Privacy Policy

General Purpose

RootOne LLC, a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is the Board of Jewish Education, Inc. d/b/a The Jewish Education Project, a 501(c)(3) New York not-for-profit organization, (“we,” “our,” “us,” or “ROOTONE”), is directly or indirectly dedicated to inspiring and empowering people throughout the world through transformative Jewish experiences, and to do any and all other things necessary, customary, related or incidental to any of the foregoing. We have prepared this Privacy Statement and Cookie Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) to help you understand important information about ROOTONE’s privacy practices. This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices in connection with our collection of your personal information through all our online website properties and any content delivered by ROOTONE through our websites and applications, including, but not limited to, our blogs, events, donation, and volunteer sign-up pages, social media pages, and mobile apps (collectively, the “Sites”) and voluntarily provided by you through other methods of communication such as via the phone, in-person meetings, emails or in response to mailings (collectively, “Other Communications”). “You” or “your” refers to any person using the Sites or communicating with ROOTONE through Other Communications.

This Privacy Policy describes the kinds of personal information from or about you that we (or our service providers acting on our behalf) may gather via the Sites or through Other Communications, how we use, share and protect such information, and how you can manage your preferences concerning our uses and sharing of such information.

This Privacy Policy forms part of our online Terms and Conditions of Use, which can be found at the following web link: https://rootone.org/terms-and-conditions. Please read each document carefully.

By visiting the Sites or communicating with ROOTONE through Other Communications, you consent to our collection, use, processing, and sharing of personal information about you as described in this Privacy Policy and in our Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy or our Terms and Conditions of Use, please do not use the Sites or otherwise provide us with your personal information. You may decline to provide any personal information to ROOTONE, but please understand that you may be unable to register on our Sites or participate in activities or services offered by ROOTONE.

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page, and update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom, so please check back periodically to stay aware of any modifications. Your use of the Sites or continued voluntary engagement with ROOTONE through Other Communications after changes have been posted will constitute your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any changes.

What Personal Information Do We Collect?

We may collect the following categories of Personal Information:

· Contact and Profile Information: Information you provide when you create an account, register for an event or activity, apply for a job, contact us, or engage in any other method of submission, such as your first and last name, personal and work email address, full work, home and seasonal mailing addresses, home, work and/or mobile telephone number, work and employment histories, username, password and any other information, preferences, content, files or media you submit as part of that form. We use this type of information to accomplish our mission of providing transformative Jewish experiences, including to process your application, fund your selected trip provider to lower the cost of the trip, help ensure the quality of education before, during and after your trip with your selected trip provider, and collect feedback from you on your experience. We also use this information to administer our organization, for marketing and advertising (such as newsletters, emails and surveys), to defend against fraud or other security threats, and to fulfil our legal obligations or preserve our rights. We may also share this information as described below.

· Financial and Transaction Information: Information you provide when you make a donation or pay for an event or activity, such as first name, last name, full mailing address, telephone number, and payment information. We use this type of information to administer our organization (such as for recordkeeping and payment processing), for marketing and advertising (such as newsletters, emails and surveys), to defend against fraud or other security threats, and to fulfil our legal obligations or preserve our legal rights.

· Communications and Social Media: Information you provide in forums on our Sites and applications, such as your posts, images, videos, documents or any other materials shared; Information sent either one-to-one or within a limited group using our message, chat, post, or similar functionality, where we are permitted by applicable law to collect this information; Information we obtain from a third party, such as a site or platform provider, about use of our applications on third-party sites or platforms. We use this type of information to accomplish our mission of providing transformative Jewish experiences, including to help ensure the quality of education before, during and after your trip with your selected trip provider and collect feedback from you on your experience. We also use this information to administer our organization, for marketing and advertising (such as newsletters, emails and surveys), to defend against fraud or other security threats, and to fulfil our legal obligations or preserve our rights. We may also share this information as described below.

· Location information: Information provided by a mobile or other device interacting with one of our Sites or applications (including through beacon technologies), or associated with your IP address (which can be used to discern physical location), where we are permitted by law to process this information. We use this type of information to defend against fraud or other security threats, including on our Sites, and to fulfil our legal obligations or preserve our rights. We may also share this information with our service providers (such as IT) as described below.

· Activity and Site Usage: Information about your use, and the use by any person(s) you authorize through your account, of our Sites and applications, such as the content you view or post, how often you use our services, and your preferences; and Usage, viewing, technical, and device data when you visit our Sites, use our applications on third-party sites or platforms, or open emails we send, including your browser or device type, unique device identifier, and IP address. We use this type of information to administer our organization, for marketing and advertising (such as newsletters, emails and surveys), to help analyze the design and functioning of our Sites in order to improve your online experience, to defend against fraud or other security threats, and to fulfil our legal obligations or preserve our rights. We may also share this information with our service providers (such as IT or marketing affiliates) as described below.

Tracking Data & Cookie Policy

We make limited use of cookies and other online tracking technologies to understand visitor activity on our Sites, and to hold certain information about your visits to help improve your experience while using the Sites. Cookies are often used in conjunction with other Internet technologies, such as web beacons or pixels, to understand behavior on the Internet. Like most websites, we use the services of third parties in connection with these cookies and other technologies, including Google and Facebook, as described below.

A cookie is a text file sent by a web server and placed on your computer by your web browser. Cookies can be divided into two different types: session and persistent. Session cookies differ from persistent cookies primarily in that session cookies are temporary and expire, and are normally typically deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies, in contrast, remain stored on your computer after you close your browser until they are deleted either because they expire or you delete them. We may use session cookies to operate our Site and for security purposes. We may use persistent cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.

None of these cookies are strictly necessary to access our Sites. You may reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to allow your browser to alert you when a cookie is set, however, certain parts of the Sites may function differently and not as well and you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our Sites will use cookies when you log on to the Sites. For more information about how to manage your cookies preferences, you should use the “help” menu of your web browser or explore the customer support sections of your web browser. Please note that you need to configure each browser on each device that you use if you wish to opt-out or block some or all cookies. If you do not wish to receive advertising cookies, you may wish to visit the Network Advertising Initiative website by clicking here http://www.networkadvertising.org/choicesand the Digital Advertising Alliance website here www.aboutads.info/choices. You can find out more about how to block cookies in specific browsers at http://aboutcookies.org.

Website Performance Analysis

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics, which is provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics cookies help us improve our website by providing us with aggregate statistics on how many users visit it, which parts of the site are viewed the most, the city or regional location of those users, device type and browser. We use this information to help improve our Sites and your online experience. We do not use these cookies for the purpose of identifying you personally. Nevertheless, if you prefer to prevent Google from collecting data generated by cookies and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the Browser Add-on on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Facebook Pixel: We use Facebook Pixel, which is provided by Facebook, Inc. Facebook Pixel cookies help us to measure the return on investment of Facebook Ads by reporting on the actions people take after viewing those ads. We create pixels that track conversions, add them to the pages of their website where the conversion will happen and then track these conversions to ads they are running on Facebook. We use this information to help improve our Sites and for marketing and advertising. We do not use Facebook Pixel for the purpose of identifying you personally. Nevertheless, if you want to opt out of Facebook Pixel cookies, please use the following link: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1

Website Advertising

Google Ads: We use Google Ads, which is provided by Google Inc. Google Ads’ conversation tracking cookies help us to measure and optimize the performance and user experience related to our ads in Google Search or selected Google Display Network sites. We use this information to help improve our Sites and for marketing and advertising. We do not use these cookies for the purpose of identifying you personally. Learn more about Google’s privacy policy on https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and for opt out visit https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated?hl=en

We also use cookies to allow you to share content directly on social networking/sharing sites like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Examples would be if you wanted to share content from our websites to one of your social networks. We use this information to help improve our Sites and for marketing and advertising. We don’t control the setting of these third-party cookies, so we suggest you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

How We Use Personal Information

We use personal information submitted by you or otherwise collected through our Sites and through Other Communications for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including as described by each category of information above. We collect, store, use and process your information to operate the Sites, manage the services you request for the purposes for which you provided the information, and for the general business purposes of ROOTONE’s current and future mission and programs. This includes processing listservs, newsletter subscriptions, message boards, broadcast emails, webinar and event registrations, processing or confirming donations, registration for activities or opportunities, and for related customer service needs. It also includes alerting recipients on our email list of upcoming events, fundraising campaigns, programs, and news so they may stay current on new developments related to ROOTONE and/or other not-for-profit organizations that collaborate with ROOTONE to further our charitable mission. We may periodically contact you with offers, surveys, and information about our services, grantees and affiliates, your subscription, legal notices, or other important information. ROOTONE may communicate with you via email, mailings, phone calls and social media messaging. If you are a registered user, you may alter your user profile in order to remove your name from our e-mail recipient list. If we intend to collect and use personal information for another purpose, we may seek your permission at the time the information is collected. For example, if you register for one of our events, we may seek your permission to share your personal information with corporate sponsors.

We may use automated processing of your personal information in order to tailor our communications with you and manage our relationships with our donors and contacts. This automated processing may impact the type of communications you receive from us. We do not use automated processing of your personal information to create profiles of you that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

How We Share Personal Information

We do not sell, rent, swap or trade your personal information. If you are subscribing to a listserv or other similar network or cohort, online or otherwise, we may share your personal information (including Contact and Profile Information) with the listserv, network, or cohort members for which you registered. We may share your personal information (including Contact and Profile Information; Financial and Transaction Information; and Communications and Social Media Information) with other not-for-profit organizations or other entities that collaborate with ROOTONE to further our charitable mission or as otherwise described at the point where we collect the information from you for the purposes described in this policy statement. These other not-for-profit organizations and entities include: educational collaborators; funders; and Israeli stakeholders, including Israeli organizations such as Mosaic United. We may also share your personal information in the event that it is necessary for any of the following reasons:

· to protect our rights or property or the safety of our employees or others; to comply with any court order, legal process, or respond to any governmental or regulatory request;

· to transfer information in the event of a merger, transfer of assets, acquisition, or other organizational restructuring; and/or

· to prevent, or take other action regarding actual or suspected illegal or fraudulent activities or potential threats to the physical safety or well-being of any person.

We also use trusted third-party service providers or other third-party organizations helping to support our mission by collecting, storing, processing, or sharing personal information on our behalf, such as to complete your donations and other payments you make to ROOTONE. We engage with third parties to assist with supporting our operations and business needs, including vendors in the following areas: (i) credit card or payment processors; (ii) cloud storage providers; (iii) customer support tools; (iv) data collection platforms; (v) product development tools; (vi) IT and security providers; (vii) marketing tools; (viii) relationship management platforms; and (ix) analytics tools. We may share the following information with these third-party service providers: Contact and Profile Information; Financial and Transaction Information; Communications and Social Media; Location information; and Activity and Site Usage.

Retention of Personal Information

We generally retain personal information for so long as it may be relevant for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer period of time is required by law or for other legitimate purposes, such as ensuring security or preventing fraud.

Lawful Basis for Processing Your Personal Information

The laws in some countries, including in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, require us to tell you about the lawful grounds we rely on to collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process your personal information. To the extent those laws apply, our lawful basis for processing your personal information is in support of our legitimate interests, where those interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms. These interests include: (i) providing a safe user experience on our Site; (ii) customer service; (iii) sending communications to you to let you know about what we are doing with your donations and to solicit additional donations; (iv) protecting users, our workers, and our property; (v) analyzing and improving our operations (e.g., optimizing the design and operation of our Site); and (vi) managing legal issues. We may also process your personal information for the following lawful bases: (i) the performance of any contractual relationship we have with you; (ii) where it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations; and (iii) where you have provided your consent to certain types of processing.

We store personal information on servers in the United States or provided by cloud service providers. Thus, your personal information may be transferred to countries outside your country of residence, including to the United States, which may have different data protection and data processing laws than those in your country. In all events, we will process your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, wherever it is located. By submitting your personal information, you agree to this transfer, storing, and processing.

This Privacy Policy is issued on behalf of ROOTONE as controller of your personal information under applicable data protection laws. A “controller” is the person or organization who alone or jointly determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, any personal information is, or is likely to be, processed.

Your Data Rights and Choices.

You can opt-out of the use of certain cookie-related processing by following the instructions in Section “Tracking Data & Cookie Policy” above.

If you are within the European Union, United Kingdom, and/or the European Economic Area, you have the following rights:

-You have the right to request from ROOTONE access to your personal information, and the rectification of inaccurate personal information concerning you.

-You have the right to request that ROOTONE not subject your personal information to automated processing.

-You have the right to obtain from ROOTONE the erasure or the restriction of processing of your personal information, or withdraw previous consents, in certain circumstances, including when the data is no longer necessary in relation to the purpose for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

All of these rights are subject to certain conditions and exemptions. Although we make good faith efforts to provide these rights, there may be circumstances in which we are unable to do so, including when it would compromise others’ privacy or other legitimate rights, when the burden or expense would be disproportionate to the risks to the individual’s privacy, or when we are required by law to maintain or otherwise process your personal information for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. If we are unable to comply with your rights request, we will endeavor to provide you with an explanation of why that determination has been made and a contact point for any further inquiries. To protect your privacy, we will take commercially reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to or making any changes to your personal information.

You may exercise these rights by contacting ROOTONE using the contact information provided below.

If you are within the European Union, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of an alleged infringement of the applicable data protection law. However, we encourage you to contact us first at info@rootonedev.wpengine.com and we will try to resolve your concerns.

If you would like to submit a data access, correction, restriction, or deletion request, you can do so by contacting us at info@rootonedev.wpengine.com and we will process such request with respect to any personal information that we are able to link to you individually based on the information that you can provide to us.

Information Security

We use appropriate procedures to ensure the security of your personal information and to protect it from unauthorized access. In particular, when we ask you to enter credit card information, we use the top industry standard security protection, encryption, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transmission connection, and a secure server for information storage. If you are under 18, you need parent/guardian permission to use a credit card to make purchases online.

ROOTONE is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and we take reasonable security measures to protect your information, including the use of appropriate physical, technical, and administrative controls. However, no security system is impenetrable, and no transmission or electronic storage of information is guaranteed to be secure. We therefore urge you to always use caution when transmitting information over the Internet. Further, it is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

Children’s Information

The Sites are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or store any personal information about children under 13 years of age through the Sites, unless provided by a parent, guardian, or other adult seeking our services on behalf of a child. If parents believe that we have unintentionally collected their child’s personal information, they should contact us to request the deletion of the information at info@rootonedev.wpengine.com.

Third-Party Links

Please keep in mind that when you provide information to us on a third-party site or platform (for example, via our applications), the information you provide may be separately collected by the third-party site or platform. The information we collect is covered by this privacy policy, and the information the third-party site or platform collects is subject to the third-party site or platform’s privacy practices. Privacy choices you have made on the third-party site or platform will not apply to our use of the information we have collected directly through our applications. Please also keep in mind that our sites and applications may contain links to other sites not owned or controlled by us and we have no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the content, actions, or policies of third-party websites. The inclusion of third-party websites on our Sites in no way constitutes an endorsement of the content, actions or policies of the websites of others. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Sites or applications and to read the privacy policies of other sites that may collect your personal information.

We May Change this Notice

From time to time, we may change our privacy practices, and this Privacy Policy, because of changes in relevant and applicable legal or regulatory requirements, our business practices, or in our attempts to better serve your needs and those of our other customers. Notice of such changes to our privacy practices will be given in the manner described in the Terms and Conditions of Use and a revised Privacy Policy will be posted on the Site.

Contact Us

If you have any further inquiries about our Privacy Policy or practices, or wish to change your preferences concerning our uses or sharing of your information, please contact us at:

RootOne LLC 520 Eighth Avenue, 15th floor Telephone: 646-472-5300 Fax: 212-664-7976 Email: info@rootonedev.wpengine.com

Last Updated: April 20, 2023