privacy Statement from time to time. If we make any significant changes in the way we treat your personal information we will make this clear on our website or by contacting you directly.