Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Information and Privacy Policy

I.  Information Collection and Use

            Mentoring Platform for Central Asia is the sole owner of the information collected on the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website.  Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will not sell, share, or rent this information to other parties in ways different from what is disclosed in this document  (Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Information and Privacy Policy).

II.  User Profiles

     (a) Creating a User Profile

            To join the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia as a prospective User (a “User” refers to a Mentor or Mentee), a User must first create a User Profile.  To create a User Profile, a User can log in via an existing account on one of several available social platforms, including, but not limited to, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Gmail.  A User can also log in by creating an account on the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website. 

            If a User logs in via a social platform, some attributes of the User's initial profile may be derived from the public information that the User has specified as accessible by applications that use the social platform.  The User should refer to the privacy policy of the appropriate social platform on its website for the most up-to-date terms. This list is provided for the User’s convenience and is not intended to be exhaustive:

• Facebook Privacy Policy
• LinkedIn Privacy Policy
• Google Gmail Privacy Policy.

If a User logs in via a social platform, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may, but not necessarily, auto-populate some fields (such as name, photo, e-mail address, and affiliation) of the User’s initial profile.  The User, however, is responsible for confirming the accuracy of this information and making any necessary corrections.

Upon first login, a User completes an initial profile with answers to a series of questions.  These answers provide information that includes, but is not limited to, personal information (for example, name and e-mail address); demographic data (for example, ethnicity and gender); professional and academic credentials (for Mentors);  enrollment status and name of college or university (for Mentees); preferred attributes of potential matches; and interest or comfort in discussing specific issues (for example, work-life integration).   Mentoring Platform for Central Asia uses this information to determine the User’s eligibility to participate in the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia and to recommend Mentors to Mentees.  Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may publicly post aggregated demographic data about its participants on the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website; this aggregated demographic data is not linked to any personally-identifiable information.  Refer to the Sharing of Information section of this document for details on Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsors and the conditions under which some information in a User Profile may be shared with Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsors and other parties.

 

     (b)  Updating a User Profile

At any time, a User may log in and edit information in the User’s User Profile.

     (c)  Removing a User Profile

At any time, if a User no longer wishes to participate in the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia, the User may remove the User’s User Profile by contacting Mentoring Platform for Central Asia coordinator via e-mail ********@********

     (d)  Hiding a User Profile (for Mentors)

If a User is a prospective Mentor, and if the User wishes to suspend the User’s participation in the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia, the User may log in and hide the User’s User Profile.  The User Profile remains stored on the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia database, but it is not used to make match recommendations and cannot be viewed by Mentees.  If the User later decides to participate again, the User may log in and unhide the User’s User Profile.

III.  Cookies

            A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a web browser (for example, Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome) while the User is browsing that website.  The cookie is stored in memory on the device (for example, computer, tablet, or smartphone) on which the browser executes.  Mentoring Platform for Central Asia uses cookies to maintain user session data, including, but not limited to, times at which the website is visited.  Usage of a cookie, however, is not linked to any personally-identifiable information while the user is on the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website.  Once the User terminates the browser, the cookie is deleted.  If a User rejects the cookie, the User will not be able to use the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website.

 
IV.  Log Files

            Mentoring Platform for Central Asia uses IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the website, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.  IP addresses are not linked to personally-identifiable information.

V. Sharing of Information

     (a) Sharing of Information within the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia

            Mentoring Platform for Central Asia uses the profile information associated with each Mentor and each Mentee to make intelligent recommendations on potential matches.  The Mentee is initially presented with the User Profiles of potential Mentors.  The Mentee sends an invitation to the selected Mentor.  When a Mentor receives an invitation from a Mentee, the Mentor is then able to view the Mentee’s User Profile.  

     (b)  Sharing of Information with Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsors         

            Mentoring Platform for Central Asia does not charge Users any fee to participate as a Mentor or as a Mentee.  A Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor is an entity that donates funds to support the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Platform, that pays fees to access specific services, or that has access to specific services as agreed upon in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mentoring Platform for Central Asia. 

            (i) Non-Personally-Identifiable Information

            Under the following circumstances, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will share some non-personally-identifiable information with Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsors:

             If the User is participating as a Mentee in the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia, and if the Mentee is matched with a Mentor who is an employee of an employer that is a Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor or becomes a Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will provide the name of the college or university, major or intended major, and degree platform of the Mentee (but not the name and contact information of the Mentee) to a representative of the Mentor’s employer.

             If the User is participating as a Mentee in the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Platform, and if the Mentee is matched with a Mentor who has specified in the Mentor’s User Profile that the Mentor is associated with an entity (for example, a professional society) that is a Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor or becomes a Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will provide the name of the college or university, major or intended major, and degree platform of the Mentee (but not the name and contact information of the Mentee) to a representative of the Mentor’s associated entity.

           (ii) Personally-Identifiable Information

            Under the following circumstances, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will share some personally-identifiable information with Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsors:

             If a User is participating as a Mentor in the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Platform, and if the Mentor’s current employer as specified in the Mentor’s User Profile is a Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor or becomes a Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will provide the Mentor’s name, e-mail address, and match status to a representative of the Mentor’s employer.

             If a User is participating as a Mentor in the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Platform, and if the Mentor has specified in the Mentor’s User Profile that the Mentor is associated with an entity (for example, a professional society) that is a Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor or becomes a Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsor, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will provide the Mentor’s name, e-mail address, and match status to a representative of the Mentor’s associated entity.

         

              (c) Sharing of Information with Various Other Parties

             Reporters may be interested in interviewing Users about their experiences with the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia.  If a User gives permission in the User’s User Profile to be interviewed by reporters, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may provide them with the User’s name, e-mail address, and phone number.

             Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may hire outside evaluation firms to evaluate the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Platform. If a User gives permission in the User’s User Profile to be contacted by outside evaluation firms, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may provide them with the User’s name, e-mail address, and phone number.

           VI. Links to Third-party Web Sites and Dealings with Advertisers and Sponsors.

           The Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website may contain links to websites of third parties, including without limitation, advertisers and sponsors, which are not under the control of Mentoring Platform for Central Asia.  Mentoring Platform for Central Asia is not responsible for the content of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website, or any changes or updates to such websites. Mentoring Platform for Central Asia provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply that Mentoring Platform for Central Asia endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content on such third-party website.  A User’s correspondence or dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers or sponsors found on or through the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website (including payment and delivery of related goods or services, any personal information or opt-in contact information voluntarily given to advertisers and sponsors, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings) are solely between the User and such advertiser or sponsor. Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings, including the sharing of the information the User supplies to Mentoring Platform for Central Asia with advertisers or sponsors, or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website. Mentoring Platform for Central Asia is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.  Users should be aware of when they leave the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia website and should read the privacy policy of each and every website that collects personally-identifiable information.

           VII. Surveys

                Periodically, for example at the beginning, mid-point and end of mentorships, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may request information from Users via surveys.  Survey information will be used for the purpose of evaluating the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia.  Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary.  If a User does not respond to a survey, however, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may contact the User via e-mail to follow up.

           VIII. Security

               Mentoring Platform for Central Asia undertakes commercially reasonable precautions to protect User’s Information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.  Despite these precautions, resolute hackers may wrongfully gain access to your Personal Information.  Although such unauthorized access is unlikely, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia wants to inform you of this risk and advise you that Mentoring Platform for Central Asia is not liable for any damages caused by such unauthorized access.

           IX. E-mail Options

               Users in the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Platform may “opt in” to receive extra-programmic communications, i.e., communications not directly related to their current, past or future mentorships, from Mentoring Platform for Central Asia.  Users who opt in are automatically added to the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia mailing list.  This mailing list is managed by a subscription service (for example, ???).  Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may send newsletters from the subscription service.  The subscription service will also, on occasion, send information that is provided by Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Sponsors, that is related to Mentoring Platform for Central Asia’s mission (for example, announcements for scholarships, fellowships, internships, skills-development platforms, and job opportunities), or that is related to fundraising and donations.  Users may manage their subscriptions via the subscription service and may opt out of receiving some specific e-mails.

            There are, however, two specific types of e-mails that all Users agree to receive when they join the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Platform, and they may not opt out of receiving these e-mails.  These e-mails are invitations to participate in Mentoring Platform for Central Asia evaluation and service announcements.  Therefore, Users who request not to receive any e-mail from Mentoring Platform for Central Asia will have their User Profiles removed.

                 X. Service Announcements

                    Mentoring Platform for Central Asia sends service announcements to all Users.  As discussed above, Users cannot unsubscribe from service announcements, which contain important information about service changes, problems, outages, and other issues.  Mentoring Platform for Central Asia may communicate with Users via e-mail or phone to provide requested services and to address issues related to Users’ accounts.

                 XI. Notification of Changes and Acceptance of User Agreement

               Mentoring Platform for Central Asia reserves the right to modify the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia User Agreement, the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Codes of Conduct, the Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Information and Privacy Policy, or other Contract Documents at any time, so Mentoring Platform for Central Asia encourages Users to review our website frequently for such notices.  A User’s continued use of any portion of our website following posting of the updated privacy statement will constitute the User’s acceptance of the changes.

                 XII. Revision Date.

This Agreement was last revised on April 20, 2020: Consolidated Mentoring Platform for Central Asia User Agreement, Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Codes of Conduct, and Mentoring Platform for Central Asia Information and Privacy Policy into one unified document.