Who we are

We are ConTextos, a literary arts and education non-profit located in El Salvador and Chicago. We use the power of literary arts and education to promote healing and reflection, and to foster critical thinking and dialogue through personal storytelling. We seek to lift up the voices and insights of people affected by trauma, to challenge assumptions, and to provoke change. Our website address is: https://contextos.org.

Information you provide to us

  • Communications opt-in: You may provide us with information when you respond to surveys, sign up for our monthly newsletter through MailChimp, or submit any other info through our embedded forms. When you communicate with us via form, email, phone, or otherwise, we store a copy of our communications (including any call recordings as permitted by applicable law).
  • Job applicant information: If you apply for a job with us, you may provide us with information like your name, contact information, resume or CV, professional or personal references, similar professional and employment-related data, and work authorization verification as part of the application process. We may also collect additional information about you during the process, like background and credit checks (in applicable jurisdictions and only for certain job roles). You may also provide us with demographic information when required by law or to support our diverse workplace initiatives, such as your gender, racial or ethnic origin, veteran status, and disability status if you voluntarily submit such information as part of your application. We collect demographic information in accordance with applicable law, and do not request demographic information in jurisdictions where it may be prohibited. We will only use this sensitive information to accommodate a disability or illness, comply with legal obligations, protect the health and safety of our employees, and facilitate our internal programs relating to diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination.
 

Information automatically collected

  • Log information: Like most online service providers, we collect information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available, including the browser type, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, operating system, and mobile network information.
  • Location information: We may determine the approximate location of your device from your IP address. We collect and use this information to, for example, calculate how many people visit our Services from certain geographic regions.
  • Information from cookies & other technologies: A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Pixel tags (also called web beacons) are small blocks of code placed on websites and emails. ConTextos uses cookies and other technologies like pixel tags to help us identify and track visitors, usage, and access preferences for our Services, as well as track and understand email campaign effectiveness and to deliver targeted ads.
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How we use your information

 

We use information about you for the purposes listed below:

  • To fix problems with our Services. For example, by monitoring, debugging, repairing, and preventing issues.
  • To communicate with you. For example, by emailing you to ask for your feedback or keep you up to date on ConTextos happenings. If you don’t want to hear from us, you can opt out of marketing communications at any time.
  • To recruit and hire new potential ConTextos employees. For example, by evaluating job applicants (including verifying their identity, experience, and other information submitted) and communicating with them via phone, email, or social media platforms. If the application progresses, we may also collect interview information and background check information. This may also include verifying information required to initiate employment, for purposes such as confirming ability to legally work in a specific location, setting up payroll, and complying with statutory reporting requirements.
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ConTextos will not share or sell your information to third-party vendors.
 

How long we keep your information

We generally discard information about you when it’s no longer needed for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we’re not legally required to keep it.

 

If you are a job applicant, we will keep your personal data during the application process, and for a certain period thereafter. To determine that period, we take into account a number of factors, like our legal and regulatory obligations (such as equal opportunity obligations) and whether we may need to retain personal data for internal business purposes like analyzing our applicant pool.


How to contact us about your data

When you contact us about one of your rights under this section, we will need to verify your identity before we disclose or delete any information. For example, we may require your to contact us from the email address associated with your application when requesting disclosure or deleting of job application information. Please reach out to [email protected] with questions or concerns about your information, including but not limited to amending or deleting data.