Privacy Policy

The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, operating as the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors.  Please read this policy to understand what personal information we collect, why we collect it and how we use the information we collect.

We track our visitors’ activities to make sure we are providing the best path and access to information.  In the form of “cookies” we track the number of recurring visits to our site to minimize the repetition of information that we have already made available to you.  This data does not include personal information about you, your school or your company.  

Information Collection and Use

NEEF collects personally identifiable information in the following ways:

• When you become a member of the password protected sections of the Classroom Earth website.
• When you enter our contests.
• When you register for our e-newsletter or for email updates.
• When you send us an email inquiry.
• When you indicate your interest in supporting or volunteering for NEEF.
• When you provide personal information (name, address, email address, telephone and fax numbers and payment information) when you click on the link to Groundspring.org to make an online donation to NEEF.  This database is maintained by Groundspring.org, but NEEF has access to the database in connection with the donation.
• When you “Tell Us Your Story.”

We may on some occasions use information we collect to inform you of upcoming publications or other marketing material that would serve your interest.  We do not sell or share this information with individuals or organizations outside NEEF for any purpose, including marketing or promotional purposes.
 

Links to Other Sites

Our site contains external links to other organizations and websites, and we do not control the use of data collection on external websites.  We encourage you to read their policy statements and terms of use.  This policy statement governs only this site of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

Security

Although NEEF takes all measures - physical, electronic and managerial - to prevent unauthorized access to and maintain the accuracy of your data and information, no information transferred over the Internet is 100% secure.  NEEF cannot guarantee the total security of information transmitted to us.  

Children’s Privacy

NEEF is committed to protecting the privacy of children.  For that reason, we do not collect or maintain personal information at our website from those we actually know are under 13.

By visiting our website you understand our privacy statement and limitations.  If you have any questions about this privacy statement, please contact NEEF by email at [email protected] or by mail: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION 4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 160 Washington, DC 20008 or by phone (202) 833-2933 or fax (202) 261-6464.

Your use of this site is also governed by our Terms of Use Statement, so please read that as well.

Last Updated November 6, 2008.