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Privacy PolicY

Last Updated: September 7, 2024

Progressive Workers Union is committed to protecting the privacy of our members and supporters. This Privacy Policy applies to information stored in information retrieval databases on behalf of Progressive Workers Union, known also as PWU. This does not apply to other websites or services.

By providing your information, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Collection of your Personal Information

We collect a variety of personal information about our members and supporters. We also cross-reference information about our members with information provided by their employers. Personal information is information that can be directly associated with a specific person or entity such as a name, address, telephone number, email address, or information about activities that are directly linked to that person.

While being a part of, or supporter of, PWU, You may provide PWU with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number/mobile number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Employee data (employer, position, employer address, and associated information)
  • Usage data

Your Choices

Updating Information

You may update and correct certain information you provide to us by emailing us at [email protected] or through various online forms. We may also retain cached or archived copies of information about you for as long as necessary for our business purposes, and/or instances required by law.

Text Messages/Mobile Push Notifications

With your consent, we may send text messages or push notifications to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by unsubscribing. If you have any trouble unsubscribing, please contact us at [email protected].

Data Retention

We store the information we collect on you for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it, or for other legitimate business purposes.

How Do We Protect Your information?

The security of Your Personal Data is important, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. The Union uses its best efforts to protect personal information and limits access to the extent practical. The Union does not sell membership information or provide information to third parties for commercial uses.

Personal information may be shared to the extent required by law, including as a response to a valid subpoena.

Links to Other Websites

We may provide links to third-party websites, including sites maintained by strategic partners, as a service to our visitors. We are not responsible for the content or information collection practices of those sites. Those sites' privacy policies may differ from ours and we encourage you to review and understand their privacy practices before providing them with information.

Social Sharing Features

We may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools which let you share actions you take on our websites with other media, and vice versa. Your use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on your privacy settings for the relevant social media site. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit PWU, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies on the Privacy Policies website article.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may revise or update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify members of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and inform as many members and supporters as we can via email.

CONTACT US

We welcome your comments regarding this policy. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact us by email at [email protected].