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Privacy Notice
Greenheart International
Effective Date: 1/9/2019
This privacy notice describes how Greenheart International collects, uses, and discloses Personally Identifying Information (also known as “PII”) or Personal Data (collectively “Personal Information”) from and about users of Greenheart International websites. This privacy notice also applies to any associated paper forms. Please read this privacy notice before using Greenheart International websites or submitting any personal information.
These practices may be changed at any time. Changes will be posted along with the date of the change. You should review this privacy notice when you visit Greenheart International websites to make sure that you understand how Personal Information is collected, used, and disclosed.
The Personal Information you provide to us is only used to:
We may use non-Personal Information for additional reasons described in the remainder of this privacy notice.
If you identify yourself to us by sending us an email with questions or comments, we may retain your comments for future reference.
Greenheart collects Personal Information, which is information that on its own or in combination with other information may be used to identify, contact, or locate an individual. Examples include:
Greenheart International collects other information that relates to you but does not identify you. Examples include clickstream data and web-browsing information (such as the date and time you visit a website, whether you click on various advertisements or links and the search terms you enter when using a website), and information about your computer, device and internet connection, and geographic location.
We collect Personal Information from you in the following ways:
We may share information gathered by us from Greenheart International websites with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in providing services to you. We may do so when:
Information provided under one of the four preceding bullet points will not be used by those receiving it for marketing purposes, unless specifically authorized by the user.
Third parties who provide webhosting services or other services that make possible the operation of Greenheart International websites and the services you request through the websites may have access to information that you provide us to the extent that those third parties require access to our databases to service the websites.
In connection with the sale or transfer of all or part of our assets, we reserve the right to transfer information we have obtained from or about you.
We are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive information from us.
Greenheart International websites are hosted and maintained in the United States of America. Your Personal Information may be transmitted to countries outside of the European Economic Area, including the United States of America. You can obtain details of the mechanism under which your personal data is transferred outside the EU by contacting us. If your Personal Information is transferred outside the European Economic Area to third party service providers, we will take steps to ensure that your Personal Information receives the same level of protection as if it remained within the European Economic Area, including by entering into data transfer agreements using the European Commission approved Standard Contractual Clauses, or by relying on certification schemes such as the EU–US Privacy Shield.
Greenheart International websites use cookie and tracking technology to collect non-Personal Information. Our system also automatically gathers information about areas you visit on our websites, and about the links you select from within one of our websites to the other areas of the World Wide Web or elsewhere online. We use such information in the aggregate to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our websites. This way we know which areas of our websites are preferred by our users, which areas need improvement, and what technologies are being used so that we may continually improve our websites. Personal Information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology, however, if you previously provided us with your Personal Information, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties but that aggregate information does not identify individual website users. Our web servers do not record visitor email addresses unless that information is submitted by the visitor. We may determine what technology is available through your browser to provide you with the most appropriate version of a web page. Greenheart International uses Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Gravity Forms, Yoast, Formstack, Calendly, GoOverseas, and other web traffic tracking tools.
Greenheart International websites contain links to other websites. These links are for your convenience. We do not control, endorse or review the privacy notices of other websites, which may be different than this privacy notice. You should review the privacy notice of other websites before choosing to disclose Personal Information.
Greenheart takes steps to secure your Personal Information. We exercise care in providing secure transmissions when we need to transfer your Personal Information from our servers. Our websites use secure server software encryption, which is indicated by https in the url of the website. Encryption is a common method of ensuring that information remains private. Greenheart International cannot guarantee or warrant that the information that you transmit to us, or any communications is completely secure.
Greenheart International only retains data for as long as necessary for the purposes indicated in this privacy notice or for such other period as may be permitted or required by law.
For children age 14-16, Greenheart International takes additional steps to protect their Personal Information. We do not intend to collect Personal Information from children aged 13 or younger. These additional steps include:
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Certain jurisdictions provide their residents or citizens with certain rights about their Personal Information. These may include the right to request access to the data we hold about you, to obtain a copy of your Personal Information, to request that your Personal Information be erased, to correct inaccurate information, to ask us to restrict how we process your Personal Information, or to withdraw your consent to our processing of your Personal Information. Your individual rights will depend on your residency and citizenship.
Please contact us using the following information for more information about this privacy notice, to notify us of a concern or complaint, or to exercise any of the individual rights you may have.
Data Protection Officer
By mail: 742 N LaSalle Dr. Chicago, IL 60654 Suite 300, USA
By email: click here
By phone: +1 312-944-2544
Additionally, all marketing emails and newsletters from Greenheart International allow you to opt out of further correspondence. You can do so by clicking the link within the emails, which will guide you on how to opt-out.
Growing up, I never knew the term J-1 existed. Even into early adulthood I was clueless. But then it happened. I discovered what “J-1” meant. For years now, this simple letter and number have become my world… literally.
J-1 is a term used to refer to a type of visa granted to internationals to enter the United States. “The Exchange Visitor (J) non-immigrant visa category is for individuals approved to participate in work-and study-based exchange visitor programs. There are fifteen different categories of participants under the J-1 visa program. College and university students at foreign universities gain first-hand experience as they work in seasonal or temporary jobs and travel in the United States during their summer.” (https://j1visa.state.gov/)
My first introduction to J-1 program participants was during their Summer Work Travel program, in which I worked side-by-side with them in seasonal food and beverage jobs. This was my first real exposure to people from other countries. I came from a sheltered small town in Utah so the world they brought to me with their cultural diversity was fascinating! I took them to exciting places, and they stayed at my house during trips. I learned things about their culture and they learned about mine. We became friends and (according to Facebook) after 15 years our friendship continues.
When I became a manager, I continued to have the opportunity to mentor and befriend the J-1 program participants. I helped teach those who spoke beginners English what certain phrases meant such as, “Can I have some more water?” when guests began to wonder why they were not responding. I honored those who ‘rocked’ the busser duties because it said great things about them and also portrayed their entire country as hard workers. I explained how American culture strictly expected people to come to work at the scheduled time.
As I moved up the career ladder, I eventually landed a position where I got to manage the J-1 program at my company. We hired 250 J-1 participants every summer. As the recruiting manager, this task was a whole new world to figure out. This included: five properties to place the participants in, coordinating onsite housing, determining which jobs to place them in, deciding what countries to choose from with all different availability, figuring out how to handle the visa denials, making sure they all applied to our company’s application and much more. These tasks required to be done before they arrived. Once they were on site, I became their go-to person for questions about their program, concerns about the difficulty of line level laboring, their misunderstandings from cultural diversities, and the most common request—“Where can I get second job?”
Since we lived on the resort property where housing was provided for all staff, my children got to play ball with them, listen to, attempt to speak their native language, and eat in the cafeteria with them.
My favorite honor was from a cultural norm. A common salutation spoken to me, “Ma’am Shawna” in Filipino sounded like “Mom Shawna.” I felt like their mom away from home. I was a caretaker for them. I cared about their cultural experiences in a remote National Park in America. I loved seeing them make friends with others from around the globe. I took personal pride that they worked harder than most of our domestic staff. I watched them return year after year because they were climbing 13,000 foot mountain peaks on their adventures. They also reached peaks of achievement as their English abilities sky rocked. They also learned to excel at the jobs they initially struggled with. The participants impressed roommates by cooking delicious traditional dishes, and they cried when they had to say goodbye.
After I moved, I needed to find a new job. I immediately knew where I wanted to work. I sought out Greenheart Exchange, a sponsor for the J-1 visa Summer Work Travel program. I now work to help employers get approved to hire J-1 participants in their own communities. I thrive on seeing others emerge into the discoveries of human diversity and the delight of different cultures. I get to travel to the countries my J-1 friends are from. I can now be a part of bringing thousands of J-1 participants to the U.S. By bringing them into my world, my world expanded.
J-1, this once unknown term to me now has a rich and full meaning. It is just one letter and one number. But to me it means one amazing cultural experience- one country, one person at a time.