Hands On Gainesville

Scientists inspiring a new generation of problem-solvers.

Effective: May 9, 2025

 

1. Introduction and Overview.

 

This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) provides a comprehensive description of how Hands On Gainesville (“We,” “our,”, “us”, or “HOG”) collects, uses, and shares information about you in connection with your use of the website at www.handsongainesville.org (the “Site”), from using our mobile application (the “App”) as well as your rights and choices regarding such information. These terms apply when you use the Site, the App, and any other online location that links to this Privacy Policy, purchase any products or services from us or engage with our content, or otherwise use any of our services (collectively, the “Services”).

 

By accessing or using the Site or App, you agree to our Terms of Service (the “Terms”) and understand that the Terms represent a binding agreement between you and us. By using the Services, you also agree to our disclosure practices, as well as any other activities described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you should immediately discontinue the use of the Services and refrain from accessing the Site or App. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights and choices, please contact us at the email or postal address set forth in the “Contact Us” section below.

 

2. Changes to Privacy Policy.

 

This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date at the top of this policy. We reserve the right to revise and reissue this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page and any changes will be effective immediately upon our posting of the revised Privacy Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, your continued use of the Services indicates your consent to the revised Privacy Policy then posted.

 

3. Information Collection.

 

While using our Services, we may collect the following from the device and browser that you use to access the Services (a), and from cookies and similar tracking technologies (b).

 

A. Usage Data

 

We collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site or when you access the Site by or through a mobile device (together, the “Usage Data”).

 

This Usage Data may also include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Services that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

 

When you access the Site and Services by or through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

 

B. Tracking Data

 

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and collect certain information about your online activity, both on and off our Site. This information may include your browsing history, interests, and demographic information.

 

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Services.

 

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent, typically by accessing the “Help,” “Internet Options,” or “Settings” options within your browser. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Services.

 

Examples of Cookies we use:

 

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies. These are required for the operation of the Site. These cookies are session cookies that are erased when you close your browser.
  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies. We use these cookies to count the number of visitors to the Site and understand how such users navigate through the Site.
  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
  • Retargeting Cookies. We use Retargeting Cookies to collect information about your online activity, both on and off our Site, and to display targeted ads to you about our products and Services.

 

4. Other Parties.

 

We may integrate technologies operated or controlled by other parties into parts of the Services. For example, the Services may include links that hyperlink to websites, platforms, and other services not operated or controlled by us.

 

Please note that when you interact with other parties, including when you leave the Site, those parties may independently collect information about you and solicit information from you. We have no control over these linked sites, and the information collected and stored by those parties remains subject to their own policies and practices, including what information they share with us, your rights and choices on their services and devices, and whether they store information in the U.S. or elsewhere. As such we have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions and are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any such websites. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use.

 

5. Your Rights and Choices.

 

Do Not Track. Your browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to the online services you visit. Note, however, there is no industry consensus as to what site and app operators should do with regard to these signals. Accordingly, unless and until the law is interpreted to require us to do so, we do not monitor or take action with respect to “Do Not Track” signals. For more information on “Do Not Track,” visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.

 

Please be aware that if you disable or remove tracking technologies some parts of the Services may not function correctly.

 

6. Data Security.

 

We implement and maintain reasonable administrative, physical, and technical security safeguards to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Nevertheless, transmission via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of information about you.

 

7. International Visitors.

 

Our Services are hosted in the United States. Our Services are not intended for visitors located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom and you may not access our Services if you live in or are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom.

 

10. Children.

 

The Services are intended for general audiences and are not directed at children under the age of 18. To use the Services, you must be over the age of 18 and legally be able to enter into the Agreement. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information (as defined by the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or “COPPA”) from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected Personal Information in violation of COPPA, please contact us at support@lsatgains.com and we will remove the Personal Information in accordance with COPPA.

 

8. Contact Us.

 

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or our compliance with applicable law, please contact us.