Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting AllChildrenReading.org. Your privacy and security are very important to us. Please be aware that All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (hereafter ACR GCD) does not collect personal information when you visit our website, unless you choose to provide that information. However, we do collect some technical information about your visit to AllChildrenReading.org.

This is how we handle information about your visit to our website:

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

When you visit AllChildrenReading.org, we may store some or all of the following:

  • the IP address from which you accessed our site
  • the date and time of your visit
  • the URL of the website from which you linked to our site
  • the name of the file or words you searched for
  • the pages you visited on our site
  • the items clicked on a page
  • the browser and operating system used

We do not collect or track any personal information through these processes. We use this information, in the aggregate, to make our website more useful to visitors, to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology used, to detect operational problems, and to improve the website’s overall security.

Information You Provide to All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development

You do not have to provide any personal information to view this website.

You may choose to provide your contact information to ACR GCD to receive information such as our monthly newsletter or to participate in a webinar or other event.

ACR GCD will only use your personal information for the purpose for which it was provided, such as to respond to your message or to provide subscriptions you have chosen.

Our newsletter is sent using a third-party email distribution system. A link will be provided at the bottom of each newsletter with instructions on how to unsubscribe.

In certain instances, such as blog comments, the information you provide may be visible to the public. Please do not share any personal information that you do not want made available to the public. ACR GCD is not responsible for how other participants may use your information.

When you voluntarily submit information, it constitutes your consent to the use of the information for the purpose stated. When you click the “Submit” button on any of the Web forms found on our site, you are 

Cookies

When you visit some websites, their web servers generate pieces of information known as cookies. Cookies are commonly used to recognize your computer in the future.

AllChildrenReading.org uses single-session cookies to serve technical purposes like providing seamless navigation through our site. These cookies do not permanently record data, and they are not stored on your computer’s hard drive. AllChildrenReading.org’s session cookies are only available during an active browser session. When you close your browser, the session cookie disappears.

AllChildrenReading.org also uses multi-session cookies to help us understand how people use the site, and how we can make it better. Traffic statistics are collected anonymously and aggregated, and no information is traceable to any specific individual. ACR GCD does not collect PII (personally identifiable information) such as social security numbers, date or place of birth.

Cookies may also be set by the following third-party providers on AllChildrenReading.org:

  • Google Analytics:  A tier 2 cookie sets when the page is loaded – used to improve web metrics capabilities.
  • YouTube: A tier 2 cookie sets when the video is played – used to maintain the integrity of video statistics.

Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information. You can remove or block cookies by changing the settings of your browser. For Opt-out instructions relating to cookies, please visit: http://www.usa.gov/optout_instructions.shtml.

General Disclaimer & Copyright Notice

Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied freely unless identified as being subject to copyright protection. In return, we request only that ACR GCD be cited as the source of any information, photos, and images copied from this site and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author,  unless credit it noted otherwise on the site)

We strongly recommend that ACR GCD data be acquired directly from this website and not through other sources that may change the information in some way or exclude material crucial to the understanding of that information. While we make every effort to provide accurate and complete information, some information may change between site updates.

Disclaimer of Liability

Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, with the thousands of documents available we cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. We make no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this website and expressly disclaim liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this website.

With respect to the content of this site, neither the ACR GCD Partners (USAID, World Vision, the Australian Government), their employees and contractors make any warranty, expressed or implied or statutorily, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, and the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to content available from this ACR GCD website or other internet resources linked to or from it.

Additionally, the ACR GCD Partners do not assume any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process disclosed herein, nor freedom from computer virus; and do not represent that use of such information, product, or process would not infringe on privately owned rights.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The information posted on AllChildrenReading.org includes links to information created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. This site provides these links solely for our users’ information and convenience. When users select a link to an outside website, they are leaving AllChildrenReading.org and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website. The managers of this site:

  • Do not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of information contained on a linked website;
  • Do not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites, and we do not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer;
  • Cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked website;
  • Are not responsible for transmissions users receive from linked websites;
  • Do not guarantee that outside websites comply with Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the Rehabilitation Act.

We strongly recommend that you review the policies of any outside websites you visit from this site, since you will be subject to the privacy and security policies of those other sites, once you leave AllChildrenReading.org.

Social Media

ACR GCD maintains a blog and profiles on several third-party social media sites. We are present on these sites to tell the story of ACD GCD.

While we encourage commenting and conversation on our social media profiles, please remember that they are a public forum and any information provided will be visible to the public. Please do not include personal details such as your telephone number, email address, or any other personal information that you do not want available to the general public.

While some Personally Identifying Information (PII) may become available to ACR GCD through your use of social media (i.e. we can see your name and picture if you post a comment), we will not be collecting, sharing, or storing that information.

Our presence on social media sites is not intended to endorse, recommend, or favor any third-party company or service provider.

 Twitter and Facebook Notice

Because Twitter and Facebook  is not owned and operated by ACR GCD, we cannot control what personal information is being collected and or how its is being used by Twitter or Facebook. For more information, please refer to Twitter and Facebook’s Privacy Notice for what information they are collecting about you and how it is being used.

Site Management

World Vision US as the challenge manager of ACR GCD manages the overall content, design, and organization of this website and coordinates the release of ACR GCD  information on the Internet.

For More Information

If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please contact us.