Privacy Policy
National Institute for Labor Relations Research (“NILRR”), the non-profit owner of nilrr.org, values and respects the privacy of those who use nilrr.org (“website”). When you visit our website, you may provide some information to us or NILRR may collect some information from you. This privacy policy addresses how we gather, use, and protect that information. By using the website, you consent to the processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy, now and as amended by us.
THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA GOVERN THIS WEBSITE AND POLICY. BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA OR THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
Information We Collect About You
Information You Provide. In using the website, you may voluntarily provide your personally identifiable information (“PII”) such as your name and contact information (including mail address, zip code, email address, and telephone number) when you request information or apply for a scholarship/essay contest and your credit card information when you choose to donate to NILRR. This information is needed to fulfill your requests.
Information Automatically Collected From You. We also may collect anonymous aggregate data about your use of our website through various tools (i.e. cookies, third-party services) that automatically obtain information from your computer or mobile device about website performance and visitor engagement. This information may include your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, which NILLR does not link to any PII—meaning your session is anonymous to NILRR, the time of visit, your general geographic location, your browser type, your operating system, the pages you view on the website, the pages you view immediately before and after you access the website, and the search terms you enter on the website as well as how many users have viewed a specific webpage. NILRR collects IP addresses only for system administration purposes, one of which is to prevent certain countries’ IP addresses from accessing our site. This information allows us to recognize you and personalize your experience if you return to the website, and to improve the website and the services we provide.
NILRR also may use third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics, that may use cookies to collect information about your online activities across this and other sites over time for non-advertising purposes. To learn more about how Google Analytics collects and processes data from sites or apps that use it and what options you have regarding control of this data collection, please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.
How We Use Cookies
A “cookie” is a small text file that NILRR’s web server saves on your computer using your browser that is then accessed when you return to the website. Cookies can neither read any other files on your computer nor damage your computer.
NILRR may use two different types of cookies—session-based and persistent cookies. Session-based cookies expire at the end of a browser session and terminate once you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your computer until you remove them and are used to provide website analytics. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. You can also manually delete all cookies, including persistent ones, within your browser’s privacy setting menu. You can learn more about cookies here https://allaboutcookies.org/ and here https://www.godaddy.com/resources/skills/what-are-website-cookies.
If you reject or block cookies from the website, the website may not function as intended.
How We Use the Information Collected by NILRR.org
NILRR may use the PII that you provide (1) to respond to your inquiries that you submit through our “Contact Us” page or send to us by email; (2) to process and communicate with you regarding your scholarship/essay contest application; or (3) to process your donation request. We do not store your credit card information. Credit card payments are routed through payment card industry compliant third-party payment services.
We use the automatically collected data that we obtain through tools for our administrative purposes, such as to improve and administer the website as discussed above and to identify the topics and subjects on the site in which visitors are interested.
NILRR will never sell or share the PII you provide to any third parties for their own marketing or commercial purposes. Nor will NILRR disclose your PII to a third party unless NILRR is required to do so to fulfill the purposes for which you provided your PII, by a court order, or any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the PII or with your consent.
Information Security
NILRR employees understand the need for user privacy and access to user data is strictly limited and can only be accessed by specific individuals who have the necessary username and password combination. While NILRR takes precautions, please note that no data security protections are ever guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Children and Privacy
NILRR’s website is a noncommercial website intended for a general audience and does not have any section directed specifically to children. We do not knowingly collect PII from children under 13, and will delete such information if we discover that it has been collected or received without parental consent.
Links to Other Websites
If NILRR’s website contains links to sites other than nillr.org, those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as NILRR. This privacy policy only applies to NILRR’s website and online resources and does not describe or govern the practices of any third party. NILRR does not make any warranties for nor is it responsible for the use of any information a third party website or online resource collects.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
NILRR reserves the right to change this privacy policy. If we do, the revised policy will be posted on our website, replacing the prior version. The date the privacy policy was last revised, as identified at the top of the policy, will be the effective date of the revisions that version contains.
Contact Us
You may direct any privacy policy questions or requests regarding collected information to info@nilrr.org.
Last updated 1/1/2025