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You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Aspect Foundation Log In Why Aspect Apply to Host Host Families New Students US Programs Study Abroad Become a Coordinator About Us Give YOUR FAMILY The World Host an Exchange Student Learn More width=100% facebook twitter pinterest instagram youtube blog store “I learned a lot of things from my exchange year. I can handle problems by myself, I am more open with people that I don’t know and the people that I do know. I learned a lot about American culture and a lot about life!” Janina from Germany “I couldn’t have asked for anything better, and I feel so lucky. I will, no doubt, be coming back!” Ellie from Norway “I get to meet some of the world’s most awesome teenagers, and I get to know wonderful families who live in my own community. I see their relationships blossom into lifelong friendships. It really does change lives!” International Coordinator in Oregon “Our daughter and our exchange student Sarah have become the very best of friends – as if they were naturally born sisters!” Host family in Utah Avatars by Sterling Adventures Contact Us About Us News Blog Jobs Foreign Partner Inquiries FLEX & YES Programs Aspect Foundation Website Copyright Statement & Terms of Use Aspect Foundation is a non-profit organization providing affordable study-abroad opportunities to students from all over the world. Contact us at exchange@aspectfoundation.org or call 1-800-US YOUTH (800-879-6884). Aspect Foundation operates under the criteria of the US State Department Exchange Visitor’s Program, whose offices can be reached at 1-866-283-9090 or jvisas@state.gov. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings . Accept Privacy Notice Strictly Necessary Cookies Privacy Notice ASPECTFOUNDATION.ORG PRIVACY NOTICE Aspect Foundation Student Exchange (“Aspect Foundation”) wants you to benefit from the information and services available on our website – www.aspectfoundation.org (the “Site”) – secure in the knowledge that we have implemented fair and transparent information policies and practices designed to protect your privacy. This Privacy Notice outlines our policies and practices regarding our collection and use of personal data about users of the Site and sets forth your privacy rights. This Privacy Notice does not apply to information we collect through other means, including offline or via any other website used or operated by Aspect Foundation or a third party (such as one of our international partners). We will update this Privacy Notice from time to time as we adopt new privacy policies or change our personal data practices. WHO WE ARE Aspect Foundation is headquartered in San Francisco, California, in the United States. Our full contact information is provided at the end of this Privacy Notice. Aspect Foundation has appointed an internal data protection officer for you to contact if you have any questions or concerns about Aspect Foundation’s personal data policies or practices. The data protection officer can be contacted at dataprotectionofficer@aspectfoundation.org . WHY WE COLLECT PERSONAL DATA Aspect Foundation collects personal data about users of the Site to personalize and continually improve your experience on our Site and provide you and users like you with information about our programs, including by: providing you with information or services you request, including newsletters and notifications; providing you with information and suggesting programs that match your interests and other criteria you have identified, or that we otherwise believe may be of interest to you; streamlining the processes by pre-filling information you have already provided; improving our programs, services, and operations; providing you and others with advertising, including advertising based on your activity on the Site or activity on third-party sites and applications, such as social media platforms; and performing statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of users of the Site and their behavioral patterns. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION The information we collect about our Site users comes to us in several different ways – Information you provide to us: When you submit a contact form, create an account, or enter a search query on the Site, you may choose to disclose information about you, including your name, physical address, email address, phone number, and date of birth, along with information regarding your interests, educational background, and interests relating to the exchange program. Information that is automatically collected: Like many websites, we use web analytics tools that rely on cookies, web beacons, and other automated tracking technologies (“Tracking Tools”) to help us analyze how users interact with and use the Site, improve the Site, personalize your Site experience, provide you with information we believe may be of interest to you, and identify others like you who may be interested in our programs and services. The information we collect automatically includes information about your computer and internet connection (including your IP address, operating system, and browser type) and details regarding your visits to our Site (including your browsing actions and patterns and information about any referring website, search engine, social media platform, or link). We do not use Tracking Tools to collect personally identifiable information (except to the extent you have provided such information to third parties, such as social media platforms – see section below titled “Information from Third Parties”), but we tie information that we gather using Tracking Tools to your personally identifiable information. Third Party Tracking Tools; Google Analytics The Tracking Tools we use include services we obtain from third parties. The information generated by these analytics services will be transmitted to and stored by the third parties and will be subject to their privacy policies. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies, how they may be used, or the information they may collect, and we are not responsible for these third parties’ privacy policies. One of the third-party Tracking Tools we use is Google Analytics. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies . Learn more about Google’s partner services and how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google. Cookies and Web Beacons The Tracking Tools we use rely on cookies and web beacons: Cookies . A cookie is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain websites. Cookies are used to collect and store information, such as the type of computer you are using and how often you log on to a site. Our Site uses both “session cookies,” to improve your navigation across the Site and to remember you over the course of a single visit, and “persistent cookies,” which are stored on your computer until they expire or are deleted and help us provide better service to you over multiple visits to the Site. You can always delete or disable cookies through your browser. If you disable cookies, you may not be able to sign in or take advantage of certain features of the Site that require cookies. Web Beacons . In addition to cookies, we deliver “web beacons” through our Site and through emails we send you. Web beacons are small graphic images that may not be visible to Site visitors that collect information about Site usage on an anonymous basis. In some cases, anonymous data may be transmitted to third-party advertising networks. We use web beacons for our own internal analytics, to better understand the ways users interact with our website, and to determine whether a particular email was received and opened. We also use web beacons in connection with our marketing efforts. ...