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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to your use of this website (the “Site”) provided by Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (“we” or “us”). By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy as set forth below and as may be amended by us.

We have the highest regard for your privacy and personal information and will not sell, distribute, publish or share your personally identifiable information without your consent, except: (1) to submit housing violations and other data that you provide to Los Angeles City agencies, (2) to our employees, contractors or consultants who are bound by an obligation of confidentiality; (3) to our affiliated companies; (4) to respond to law enforcement requests or other legal process or pursuant to a requirement imposed by law, order, judgment or decree, or pursuant to any rule, regulation or request of or by any government, court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission, other governmental or regulatory authority; (5) in order to protect and defend our rights and property or those of our Site visitors; (6) in the event of a merger, acquisition or sale of all or a portion of our assets; or (7) as otherwise necessary for the operation of the Site, to respond to your requests or to achieve the intended purpose of the Site.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

If you use our Site without inputting your information in the appropriate fields, the only information we collect will be non-personal information through the use of cookies, web beacons and navigational data collection. If you choose to submit your information, you will be required to provide personally identifiable information.

Collecting and Using Your Non-personal Information

We collect non-personal information about your use of the Site through the use of various technologies, such as cookies, web beacons and navigational data collection (log files, server logs, clickstream). The information collected through the various technologies enable us to facilitate use and ensure technical functioning of the Site, dynamically generate and deliver targeted content, statistically monitor usage of the Site, and improve the overall quality of our user experiences.

Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies but allow you to modify security settings so that you can approve or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis or reject all cookies. If you reject cookies from our Site, some parts of the Site may not work properly for you.

Collecting and Using Your Personally Identifiable Information

Whenever you submit information via our Site, or otherwise in connection with your use of the Site, including, but not limited to, by telephone with customer service, you consent to the collection, storage, use, combination, deletion and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

When you use the Site, we collect personally identifiable information, including your:

• first and last name,
• e-mail address,
• telephone number, and
• postal address.

You may also provide information regarding problems you are experiencing or potential housing violations that are occurring.

You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the personally identifiable information and any other information that you provide in connection with your use of the Site and submission of any information.

In addition to the other uses described in this Privacy Policy, we may use the personally identifiable information (1) to identify your account for purposes of providing you with customer service, (2) to submit housing violations to the appropriate agency, (3) to send you communications regarding general housing violation information, updates, or changes to this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use.

Use of Aggregated Data

We may combine user-inputted information, including your address or proximity, housing violations information and other information provided by you with information from other users to create aggregated data that may be disclosed to and utilized by our affiliates and by third parties. Such aggregated data will not contain any information that could be used to contact or identify you.

Sharing of Information with Service Providers

Sometimes we may provide limited access to your personally identifiable information to our contractors and consultants, including vendors and suppliers that provide us with technology, services, or content for the operation and maintenance of our Site or data and analysis on Site use. Such access is limited to the information reasonably necessary for the contractor or consultant to perform its services to us.

DATA RETENTION AND CORRECTIONS

You may contact us as specified below under “How to Contact Us” to update or correct personally identifiable information that you have provided to us. Upon your request, we will take reasonable steps to delete your personally identifiable information from our active databases.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES OR APPS

Our Site may link to or refer to websites or mobile device applications that we do not control. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such other websites or applications, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any website or application not controlled by us. If you have any concerns, we urge you to review the terms of those other websites or applications for more information about their applicable policies.

SECURITY

We take reasonable steps to protect personally identifiable information as you transmit it to us and to protect such information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. If we become aware of a security breach compromising your personal information, we will make all legally required disclosures, consistent with our ability to determine the scope of the breach, our need to restore the integrity of the system and the needs of law enforcement.

However, you should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from us may not be secure, so please do not use our e-mail if you wish to keep your communication private. In addition, this Privacy Policy does not apply to content, business information, ideas, concepts or inventions that you send to us by e-mail. If you want to keep content or business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not send them to us via e-mail.

CHILDREN

Our Site is intended for use by persons 18 years of age and older. Under no circumstances should the Site be used by children under 13 years of age, pursuant to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, and we will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any person we know to be in this age group. If you are using the Site for the benefit of a child, please do not provide information relating to such child unless you have obtained the parents’ or guardians’ consent, including their consent to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. If you discover that your child has been using the Site without your consent, or that someone has been using the Site for or on behalf of your child without your consent, please contact us using the information below under “How to Contact Us,” and we will take reasonable steps to delete the child’s information from our active databases.

NON-U.S. USERS

Our Site is designed and intended for use by U.S. users only. Personal information will be processed in accordance with this Privacy Statement, which may provide for different or less protective measures than required by the laws and regulations of jurisdictions other than the United States.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions, comments, requests, or concerns related to this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices for our Site, please contact us by writing to us at:

Strategic Actions for a Just Economy
[E-mail address]
[Address]
[Fax Number, if applicable]

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time without notice, and we encourage you to check this policy regularly and before you provide any personally identifiable information. Updated versions of this policy will be posted to our Site. This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 14, 2013.

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