Privacy Policy

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 29, 2022

The Black Wealth Data Center (“BWDC,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) informs users (“you” or “your”) regarding how we collect, use, and disclose your Personal information, as defined below. This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information collected through the BWDC website (“Site”), located at www.blackwealthdata.org, including information about your use of any related services (the “Services”). By visiting and/or using this Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

The Bloomberg.org Group (“we” or “us”) reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions to this Site. Such changes will be effective upon posting. The Bloomberg.org Group may include, but is not limited to, Bloomberg Philanthropies Support LLC, 25 East 78th Street LLC, Bloomberg IP Holdings LLC, Manhattan West LLC, Bloomberg Consulting LLC, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc., Black Wealth Data Center LLC and Prosperity Now.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE

We collect your Personal Information. “Personal Information” includes any information that we collect about you that, alone or in combination with other information, can be used to identify you, such as a personal identifier (e.g., name or email address), an identification number, online identifiers, or inferences about your preferences. Personal Information, as defined by applicable data protection laws, does not include publicly available information or information that is de-identified or aggregated so that it cannot be used to identify individuals who use the Services.

Use of Site Services. BWDC may collect and process Personal Information such as name, phone number, email address, postal address and password when you register for an account through the Site.

Commissioned Data Sets. BWDC may collect and process Personal Information, such as name, email, job title, industry, through certain data sets commissioned by and for the use of BWDC.

Automatically Collected Information. BWDC collects usage data about devices you use to access the Site and Services, such as device manufacturer, operating system, domain name and internet protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, and product usage from all website visitors (“Automatically Collected Information”). We use Automatically Collected Information to help us improve your experience with the Site and Services. 

Aggregated Information. To assist us with the uses described in this Privacy Policy, information that we or our designated service providers have collected about you through your use of the Site may be aggregated, analyzed or enhanced with personal or other information about you that we may have from other sources.

Community Forums. BWDC may provide access to community forums where users can share information or where users can post questions for other community members to answer. Please note that any such information shared, including in an activity feed or other community forum, is public information and may be seen, disclosed to, or collected by third parties that are not subject to our Privacy Policy. Please exercise caution before posting any Personal Information in any community forum. If you participate in certain features of this Site not covered by this Privacy Policy, please note that any information you or others voluntarily disclose through your use of such features will become available to the public and/or other users you have designated and will be visible to such individuals for their use.

BWDC uses your Personal Information for the following purposes:

to provide and facilitate our Services;

to communicate with you;

to help improve our Services and products and develop new Services and products;

to enhance your experience with this Site, including to save your preferences;

to analyze Site usage;

to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of the BWDC or others and to monitor compliance with and enforce any terms of any agreement with the BWDC; and

to operate our organization and systems properly.

INFORMATION SHARED WITH OR DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES

BWDC does not share or sell your Personal Information with any non-affiliated entities. We will only share your Personal Information at your direction, with your consent, or in the following circumstances:

Affiliates: BWDC may share your Personal Information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Subject to your consent, we may share your Personal Information with our affiliated entities for fundraising purposes.

Designated Service Providers: We may share information with other third parties, such as your use of this Site and the Services provided on this Site, to monitor and analyze the use and functionality of our Site.

Automatically Collected Information: BWDC may disclose Automatically Collected

Information obtained from your use of the Site to our service providers to provide services to BWDC.

Aggregated Information: BWDC may disclose aggregated and/or de-identified information derived from your Personal Information to third parties, including to our service providers. Such aggregated and/or de-identified information cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

Legal Obligations: BWDC may disclose your Personal Information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to satisfy our legal obligations. This may include: (i) to comply with the law or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process; (ii) to produce relevant documents or information in connection with litigation, arbitration, mediation, adjudication, government or internal investigations, or other legal or administrative proceedings; (iii) to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of us, any member of us, or others; (iv) to monitor compliance with and enforce any terms of service on this Site; and (v) to operate the systems that ensures the Site functions properly.

Business Transactions: In the event BWDC goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, reorganization, or sale of a portion of its assets, your Personal Information may be transferred in connection with such a transaction. We will provide you with the option to opt out of the transfer of your Personal Information to the successor entity if that entity has not committed to comply with this Privacy Policy or a Privacy Policy that is, in all material respects, as protective of your Personal Information as this Privacy Policy.

Inquiries: BWDC may disclose your Personal Information to third parties who perform services on our behalf and to respond to your request or inquiry. We may also share your Personal Information with partners, affiliates, and/or third parties interested in serving you or informing you about their companies or organizations. You may instruct us at any time not to share your Personal Information with such partners, affiliates, and/or third parties by contacting us at BWDC@blackwealthdata.org.

Processing by Partners or Third Parties: We are not responsible for the collection, use, and/or disclosure of your information by third parties, including but not limited to, our partners. Such collection, use, and/or disclosure by partners or third parties are governed by their privacy policies.

COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Cookies: For information regarding how we utilize cookies and other tracking technologies, please see our Terms of Use at https://blackwealthdata.org/terms_and_conditions.

“Do Not Track” signals: Some web browsers have “Do Not Track” or similar features that allow you to tell each website you visit that you do not want your activities on that website tracked. Currently, our Site does not respond to “Do Not Track” signals and will continue to collect information about you even if your browser’s “Do Not Track” functionality is activated. Please note that your selection of the “Do Not Track” option provided by your browser may not have any effect on our collection of cookie information. 

RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Depending on the jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of certain Personal Information covered by this Privacy Policy. Depending on the jurisdiction, you may also have the right to request that we refrain from processing Personal Information. Please bear in mind that if you make such a request this may affect our ability to provide our products and services.

To honor your requests, we will verify your identity by asking you or your authorized agent to provide information necessary to verify your identity. We will only use the Personal Information provided in the verification process for identity verification purposes. Please note that BWDC does not sell your Personal Information.

For inquiries about your Personal Information, please contact us at BWDC@blackwealthdata.org. Please include the following information in all requests: first name, last name, and e-mail address and “Privacy” in the subject line. While we will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request, we also reserve the right to impose certain restrictions and requirements on such requests, if allowed or required by applicable laws. Please note that it may take some time to process your request, consistent with applicable law.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

BWDC maintains administrative, physical, and technical safeguards designed to protect against unauthorized use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of the Personal Information we collect and maintain. The Personal Information collected by us through this Site is kept on secure servers. However, no data transmission over the internet is ever entirely secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to our Site.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Please note that note that this Site may contain links to third-party sites, including to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook. BWDC is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other websites. Any information provided on such sites is governed by the privacy policies of the third-party sites. We strongly encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies of any third-party website before providing your Personal Information.

CHILDREN’S DATA

Our Site is not intended for minors younger than 13 years of age, and BWDC does not knowingly collect any Personal Information of minors through our Site. If you believe we have collected Personal Information from a minor younger than 13 years of age, please contact us at the notice address provided below.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make a material change to the way we intend to use your Personal Information, we will notify you by modifying the date updated at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Site or otherwise interact with us to stay information about our privacy practices.

CONTACT US

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email:

BWDC@blackwealthdata.org

By mail:

1200 G St, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005