Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 16, 2023

TED ("us", "we", or "our") operates https://www.ted.usa.org (the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Site and the choices you have associated with that data.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Site to you.

Types of Data Collected

  • Personal Data
  • Usage Data
  • Cookies and Tracking Data

Use of Data

We use the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Site
  • To notify you about changes to our Site
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Site
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Site
  • To monitor the usage of our Site
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, 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.

Disclosure of Data

We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of [insert company name]
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public
  • 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 Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data.

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 Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.

The right to object

You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.

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 of the Personal Data 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 we rely 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 Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Your Data Protection Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

The right to know

You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your Personal Data over the past 12 months.

The right to delete

You have the right to request that we delete your Personal Data that we have collected from you.

The right to opt-out

You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your Personal Data.

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

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 Site, 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: