Privacy Policy

PRIVACY STATEMENT AND COOKIE POLICY

Last Updated: March 6, 2025

General Purpose

The Board of Jewish Education, Inc. d/b/a The Jewish Education Project (“we,” “our,” “us,” or “TJEP”) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering educators to create a vibrant Jewish future through leadership training, professional development, and other support for Jewish educators.  We respect your privacy and recognize the importance of protecting your personal information. We have prepared this Privacy Statement and Cookie Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) to help you understand important information about TJEP’s privacy practices. 

This Privacy Policy describes how we may collect your personal information through all of our online website properties and any content delivered by TJEP through our websites and applications, including, but not limited to, our educator’s portal, educator registrations, class or student registrations, blogs, events, donations, volunteer sign-up pages, social media pages, and mobile apps (collectively, the “Sites”) and voluntarily provided by you through other methods of communication such as via the phone, in-person, by email, or in response to mailings (collectively, “Other Communications”). “You” or “your” refers to any person using the Sites or communicating with TJEP through Other Communications.  This Privacy Policy also describes how we use, share, and protect such information, and how you can manage your preferences concerning our uses and sharing of your personal information.

This Privacy Policy forms part of our online Terms and Conditions of Use, which can be found at the following web link: https://www.jewishedproject.org/terms-service. Please read each document carefully.

By visiting the Sites or communicating with TJEP through Other Communications, you consent to our collection, use, processing, and sharing of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and consent to our Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or our Terms and Conditions of Use, please do not use the Sites or otherwise provide us with your personal information. You may decline to provide any personal information to TJEP, but please understand that by doing so you may be unable to register on our Sites or participate in activities or services offered by TJEP.

What Personal Information Do We Collect?

User Provided Information

We collect certain types of information that users provide when interacting with our Sites or through Other Communications, including:

• Information you provide when you create an account, register for an event or activity, register to become an educator, apply for a job, contact us, or engage in any other method of submission, such as your first and last name, personal and work email address, full work, home and seasonal mailing addresses, home, work and/or mobile telephone number, work and employment histories, username, password and any other information, preferences, content, files or media you submit as part of that form;
• Transaction information you provide when you make a donation or pay for an event or activity, such as first name, last name, full mailing address, telephone number, and payment information;
• Information you provide in forums on our Sites and applications, such as your posts, images, videos, documents or any other materials shared;
• Information sent either one-to-one or within a limited group using our message, chat, post, or similar functionality, where we are permitted by applicable law to collect this information;
• Information we obtain from a third party, such as a site or platform provider, about use of our applications on third-party sites or platforms;
• Location information, including location information provided by a mobile or other device interacting with one of our Sites or applications (including through beacon technologies), or associated with your IP address, where we are permitted by law to process this information;
• Activity information about your use, and the use by any person(s) you authorize through your account, of our Sites and applications, such as the content you view or post, how often you use our services, and your preferences; and
• Usage, viewing, technical, and device data when you visit our Sites, use our applications on third-party sites or platforms, or open emails we send, including your browser or device type, unique device identifier, and IP address.

Tracking Data & Cookie Policy

We make limited use of cookies and other online tracking technologies, such as web beacons or pixels, to understand visitor activity on our Sites, and to hold certain information about your visits that help improve your experience while using the Sites.  A cookie is a text file sent by a web server and placed on your computer by your web browser. Cookies can be divided into two different types: session and persistent. Session cookies differ from persistent cookies primarily in that session cookies are temporary and expire and are normally typically deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies, in contrast, remain stored on your computer after you close your browser until they are deleted either because they expire or you delete them. For more information about how to manage your cookie preferences, you may choose to visit https://allaboutcookies.org.

TJEP may use session cookies and persistent cookies in connection with providing our Sites. You may instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, all or part of the Sites may function differently and you may not be able to use some portions of our Sites.

Website Performance Analysis

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics, whose cookies help us improve our website by providing us with statistics on how many users visit it, which parts of the site are viewed the most, the city or regional location of those users, device type and browser. If you prefer to prevent Google from collecting data generated by cookies and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address), you may wish to download the Opt-out Browser Add-on at this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Facebook Pixel: We use Facebook Pixel, which helps us to measure the return on investment of Facebook Ads by reporting on the actions people take after viewing those ads. We create pixels that track conversions, add them to the pages of their website where the conversion will happen and then track these conversions to ads they are running on Facebook. If you want to opt out of Facebook Pixels, you may wish to visit the following link: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1.

Website Advertising

Google Adwords: We use Google Adwords, which helps us measure and optimize the performance and user experience related to our ads in Google Search or on selected Google Display Network sites. You may wish to learn more about opting out at this link https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated?hl=en.

We also use cookies to allow you to share content directly on social networking/sharing sites like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Examples would be if you wanted to share content from our websites to one of your social networks. We don't control the setting of these third-party cookies, so we suggest you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

How We Use and Share Personal Information

Uses of Personal Information

We collect, store, use and process your information to operate the Sites, manage the services you request for the purposes for which you provided the information, and for the general business purposes of TJEP’s current and future mission and programs. This includes processing listservs, newsletter subscriptions, message boards, broadcast emails, webinar and event registrations, educator portal registrations and providing related services, processing donations, and registration for activities or opportunities. It also includes alerting recipients on our email list of upcoming events, fundraising campaigns, programs, and news so they may stay current on the latest developments related to TJEP and/or other not-for-profit organizations that collaborate with TJEP to further our charitable mission. We may use your personal information for confirmation of donations, registrations, or other actions you take on our Site, and for related customer service needs. We may periodically contact you with offers, surveys, and information about our services, grantees and affiliates, your subscription, legal notices, or other important information. We may communicate with you via email, mailings, phone calls and social media messaging. If you are a registered user, you may alter your user profile in order to remove your name from our e-mail recipient list. If we intend to collect and use personal information for another purpose, we may seek your permission at the time the information is collected. For example, if you register for one of our events, we may seek your permission to share your personal information with corporate sponsors.

We may use automated processing of your personal information in order to tailor our communications with you and manage our relationships with our donors and contacts. This automated processing may impact the type of communications you receive from us.

Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell, rent, swap or trade your personal information. If you are subscribing to a listserv or other similar network or cohort, online or otherwise, we may share your personal information with the listserv, network, or cohort members for which you registered. We may share your personal information with other not-for-profit organizations or other entities that collaborate with TJEP to further our charitable mission or as otherwise described when we collect the information. We will share your personal information in the event that it is necessary for any of the following reasons:

• to protect our rights or property or the safety of our employees or others;
• to comply with any court order, legal process, or respond to any governmental or regulatory request;
• to transfer information in the event of a merger, transfer of assets, or other organizational restructuring; and/or
• to prevent, or take other action regarding actual or suspected illegal or fraudulent activities or potential threats to the physical safety or well-being of any person.

We also use trusted third-party service providers or other third-party organizations helping to support our mission by collecting, storing, processing, or sharing personal information on our behalf, such as to complete your donations and other payments you make to TJEP. We engage with third parties to assist with supporting our operations and business needs, including vendors in the following areas: (i) credit card or payment processors; (ii) cloud storage providers; (iii) customer support tools; (iv) data collection platforms; (v) product development tools; (vi) IT and security providers; (vii) marketing tools; (viii) relationship management platforms; and (ix) analytics tools.

Retention of Personal Information

We generally retain personal information for so long as it may be relevant for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer period of time is required by law.  Our retention periods for personal information vary depending on the nature of our relationship with you, the sensitivity of the personal information, and the risks involved with any related processing. We review our data retention periods and update these policies as needed.

Information Security

Our Sites use appropriate procedures to ensure the security of your personal information and to protect it from unauthorized access. In particular, when we ask you to enter credit card information, we use the top industry standard security protection, encryption, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transmission connection, and a secure server for information storage.

If you are under 18, you need parent/guardian permission to use a credit card to make purchases online.

TJEP is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and we take reasonable security measures to protect your information, including the use of appropriate physical, technical, and administrative controls. However, no security system is impenetrable, and no transmission or electronic storage of information is guaranteed to be secure. We therefore urge you to always use caution when transmitting information over the Internet. Further, it is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

Children’s Information

The Sites are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or store any personal information about children under 13 years of age through the Sites, unless provided by a parent, guardian, or other adult seeking our services on behalf of a child. If parents believe that we have unintentionally collected their child's personal information, they should contact us to request the deletion of the information at info@JewishEdProject.org.

Third-Party Links

Please keep in mind that when you provide information to us on a third-party site or platform (for example, via our applications), the information you provide may be separately collected by the third-party site or platform. The information we collect is covered by this privacy policy, and the information the third-party site or platform collects is subject to the third-party site or platform’s privacy practices. Privacy choices you have made on the third-party site or platform will not apply to our use of the information we have collected directly through our applications. Please also keep in mind that our sites and applications may contain links to other sites not owned or controlled by us and we have no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the content, actions, or policies of third-party websites. The inclusion of third-party websites on our Sites in no way constitutes an endorsement of the content, actions or policies of the websites of others. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Sites or applications and to read the privacy policies of other sites that may collect your personal information.

Privacy Rights for Residents of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Israel, Canada, and Other Countries

The laws in some countries require us to tell you about the lawful grounds or legal bases we rely on to collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process your personal information.  To the extent those laws apply, our lawful basis for processing your personal information is in support of our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of our partners, affiliates and service providers, where those interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.   These include: (i) providing a safe user experience on our Site; (ii) customer service; (iii) sending communications to you to let you know about what we are doing with your donations and to solicit additional donations; (iv) protecting users, our workers, and our property; (v) analyzing and improving our operations (e.g., optimizing the design and operation of our Site); (vi) managing legal issues; and (vii) furthering our mission, including by providing educational products or services and educational opportunities.

Additionally, we may process your personal information for the legal bases of: the performance of any contractual relationship we have with you; where it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations; and where you have provided your affirmative, informed consent to certain types of processing with adequate notice.  Please see the sections above for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, and who we share it with.

This Privacy Policy is issued on behalf of TJEP as controller of your personal information under applicable data protection laws.  A “controller” is the person or organization who alone or jointly determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, any personal information is, or is likely to be, processed.  

International Transfers

We are based in the United States. The information you submit to us and that we automatically collect as a result of your using the Sites will be transferred to, collected and processed in the United States, where the privacy and data protection rules may differ from those in your country. By using our Sites, you consent to the international transfer to, collection, process, and storage of, your personal information in the United States.

Your Data Rights and Choices.

Residents of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Israel, Canada, and certain other countries have the right to receive or reasonably access the personal information that we process, request a portable copy of that information, and the ability to review, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of such information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information at any time by using the contact information at the bottom of this section.

All of these rights are subject to certain conditions and exemptions. Although we make good faith efforts to provide individuals with access to their personal information, there may be circumstances in which we are unable to provide access, including but not limited to when it would compromise others’ privacy or other legitimate rights, when the burden or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the risks to the individual’s privacy, or when the information is commercially proprietary. If we determine that access should be restricted in any particular instance, we will endeavor to provide you with an explanation of why that determination has been made and a contact point for any further inquiries. To protect your privacy, we will take commercially reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to or making any changes to your personal information.

If you are within the European Union, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of an alleged infringement of the applicable data protection law. See https://ec.europa.eu/justice/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm for more information. You may also contact us to be directed to the relevant authorities for your jurisdiction.  However, we encourage you to contact us first at info@JewishEdProject.org and we will try to resolve your concerns.

If you would like to submit a data access, correction, restriction, or deletion request, you can do so by contacting us at info@JewishEdProject.org and we will process such request with respect to any personal information that we are able to link to you individually based on the information that you can provide to us. 

We May Change this Notice

From time to time, we may change our privacy practices, and this Privacy Policy, because of changes in relevant and applicable legal or regulatory requirements, our business practices, or in our attempts to better serve your needs and those of our other customers. We will post any changes on this page, so please check back periodically to stay aware of any modifications. Your use of the Sites or continued voluntary engagement with TJEP through Other Communications will constitute your acceptance of any prior changes to this Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any further inquiries about our Privacy Policy or practices, or wish to change your preferences concerning our uses or sharing of your information, please contact us at:

The Jewish Education Project
1675 Broadway, 15th floor

New York, NY 10019
Telephone: 646-472-5300
Fax: 212-664-7976
Email: info@JewishEdProject.org