Please read this entire Privacy Policy before submitting information to us or using our website. Your submission of information to us constitutes your acceptance of the terms of our Privacy Policy and consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

In order to submit requests to Know My World and use our services you must:

Be 18 years of age or older
Complete any required registration or application processes
Agree to these terms and policies

Rights of Content and Intellectual Property:

Know My World reserves the right to use content and information created within our exchanges, programs and services for impact reporting including types of services rendered, geographical location of services, quantity of participants, and anonymous testimonies or any other personally unidentifiable content and evidences without any consent from the participants. By agreeing to these terms and policies you agree to the use of your unidentifiable content.

Know My World reserves the right to use identifiable content and evidences for impact reporting and promotional materials with proper consent given by the applicant, participant and/or parental guardian. Content and intellectual property items may include project plans created in collaboration, photos, videos, testimonials, and survey responses. Such identifiable consent is provided through signed agreements and opt-in questionnaires in which participants will be notified of sharing.

By using our website and services you agree to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless, Know My World, and its officers, directors, employees and agents from all liabilities, including attorneys’ fees and costs.

Know My World DOES NOT:

Collect online contact information for persons under the age of 18 years of age. Participation in a Know My World exchange, project, program or activity is the sole responsibility of the exchange, project, program or activity applicant and parents are to be notified of such activity on behalf of the issuing institution, which will include an opportunity for the parent to suspend a child’s participation in the activity. For this reason, we encourage teachers to adhere to their institutions specific policies and release forms.
Collect personally identifiable contact information from children.
Distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information from children or our participants of legal age.
Give the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information without prior parental consent.
Require participants to provide us with more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in an activity as a condition of participation.

PRIVACY AND SHARING

Children’s privacy is of primary concern to us. No exchange requests will be accepted unless submitted by a parent/teacher or guardian 18 years of age or older, and said parent/teacher/guardian is required to monitor the exchange as part of their agreement with Know My World. Any and all communication held between participants is the sole responsibility and liability of said parent/guardians/teachers/participants and not the responsibility or liability of Know My World. This includes but is not limited to contact information, media, photographs, location, written material and shared accounts. Know My World will only share information in 3 ways:

A. Upon the approval of match participants with each other for contact purposes only and strictly information shared by participating and consenting adults 18 years or older.

B. Upon written and signed consent forms from parents/guardians of participants or participants 18 years or older, on behalf of Know My World to post content, descriptions, lesson plans, media, testimonies, and learning outcomes of Know My World exchanges, programs and services on the Know My World website and social media channels and for use in impact reporting.

C. When required by law or order of a court or governmental agency, or compelled by subpoena.

INFORMATION COLLECTION

Information collected from exchange applications:

Know My World collects the following from contacts who request our services for digital cross-cultural exchange or virtual exchange via an online application form:

First and Last Name
Email Address
Phone Number
Location
School Name
Grade Level Taught
Approximate Age of Students
Subject Area Taught
Topic Areas of Interest

Know My World requires that applicants complete a request form in order to:

Contact and communicate with the applicant regarding the application and participation with Know My World.
To create matched partnerships for collaboration across content areas, developmental levels, and learning expectations of participants.
Provide a means of contact for match partnerships to communicate and collaborate with each other.
To collect feedback about the participants experience and the quality of our programs through surveys.
Provide participants with forms for collecting anonymous feedback from their students about the student experience with our programs, which include learning outcomes and level of interest in the exchanges and programs.
Contact past participants with future opportunities to participate in or to be notified about Know My World programs, events, services and changes.

By submitting the application form for the Know My World EveryWorld Initiative and our digital cross-cultural exchange programs, you (the applicant) opt-in and agree to the collection and use of your information to provide you with an exchange partner online. Know My World does not share or provide your information with any party outside of Know My World staff and your exchange partner. Any behavior or activity between you and your partner, by sole act of your partner, the institutions, organizations, or community organizations involved by extension of the exchange partnership, technology platforms, apps, software or programs used, or any other lists or collection services in participation within the exchange is not the liability or responsibility of Know My World or the staff and employees of Know My World.

Information we collect from other sources:

From time to time, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as social media platforms and our joint marketing partners. We take steps to ensure that such sources are legally or contractually permitted to disclose such information to us. Examples of the kind of information we may obtain includes your name and email address as collected from a organizational partnership event, conference, or program where you signed up to attend and Know My World was a featured organization.

Know My World may use your name and email address gathered from other sources to contact you about our programs, services or events. We do not use your information beyond contacting you directly and you may opt out of any communication with us at any time.

For uninterested parties and individuals who are residents of the EU, you can object to the use of and request deletion of your contact information. Find out more about your rights under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation here: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/

Opting Out of Communication:

You may opt-out of any communications with Know My World and request deletion of your information at any time by notifying us through our contact form, by email at [email protected], by phone at (845) 430-6479, or by mail at PO Box 710, Glasco, NY. 12432, USA

Know My World may also receive your name and email address from outside sources if you registered for a program, purchased our work books and curriculum resources, or signed up for a conference, webinar or our newsletter. These services are sometimes handled by an outside processing center including Eventbrite, PayPal, Teachers Pay Teachers and MailChimp. This information is held in a confidential relationship according to the privacy policies of the processing center and Know My World.

PUBLIC FORUMS AND TECHNOLOGY

This site may have chat rooms, forums, and/or message boards available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. We encourage and promote Responsible Digital Citizenship. For more information about how to be a responsible digital citizen, you can read more from Common Sense Education.

Cookies are stored on your browser or device to enable recognition when it visits websites or uses online services. The website you visit may set cookies directly, known as first-party cookies, or may trigger cookies set by other domain names, known as third-party cookies. We may automatically use some cookies that are strictly necessary to provide the services you request or enable communication.

We are not responsible for the use by others of the information that you disclose in chat rooms, forums and other public posting areas.

Links to Other Websites:

Our website contains links to other websites that are owned and operated by third parties. The information practices of those websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information.

Social Media:

Disclosing information through online social media such as Facebook, discussion forums, Twitter, etc., makes the information that is submitted public information. Disclosure of your personally identifiable information may increase your chance of receiving unsolicited e-mail. We are not responsible for any information posted on social media.

SECURITY

Know My World works diligently to maintain the security of your personal information, which will never be shared with a third party aside from your approved match.

Know My World collects personally identifying information from educators such as contact name, contact email, location, and organization/school name so that we may make appropriate matches. Know My World does not ordinarily collect or share students personal information, however, student content and photographs may be requested and shared only with parental/guardian consent. For example, student created content such as photographs, art work and written reports that feature identifiable information such as names or locations and school names are only shared on the Know My World website and Know My World social media pages after parental/guardian consent is obtained. Know My World is not liable for information shared or distributed by schools, organizations, educators and students such as personal information, discussion on social media platforms and posting of photographs.

The privacy policy described here applies only to knowmyworld.org, and not to other companies’ or organizations’ web sites to which we link, or which link to us. Also, while we hope to provide a safe and secure online experience, be careful about sharing your personal information with other people you might meet as a result of your participation with knowmyworld.org. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites.

COPYRIGHT

Content, resource materials and projects developed by Know My World on this site and others are licensed and protected by the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Commercial use of Know My World content is prohibited unless otherwise stated and agreed upon by Know My World.

Content and projects created by Know My World participants is licensed and protected under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Commercial use is prohibited.

Professional Development Programs offered through Know My World are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Commercial reuse is prohibited.

DISCLOSURE AND CONTACT

For questions or discussion about our privacy policies please:

Email us:

[email protected]

Write us:
Know My World
P.O. Box 710
Glasco, NY 12432 USA

Call us:
(845) 430-6479