Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 9,2021

This Privacy Policy applies to the website at www.kavlifoundation.org (the “Site”) owned and operated by The Kavli Foundation (“The Foundation,” “we,” “our” or “us”). Use of this Site signifies your agreement to the Site’s “Privacy Policy.”

We are committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies only to the Site. Unless otherwise noted, this Privacy Policy does not cover our offline data practices. If you do not agree with any part of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site. This Privacy Policy is subject to the Terms of Use set forth above.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information You Provide to Us. When you use the Site, we or our service providers may collect information that could reasonably be used to contact you or to identify you personally, such as your name, email address, telephone number, mobile phone number, geographic location or mailing address (“Personal Information”).

Information We Collect Automatically. Whenever you visit or interact with the Site or interact with our advertising, we may use a variety of technologies that automatically or passively collect information about how you access or use the Site (“Usage Information”). Usage Information may include your browser type, operating system, the page served, the time, and the preceding page views. This information is collected in an aggregate or anonymous form.

Device Identifiers. We may also automatically collect your IP address or other unique identifier (“Device Identifier”) for the computer, mobile device, technology or other device (collectively, “Device”) you use to access the Site. A Device Identifier is a number that is automatically assigned to your Device when you access a web site or its servers, and our computers identify your Device by its Device Identifier. We may use a Device Identifier to, among other things, administer the Site, help diagnose problems with our servers, analyze trends, track users’ web page movements, help identify, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

Cookies and Do Not Track. We may collect information about you or your use of the Site through cookies, tracking pixels, mobile identifiers, or other technologies. We use this information to better understand, customize and improve the Site, services and offerings as well as to manage our advertising. The information we collect through cookies, tracking pixels, or mobile identifiers may help us understand how visitors use and engage with the Site. If you have provided us with your Personal Information, for example, when you signed up for our newsletter or requested information from us, we may associate this Personal Information with information we have collected through cookies, tracking pixels, mobile identifiers or other technologies. We do use Google Analytics and share information with Google to help improve this Site. To learn more about how Google uses this data please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners.

Cookies. A “cookie” is a file that Sites send to a visitor’s computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser. Your browser may tell you how to be notified when you receive certain types of cookies or how to restrict or disable certain types of cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to use all of the features of the Site. When you use the Site, neither we nor any third parties collect Personal Information about your online activities, over time or across third party Sites. The Help section of your browser may tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting cookies. To find out more about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org.

Tracking Pixels. A “tracking pixel” also known as an Internet tag, pixel tag, web beacon or clear GIF, links web pages to web servers and their cookies, and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server. You can remove web beacons by disabling HTML images or refusing HTML (selecting Text Only) emails.

Mobile Identifiers. We may use software development kits (“SDKs”) or mobile advertising identifiers (for example,“IDFA” on Apple mobile devices or “Advertising ID” on Android mobile devices), which function similarly to cookies on mobile devices. You may reset your IDFA or Advertising ID in the settings on your mobile device.

Do Not Track. Currently the Site is not designed to respond to “Do Not Track” signals sent from your browser. For more information more about “Do Not Track,” please visit www.allaboutdnt.org.

Social Media. The Site may contain links to social media platforms that give us personal information about you that they have collected either directly or indirectly from you. The Site may also contain plug-ins and other features that allow you to connect with third party social media platforms. If you do so, the third parties who operate these platforms may be able to identify you, they may be able to determine how you use this Site and they may link and store this information with your social media profile. Please consult the privacy policies of these social media platforms to understand what they will be doing with your personal data. If you activate these plug-ins and other features, you will be doing so at your own risk.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Any information you submit on the Site may be used for a variety of purposes, including, for example, to:

• respond to your questions and requests;
• provide you with access to certain features of the Site, as is necessary;
• verify your identity;
• to administer the website and for our internal operations and security purposes;
• improve the Site and present more interesting features to you;
• communicate with you and provide you information;
• for security, due diligence, and safety purposes, including to detect and investigate fraud and illegal activities;
• to keep our Site and users safe;
• comply with, and as permitted by, applicable regulations, statutes and laws;
• in our discretion, to make changes to the Site or any of our policies.

We will use the information you provide to us in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy, with your consent or as we notify you.

We may use your Personal Information to send you relevant information about us, or updates or newsletters with information that you have requested or that may interest you. If you wish to not receive information, updates or newsletters please unsubscribe to our emails or contact us at [email protected].

We also combine information we have collected about you. For example, we may combine information that we have collected offline with information we collect online. Or we may combine information we get from another party with information we already have.

HOW WE MAY SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

Service Providers. We may share your Personal Information with third parties that perform functions on our behalf (“Service Providers”) to carry out your requests, respond to your inquiries or make various features of the Site available to you. These Service Providers may help us to host or operate the Site, analyze data, provide customer service, conduct marketing or administer surveys or questionnaires, send marketing emails and newsletters, and they may share this Personal Information with their Service Providers.

Business Transfers. We may share your information, including your Personal Information, with our and affiliates for internal reasons, primarily for business and operational purposes. We may share or transfer your information, including your Personal Information in connection with a merger, sale, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy or other change of ownership or control by the Kavli Foundation or any affiliated company (in each case, whether in whole or in part). If the Kavli Foundation applies for loans, or opens bank accounts, we may disclose your personal information to the prospective buyer, lender or bank, as the case may be, as part of certain due diligence processes. We also share information for the purpose of management and administration of the Kavli Foundation’s business.

Legal Disclosure. We may transfer and disclose information, including your Personal Information, to third parties to comply with a legal obligation, when we believe in good faith that the law requires it, at the request of governmental authorities, to verify or enforce our agreements, Terms of Use, Privacy Policy or other applicable policies, to respond to an emergency or otherwise to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of the Site, third parties, visitors to the Site or the public. We may share any or all personal information to respond to a court order or subpoena. We might share your information when we are investigating potential fraud.

We may share information for other reasons we may describe to you from time to time as permitted by law.

YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND ACCESS

You may always direct us not to send you newsletters, updates, emails or other communications by:

• sending us an email at [email protected]; or
• following the removal or unsubscribe instructions in the communication that you receive.

We are under no obligation to store such Personal Information indefinitely and disclaim any liability arising out of, or related to, the destruction of such Personal Information or archival or residual storage of such Personal Information.

CHILDREN

We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 years of age. If we learn that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with any Personal Information without first receiving their parent or guardian’s verified consent, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child (or his or her parent or legal guardian) to inform the child that he or she cannot use the Site. We will then dispose of such Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you believe we may have any information from or about a child under the age of 13, please contact us at [email protected].

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

As is applicable, California residents are entitled once a year, free of charge, to request and obtain certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of personally identifiable information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. As is applicable, we comply with this law by giving users the ability to tell us not to share personally identifiable information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, send an email to [email protected]. We may need additional information to process your request.

ACCESSING OUR SITE GLOBALLY – TRANSFER OF DATA

The Site is governed by and operated in, and in accordance with the laws of the United States. We make no representation that the Site is governed by or operated in accordance with the laws of any other nation. If you are located in the European Union, Canada or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that information we collect may be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using the Site, or providing us with any information, you (a) acknowledge that the Site is subject to the laws of the United States, (b) consent to the collection, processing, maintenance and transfer of such information in and to the United States and other applicable territories in which the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as or equivalent to those in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen, and (c) waive any claims that may arise under those laws. We acknowledge that our service provider’s suppliers may transfer your data outside of the United States in accordance with applicable laws.

SECURITY MEASURES

We use certain reasonable security measures to help protect your Personal Information. The information is collected and stored in a manner that is appropriate to the nature of the data that we collect. If you have any questions on the security of your data please reach out as indicated in the Contact Us section below.

CHANGES

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review this Privacy Policy frequently for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on the Site or otherwise noticed to you in accordance with applicable law, and will be effective when posted. If you continue to use the Site, then you have acknowledged that you have read and understood this revised Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy was last updated on the date indicated above. We encourage you to review this page for the latest information about our privacy practices.

Additional Information for Individuals Located in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland

Effective Date: November 25, 2024
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Individuals located in the European Union, United Kingdom and Switzerland have additional privacy rights available to them, including the right to receive notice regarding the purposes for which their personal data are processed and the legal basis for our processing, the categories of recipients of your personal data, whether the personal data will be transferred outside of the EU, UK, and/or Switzerland, and the criteria we use to determine how long to retain your data. For purposes of the laws in these jurisdictions, The Foundation acts as a controller for the personal data described in our Privacy Policy | Kavli Foundation.

Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Contract: Processing is essential for fulfilling the contract you have with us. Without your personal data, we cannot meet our contractual obligations. For instance, we collect personal data to enter into a grant agreement with you.
• Legitimate Interests: We process your data to ensure the effective and lawful operation of our business, enhance our services, maintain information security, and comply with legal and regulatory requirements. For general inquiries and complaints, our legitimate interest is to provide you with the requested information and support. You can object to processing based on legitimate interests (see the “Rights of Data Subjects” section below).
• Consent: With your consent, we may provide you or allow third parties to provide you with information about services that may interest you. You have the right to withdraw your consent (see the “Rights of Data Subjects” section below).

Rights of Data Subjects
You have the following rights regarding your personal data, subject to applicable laws and certain exceptions:

1. Right to be Informed: You are entitled to clear, transparent, and easily understandable information about how we use your data and your rights.
2. Right of Access: You can request access to your data and certain other information to ensure we are using it in accordance with data protection laws.
3. Right to Rectification: You have the right to have your data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
4. Right to Erasure: Also known as the ‘right to be forgotten,’ you can request the deletion or removal of your data when there is no compelling reason for us to continue using it.
5. Right to Restrict Processing: You can request to ‘block’ or suppress further use of your data. We can still store your data but will not use it further.
6. Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services and platforms.
7. Right to Object: You can object to certain types of processing, especially processing based on our legitimate interests. You can also object to your data being used for direct marketing purposes at any time.
8. Right to Refuse or Withdraw Consent: You can refuse to provide and withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time, effective for future processing.

Please note that your rights regarding your personal data are not absolute. For instance, we may deny access to your personal data if required or authorized by law, or if granting access would unreasonably impact another individual’s privacy. We will retain and use your personal data as outlined in our Privacy Policy, including to comply with legal and business obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint or believe our processing of your data does not comply with data protection laws, you can file a complaint with the supervisory data protection authority in your country. If you are in the UK, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.

Retention of Personal Data
We retain your personal data for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which the information was collected, and in accordance with any retention periods required by applicable laws.

How to Exercise Your Rights
To submit a request to exercise your rights, please email us at [email protected] or write us at:
The Kavli Foundation
5715 Mesmer Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90230

Please note that we may require additional information to verify your identity before we are able to process your request.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about this Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at [email protected] or write us at:

The Kavli Foundation
5715 Mesmer Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90230

We will address any issue in a reasonable time period.