Privacy Policy

Who we are

We are the Fair Pay Project, a 501(c)(3). Our website address is: https://fairpayproject.org.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

If you contact us via the contact forms on our site, we will save your name and email address and any other demographic information you provide.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Essential Cookies

The following four cookies are strictly necessary for the website to properly function, and therefore cannot be disabled.

_tlbcpv – Used to record unique visitor views of the consent banner.

JSESSIONID – Provider, seal.godaddy.com. Used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server in Java™ 2 Platform Enterprise Edition web applications. It is a necessary cookie that expires at the end of a session.

rc::a – Provider, google.com. This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of the website.

rc::b – Provider, google.com. This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

rc::c – Provider, google.com. This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Cookies for Analytics and Customization

These cookies collect information that is used to help understand how the website is being used, how effective marketing campaigns are, and to help customize the website for users.

event – Pixel Tracker

Statistical Cookies

_tccl_visit – HTTP Cookie. Provider fairpayproject.org. Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes.

_tccl_visitor – HTTP Cookie. Provider fairpayproject.org. Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes.

t/1/tl/event – Provider img.secureserver.net. Registers data on visitors’ website-behavior. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization

Marketing Cookies

NID – HTTP Cookie. Provider google.com. Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to evaluate the website.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your name or email address with anyone. If you fill out a demographic survey, we may provide that information for the purposes of securing grant funding or donations.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

Your contact information is never provided to anyone.

How we protect your data

Personal data shall be subject to additional safeguards to ensure this data is processed securely. For example, all password data is encrypted, and access to this data will be strictly limited to a minimum number of individuals and subject to confidentiality commitments.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Limited Liability

Neither the Fair Pay Project, nor anyone affiliated with the Fair Pay Project, guarantees that you will successfully negotiate a raise or new salary. The content of the website does not constitute a guaranteed method of negotiation.

In no event shall the Fair Pay Project be individually liable to any website visitor or client for any failure to obtain a higher salary, a promotion, a job offer, or any related work advancement.

Notwithstanding anything written herein to the contrary, website visitors and clients acknowledge and agree that the Fair Pay Project will not be liable for any losses or damages, whether indirect, incidental, special or consequential, irrespective of whether or not the website visitor or client has been advised or otherwise might have anticipated the possibility of such loss or damage.

In order for a website subscriber or client to benefit from the absence of a membership fee, the subscriber or client agrees to limit the Fair Pay Project’s liability arising from the Organization’s professional obligations, errors or omissions.