Privacy Policy

The website www.igogo.org is provided for iGoGo International a non-profit program dedicated to the placement of international exchange students throughout the world.

We are happy you have visited the iGoGo website and have interest in our information and
offers. The protection of personal data is very important to iGoGo and we process personal data
in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation1 (EU GDPR).
With this Privacy Policy, we would like to provide you with comprehensive information on
which data is collected – also while visiting the iGoGo website - and how this data is processed.

1. Who are we?
iGoGo is a non-profit program based in the United States founded by Jane Greer and Dawna Sandala. While the program was started in 2021, the iGoGo team has worked with international students on the J1 and the F1 visa student programs since 1996.

Our mission is to advance cultural understanding and diplomacy through international student exchange. Our program is supported by local coordinators, schools and host families throughout the United States and abroad.

For questions related to this Privacy Policy, please contact iGoGo International by phone, mail or through the contact form on this website.
iGoGo Corporate Office
13295 N Illinois Street
Carmel, IN 46032
1-(415)-665-3900

2. What data do we collect?

2.1 General information
Personal data is information and/or facts related to a specific individual. Personal data
includes, for example, name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. We use
personal data in accordance with the applicable law.

2.2. Automatically collected usage data
Every time the iGoGo website is used, “usage data” is recorded in server log files, as is
common on the internet. This log file information is automatically transmitted by your internet
browser. This includes the following data: IP address of the computer from which the iGoGo
website is accessed; Internet address of the website from which the iGoGo website was visited
(so-called origin or referrer URL); Name of the retrieved files or information; Date and time as
well as duration of the retrieval; amount of transferred data; Operating system and
information about the internet browser of the computer accessing the iGoGo website; http
status code (for example, "request succeeded" or "requested file not found").
Information in Log files of the above kind is stored by iGoGo for security reasons (e.g. for the
identification of attack attempts) for a maximum of one year, depending on the number of hits
and then deleted (except for data where further storage is required for evidence purposes).
Information in Log files may in individual cases be forwarded to investigative authorities.
Otherwise, log file information is stored solely in anonymous form to continuously improve
this internet presence, to adapt it to the interests of the users and to find or correct errors
more quickly.
We retain your data only as long as it is necessary for organizational reasons and permitted by
data protection law.
2.3. Contact forms
You can send us a message via the contact forms on the iGoGo website. Providing your name and your e-mail address is obligatory. If you would like an answer by telephone, you can enter
your telephone number in the contact form. We use your data from the contact form
exclusively to process your questions, suggestions and to be able to reply.
2.4. Application forms
Application forms are used in specific situations, and only relevant persons will process the
shared information. All information received is processed only for a specific purpose and In
compliance with the GDPR.

3. Do we also collect sensitive data?
No, we do not collect sensitive data as defined by the EU GDPR.

4. What do we use your data for - and on which legal basis?

4.1. We use your data for iGoGo website purposes to better provide information specific to the requests from our website visitors. Since we work with international students, we specifically look for details as it relates to parts of the country they are interested in living and where they are from.
We use contact details of participants as is legally permissible in order to stay
in contact with our alumni, to attract members, local coordinators, schools or host families and to better inform the public on available offerings in the educational community worldwide.
The legal basis for this is a weighing of interests - we have a legitimate interest in promoting
our activities.
If necessary, we will forward the incoming messages to a specific contact email where all replies are given.
iGoGo will never transfer your personal data to third parties for advertising purposes or use it for
advertising purposes of third parties. Of course, the use of data for iGoGo’s promotional
purposes can be objected to at any time.
If the iGoGo website is used, personal data will also be processed following a weighing of
interests, see also Section 2 (Which data do we collect?), Section 10 (Social Plugins), Section 11 (Cookies) and Section 12. (Web analytics). Our legitimate interest is to manage the content of the iGoGo website safely and informatively and to analyze, optimize and operate this online
content.
4.2. We use your data with your consent
In the case of an application to or participation in one of our activities, we process personal
data with the consent of the persons concerned. The transfer of your data to us is always
voluntary.

5. To Whom do we transfer your data?

Within iGoGo, employees use your data only to the extent necessary to implement the measures or to protect legitimate interests. We can only provide a large part of our services thanks to the contribution of local coordinators, host families and schools. These sources will therefore also receive your data, as far as this is required for the specific task. In addition, some service providers undertake the sending or printing of documents for us or
are employed by us in the areas of IT services, or telecommunications. These
providers will only act on our behalf and under our responsibility in accordance with our
instructions.

6. Do we transfer your data to countries outside the European Union or the European
Economic Area?
When inquiries about exchange programs, hosting or study abroad opportunities are
coming from interested individuals from outside the EU, we address the individual interested
through normal electronic means which include phone or email.

7. Your rights are important to us
We not only value your privacy, but we also want to provide you with comprehensive
information on the use of your data and to answer your questions usually within 10 working
days. For inquiries about the use of your data, we will contact you immediately. In exceptional
cases, where we may need more than 1 month to answer your question, we will let you know in
advance how long that will take. If we have provided data to third parties, we will notify them
to the legally required extent about the correction, deletion or processing restriction of your
data.
You have the following rights when processing your data:
7.1 Your right of access and to rectification
You have the right to know which personal data we process concerning you. This includes
among others, information about the purposes of processing, categories of personal data
concerned, recipients of the data and duration of the storage. If data is stored incorrectly, you
have the right to have inaccurate personal data corrected or to have incomplete personal data
completed.
7.2. Your right to erasure
You have the right to erase your data, for the following reasons:
- your personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it
was collected.
- you withdrew consent on which the processing is based, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
- you object to the processing and there is no overriding legitimate grounds for the
processing.
- when the personal data has been unlawfully processed.
- when the personal data has to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation.
- when the data of children under the age of 16 are processed without parental consent.
7.3. Your right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
- you have contested the accuracy of the personal data and we have had the opportunity
to verify the accuracy of the data.
- when the processing is unlawful, and you request the restriction of processing instead
of the erasure of the data.
- when we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you
need the data subject for the establishment of legal claims.
- when you have objected to processing the data pending verification of whether your
legitimate grounds override.
7.4. Your right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a machine-readable format,
based on consent or on a contract and the processing is carried out by automated means.
7.5. Right to lodge a complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority about the
processing of data by iGoGo if you believe that we have improperly processed your personal
data.
7.6. Your general right to object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, where the data
processing takes place based on weighing of interests. In case of an objection, we will no
longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds
for processing that outweigh your interests and rights, or the processing is for the purposes of
the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
The objection does not require any specific form and iGoGo can be contacted by contact form via the website or by phone/mail
iGoGo Corporate Office
13295 N Illinois Street
Carmel, IN 46032
1-(415)-665-3900

7.7. Your right to object to data processing for advertising purposes
iGoGo uses the personal data collected to a limited extent for promoting the
activities of our non-profit organization: for example, for public affairs, impact report,
and campaigns. iGoGo will never transfer the personal data
collected to third parties for advertising purposes or use it for advertising purposes of third
parties. Of course, the use of data for iGoGo’s promotional purposes can be objected to at any
time. In the event of an objection we will no longer process your personal data for these
purposes.
The objection does not require any specific form and iGoGo can be contacted by contact form via the website or by phone/mail
iGoGo Corporate Office
13295 N Illinois Street
Carmel, IN 46032
1-(415)-665-3900

8. Are you required to give us specific data?
The transfer of your data to us is always voluntary. In order to provide the appropriate documents to receive a visa to study, the Department of Homeland Security does require specific data.

9. How long do we save your data?
We retain your data only as long as it is necessary for organizational reasons and permitted by
data protection law.

10. Social Plugins
We use social plugins for the social networks Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ on the iGoGo website based on our legitimate interests. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis,
optimization and economically viable operation of our website. The plugins of the social network Facebook are used, and are available at www.facebook.comof Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA) as well as from Facebook Ireland Limited (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland) (hereinafter "Facebook" or “Plugin Provider").
The plugins of the social network Twitter are used, and are available
at www.twitter.com of Twitter Inc. (1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103,
USA) hereinafter "Twitter" or "Plugin Provider”. The plugins of the social network Google+ are used, and are available at https://plus.google.com of Google LLC. (Mountain View, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) hereinafter "Google+" or "Plugin Provider".
The plugins represent independent extensions of the plugin providers. Therefore, iGoGo has no
influence on the extent of the plugin providers' collected data via plugins. For example, if you
click the "like" button on Facebook, leave a comment or otherwise interact directly with a
plugin, the information will be transmitted directly from your internet browser to Facebook
and stored there. This information may be posted on Facebook and displayed to others.
Even if you are not a member of one of the mentioned plugin providers, there is still the
possibility that they will receive your IP address and save it when you click on the plugins. For
the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by
the plug-in providers, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options for the
protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Twitter at https://twitter.com/en/privacy
Google+ at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
11. Cookies
The iGoGo website uses cookies from Google Analytics. Cookies are small files with textual
information that are transmitted to the internet browser (such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox) while the content is being accessed. Cookies are automatically saved on your
computer. Using cookies, iGoGo is unable to establish a personal reference to unregistered
users. However, cookies help making the website more user-friendly. You can disable the
storage of cookies on your computer in your internet browser settings, but this may result in
an impairment of the correct functioning of the website. Alternatively, you can set your
internet browser to inform you about the transmission of cookies. Already stored cookies can
be deleted at any time in the system settings of your internet browser.
12. Web analysis
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater
Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereafter "Google"), on the iGoGo website, based on
our legitimate interests (the analysis, optimization and economically viable operation of our
website). Google Analytics uses cookies (see section 11 above) that are stored on your
computer and allow an analysis of the use of this website. The information generated by the
cookies about your use of the iGoGo website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which provides a
guarantee to comply with the European data protection law.
On behalf of iGoGo, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the iGoGo website,
compile reports on website activity and provide other services related to website activity and
internet usage to iGoGo. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of
Google Analytics will not be merged with other data provided by Google but will be
anonymously shortened. The data collected by Google Analytics are also not used by iGoGo
to identify the visitor to the iGoGo website and are not merged with personal data. You may also
disable the cookies used for web analytics using your internet browser settings, but this may
result in an impairment of the correct functioning of the website (see the "Cookies" section
above).
You may also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookies and related to your
use of the iGoGo website by Google, as well as the processing of such data by Google, by
downloading the add-on for your current internet browser available at the link below and
install: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
If you use different internet browsers on your computer (e.g. the Internet Explorer, Mozilla
Firefox), you should download the add-on for each internet browser with which you use this
website.
For general information about the Google Analytics and Google's privacy policy, visit the
following Google website: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

13. Links to other websites
Websites of other providers, which can be accessed from our website via a link, have been
designed and provided by third parties. iGoGo has no influence on the design, content or
function of the linked websites. Despite reviewing the content within the legally required
framework, we must therefore decline any responsibility for the content of all linked websites
of other providers. Please note, the third-party websites linked via our website may install
their own cookies on your computer or collect personal data. iGoGo has no influence on this. Please inform yourself on respective data protection policies directly at the providers of any linked websites.

14. Changes to the privacy policy
iGoGo reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. If necessary,
please inform yourself about the current privacy policy before using our website.

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