Privacy Policy

Privacy Notice 

We know that your privacy is very important to you. 

Four the Future recognizes the concerns of individuals regarding privacy and online data collection. We strive to respect and protect the privacy expectations of our website visitors. 

Most websites collect some information regarding visitors. Types of information collected are wide-ranging, and are collected both passively (by the web servers that host the websites) and actively (via user input through forms, surveys, etc.). 

Some of the information collected allows site owners to determine who a particular visitor is and to track their behavior within and across a website domain. 

However, most of the information collected cannot identify you as a particular individual and is only collected in aggregate. 

The fourthefuturetn.com website likewise collects aggregate information regarding site visitors. This statement outlines the types of information (data) collected, our methods for collecting data, and the reasons we collect data. 

 

Aggregate Information 

The following are examples of information that may be collected in aggregate to provide communications staff, site owners, content managers, designers, and IT specialists insight into visitor behavior for the purpose of improving the website. 

  • The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer and name of the Internet domain used to access the Internet; 
  • IP addresses of websites linking directly to sites within the fourthefuturetn.com domain; 
  • The date and time a site was accessed within the fourthefuturetn.com domain; 
  • Pages visited (“requested”) during this session; 
  • Web browser and operating system used to access a site within the fourthefuturetn.com domain; 
  • Device used to access a site within the fourthefuturetn.com domain.

 

The Four The Future websites uses one of the following methods to collect this data: 

Cookies 

Cookies are files that many websites transfer to users’ web browsers to enable the site to deliver personalized services or to provide persistent authentication. The information contained in a cookie typically includes information collected automatically by the web server and/or information provided voluntarily by the user. Our website uses persistent cookies in conjunction with a third-party technology partner to analyze search engine usage and web traffic patterns. This information is used in the aggregate to monitor and enhance our web pages. It is not used to track the usage patterns of individual users. 

Users may set preferences regarding the storage of cookies within their individual web browsers, which can also be used to remove stored cookies. 

Third-party Tracking (e.g. Google Analytics) 

The fourthefuturetn.com domain uses Google Analytics to collect visitor data in aggregate. This data is also collected using cookies set by Google. See Google’s privacy and terms with regard to partner sites for more info: google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ 

Four the Future may also transmit non-Personally identifiable information (NPII) collected by third-party tracking services (cookies) to other third parties (e.g. Facebook) so that you may see messages from Four the Future when you visit other websites outside of the fourthefuturetn.com domain. 

Users can opt-out of the collection and use of information for ad targeting by blocking third party cookies and tracking mechanisms via browser or operating system settings, browser plugins, or using a service such as aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.eu/. 

Server logs 

All web servers collect very basic visitor information to monitor site usage and performance. 

 

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