Privacy Policy

RoboNation, Inc. (RoboNation) has adopted this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) to govern the collection, use, and storage of data.  Protecting your private information is our priority.  For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to RoboNation, Inc. include www.robonation.orgwww.seaperch.orgwww.seaglide.org, www.roboboat.org, www.robosub.org, and www.robotx.org.  The RoboNation website is a site that provides a pathway of hands-on robotic education experiences.  This Policy governs all forms of Personal Data collected by RoboNation whether electronic, written or oral.  By using any of the RoboNation websites or providing your information to us, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Data
In order to better provide you with products and services on our site, RoboNation may collect Personal Data.  Personal Data identifies you as an individual or is information that can be linked to you as an individual (“Personal Data”) and may include:

  • First and Last Name
  • Mailing Address
  • E-mail Address
  • Phone number
  • Employer
  • Job Title

If you purchase RoboNation’s products and services, we collect billing and credit information.  This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

RoboNation may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:

  • Age
  • School Affiliation
  • Courses Taken

We do not collect any Personal Data unless you voluntarily provide it to us.  However, you may be required to provide certain Personal Data to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the site.  Personal Data is required in connection with registering with the site.  In addition, Personal Data will be requested in connection with student competitions  registration, event activities, purchasing products or services, requesting additional information, signing up for newsletters, or submitting questions through this site.

Automatically Collected Data
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by RoboNation.  This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses.  This information is used for the operation of the services, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the RoboNation website.

Use of your Personal Data
RoboNation collects and uses your Personal Data to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

RoboNation may also use your Personal Data to inform you of other products or services available from RoboNation; to send e-mail alerts to you, to answer your requests, to process your registration application, to process your meeting registration, etc. We may also use your information to track visits to our website. This lets us see which of our features are the most popular so we can better serve our users’ needs.

Sharing Information with Third Parties
RoboNation does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

RoboNation may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about particular offerings that may be of interest to you.  In those cases, your unique Personal Data (email, name, address, telephone number) is transferred to the third party.  RoboNation may also share data with trusted partners or sub-processors to help perform programmatic operations, statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to RoboNation, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.  A list of RoboNation’s sub-processors can be found here.

RoboNation may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on  RoboNation or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of  RoboNation; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of RoboNation, or the public.

Cookies
A “cookie” is a piece of data stored on your hard drive containing information about you.  RoboNation  may use cookies in order to collect certain information about you, such as IP addresses (the Internet address of a computer), domain names (e.g., whether you are logged on from a .com, .gov, or .edu domain) and the type of computer and operating system being used.  We may also use cookies to identify your computer when you revisit our website or to recall your authentication information.  We may collect such information in order to better operate the website so as to enhance your experience while using the website.  

RoboNation may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within RoboNation, in order to determine what RoboNation services are the most popular.  This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within RoboNation to customers whose behavior indicates they are interested in a particular subject area.

You have the option of setting your computer to disable cookies or to alert you when cookies are being used. If you choose to disable cookies, please be aware that portions of the website may not function properly.

Children Under Thirteen
Children under the age of thirteen who are using the RoboNation Website must have permission from a parent or guardian. If Personal Identification Information is submitted, it is understood that a parent or guardian has approved of this submission under the RoboNation policies outlined here. 

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure.  In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect. We restrict access to Personal Data to our employees, contractors and service who need to know the information to operate, develop, or improve our services.

Unfortunately, no transmission of Personal Data over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.  Accordingly, and despite our efforts, RoboNation cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, or to or from our online services.  RoboNation has no responsibility or liability for the security of information transmitted via the Internet. If you have questions about this Policy or the security of your Personal Data, please contact us as indicated under the “Contact Us” section below.

We retain your Personal Data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

External links
This Policy only addresses RoboNation’s use and disclosure of your Personal Data.  The websites may contain links to other websites, so please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites, and we are not liable for their misuse of Personal Data.  We encourage you to be aware that when you go to another website you should carefully read their privacy policy.  Links to other sites do not imply RoboNation’s endorsement of the products or services, or privacy or security practices of those websites.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out- of receiving announcements of certain information.  Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of RoboNation by contacting us.

How You Can Access and Change Information
RoboNation acknowledges that you have the right to access your Personal Data. In case you request us to remove data, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

Upon request, we will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your Personal Data.  You can update or correct your Personal Data or remove it from our system by making a request to us at the contact information provided below.  Requests typically receive a response within thirty (30) days. If access cannot be provided within that time frame, we will provide the requesting party with an estimated date by which the information will be provided. If for some reason access is denied, we will provide an explanation of why access has been denied.

European Economic Area (EEA) Data Protection
RoboNation is committed to the protection of Personal Data as applicable to individuals located in the European Economic Area. 

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your Personal Data.

You have the right to:

  • Request access to your Personal Data. This enables you to receive a copy of your Personal Data and to verify that we are lawfully processing it.
  • Request correction of your Personal Data. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
  • Request erasure of your Personal Data. You may have the right to request that Personal Data we hold about you is deleted.
  • Object to processing of your Personal Data. You may have the right to prevent or restrict processing of your Personal Data.
  • Request restriction of processing of your Personal Data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your Personal Data in the following scenarios: (a) if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy; (b) where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (c) where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
  • Request the transfer of your Personal Data. Where technically feasible, we will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. 
  • Withdraw your consent.  However, if you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent. 

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.

Changes to this Statement
RoboNation reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time.  We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page.  Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information
RoboNation welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Policy.  Please contact us at:

3100 Clarendon Boulevard
Suite 1200
Arlington, Virginia 22201

Email Address:
humans@robonation.org

Telephone number:
(571) 255-7767

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