Privacy Policy

This is our policy regarding maintaining the privacy of personal information we collect online in connection with the reprorights.org or reproductiverights.org website (the "Site"). Please note that, by using the Site, you signify your agreement to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

(Revised and effective as of April 30, 2024)

The Center for Reproductive Rights (“we”, “us” or “our”) are committed to respecting the privacy rights of visitors to our site, reproductiverights.org (the “Site”).

This privacy policy (“Policy”) sets out how we process and protect the personal information when you visit the Site, and otherwise interact with us online or offline (collectively, the “Services”). Please note this Policy does not apply to any other third-party websites that may be linked to the Site. We do not control the privacy policies or practices of other third-party websites. We encourage you to ask questions and read the privacy policies of other third-party websites that may be linked to the Site before you disclose any personal information to them.

To the extent EU, UK and/or Swiss data protection laws apply, we are the controller of your personal information (i.e., the company that is responsible for, and, which controls the processing of your personal information covered in this Policy). Our collection and processing of your personal information covered in this Policy is necessary in order for us to operate the Site or otherwise to provide you with the Services as set out in this Policy. Any failure to provide us with your personal information may impact our operation of the Site or the provision of the Services to you.

As further described below, we collect personal information that individual visitors provide when visiting the Site and when engaging in the Services. There are several features on the Site which allow you to volunteer personal information, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number and credit card information.

More specifically, we collect the following categories of personal information:

• Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers

• Financial information: payment information

• Internet or other electronic activity information: your device and browser type, your browsing and search history on our website, and information regarding your interaction with our website and our advertisements

• Health information: name, email address, your home address, telephone numbers, user alias, IP address, individual health conditions, health-related surgeries or procedures, gender-affirming care information, reproductive or sexual health information, and inferences drawn from any personal information we collect, which inferences constitute consumer health data

• Inferences drawn from personal information we collect

• Sensitive personal information: health information

For example, you may volunteer personal information when you:

• make an online donation through the Site;

• complete a form to subscribe to any of our e-mail networks. When you complete our sign-up form, you will receive various e-mail updates and bulletins that we send out on a periodic basic containing selected articles and other information, with hyperlinks to our Site;

• sign up for our media list to receive press releases or alerts to items you indicate are of interest including special media events;

• report a violation or request legal help via the Site;

• send correspondence to a friend, to your government representative or to other targeted representatives through the Site;

• participate in one of our online petitions or surveys on the Site;

• or participate in any activity on the Site or the Services that requires the processing of your personal information.

Correspondence sent for inclusion in our newsletter or other publications may be so used (as submitted or as edited by us in our sole discretion), including related personal information (such as your name), unless you request confidentiality in that regard. [You may request to keep such information confidential when you submit this information].

To ensure accuracy and completeness of your personal information which you provide to us and to ensure all of your personal information is up to date, please contact us if there are any changes to your personal information, or if you become aware that we have inaccurate personal information relating to you.

We may also collect certain consumer health data, as directly and voluntarily provided from the sources identified above, from individuals for whom we advocate in relation to reproductive justice initiatives. This consumer health data includes reproductive health information of individuals who seek to provide testimonials of personal impact with regard to their reproductive rights, or whom we may represent in litigation or other advocacy efforts. We use such consumer health data for our internal research purposes and in order to further our mission and provide our services, which may include providing representation in litigation or other advocacy efforts. We do not collect identifiable health data from any third-party sources. The above categories of consumer health data may be disclosed to courts and/or litigants (pursuant to applicable law and legal process) solely for those reproductive justice initiatives.

We process personal information, including consumer health data (as applicable), for the purposes set out below:

Personal Information	Purpose	Lawful Basis
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers Financial information: payment information Internet or other electronic activity information: your device and browser type, your browsing and search history on our website, and information regarding your interaction with our website and our advertisements	To contact you to send selected articles, press releases or alerts to items on the Site where you have expressed an interest, or fundraising appeals to support our causes or particular organizations or causes, where we have your consent to do so where required, which may be withdrawn at any time as detailed in section 6 of this Policy below.	We have obtained your consent to send you certain communications (Article 6(1)(a), GDPR). We have a legitimate interest to contact individuals who we have an existing relationship with (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers Internet or other electronic activity information: your device and browser type, your browsing and search history on our website, and information regarding your interaction with our website and our advertisements	Processing membership requests made on the Site or at in person events. For promotional and marketing activities, including the use of photos and videos which may contain your personal information where we have obtained your consent where required. Responding to reports of violations of the Site or requests for legal help via the Site.	We have a legitimate interest to manage our operations, including managing membership requests, requests for support, promotional and marketing activities and to ensure the Site is being used in compliance with our policies and procedures (Article 6(1)(f), GDPR). We have obtained your consent to use photos and videos that may contain your personal information (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers Financial information: payment information	Carrying out financial and credit checks in relation to donations made via the Site and fundraising appeals for fraud and crime prevention and detection purposes.	We may have a legal obligation to do so (Article 6(1)(c), GDPR) and/or we have a legitimate interest to carry out fraud and crime prevention and detection diligence to comply with foreign laws (Article 6(1)(f), GDPR).
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers	Enabling supporters and visitors to the Site to communicate with us through the Site, social networks and other interactive media.	We have a legitimate interest to manage our business, including the operation of the Site (Article 6(1)(f), GDPR).
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers	Requesting visitors’ feedback and input on the Site where we have their consent to do so where required.
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers	Managing participation in our events and other promotions.
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers	Providing administrative notices or communications applicable to use of the Site or the organization.
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers Internet or other electronic activity information: your device and browser type, your browsing and search history on our website, and information regarding your interaction with our website and our advertisements	Analyzing Site traffic patterns, trends and statistics regarding visits to the Site, in order to improve the Site and optimize the experience of visitors to the Site.	We have a legitimate interest to optimize, improve, and secure the Site (Article 6(1)(f), GDPR).
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers Financial information: payment information Internet or other electronic activity information: your device and browser type, your browsing and search history on our website, and information regarding your interaction with our website and our advertisements	In connection with a potential acquisition, merger or other corporate reorganization, or the outsourcing or insourcing of services provided by our personnel, providing reasonable diligence material to a third party or meeting any disclosure obligations as required by law.	We have a legitimate interest to manage our business (Article 6(1)(f), GDPR).
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers Financial information: payment information Internet or other electronic activity information: your device and browser type, your browsing and search history on our website, and information regarding your interaction with our website and our advertisements	Protecting against and preventing fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims and other liabilities and to manage risk exposure.	We have a legitimate interest in managing our business including for legal, personnel, administrative and management purposes and for the prevention and detection of crime provided our interests are not overridden by the interests of Site visitors (Article 6(1)(f), GDPR). We may have a legal obligation to do so (Article 6(1)(c), GDPR).
Personal identifiers: name, email address, your home or billing address, telephone numbers Financial information: payment information Internet or other electronic activity information: your device and browser type, your browsing and search history on our website, and information regarding your interaction with our website and our advertisements	Complying with applicable legal requirements, court orders, legal proceedings, document requests, audit requests, and industry standards and our policies.	We have a legitimate interest to manage our business and to ensure that all investigations and proceedings are managed efficiently and effectively (Article 6(1)(f), GDPR). We may have a legal obligation to do so (Article 6(1)(c), GDPR).

For those in the EU and the UK, please note that you have the right to object to the processing of your personal information where that processing, including profiling, is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests or for direct marketing.

If you are located outside of the United States, personal information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States, where levels of data of protection may differ from that of your own jurisdiction.

By using the Site, your personal information is automatically transferred to the United States as the Site is operated from the United States. If you are located in the EU/UK, this transfer is subject to the household exemption within the meaning of the GDPR.

We shared the following categories of personal information with third parties for a business purpose in the 12 months prior to the date of this Policy: personal identifiers, financial information, and internet or other electronic activity information.

We work with and share these categories of personal information to third parties who provide services such as creating and populating online advocacy forms, website hosting, emailing, order processing and fulfilment, payment processing, credit card clearance, data analysis and analytics, and we share your personal information with these parties for such purposes (and obtain your consent where required under applicable law). We may also work with and share these categories of personal information to such third parties to provide administrative and other professional services such as legal, IT and accounting services.

We may provide such third parties with the categories of your personal information noted above as required to support their services to the Center or to comply with applicable law. Except where you have otherwise consented to the disclosure of your information to the third-party (where such consent is required under applicable law), we limit our disclosure of your personal information to such service providers, including financial information, to personal information that is necessary for the purpose of providing such services.

We may also share your personal information with third-parties that support our advertising and marketing practices which is interpreted as a “sale” under certain U.S. state privacy laws. You can read more about those sharing, including how they support our fundraising efforts, and your rights to opt-out, below. 

Our Site contains links to other websites operated by third parties. For example, when you make online donations to us or request one of our print publications to be mailed rather than downloading or printing the electronic version of that publication, you will link to a third-party website through our Site. Such third parties may collect information about you, through cookies or other technologies, when you link to their websites through our Site. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of such third parties to understand how they collect and use information.

Cookies are small text files that are transferred to and, if allowed, stored on your computer or mobile device to improve the functioning of the Site and improve your user experience when visiting the Site. Our Site uses two types of cookies, session and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary cookies which remain on your computer or mobile device until you leave the Site. Persistent cookies remain on your computer or mobile device for longer periods or until you manually delete the cookie (how long persistent cookies remain on your computer or mobile device will depend on the duration or “lifespan” of the specific cookie and your browser setting). You can find more information about our cookie usage and the options available to you by reviewing our Cookie Policy.

We may use third-party services, including but not limited to the Meta Pixel, to address advertisements or other content that may be of interest to you when you access and use our website (although we do not use cookies, pixels or other trackers to collect or share consumer health or other sensitive personal information). Our third-party service partners may place or recognize a unique Cookie on your browser (including through use of pixel tags). They may also use these technologies, along with your Mobile Advertising ID and information they collect about your online use, to recognize you across the devices you use, such as a mobile phone or a laptop. These third-parties allow us to deliver advertisements or other content on our Site or other websites tailored to match the perceived interests of you, the Site visitor. These practices are known as interest-based advertising, or online behavioral advertising. We endeavor in good faith to adhere to self-regulatory advertising principles, such as the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Principles. If you are interested in learning more about and/or opting out of interest-based advertising, we encourage you to visit one of the advertising industry-developed opt-out pages, such as www.youradchoices.com or aboutads.info. Please note that while we provide these links for your convenience, we do not have access to, or control over, these third parties’ use of cookies or other tracking technologies where they already have access to your information. You may, at any time, choose to opt out on a going forward basis of sharing your information for the purpose of renting or exchanging with unaffiliated third-party organizations by emailing us at [email protected].

We may, with your consent (where such consent is required in certain jurisdictions), send you fundraising emails or physical mail supporting our causes, those of like-minded organizations or those of other third parties and in turn, we may disclose your personal information to such organizations for the purposes of contacting you (with your consent, where such is required under applicable law). You can opt out of our sharing of your information or exercise your privacy preferences whenever you provide us with personal information by checking the appropriate check box(es) on the applicable online form. If you subsequently desire to withdraw your consent to receiving our fundraising appeals, and from having us disclose your personal information to the organizations described in this section, you may do so by clicking on the unsubscribe check box where you receive a fundraising email or sending a request by e-mail to [email protected] or by postal mail to the address provided under “Contact Information” below.

To understand how your personal information shared with such organizations is treated, we recommend that you contact the relevant third-party directly.

From time to time, in order to best serve our community, we may e-mail supporters and Site visitors information regarding important developments affecting reproductive rights. We may also e-mail supporters and Site visitors on occasion regarding the Site and Site-related services. Such information may be sent to Site visitors only if they have consented to receiving such information where such consent is required under applicable law.

You may also consent to the receipt of autodialed calls or texts from us regarding important developments affecting reproductive rights or other updates from us. You may opt out of receiving communications from us at any time by clicking on the opt-out link in the email/text or by sending a request by e-mail to [email protected].

Supporters who opt-in to receive immediate Center for Reproductive Rights text updates via our Mobile Messaging Program may receive an average of 3 messages per month regarding breaking news updates and how to get involved, including ways to fund the fight for reproductive rights. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Text HELP for help at any time and text STOP at any time to opt-out of receiving messages. You may also opt-out or request assistance at any time by contacting us at [email protected] or calling (917) 637-3676. The Center for Reproductive Rights is dedicated to using the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world. As outlined above, we use our Mobile Messaging Program to inform you of breaking news updates and ways to get involved in our protection of reproductive rights. Text messaging opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third-party.

We will only retain your personal information as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected or to comply with applicable legal, regulatory or internal policy requirements, or until you request the removal/deletion of your personal information.

Depending on where you are located or which laws apply, you may have the right to access, correct or object to the processing of your personal information or request the deletion of, or obtain a copy of your personal information collected by us in a portable way by contacting us at the email address provided below. You may also opt-out of our processing of your personal information for targeted advertising or profiling and you may opt-out of the sale of personal information. Unless you direct us or we otherwise obtain your express consent, the Center does not share or sell consumer health data to third-parties or affiliates and third-parties cannot collect consumer health data over time through our website or by our provision of services. You may restrict or stop us from using any of the personal information which we hold about you, including by withdrawing any consent you have previously given to the processing of such personal information. You may also request for a copy of your personal information to be provided to another organization in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to opt out of our sale of your personal information, and our sharing for targeted advertising or our profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. Your rights are subject to certain limitations and/or restrictions.

Exercising Your Rights and How We Will Respond

You may exercise your data privacy rights by contacting us at [email protected] or by calling (917) 637-3676. We will respond to such requests within 45 days from when we receive your request, although we may be allowed to take longer to process your request under certain circumstances. If we expect your request is going to take us longer than normal to fulfill, we will let you know.

You can opt out of the sale of your personal information or the use of your personal information for targeted advertising by contacting us at [email protected] or by calling (917) 637-3676.

We usually act on requests and provide information free of charge, but we may charge a reasonable fee to cover our administrative costs of providing the information in certain situations. In some cases, the law may allow us to refuse to act on certain requests. When this is the case, we will endeavor to provide you with an explanation as to why.

Our Commitment to Honoring Your Rights

If you exercise any of the rights explained in this Privacy Policy, we will continue to treat you fairly. If you exercise your rights under this Privacy Policy, you will not be denied or charged different prices or rates for goods or services or provided a different level or quality of goods or services than others.

When We Do Not Act on a Request – Appeal Process

If we are unable to grant in whole or in part your data rights request, you may appeal our refusal to take action on a request within a reasonable period of time after your receipt of our decision by contacting us at the email below and noting “Appeal from Data Rights Determination” in the subject line. We shall inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to your appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. You also have the right to lodge a complaint about the way we manage your personal information with the relevant data protection authority or attorney general.

Recipients of our electronic newsletters can “unsubscribe” by following the instructions set forth in each newsletter. If you request that we delete information from our databases, we will seek to comply with your request within a month or less, although we reserve the right to extend this period for complex requests.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes.

Authorized Agents

You may designate an agent to submit an opt-out request on your behalf. If you would like to designate an agent to act on your behalf, we will use reasonable methods to validate their authority to submit a request on your behalf.

Authorized agents can submit a request to opt out of targeted advertising by contacting us at [email protected] or by calling (917) 637-3676.

Verification of Identity – Requests to Know, Receive a Copy, Delete, Correct

In any of the situations listed above, we may request that you prove your identity by providing us with a copy of a valid means of identification in order for us to comply with our security obligations and to prevent unauthorized disclosure of your personal information. We reserve the right to charge you a reasonable administrative fee for any manifestly unfounded or excessive requests concerning your personal information, and for any additional copies of personal information you request from us.

We reserve the right to revise or update this Policy in order to maintain our compliance with applicable laws and regulations or following an update of our internal practices.

If we collect your consumer health data and make a material change to this Policy, we will notify you via email. From time to time, we may also make non-material changes to this policy and you will not be directly notified of such a change. Therefore, please bookmark this page and review it periodically to assure familiarity with the most current version of the Policy by checking the “Last Revised” date at the beginning of this Policy.

In the unlikely event that we sell or transfer substantially all of our assets, or merge into another organization, we reserve the right to transfer any and all information that we collect from Site visitors.

We reserve the right to disclose any information including personal information in our possession or that of the third parties with whom we contract to perform services on our behalf in compliance with any law, regulation, decree, judgment, court order, subpoena or any other governmental order (“Order”) without any obligation to contest such Order.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting personal information and will implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to protect any personal information provided to us from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to personal information transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.

Whenever you give us sensitive or confidential personal information (for example, credit card numbers for donations), we will take reasonable steps to protect the personal information by establishing a secure connection with your Web browser. The Center employs a security technology known as a secure-socket-layer (“SSL”) to protect the transmission of payment information to the Site. Unless otherwise specified herein or on the Site where you make a donation, credit card numbers are used only to fulfil your request and are not retained for marketing purposes.

We are committed to ensuring that our communications are accessible to people with disabilities. To make accessibility-related requests or report barriers, please contact us at [email protected] or by calling (917) 637-3676.

If you have any comments or questions about this Policy or the Site or if you wish to exercise your rights as set out in the “Your Rights in Relation to the Personal Information We Collect” section of this Policy, or would like to raise a complaint, please send your comments or questions by email to [email protected] or by postal mail to Webmaster, Center for Reproductive Rights, 199 Water St., New York, NY 10038.

The photographs used herein are for illustrative purposes only; they do not imply any particular attitudes, behaviors, or actions on the part of any person who appears in the photographs.

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