We and our service providers may use various technologies to automatically collect data about your use of our Website. We use this automatically collected data for our operational purposes, such as administering, maintaining, securing, and improving the Website. We may also use these technologies to personalize your experience with International Volunteer Fellowship (IVF).
The technologies that we use may include, for example:
If you would prefer to receive newsletters that do not contain such technologies, you may contact us to request text-only communications.
If you make a payment for products, services, applications, registrations, or programs through our Website, the information you are asked to submit may be provided directly to our authorized third-party payment service providers through a secured connection.
Your browser may offer tools to reject or delete cookies. If you reject cookies through your browser, you may still use our Website, but your ability to use certain areas or features may be limited. Even if you configure your browser to reject cookies, we may continue to collect certain information automatically through other technologies.
IVF may use service providers, such as Google Analytics or similar analytics services, which may use cookies or other technologies to collect information about your online activities. These services may provide their own privacy policies and controls regarding the collection and processing of information.
Our Website is generally not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly allow individuals under 18 to register as users or make transactions through the Website unless participation in a particular program is expressly permitted and the required parental or legal authorization has been obtained.
If you believe that we may have collected personal information from a minor without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
If you provide your contact information, including by subscribing to our mailing list, submitting an application, registering for a program, or requesting information, we may use your email address and other contact details to send requested materials and communications.
We may also send information regarding International Volunteer Fellowship programs, fellowships, volunteer opportunities, conferences, events, application updates, announcements, and other materials that may be relevant to you.
Newsletters and Promotional Communications:
We provide you with the opportunity to opt out of receiving newsletters and promotional email communications from us. If you no longer wish to receive such communications, you may opt out by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the relevant email.
After opting out of promotional communications, we may still send essential administrative communications relating to your application, registration, payment, participation, or other services you have requested.
Program and Application Communications:
If you have submitted an application or registered for an IVF program, we may continue to contact you regarding important updates, application status, payment confirmations, deadlines, program changes, or other information necessary to provide the requested service.
At times, we may share aggregated or de-identified information about our users, applicants, participants, or website visitors with selected third-party partners.
Aggregated or de-identified information does not identify individual users.
We may disclose personal information that we collect in the following circumstances:
IVF does not sell or rent individual users’ personal information to third parties.
This Website may contain links to other websites, platforms, payment providers, social media platforms, or third-party services that are not owned or controlled by International Volunteer Fellowship.
IVF is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, policies, or content of such third-party websites or services. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies and terms of any third-party website they visit.
You may request to correct, update, or deactivate your personal information within our communication or registration systems by contacting International Volunteer Fellowship through the contact information provided on our Website.
If you are an applicant, participant, volunteer, or partner and would like to correct, update, or deactivate personal information associated with your application or participation records, you may contact us with the relevant details.
The security of your personal information is important to us. International Volunteer Fellowship uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Additionally:
Once a payment is successfully processed, a payment confirmation or transaction receipt may be sent to the client via email, generally within 24 hours of receipt, subject to payment processor and banking procedures.
Applicants and participants are responsible for retaining their payment receipts and transaction records.
Cancellation and refund eligibility depends on the type of service, program, fellowship, or opportunity for which the payment was made.
Application and processing fees paid for Fully Funded, Partially Funded, or other Funded Opportunities are non-refundable.
Payments made for Self-Funded participation are generally not refundable in cash. Where a cancellation or refund is approved under the applicable program terms, IVF may issue a Cash Voucher that can be used toward an eligible future IVF program or opportunity.
Payment gateway fees, banking charges, taxes, transaction fees, and other third-party charges may be non-refundable.
Applicants and participants should review the applicable program-specific Refund & Cancellation Policy before making a payment.
We may periodically modify or update this Privacy Policy without further notice where permitted by applicable law.
Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy may be posted on this page. The date on which the Privacy Policy was last revised may be displayed on the Website.
We encourage users to periodically review this page for any changes or updates.
If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or our information practices, please contact International Volunteer Fellowship through our official Website:
International Volunteer Fellowship
International Volunteer Fellowship
Website: internationalvolunteerfellowship.org
