Grantee and Investment Privacy Policy
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (the “Foundation”) collects and processes your personal information that is provided by or about you as a person interested in the Foundation and may obtain information about you, including email addresses, from third parties for purposes of providing you information about the Foundation. This Privacy Notice is provided to you in accordance with applicable privacy laws including, but not limited to, laws implementing the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) (the “Data Privacy Laws”). It applies only to residents in the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the UK and it explains what information you provide to us and how we use your information.
The Foundation (“we” or “us”) collects personal data in the course of its activities. In this respect, we are a data controller under applicable Data Privacy Laws. Our contact details are:
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
Phone (312) 726-8000
Fax (312) 579-3457
TDD (312) 920-6285
Email: [email protected]
Your Personal Information
Your personal information includes any information relating to you where you are identified or from which you are identifiable. This includes your name, contact information, information about where you work and, if applicable, where you live and your use of our services.
We may collect various types of personal information from different sources, including:
- Information you provide directly to us when you subscribe for news and updates, including through our website;
- Information we collect about your dealings with the Foundation;
- Organizations with which you may be affiliated or other third parties who provide us with your details for consideration regarding potential grant awards;
- Lists of contact information, including email addresses from third parties, including other funders.
Although it is unlikely, some of the personal information you provide to us may include health information, racial or ethnic origin, disability information or other sensitive or special categories of personal information.
What We Do with Your Personal Information
All the personal information we collect from or about you is used if at all only in the course of our charitable activities and our grant awards.
You may also consent to us using your personal information for additional purposes not described in the Privacy Notice but which we consider may be relevant to you or of interest to you from time to time. We will not use your personal information for these additional purposes without your consent. You have the right to tell us that you do not want to be contacted by us for these additional purposes any time after you initially provide your consent.
We are also permitted to process your personal information to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations and/or our contractual obligations to you and to manage any technical issues or support requests that may arise.
Some of your personal information is processed by us in the United States, where we are based, and we may also share it with partners and third parties in other countries outside Europe/the UK with a lower standard of data protection laws as may be applicable in your country of residence. You expressly acknowledge and agree to the transfer of some of your personal information to the United States and such other countries as will be discussed with you at the relevant time, which may have a lower standard of data privacy laws in your country of residence. Our security measures are described below in this Privacy Notice.
We do not allow any third parties to have access to your personal information, except as required or permitted by applicable laws or in accordance with the Privacy Policy. We may disclose your personal information to our subcontractors, agents, or payment service providers (who may be located in the United States) that we contract with to assist us in providing the services, provided that any such subcontractors or agents shall agree in writing to comply with the privacy and security standards described in this Privacy Notice.
We may share your personal information with our partners and other third parties in the course of the Foundation’s activities.
There may be instances when we disclose your personal information to other parties:
- to comply with the law or respond to compulsory legal process (such as a search warrant or court order) or request for information from a regulator or otherwise for legal purposes;
- to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing the services; or
- to protect the rights, property or safety of the Foundation, or any of our respective affiliates, business partners, or customers or otherwise in the legitimate business interests of the Foundation and/or our affiliates and in accordance with Data Privacy Laws.
In any instance where we need to share your personal information with third parties, we will restrict the nature and categories of personal information to that which is required to comply with our contractual obligations to you or our legal and/or regulatory requirements. We may de-identify your personal information to protect your privacy.
How We Protect Your Personal Information
The Foundation understands that storing data in a secure manner is essential. The Foundation stores personal information and other data using reasonable physical, technical and administrative safeguards to secure data against foreseeable risks, such as unauthorized use, access, disclosure, destruction or modification. Although we make good faith efforts to store the information we collect in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security. Further, while we work to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally obtaining this information.
How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain your personal data in accordance with our business needs and for legal, regulatory, audit and tax requirements. After this period has expired, the personal information relating to your account and your use of the services will be deleted. Any personal information which you have provided to us for receiving information and newsletters will be kept until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information.
Communications From the Foundation
We would like to use your name and email address to inform you of our news, updates and details of our activities. If you provide us with your consent to receive these types of communications, we will offer the right to unsubscribe in each electronic communication. This information is not shared with third parties and you can unsubscribe at any time via email, the Platform or through our website.
What are Your Rights?
You have the right to ensure your personal information is accurate. To make changes to your contact and other account information, or to opt out of receiving Foundation news and event invitations, please contact us as described above. You have the right to request that we delete your personal information. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information and/or to access your personal information. Your rights are subject to the applicable Data Privacy Laws.
If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal information, you can contact us by email, phone or post (details above) and we will investigate the matter and respond to you promptly. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can complain to any applicable data privacy authority in your country of residence.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or about the Foundation’s handling of your information, please contact Joshua Mintz, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary.