Privacy Policy

This Web site is owned and operated by The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered at 504 Fair Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30313. Our online properties comprise of, but are not limited to, all pages found on our main corporate site (www.russellcenter.org) and certain partner sites. This privacy policy applies to these sites and other sites, mobile apps or other online services we operate that link to this policy (collectively, referred to below as the site).

The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) is committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of our visitors. This privacy policy discloses how we collect, protect, and use Personal Data you provide, or we collect online. “Personal Data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person, for example, your e-mail address, name, or phone number. If our policy practices change in the future, we will let you know by posting our revised privacy policy on our site. By using the pages on this site or other services covered by the posted Privacy Policy, you are accepting the practices described in the Privacy Policy.

Personal Data Collection

At our site, we do not collect Personal Data from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly and as described in this Privacy Policy. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us to view our site. RICE only gathers Personal Data on our site, such as names, addresses, Zip/postal codes, email addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. Once collected, we may combine this information with other information collected from external sources, where permitted by applicable law.

RICE automatically collect certain technical information from your computer such as your Internet service provider, your Internet Protocol address, your browser type, your operating system, the web pages viewed, the web pages viewed immediately before and after accessing the Web site, and the search terms entered to get to our site. This information may contain Personal Data. This information will only be used and processed by us to improve and customize our services. We and our service providers may collect this information using “cookies,” which are small text files that many websites save on your computer, or similar technologies. See the section on “Use of Cookies and Similar Technology” below for more information.

Use and Sharing of Personal Data

The Personal Data you provide and that we collect is used and processed by RICE and other entities who are involved by us in the operation of this site or who provide support for RICE mission and programs, for general business purposes and for the purposes for which you provided the information. General business purposes are The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs stakeholder/membership activities, program participation, marketing, promotions, sales, merchandising, and fundraising activities and communications. The purposes for which you provide information includes, for example, our use of your Personal Data to process online transactions, purchases, and donations, facilitate participation in RICE programs, promotions and services, or process job applications.

We do not sell Personal Data or other information you provide to us online with third parties. We may share Personal Data with the following categories of third parties: (i) when the person submitting the information authorizes us to share it; (ii) when sharing the information is with a service provider in furtherance of our operations or the operation of the site, for instance, to process a purchase or other transaction you make; (iii) to facilitate participation in The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs programs, promotions, and services, or to engage in RICE fund raising, marketing communications and promotions; (iv) to comply with legal processes such as a subpoena or court order or to otherwise protect your or our legal rights; or (v) for other purposes for which you provided the information. RICE has no control over or responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties that process online transactions. For example, if you make a purchase on our site using a PayPal account or similar account of a third-party payment provider, certain information is transmitted to the payment provider and is subject to the third party’s own privacy policy.  We do not share or exchange your Personal Data collected online or offline with third parties for their fundraising or marketing purposes, and only in accordance with applicable law and any required consents.

Your Personal Data is collected through, stored, and processed by us or our service providers in the United States of America or other countries that may not be your home country and that might not be deemed to provide protections equivalent to your home country.