Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 7, 2024

1. Introduction

The Inter-American Dialogue (“The Dialogue,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, thedialogue.org (“Website”). By accessing or using our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in various ways, including:

  • Personal Information: When you subscribe to our newsletters, register for events, or make donations, we may collect personal details such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and payment information.

  • Non-Personal Information: We may collect non-personal information, including browser type, operating system, IP address, and browsing behavior on our Website.

3. Use of Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and manage our services, including newsletters, event registrations, and donation processing.
  • Communicate with you regarding updates, events, and other information related to our mission.
  • Improve our Website and services by analyzing user behavior and preferences.
  • Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.

4. Disclosure of Information

We may share your information with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors that assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or providing services to you, such as payment processors and email service providers. These parties are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

  • Legal Obligations: When required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

  • Protection of Rights: To protect and defend our rights or property, or to prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with our services.

5. Hosting Provider

Our Website is hosted by WP Engine, a managed hosting provider. WP Engine may process and store non-personal information about visitors on our behalf, such as IP addresses and general website performance data. WP Engine implements high security standards to help safeguard your data, though it does not directly collect or manage personal information of visitors. For more details on WP Engine’s data practices, please refer to their Privacy Policy.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze usage patterns, and support core functionalities. These include:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Website, gather demographic data, and improve our content. Google Analytics collects data on website interactions, which are anonymous and cannot be used to personally identify users. You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

  • Google Search Console: We use Google Search Console to monitor and optimize our Website’s presence in search results. Google Search Console may use data related to search behavior and website visits, but it does not directly collect personal data from users.

  • WPML Plugin: To enhance accessibility, our Website utilizes WPML, a multilingual plugin that may use cookies to remember your language preference. This data is anonymous and used solely to improve user experience.

  • Caching and Script Plugins: We may use caching plugins, script optimizers, or content delivery network (CDN) plugins to enhance page load times. These plugins may store cookies on your device to facilitate faster loading, which may involve tracking anonymous user interactions with the Website.

7. Your Cookie Choices

You have the option to accept or reject cookies when you visit our Website. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Website. For further details on cookies, visit All About Cookies.

8. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights and Choices

You may opt out of receiving communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in our emails or by contacting us directly. You may also request access to or deletion of your personal data. Please note that even if you opt out, we may still send you administrative messages.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Inter-American Dialogue
1155 15th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: +1-202-822-9002
Email: info@thedialogue.org

The Inter-American Dialogue Education Program

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