Last Updated: 4/24/24
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how Global Exploration for Educators Organization (“GEEO”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and shares your information when (1) you access and/or use our website at https://geeo.org or wherever this Privacy Policy is posted (“Websites”); (2) you engage with our services (“Services”); (3) you communicate with us in any manner, including by email, direct messaging, telephone, and/or in person (“Communications” or “Communicate”); and (4) when we interact with certain third-party partners.
We collect information about you when you use our Websites, Services or Communicate with us in any way, including:
We automatically collect information about you when you use our Websites, Services or engage in certain Communications with us, including:
We use various tracking technologies to automatically collect information when you use the Websites, Services and engage in any Communications, including:
For further information on how we use tracking technologies for analytics, and your rights and choices regarding them, see the “Analytics” and “Your Choices” sections below.
We use your information for a variety of purposes, including to:
We may disclose or share your information with affiliated and non-affiliated third parties, including in the following scenarios:
We use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how users access and use the Websites and Services. In addition, we work with agencies, advertisers, ad networks, and other technology services to place ads about our products and services on other websites and services.
For further information on the types of tracking technologies we use on the Websites and Services and your rights and choices regarding analytics, please see the “Information Collected Automatically” and “Your Choices” sections.
We keep your information for as long as is necessary in accordance with the purpose for which it was collected, our business needs, and our legal and regulatory obligations. If we dispose of your information, we will do so in a way that is secure and appropriate to nature of the information subject to disposal.
Our Websites and Services may contain links to third party websites and services. Please note that these links are provided for your convenience and information, and the websites and services may operate independently from us and have their own privacy policies or notices, which we strongly suggest you review.
You may access, update, or remove certain information that you have provided to us through your account by visiting your account settings or sending an email to the email address set out in the “Contact Us” section below. We may require additional information from you to allow us to confirm your identity. Please note that we will retain and use information about you as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Please be aware that if you disable or remove tracking technologies some parts of the Websites may not function correctly.
Google provides tools to allow you to opt out of the use of certain information collected by Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and by Google Analytics for Display Advertising or the Google Display Network at https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
Please note that the opt out will only apply to the specific browser or device from which you opt out.
The following explains choices related to different communication channels where we may providing certain marketing or promotional communications:
Please note that your opt out is limited to the email address, device, and phone number used and will not affect subsequent subscriptions.
Our Services are not intended for children under the age of 13. This includes any links to other websites that we provide for our convenience. We don’t knowingly collect the information of children under 13 for any reason.
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any and all changes will be reflected on this page, and where appropriate provided in person or by another electronic method. The effective date will be stated at the top of this Privacy Policy. You should regularly check this page for any changes to this Privacy Policy.
If you require a copy of this Privacy Policy in an alternative format, please contact us.
If you have any questions or concerns and would like to contact us, please reach out to us by travel@geeo.org.
Effective Date: April 24, 2024
These Website Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of any websites owned or operated by Global Exploration for Educators Organization (“GEEO,” “we” or “us”) that directly link to these terms, including the website currently located at www.geeo.org (together with all features, functionality, tools available on or through the same, the “Website”).
READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY, AS THEY CONTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT IMPACT YOUR RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND REMEDIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE FOR ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION UNDER SECTION 10 BELOW.
Please read these Terms carefully before you access and use the Website. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE SERVICES YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND AND ABIDE BY THESE TERMS. If you do not want to agree to these Terms, you must (i) not access or use the Website or (ii) discontinue any access or use of the Website. Your failure to comply with the Terms may result in the suspension or termination of your account and/or access to the Website, and may subject you to civil and criminal penalties.
When you make a purchase through the Website or use other services offered through the Website that expressly require the acceptance of additional terms (“Additional Terms”) such Additional Terms shall be incorporated into these Terms. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Additional Terms, the Additional Terms shall control.
GEEO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend the Terms, at any time and without prior notice. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to your access and use of the Website thereafter. If we choose to amend the Terms, we will update the effective date at the top of the Terms and post the updated version. By continuing to use the Website after we have posted an updated version of the Terms, you are affirming that you agree to be bound by the amended Terms. You are expected to check this page, so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you. If there are material changes to these Terms, we may also reserve the right to provide notice of said changes in other alternative manners, such as posting said changes to the Website and/or communicating said changes via e-mail or other communication channel.
Subject to your compliance with the Terms, GEEO grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable and non-sublicensable right to access and use the Website for your own personal or internal business use only, and not for resale or third-party distribution. In order to use the Website, you must have internet access, otherwise you will not be able to use some or all of the Website.
GEEO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or discontinue offering the Website, or to impose limits on your use of the Website, or any features, functionality or tools thereof, in whole or in part, at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice to you. You agree that GEEO has no obligation to provide any updates or to continue to provide or enable any particular Website features, functionality, tools or content and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, will not be liable with respect to any such modifications, discontinuance or deletions. The Website is controlled and operated within the United States and is not intended for use outside of the United States.
The Website may include the ability to purchase and sign up to programs or make a donation to us. All purchases are subject to Additional Terms. Any descriptions related to programs are provided for convenience purposes only. The inclusion of descriptions of programs does not imply or warrant that such programs will be available. In the event a program provided on or through the Website is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information, we will have the right to refuse or cancel any reservations or orders placed for the program incorrectly listed, whether due to a typographical error or an error in information received from third parties. We reservey the right at any time after receipt of your order to accept or decline your order for any reason. YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO USE ANY CREDIT CARD(S) OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD(S) UTILIZED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSACTION MADE THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
You are not authorized to access or use the Website if you are under 18; if you are a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction; or for any other purposes that are not expressly permitted by the Terms or which violates applicable law.
Further, you may not:
GEEO reserves the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any and all reports, complaints and claims, or otherwise suspected misconduct or violations of the law to the fullest extent of the law, and to monitor and/or disable access to or use of the Website by any user.
The Website is protected by copyright, trademark, patent and other laws of the applicable jurisdiction and throughout the world. You acknowledge and agree that the Website, and all intellectual property rights therein, are the exclusive property of GEEO and its licensors. You will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark, patent marking, or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Website, and you may not use the trade names, logos, and other trademarks and service marks associated with GEEO without our prior written consent.
You may not use, copy, reproduce, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publish, post, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, broadcast, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, or otherwise exploit any features, functionality or tools of, the Website in any form or by any means, or sublicense the rights granted in the Terms.
No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by GEEO or its licensors, except for the revocable licenses and rights expressly granted in the Terms. All rights not expressly granted to you by the Terms are hereby reserved to GEEO and its licensors.
If you choose to provide feedback, comments, ideas and suggestions for improvements, enhancements and modifications to the Website (“Feedback”), you acknowledge and agree that all Feedback you give us (i) will be treated as non-confidential, and (ii) will be the sole and exclusive property of GEEO. You hereby irrevocably transfer and assign to GEEO all of your right, title, and interest in and to, and waive any moral rights you may have in, all such Feedback.
The Website may provide links to third-party websites, resources or services. Links to such websites, resources or services do not imply any endorsement by GEEO of such websites, resources or services or the content, products or services available on or through such websites, resources or services. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites, resources or services or the content, products or services available on or through such websites or services. We are not responsible or liable for any damage or harm resulting from your interactions with such websites or services, or the content, products or services available on or through such websites or services.
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GEEO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR TITLE OR RIGHTFUL CLAIM, WARRANTIES AS TO THE RELIABILITY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE, OR THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, WARRANTIES AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY OR TIMELINESS OF ANY CONTENT.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ACCESSING AND USING THE WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU AND HEREBY RELEASE GEEO AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION WITH RESPECT TO ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, GEEO DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT WILL GEEO BE LIABLE FOR ANY (A) DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR (B) DAMAGES FOR LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL OR BODILY INJURY OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED IN WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT GEEO HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO YOU ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN THE EVENT THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, GEEO’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO TEN U.S. DOLLARS (US$10).
To the maximum extent not prohibited by applicable law, you agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold GEEO and its affiliates, licensors and service providers harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, or any other injuries, losses, or damages (whether compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise) of any kind, and including reasonable legal fees and litigation expenses and costs, arising out of or relating to or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Website, your breach of the Terms, or your gross negligence or willful misconduct.
These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles. All disputes, claims, controversies and matters relating to or in connection with the Terms (or the breach thereof) shall be settled by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules (“AAA Rules”), and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall take place in Philadelphia, PA before a single neutral arbitrator appointed in accordance with the AAA Rules and shall be conducted in the English language. All arbitrations shall be conducted and resolved on an individual basis and not a class-wide, multiple plaintiff or similar basis. No arbitration shall be consolidated with any other arbitration proceeding involving any other person or entity.
These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and GEEO regarding your access to and use of the Website and supersede and replace any and all prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings or agreements between you and GEEO and regarding the subject matter hereof.
You may not assign, transfer, delegate, subcontract or sublicense any of your rights or obligations under the Terms. Any attempted assignment, transfer, delegation, subcontracting or sublicense without the foregoing consent will be null and void.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by the Terms. Any provisions of the Terms that contemplate performance or observance subsequent to the expiration or termination of the Terms shall survive such expiration or termination.
Our failure to exercise any right or enforce any obligation under the Terms or to take action with respect to a breach by you or others will not constitute a waiver of such right, obligation or breach.
If an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Terms to be invalid, void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, for any reason, the offending provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions, which will remain in full force and effect.
The headings in the Terms are for reference purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, the Terms do not and are not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto.
Complaints regarding the Website or requests to receive further information regarding use of the Website may be sent to travel@geeo.org.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact GEEO at travel@geeo.org or 877-600-0105.
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