We collect and process personal data for the following purposes:
To administer our websites;
To understand user engagement with our websites;
To personalize the communications, you receive from Ceres;
To receive and process donations;
To receive and process event and webinar registrations;
For recruitment purposes;
To respond to any communications, queries or requests for information or services from you, howsoever received.
Who does Ceres share my data with?
Your data may be accessed by Ceres’ website administrators, approved marketing consultants, and staff. We do not share, sell, rent or lease personal data with other third parties.
How does Ceres collect my data?
Ceres may collect personal and billing information through forms on our websites and digital platforms, or through the following third-party platforms:
Formstack: Ceres uses Formstack to build and embed forms on this website to collect information. We do not share, sell, rent or lease personal data collected through Formstack. Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of Formstack, and you are responsible for reading and understanding its privacy policies before submitting a form on this website.
Click & Pledge and Fundraise Up: Ceres uses Click & Pledge and Fundraise Up to process donations. We do not share, sell, rent or lease donor or credit card information collected through Click & Pledge, Fundraise Up, or offline (e.g. via telephone or email). Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of Click & Pledge or Fundraise Up, and you are responsible for reading and understanding its privacy policies before donating.
Bizzabo: Ceres uses Bizzabo to process and manage event registrations. We do not share, sell, rent or lease personal data collected through Bizzabo. Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of Bizzabo, and you are responsible for reading and understanding its privacy policies before registering for an event.
Zoom: Ceres uses Zoom to process webinar registrations. We do not share, sell, rent or lease personal data collected through Zoom. Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of Zoom, and you are responsible for reading and understanding its privacy policies before registering for a webinar. By registering for a Ceres webinar, you grant Ceres rights to use resulting event photography, film, and recordings, and any reproductions or adaptations of the photography and recordings for fundraising, publicity or other purposes to help achieve Ceres' goals. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications.
Paycor: Ceres uses Paycor to receive and manage job applications. We do not share, sell, rent or lease personal data collected through Paycor or offline (e.g. via telephone or email). Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of Paycor, and you are responsible for reading and understanding its privacy policies before applying for a job opportunity on our website.
Other third-party platforms: Ceres may also collect user data through forms on other platforms including LinkedIn and Unbounce. Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of these platforms.
Like most websites, our web servers create log files. These track data including your IP address, browser type, internet service provider, and number of clicks. Log files to enable us to administer the site, analyze trends, and gather aggregated demographic information. Server log files do not contain personally identifiable information.
Google Analytics
Aggregated, anonymized data is periodically transmitted to external services to help us improve this website. We use Google Analytics for web traffic and usage analysis, as well as display ad marketing.
You may choose to opt-out of Google Analytics tracking with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads.
Salesforce
Ceres stores collected data in Salesforce. Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of this platform.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies have many different uses. For example, they can store information to help you enter a site without having to log in. They can also help a website remember your preferred settings so it loads them on your next visit. Our website sets cookies to collect aggregate site performance data. We do not store any personally identifiable information in cookies. Learn more about cookies.
Embedded Content
Pages on our websites may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of these third party platforms.
Social sharing
We use social sharing buttons provided by platforms like X, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Your use of these third party services is entirely optional. Ceres is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of these third party services, and you are responsible for reading and understanding those third party services’ privacy policies.
What rights do you have over your data?
You may contact us at [email protected], or call us at 617-247-0700, to edit or receive a record of the personal data that we hold of yours, or to opt-out of email communications.
You may also request that we erase all personal data that we have collected from you through our websites. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes—or data that was submitted to Ceres through other means (email, telephone, etc.).