Privacy Policy
Last updated 21 November, 2024
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Introduction
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Future Gen XYZ, Inc. ("Company" or "We" or “Our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
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This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit one of our websites, https://www.futuregenxyz.com/, www.futuregenxyz.com, and www.futuregenxyz.org (collectively, our "Websites"), when you use our Future Gen software application, or CareerAtlas software application (collectively, the “Services”), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
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This policy applies to information we collect:
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On our Websites.
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Through the Services.
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Through the use of browser-based cookies.
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In email, text, and other electronic messages between you, our Websites, and Services.
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Through mobile and desktop applications you download from our Websites to use the Services, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and our Websites.
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It does not apply to information collected by:
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Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries); or
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Any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through our Websites.
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Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Websites and Services. By accessing or using this Website or our Services, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of our Websites and Services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
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Children Under the Age of 13
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Our Websites and Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Websites or through our Services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information through our Services or on our Websites or through any of their features, register on the Websites, make any purchases through the Websites, use any of the interactive or public comment features of the Websites, 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 info@futuregenxyz.com.
California residents under 13 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information. Please see Your State Privacy Rights for more information.
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Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
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We collect several types of information from and about users of our Websites and Services, including information:
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By which you may be personally identified, such as name, alias, postal address, email address, telephone number, account name, and any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information");
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That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as racial or ethnic data, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, educational background, current employer, employment history, credit/debit card numbers or other financial information used to pay for the Services, audio and video recordings and; and/or inferences drawn from any of the information identified herein to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
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About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Websites, and usage details.
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We collect this information:
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Directly from you when you provide it to us through use of the Websites or Services.
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Automatically as you navigate through the sites. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies.
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Information You Provide to Us
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The information we collect on or through our Websites and the Services may include:
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Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Websites. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Websites, subscribing to Our Service, posting material, or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our Websites or Services.
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Information we extract (such as name and email address) from your account with a third party such as Facebook or Google, if you choose to log in using our single sign-on (SSO) integration with such third party.
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Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
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Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
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Details of transactions you carry out through our Websites and Services and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through our Websites.
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Your search queries on the Websites.
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Your responses to any job applications with the Company.
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You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, "posted") on public areas of the Websites, or transmitted to other users of the Websites or third parties (collectively, "User Contributions"). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Although, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of the Websites with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
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As you navigate through and interact with our Websites and Services, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
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Details of your visits to our Websites and Services, including traffic data, logs, any error you encounter during use of the Services, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Websites.
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Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
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We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). Most web browsers can be set to inform you when a cookie has been sent to you and provide you with the opportunity to refuse that cookie. We do not currently have the ability to respond to or accommodate Do Not Track or similar web browser signals and other mechanisms that enable consumers to exercise choice about behavioral tracking, and as a result, refusing cookies may in some cases preclude you from using, or negatively impact the display or function of, the Services. Click here for general information about your ad choices.
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The information we collect automatically may include personal information, or we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Websites and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
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Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
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Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Websites according to your individual interests.
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Speed up your searches.
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Recognize you when you return to our Websites.
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The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
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Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser as described above. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Websites. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Websites.
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Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
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Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Websites and Services 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 websites. 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 websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
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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. For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from many providers, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
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How We Use Your Information
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We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
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To present our Services and Websites and their contents to you.
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To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
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To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
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To provide you with notices about your account/subscription, including expiration and renewal notices.
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To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
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To notify you about changes to our Websites, Services, or any other products or services we offer or provide though them.
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To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Websites and Services.
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In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
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For any other purpose with your consent.
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We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties' goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please adjust your user preferences in your account profile. For more information, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
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We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers' target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.
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Disclosure of Your Information
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We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
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We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:
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To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
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To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.
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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 the Company's assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by the Company about our users of our Websites and Services are among the assets transferred.
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To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
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For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
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With your consent.
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We may also disclose your personal information:
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To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
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To enforce or apply our terms of use https://www.futuregenxyz.com/terms-of-use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
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If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
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We may disclose personal information for purposes of:
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Enabling institutions, such as post-secondary education programs and employers, to have better outreach capabilities.
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Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
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We do not control third parties' collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") on the NAI's website.
Residents of certain states, such as California, may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your State Privacy Rights for more information.
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Accessing and Correcting Your Information
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You can review and change your personal information you have provided to us by logging into the Websites and visiting your account profile page.
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If you delete your User Contributions from our Websites, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other Website users. Proper access and use of information provided on the Websites, including User Contributions, is governed by our terms of use https://www.futuregenxyz.com/terms-of-use.
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Residents of certain states, such as California, may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your State Privacy Rights for more information.
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Data Retention
We will retain your profile information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. If you close your account, we may still retain certain information associated with your account for analytical purposes and recordkeeping integrity, as well as to prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, enforce our terms and conditions, take actions we deem necessary to protect the integrity of our web site or our users, or take other actions otherwise permitted by law. Deactivating your account does not automatically delete your account or information from our database, but regardless of any retention policy we will make reasonable efforts to enable you to delete your profile information from our database upon request. However, if certain information has already been provided to third parties, retention of that information will be subject to those third parties' policies. Additionally, if you have provided your information to third parties or otherwise made it available to the public, you may not be able to remove or edit your information from some internet databases.
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Your State Privacy Rights
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State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their personal information. To learn more about California residents' privacy rights, visit our CPRA Privacy Notice for California residents [INCLUDE LINK].
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Using the Services from outside the United States
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This Privacy Policy is primarily intended to cover collection of information from residents of the United States and Canada and is not intended for users located outside North America. The hosting facilities, servers and central database for the Service are located in the United States. If you are accessing the Service from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States by us as data controller and as data processor. By signing up for and using the Service you agree to this transfer. Please be assured that we seek to take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy is protected.
Data Security
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We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
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The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Websites or through our Services. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Websites.
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Changes to Our Privacy Policy
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It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you by email to the primary email address specified in your account. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Websites and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
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Contact Information
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To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: