Privacy

Privacy policy

Thank you for visiting sjbikeparty.org. We are committed to respecting your right to privacy and will protect it when you visit our website.

This privacy policy explains our online information practices only, including how we collect and use your personal information. It covers information collected on this website only. It does not apply to other sites you reach through our site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of those other sites to learn how they collect and use information about you.

We collect limited information about visits to sjbikeparty.org. This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our website and identify performance or problem areas. Authorized individuals may also use this information to help us develop the site, analyze patterns of usage, and to make the site more useful. We do not share or sell visitor data for the purposes of advertising, marketing, or any other commercial purpose. This information is not used for associating search terms or patterns of site navigation with individual users. The information that is automatically collected and stored concerning your visit includes:

  • the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (such as, Google.com if you are connecting from a a google search)
  • the date and time of your visit
  • the pages you visit
  • your internet protocol (IP) address
  • the address of the website you came from if it linked you directly to sjbikeparty.org
  • search terms that you enter into the search tool

Donations

We use third parties like PayPal to handle donations.  We do not have access to credit card information or other account information.  We may receive Name, email address and other contact information from a Donor for Tax Records or to give feedback to the Donor.  This information is voluntary.

Volunteers

We record the names who have signed up for specific tasks where possible to allow us to plan ahead and record volunteer effort.

Cookies

When you visit a website, its server may generate a piece of text known as a cookie to place on your device. The cookie, which is unique to your browser, allows the server to remember specific information about your visit while you’re connected.

There are two types of cookies — single session (temporary) and multi-session (persistent). Single session cookies last only as long as your Web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the session cookie disappears. Persistent cookies are stored on your device for longer periods. Both types of cookies create an identifier that is unique to your device.

Session cookies
We use session cookies for technical purposes, such as to allow better navigation through our site.

Persistent cookies
We use persistent cookies to understand the differences between new and returning visitors to sjbikeparty.org. Persistent cookies remain on your device between visits to our site until they expire or are removed by the user. As discussed below under “Google Analytics,” our use of persistent cookies is without personally identifiable information,”  We do not use persistent cookies to collect personally identifiable information.

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can edit your browser’s options to stop accepting persistent cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics does not collect personally identifiable information through its cookies. We use the data gathered here to track trends about how our users are informed about San Jose Bike Party.  We may use this data to identify, and/or change our methods of informing a diverse group.

A limited number of authorized individuals will have user accounts that will allow them to log in to the Google Analytics dashboard and view or run reports regarding visits

Visitors who choose to disable this web measurement tool will still have full access to sjbikeparty.org. While the details vary from browser to browser, most modern browsers can be set up to accept, reject, or request user intervention when a site asks to set a cookie.

Information you share with us
Users of this website may send feedback or report an issue by sending an email to ridewithus@nullsjbikeparty.org. If you choose to send us your personally identifiable information, we will only use that information to respond to your message. We only share the information you give us if required by law. We do create and store lists of email addresses or other information to deliver email alerts, newsletters, or otherwise send messages about our events (or similar events) or contact individuals.  This is by subscription only.  Unsubscribe information is usually included with emails sent.

When you contact us, any personally identifiable information you provide is voluntary. Please do not include sensitive personally identifiable information or other sensitive information in the content of your email.

Children and privacy
We do not have information specifically for children on our website. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act governs information gathered online from or about children under the age of 13. This site is not intended to solicit or collection information of any kind from children under age 13. If you believe that we have received information from a child under age 13, please contact us at ridewithus@nullsjbikeparty.org.

Questions about privacy
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please email us at ridewithus@nullsjbikeparty.org.