Privacy Policy

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Last modified: August 21, 2024

The Navigation Fund ("TNF", "we" or “us”) is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of the personal information we collect from grant applicants and other individuals interacting with TNF. 

This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website https://www.navigation.org/ (our “Website”) or provide information to TNF in connection with grant applications (“Grant Applications”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.

1. How We Collect Information 

This policy applies to information we collect:

  • On the Website
  • In email, text, and other electronic messages through this Website
  • In connection with Grant Applications

It does not apply to information collected by:

  • Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by TNF; or 
  • Any third party including through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or through the Website.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Website. By accessing or using this Website or submitting Grant Applications, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Please check the policy periodically for updates. 

2. Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from users of our Website and persons or entities that submit Grant Applications, including information:

  • By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, social security number, business titles, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information") 
  • That is about you but does not identify you, such as financial information, business information, and/or business plans
  • About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details

We collect this information:

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us
  • Automatically as you navigate through the Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.

Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect on or through our Website and Grant Applications may include:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website or a Grant Application 
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us
  • Your search queries on the Website

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As you navigate through our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

  • Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website
  • Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type

The information we collect automatically through our Website does not include personal information and is designed to help us to improve our Website.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

  • Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for cookies, see Disclosure and Use of Your Information.
  • Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that allow us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to:

  • Make our Website available to you and provide you with information regarding TNF
  • Assess and process Grant Applications
  • Communicate with grant applicants, evaluate the impact of our grants and conduct research to enhance our programs
  • Allow you to contact us 
  • Comply with legal obligations

Disclosure and Use of Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. 

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

  • To our employees, consultants, service providers and affiliates who need to access the information to perform their functions for TNF.
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it or with your consent.
  • To comply with any legal or regulatory matter, including to respond to any government, legal or regulatory request.
  • To enforce our Terms of Service. 

We work with trusted third-party service providers to host our website and manage our contact forms. These providers may automatically collect other certain information. Please refer to the links below to learn more about our service providers’ privacy policies and how they handle, store, and protect your data:

‍Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. At your option, you may set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

4. Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You may also send us an email at ops@navigation.org to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us.

5. Your State Privacy Rights

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia provide their state residents with certain privacy rights. The exact scope of these rights vary by state. To exercise any of these rights please send an email to ops@navigation.org. 

6. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. 

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. 

7. Children Under the Age of 18

Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, or provide any information about yourself to us. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at ops@navigation.org.

8. Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at ops@navigation.org 

To register a complaint or concern, please send an email to ops@navigation.org.