Effective date: May 29, 2024

Global Leadership Network (“us”, “we”, or “our”) produces leadership development conferences and resources (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Service”), including without limitation The Global Leadership Summit, Team365 and Leader365 online subscription services, and the Globalleadership.org website.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service as further described in this Privacy Policy (“Policy”). By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Policy. Where you provide us with your personal information in any of the ways described in this Policy, you agree that, to the extent applicable, we may collect, store, and use it (a) in order to perform our contractual obligations to you, (b) based on our legitimate interest for processing (e.g., for our administrative purposes, to improve our Service and the user experience for the same, website performance, or for the detection and/or prevention of crime), (c) based on your consent, which you may withdraw at any time, or (d) as otherwise provided in this Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is to not use the Service. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to this Policy.

This Policy may change from time to time (see Changes to This Privacy Policy). Your continued use of the Service after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. Unless otherwise defined in this Policy, the terms used in this Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Use.

Definitions

Service

Service has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph above.

Personal information

Personal information means data about an individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

Usage Data

Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

Data Controller

Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your personal information provided in connection with the Service.

Data Processors (or Service Providers)

Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.

We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

Data Subject (or User)

Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of personal information.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you, as set forth below.  Other than those categories set forth below, we may collect other classifications of data that you choose to provide to us.

Types of Data Collected

Personal information

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personal information may include, but is not limited to:

• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Email address
• Date of birth
• Cookies and Usage Data
• Any other information the Service collects that is defined as personal or personally identifiable information under all applicable law

We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.

Usage Data

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device (“Usage Data”).

This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service with a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service.

You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time by way of your device settings.

Tracking Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, pixels, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

• Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
• Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
• Advertising Cookies. Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you.

Use of Data

Global Leadership Network uses the collected data, alone or in connection with other information lawfully collected from third parties, for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service or other information, products, or services that you request from us
• To notify you about changes to our Service or your registration or subscription, such as confirmation, expiration, and renewal notices
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
• To provide customer support
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service or provide information about our ministries and/or other services that we determine may be of interest to you
• To monitor the usage of our Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
• To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we (or third parties, including but not limited to our sponsors, partners, and speakers), where permitted by law and unless you have opted not to receive such information
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it or any other purpose with your consent

Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technology.

Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Service are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Service. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different Services and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal information under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Global Leadership Network’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the personal information we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

Global Leadership Network may process your personal information because:

• We need to perform a contract with you
• You have given us permission to do so
• The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
• For payment processing purposes
• To comply with the law

Retention of Data

Global Leadership Network will retain your personal information only for as long as it determines in its discretion is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Global Leadership Network will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal information, to United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Global Leadership Network will take reasonable steps  to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your personal information will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

Disclosure to Third Parties for Purposes Consistent with this Policy

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

• To our subsidiaries and affiliates
• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we partner with or use to support our ministry
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information about our Service users is among the assets transferred
• To any third party to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it or with your consent

Disclosure for Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, Global Leadership Network may be required to disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Legal Requirements

Global Leadership Network may disclose your personal information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Global Leadership Network
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
• To protect against legal liability

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Global Leadership Network aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your personal information, as set forth herein. If you request a copy of your information you may be required to pay a statutory fee.

If you wish to be informed about what personal information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us using the contact information at the bottom of this Policy.

In certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations, you have the following data protection rights:

The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your personal information directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.

The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.

The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information.

The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy or the return of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.

The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Global Leadership Network relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your personal information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Such third parties may perform the following functions:

• Analytics: We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
• Advertising: We may use third-party Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain our Service.
• Behavioral Remarketing: Global Leadership Network uses remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.
• Payments: We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our website and other internet-based Services (“Sites”) are not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Sites. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, except as may be expressly permitted by their parents or guardians and only in accordance with applicable law. If you are under 13, do not provide us any information on the Sites or on or through any of its features/register on the Sites, make any purchases through the Sites, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us to let us know.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: Heretoserve@globalleadership.org
• By visiting this page on our website: globalleadership.org/who-we-are
• By phone number: (in the United States) 800-570-9812; (outside the United States) 1-847-765-0070
• By mail: PO Box 3188, Barrington, IL 60011-3188