AAHO PRIVACY POLICY AND COOKIES COPYRIGHTS
TERMS
By accessing our website at (www.aahoglobal.org), you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
USE LICENSE
As our user or member, you are permitted to temporarily download one copy of our reading materials (information or software) on AAHO’s website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
- Modify or copy the materials;
- Use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public
display (commercial or non-commercial);
- Attempt to decompile, reverse, or engineer any software or
information contained on AAHO’s website;
- Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the
materials; or
- Transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials
on any other server.
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by AAHO at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format. (This policy is targeted for our ecommerce website or for the marketing of any reading material on our website).
DISCLAIMER
A. The materials on AAHO’s website are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. AAHO makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.
B. Further, AAHO does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
LIMITATIONS
In no event shall AAHO or its members and allies be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on AAHO’s website, even if AAHO or an AAHO authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you
ACCURACY OF INFORMATION AND MATERIALS
The materials and information appearing on AAHO’s website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. AAHO does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. AAHO may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However, AAHO does not make any commitment of any sort to update the materials.
LINKS
AAHO has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by AAHO of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.
MODIFICATIONS
AAHO may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.
GOVERNING LAW
These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Netherlands and Afghanistan as well as the EU at large, and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or geographical location.
PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is important to us. It is AAHO’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
LOG DATA
When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. This data is considered “non-identifying information”, as it does not personally identify you on its own. It may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, and other details.
We may also collect data about the device you are using to access our website. This data may include the device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, device settings, and geo-location data. What we collect can depend on the individual settings of your device and software. We recommend checking the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider to learn what information they make available to us.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may ask for personal information, such as your:
- Name
- Social media profiles
- Date of birth
- Phone/mobile number
- Home/Mailing address
- Work address
- Payment information
- Driver’s license details
- Passport number
- Tax/SSN/Medicare/etc. number
This data is considered “identifying information”, as it can personally identify you. We only request personal information relevant to providing you with a service or registering you as a qualified member of AAHO, and only use it to help provide or improve this Humanitarian Service Organization.
HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION
We collect information by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used. You are free to refuse our request for this information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services without it or other personal reasons.
USE OF INFORMATION
We may use a combination of identifying and non-identifying information to understand who our visitors or potential members are, how they use our services, their mission for visiting, and how we may improve their experience of our website in future. We do not disclose the specifics of this information publicly, but may share aggregated and anonymized versions of this information, for example, in website and visitors’ usage trend reports.
We may use your personal details to contact you with updates about our website and services, along with promotional content that we believe may be of interest to you. If you wish to opt out of receiving promotional content, you can follow the “unsubscribe” instructions provided alongside any promotional correspondence from us.
DATA PROCESSING AND STORAGE
The personal information we collect is stored and processed in, or where we or our partners, affiliates and third-party providers (sponsors) maintain facilities. We only transfer data within jurisdictions subject to data protection laws that reflect our commitment to protecting the privacy of our users and members.
We only retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide a service, or to improve our services in future. While we retain this data, we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. That said, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and cannot guarantee absolute data security.
If you request your personal information be deleted, or where your personal information becomes no longer relevant to our organization, we will erase it from our system within a reasonable timeframe.
COOKIES
We use “cookies” to collect information about you and your activity across our site. A cookie is a small piece of data that our website stores on your computer, and accesses each time you visit, so we can understand how you use our site.
This helps us serve you content based on preferences you have specified. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more information.
THIRD-PARTY ACCESS TO INFORMATION
We use third-party services for:
● Analytics tracking ● User authentication ● Advertising and promotion ● Content marketing ● Email marketing
These services may access our data solely for the purpose of performing specific tasks on our behalf. We do not share any personally identifying information with them without your explicit consent. We do not give them permission to disclose or use any of our data for any other purpose.
We may, from time to time, allow limited access to our data by external consultants and agencies for the purpose of analysis and service improvement. This access is only permitted for as long as necessary to perform a specific function. We can only work with external agencies whose privacy policies align with ours.
We will refuse government and law enforcement requests for data if we believe a request is too broad or unrelated to its stated purpose. However, we may cooperate if we believe the requested information is necessary and appropriate to comply with legal process, to protect our own rights and property, to protect
the safety of the public and any person, to prevent a crime, or to prevent what we reasonably believe to be illegal, legally actionable, or unethical activity. We do not otherwise share or supply personal information to third parties. We do not sell or rent your personal information to marketers or third parties.
LIMITS OF OUR POLICY
This privacy policy only covers AAHO’s collecting and handling of data. We only work with partners, affiliates and third-party providers whose privacy policies align with ours. However, we cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.
Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect current acceptable practices. We will take reasonable steps to let users know about changes via our website. If you are a registered user on AAHO’s website, we will notify you using the contact details saved in your account. Your continued use of this site after any changes to this policy will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information.
YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As our user or member, you have the right to be informed about how your data is collected and used. You are entitled to know what data we collect about you, and how it is processed. You are entitled to correct and update any personal information about you, and to request this information be deleted. You may amend or remove your account information at any time, using the tools provided in your account control panel.
You are entitled to restrict or object to our use of your data, while retaining the right to use your personal information for your own purposes. You have the right to opt out of data about you being used in decisions based solely on automated processing. Feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or questions about how we handle your data and personal information.
COOKIE POLICY
On AAHO’s website, we use cookies to help improve your experience. This cookie policy is part of our privacy policy, and covers the use of cookies between your device and our site. We also provide basic information on third-party services we may use, who may also use cookies as part of their service, though they are not covered by our policy. If you don’t wish to accept cookies from us, you should instruct your browser to refuse cookies from AAHO’s website, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired content and services. Some of the cookies we use are:
TARGETING/ADVERTISING COOKIES
Targeting/advertising cookies are used in determining what promotional content is more relevant and appropriate to you and your interests. We may use them to deliver targeted advertising or to limit the number of times you see an advertisement on our website. This helps us to improve the effectiveness of our social media campaigns and the quality of content presented to you. These cookies may be set by the website you’re visiting (first-party) or by third-party services. Targeting/advertising cookies set by third-parties may be used to track you on other websites that use the same third-party service. We use targeting/advertising cookies on our site.
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES ON OUR SITE
We may employ third-party companies and individuals on our websites—for example, analytics providers and content partners. We grant these third parties access to selected information to perform specific tasks on our behalf. They may also set third-party cookies in order to deliver the services they are providing. Third-party cookies can be used to track you on other websites that use the same third-party service. As we have no control over third-party cookies, they are not covered by AAHO’s cookie policy.
OUR THIRD-PARTY PRIVACY PROMISE
We review the privacy policies of all our third-party providers before enlisting their services to ensure their practices align with ours. We will never knowingly include third-party services that compromise or violate the privacy of our users.
How You Can Control or Opt Out of Cookies
If you do not wish to accept cookies from us, you can instruct your browser to refuse cookies from our website. Most browsers are configured to accept cookies by default, but you can update these settings to either refuse cookies altogether, or to notify you when a website is trying to set or update a cookie.
OUR ADVERTISEMENT AND PUBLICITY STRATEGIES
We will require marketing to not only create awareness for the organization but also to ensure that revenue is generated to keep it running. We have crafted the best marketing strategies that will position our organization favorably to attract funding from the government, corporations, etc.
We want increased awareness of our targeted members through online marketing, proactive public relations campaigns, and attending meet-ups. We are set to make use of the following strategic measures to market our organization;
· Visit corporations and government agencies to introduce the services which we offer formerly as well as relate our mission and goals
· Advertise our organization in local newspapers, magazines, and on radio and television stations.
· Engage in direct marketing to street children/youths
· Ensure that our website address (URL) is listed in online and offline directories
· Use social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn and our website to market our organization
· Use YouTube video marketing strategies and in-video Ads to promote our organization
Publicity Strategy
Publicity is a critical process for any organization that intends to create awareness in the world. In advertising our organization, we intend to explore all means that will allow us to gain the awareness we seek. Therefore, below are the various platforms, we intend to use in publicizing and advertising;
· Word of Mouth: We will rely on positive word-of-mouth buzz to propel membership growth. Word-of-mouth marketing is a form of advertising that operates through an individual’s recommendations of particular brands, services.
· Magazine and Newspaper Advertisements: We will release prominent and informative advertisements to be placed in relevant magazines-including online magazines and business magazines and newspapers throughout Netherland and Afghanistan.
· Television Advertisement: We will make use of television advertisements on significant channels as well as electronic media board broadcasts, which will establish our awareness in the households of a vast group of regional TV viewers.
· Posters: Distribute our handbills and paste our fliers in target and high visibility areas; attractive posters will be designed with a good illustration of the organization’s services that can attract indigent members. The posters will be
designed in such ways that they can illustrate the benefits enjoyed by our members and partners.
Social Media: Ensure that we use social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn to vigorously promote our organization. We will create a Facebook Page and flooding them with creative content, stories, and testimonials. The page will allow users to engage directly with the organization by posting service likes, dislikes, and ideas, which can be answered directly by the management.