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A Stronger Tomorrow.

At T.A.P., we are committed to protecting your privacy, being transparent about how we use information, and creating a safe, respectful online experience for everyone.

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including your name, email address, telephone number, ZIP code, organization or company, professional background, creative interests, skill set, employment or educational status, program interests, membership interests, volunteer interests, sponsorship or partnership interests, and information included in messages or inquiries submitted to TAP.

If you make a donation or other payment through the website, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment processor. TAP may receive transaction-related information but does not necessarily receive or retain your complete payment-card information.

We may also automatically collect limited technical information when you use the website, including IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, pages visited, approximate geographic information derived from an IP address, and information collected through cookies or similar technologies.

TAP may use information collected through the website to:

  • respond to questions and requests;
  • process membership and program inquiries;
  • communicate about programs, events, training, facilities, and opportunities;
  • evaluate volunteer, mentor, partnership, sponsorship, and community-engagement inquiries;
  • respond to investment or development-related inquiries;
  • administer donations and supporter relationships;
  • operate and improve our website and programs;
  • understand how visitors interact with our website;
  • maintain website security and prevent misuse;
  • maintain appropriate organizational records;
  • comply with legal and regulatory requirements; and
  • carry out TAP's charitable and organizational mission.

Submitting an investment-interest form or requesting information does not create an investment relationship, offer securities, constitute an investment commitment, or guarantee eligibility to participate in any future investment opportunity.

Submitting a membership, program, or facility inquiry does not guarantee acceptance, membership, admission to a program, access to TAP facilities, employment, funding, or participation in any particular opportunity.

TAP may contact applicants or prospective participants to obtain additional information necessary to evaluate their interests and determine appropriate programs or opportunities.

TAP does not sell personal information.

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to organizations or individuals that assist us in operating our website and programs, such as website hosting providers, technology vendors, email and communications providers, payment processors, professional advisers, contractors, program partners, and service providers.

Where appropriate, these parties are expected to use information for the purposes for which it was provided or as otherwise permitted by law.

We may also disclose information when required by law, subpoena, court order, governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect TAP, our participants, users, property, or legal rights.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate website functionality, remember preferences, understand website traffic, measure performance, and improve visitors' experiences.

Third-party services integrated into the website may also place or access cookies according to their own privacy practices.

Visitors may be able to restrict certain cookies through their browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

TAP uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information under our control against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or information-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, TAP cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted through the website.

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, administer our programs and organizational relationships, satisfy legal or accounting obligations, resolve disputes, and protect TAP's legitimate interests.

Information that is no longer reasonably required may be deleted, anonymized, or securely archived in accordance with TAP's record-retention practices.

You may contact TAP to request that we update or correct personal information you previously submitted through the website.

You may also request to stop receiving nonessential promotional communications from TAP. Transactional, administrative, program-related, or legally required communications may still be sent when appropriate.

Requests may be submitted using the contact information below.

TAP's mission includes supporting young people and emerging creatives. However, TAP's general website forms are not intended to collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate involvement and authorization from a parent or legal guardian.

If you are under 13, please do not submit personal information through TAP's general website forms without your parent or legal guardian.

If TAP learns that personal information has been collected online from a child under 13 in circumstances requiring parental consent, TAP will take appropriate steps consistent with applicable law, which may include deleting the information or obtaining appropriate parental authorization.

Parents or legal guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information to TAP may contact us to request review or deletion.

This approach is particularly important because COPPA applies to covered online services directed to children under 13 and to certain general-audience services with actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information from a child under 13.

The TAP website may contain links to websites, social-media platforms, payment services, video platforms, partner organizations, or other third-party services.

TAP does not control the privacy, security, or content practices of independent third parties. Visitors should review the applicable privacy policies and terms of those services before providing information.

TAP may revise this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, programs, technology, information practices, or legal obligations.

When material changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date displayed at the beginning of this Policy.

Continued use of the website following an update will be subject to the revised Privacy Policy.

Questions, concerns, or requests concerning this Privacy Policy or TAP's handling of personal information may be directed to:

The Altitude Program, NFP
Chicago, Illinois
Email: info@thealtitudeprogram.com

The TAP website provides information concerning The Altitude Program, its charitable mission, programs, initiatives, facilities, Content Fulfillment Centers, Media On Madison, workforce-development activities, community initiatives, membership opportunities, partnerships, sponsorships, fundraising activities, and related projects.

Website content is provided primarily for informational purposes and may change as TAP's programs and projects develop.

Submitting an application, registration, inquiry, or request through the website does not guarantee membership, program acceptance, employment, internship placement, facility access, funding, scholarship assistance, mentorship, sponsorship, partnership, or any other benefit.

TAP reserves the right to establish eligibility requirements and make participation decisions consistent with its programs, policies, capacity, funding requirements, and applicable law.

Information concerning sponsorships, collaborations, community partnerships, or other relationships is provided for informational and exploratory purposes.

Submitting an inquiry does not create a partnership, sponsorship, agency, joint venture, contractual relationship, or other legally binding relationship with TAP.

Any formal relationship must be established through a separate written agreement authorized by TAP.

The website may describe TAP projects, development initiatives, Media On Madison, affiliated or collaborating organizations, financing strategies, or opportunities for prospective stakeholders to request additional information.

Nothing contained on this website constitutes an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to purchase, or a recommendation concerning any security, investment product, financial instrument, or investment strategy.

Submitting an investment-interest inquiry does not constitute an investment commitment or create any contractual, fiduciary, advisory, partnership, or investor relationship.

Any potential investment opportunity, if offered, would be governed exclusively by the applicable offering materials, agreements, disclosures, eligibility requirements, and federal and state securities laws.

This distinction is especially important because TAP's website also discusses the broader MOM/IndyBuild ecosystem.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, donations to TAP are intended to support TAP's charitable mission and programs.

Donations do not provide the donor with an ownership interest, equity interest, investment return, profit participation, or other financial interest in TAP or any affiliated project.

Any tax treatment of a donation depends on applicable law and the donor's individual circumstances. Donors should consult their own tax advisers when appropriate.

Unless otherwise indicated, the website and its contents—including TAP's names, logos, trademarks, graphics, photographs, videos, text, designs, curricula, program materials, presentations, layouts, and other content—are owned by TAP, licensed to TAP, or used with permission.

Website content may not be copied, reproduced, republished, modified, distributed, displayed, sold, exploited, or used commercially without appropriate authorization from TAP or the applicable rights holder.

Limited personal and noncommercial viewing of publicly available website materials is permitted.

TAP's ownership of its website does not, by itself, transfer ownership of intellectual property independently owned by participating creators, artists, partners, or other third parties.

Ownership, licensing, distribution, monetization, and other rights concerning content created through specific TAP programs or facilities may be governed by separate participation, licensing, production, membership, or other agreements.

Users may not use the website to engage in unlawful activity; interfere with website operation or security; attempt unauthorized access to systems or accounts; introduce malicious software; impersonate another person or organization; submit fraudulent or misleading information; scrape or harvest information through unauthorized automated means; infringe intellectual-property or privacy rights; or use TAP's name, trademarks, or materials in a manner that falsely suggests authorization, sponsorship, or endorsement.

If you submit information, messages, proposals, inquiries, or other materials through the website, you represent that you have the right to provide those materials.

Submission of unsolicited ideas, concepts, business proposals, creative works, scripts, music, inventions, or other intellectual property does not, by itself, create a confidential, fiduciary, licensing, partnership, or compensation relationship with TAP.

Creators should not submit confidential or proprietary creative material through a general contact form unless TAP specifically requests the material or an appropriate written agreement is already in place.

The website may contain links to third-party websites or services.

Links are provided for convenience and informational purposes and do not necessarily constitute TAP's endorsement of the third party or its products, services, opinions, policies, or practices.

TAP is not responsible for independent third-party websites or services.

TAP endeavors to provide useful and accurate information but does not warrant that all website information will always be complete, current, error-free, or continuously available.

Descriptions, renderings, plans, timelines, facilities, programs, partnerships, development concepts, financing plans, and other forward-looking project information may change.

Architectural renderings and conceptual images should be understood as illustrative unless expressly identified as completed facilities.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

Nothing on the website constitutes legal, financial, investment, tax, employment, educational, or other professional advice.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, TAP and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives, contractors, and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to use of, or inability to use, the website.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Use of the website is also subject to TAP's Privacy Policy, which explains TAP's practices regarding information collected through the website.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, disputes arising from these Terms or use of the website will be subject to the jurisdiction of appropriate state or federal courts located in Illinois.

TAP may modify these Terms periodically.

Revised Terms become effective when posted unless another effective date is specified. The “Last Updated” date at the beginning of these Terms identifies the most recent revision.

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law.

Questions regarding these Terms may be directed to:

The Altitude Program, NFP
Chicago, Illinois
Email: info@thealtitudeprogram.com

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