PRIVACY POLICY

 

This Privacy Policy governs your access to and use of www.tonboprograms.org, including any content and services offered on tonboprograms.org (the “website“), whether as a guest or a customer.

 

Carefully read the Privacy Policy before you start to use the website or before you make a purchase. By using the website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy as you purchase a product, you accept and agree to be bound and to abide by this Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to this Privacy Policy, do not access the website or make purchases.

 

Tonbo may change this Privacy Policy, so check this page occasionally to ensure that you are satisfied with any changes. This policy is effective from August 12, 2021.
If you have any questions regarding these policies and our privacy practices please contact us at info@tonboprograms.org.

 

About Tonbo

Tonbo (“Company,” “we,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy. Tonbo is an art programming company for children located in Brooklyn, NY.  Tonbo is founded by Stefania Sirota.

 

All uses of information by which you can be identified when using this website, will only be in accordance with this privacy statement.

 

When you access the website or make a purchase, Tonbo will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through voluntary actions you may take during your visit. This policy applies to information we collect on our website and in email, text, or other electronic messages between you and the website.

 

What We May Collect

Tonbo may ask users to provide information in various ways. Users provide information on our website through fillable forms, contact forms, responding to surveys, searching the website, and ordering products or services via the website.  We may collect the following information:

• name

• contact information, including email address

• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests

• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

 

We may collect data through automatic data collections technologies including Google Analytics which helps us gather information about your browsing patterns, actions taken on our website and the type of browsing equipment you use. These technologies give us information on your location in the world, how often you visit our website, and any communications between your computer and our website.
Included in the items which are collected are (but not limited to):

• type of computer you use

• your Internet connection

• your IP address

• your operating system

• your browser type

 

What Is the Information For?

Tonbo uses this information for statistical data only, and will not include any of your personal information. The data we collect is used to improve our website and the products and services we offer.

 

Furthermore, Tonbo uses this information to understand your needs and to provide you with better products and services, and in particular for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping

 

We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, classes, special offers or other information, which we think you may find interesting, via the email address that you have provided.

 

Cookies and Pixels

Tonbo’s website provider, like other commercial websites, uses cookies to help to collect information about how the site is used. Some of the information gathered by cookies are:

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• date and time of visits

• page views

• time spent on the site

• sites visited before and after our own

• your IP address

 

Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences making the user experience more enjoyable. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.

 

Overall, cookies help to provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

 

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

 

Tonbo reserves the right to use technological equivalents of cookies, including social media pixels. These pixels allow social media sites to track visitors to outside websites so as to tailor advertising messages users see while visiting that social media website. Tonbo reserves the right to use these pixels in compliance with the policies of the various social media sites.​

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Third Parties Cookies

Tonbo’s website uses third-party web development services and other applications. Third parties may use their own stand-alone cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information when you use our website. Some information they collect may be associated with your personal information. They may also collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites or online services. Third parties may use the information they collect to give you content based on interest-based advertising.

 

We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions, Tonbo can direct you to the responsible provider.

 

Links To Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. Once you have clicked on these links and left our site, Tonbo has no control over the other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide as you visit such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to any website you visit after leaving our website.

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Tonbo’s Email Policies

Tonbo is committed to keeping your email address confidential. Tonbo never sells, rents, or leases customer’s emails to third parties. We will not disclose your email address to any third parties except for those allowed in the Disclosure of Your Information section of this

Privacy Policy.

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All the information you send via email will be maintained in accordance with applicable federal law.

 

In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all emails sent from our organization will clearly state who the email is from and ensure you understand how to contact the sender.

 

How Tonbo Collects Information and Why 

Tonbo collects your information in order to support your participation in the activities you select on our website. Should you download a product, sign up for our newsletter, or purchase any product/class from Tonbo, Tonbo collects your information. Tonbo uses the information to track your preferences and to track which of our products and services are selected by our viewers. Most of the time, you engage in activities on our site without providing any personal information. When you choose to download a product or resource, or choose to register for a service you are required to provide some information.

 

If you opt to receive newsletters or emails announcing new courses, you can unsubscribe at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of an email or by sending the request to unsubscribe from future emails directly to info@tonboprograms.org.

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Disclosure of Your Information

Tonbo is committed to never sell, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer any information collected either automatically or through your voluntary action.

 

Tonbo may disclose your personal information to our subsidiaries, affiliates, and service providers for the purpose of providing our services to you.

 

Tonbo may disclose your personal information to a third party, including a lawyer or collection agency, when necessary to enforce our terms of service or any other agreement between you and Tonbo.

 

Tonbo may provide your information to any successor in interest in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Tonbo’s assets and/or business.

 

Tonbo may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when Tonbo, in good faith, believes that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights or when compelled by a court or other governmental entity to do so.

Protecting Your Information and Securing Transmission 

To the best of our ability, Tonbo employs reasonable methods to be sure the security of your information and the information Tonbo collects automatically stays intact.

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Tonbo recognizes that email is not the most secure way to communicate. Please do not send any confidential information via email. If you choose to, you assume all risks. There is some information you may enter on our website which may be submitted securely through Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL. Your credit card information or other sensitive information will not be shared through email.

 

Often, Tonbo may use software programs to analyze statistics to be used in assessing the number of visitors to different areas of our site, what activities or information is most interesting to you as a user, analyze computer specifications, and system preferences or problem areas.

 

GDPR Rights

Those living in the European Union are entitled to certain information and rights under General Data Protection Regulation which include:

• We will retain any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of: (a) you asking us to delete the information, (b) our decision to cease using our existing data providers, or (c) Tonbo decides that the value in retaining the data is outweighed by the costs of retaining it.

• You have the right to request access to your data that the Tonbo stores and the rights to either rectify or erase your personal data.

• You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data.

• You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data.

• You have the right to withdraw your consent to process your personal data any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.

• You have the right to lodge a complaint with the authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.

 

Tonbo only requests information which is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. You are not required to provide consent of any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with Tonbo.

 

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to our email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.