PRIVACY NOTICE
Last updated March 3, 2024
Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at UNCW Research Foundation (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE APP.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the App after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the third-party online/mobile store from which you install the App, which may also collect and use data about you. We are not responsible for any of the data collected by any such third party.
This privacy notice applies to all information collected through the Coastal Eco Explorer mobile application, ("the app").
1. INFORMATION USED IN THE MOBILE APPLICATION
Geo-Location Information. We may request access or permission to and track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using the App, to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings. Geo-location information is not collected for any purpose.
Mobile Device Data. We may automatically collect device information (such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer), operating system, version information and IP address for purposes of troubleshooting the application and responding to crash reports.
Site View Information. The app records the number of times detailed information for an ecological site (e.g., the Venus Flytrap) is viewed. These numbers are used to measure user interest in ecological sites and to improve educational materials at the park. No personal information is collected with the site view numbers.
2. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
Parties: We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to unrelated third parties. Your information may be disclosed to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (“UNCW”), of which the Company is an associated entity, and to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, which is the public agency that the Company and UNCW have partnered with to provide the content in this app.
We may also partner with a select third-party vendor, such as Mapbox, to allow tracking of location-based information which is essential for the app’s usage. Mapbox collects telemetry information for purposes of product improvement. You can read more about Mapbox’s telemetry collection here: https://www.mapbox.com/telemetry. You may disable Mapbox telemetry collection by tapping the Mapbox icon in the bottom left of the map.
Legal Obligations: We
may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order
to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding,
court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a
subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security
or law enforcement requirements).
Vital Interests: We may disclose your
information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take
action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud,
situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal
activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
3. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 90 days.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
4. LINKS
The App may contain links to websites and applications of interest. Once you have used these links to leave the App, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any linked websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the App.
5. YOUR CONSENT
By using our app, you consent to our privacy policy.
6. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at uncwrfapps@uncw.edu or by post to:
UNCW Research Foundation
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
United States