The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 27, 2024

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (“Draper”) respects the privacy of our customers and visitors to our web site, draper.com. When you use Draper’s website to view our products or services and interact with our business online (collectively “Services”), we may collect information about you or your system (“Information”), including information considered “personal information” or “personal data” under applicable privacy laws.

Draper does not disclose Information to third parties except for business partners or third parties to improve upon Draper’s marketing and advertising.

This Privacy Policy contains:

  • What information is collected on draper.com?
  • How do we use and protect the information we collect?
  • Do we collect cookies?
  • How can you control your information?
  • State-specific disclosures.

From time-to-time, Draper may update this Privacy Policy. Please review this Policy periodically to keep apprised of Draper’s privacy practices.

What information is collected on draper.com?

We collect information when you interact with our Services online or offline. In general, the Information we collect is either (a) provided by you, (b) collected by us when you use our Services, or (c) given to us by third parties. Where required by law, we get your consent to collect this Information. This Information includes:

  • Location information derived from device information associated with your IP address, city or country code, or precise location for certain Services.
  • Technical information about your hardware, operating system, browser type, browser settings, your mobile carrier or Internet Service Provider, and unique identifiers associated with your device, including IP address.
  • Information you provide when you use our Services or participate in our events, surveys, or promotions, or when you interact with us or others on our channels, pages, and accounts on social media and other companies’ platforms.

How do we use and protect the information we collect?

We use your Information to carry out Draper’s mission of engineering solutions that serve our nation’s security needs. We use Information only as permitted or required by law and as described in this Policy.

  • We use your Information to develop, maintain, optimize, measure and report on our Services and how they are used by you and others.
  • We may use your Information to send you communications about Draper, changes to policies, or to request feedback; and we may record your comments to improve our Services or support our business.
  • We may use your Information to provide and improve on Draper advertising and marketing campaigns.
  • We may use your Information to support our internal business functions.
  • We may use your Information to comply with a law or satisfy a tax obligation or government request. We may also use your Information to enforce or defend our rights, or investigate or report potential violations of this Policy.
  • We may use your Information with your consent for other purposes described at the point of collection.
  • We may analyze your Information to create aggregated data that we use in connection with any of the other uses of Information set out above.
  • We will only keep Information for as long as is needed to fulfill the purpose we are using it for.

While Draper has programmatic and physical safeguards to protect your Information, Draper cannot guarantee that Information will never be accessed or used in an unauthorized way.

Do we collect cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of script or code that is stored on your browser or device to help websites and apps remember you and collect information about you. Draper uses cookies to improve your interaction with the Draper web site and to improve upon Draper’s Services. These technologies help recognize your browser or device, maintain your preferences, and provide certain features.

Draper may work with third parties that collect data about your use of the Services for non-advertising purposes such as for Google Analytics or other third-party services that Draper uses to improve the performance of the Services and for other analytics purposes. These third parties are responsible for their cookies and identifiers, and may use them for their own purposes with your consent. For more information, see Google’s Privacy & Terms . To opt out of Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

How can you control your information?

Your rights under certain state laws may include the right to confirm with Draper whether Draper processes your personal information, and to provide you with more information about how Draper processes your personal information. You may also request: a copy of the personal information we maintain about you; a correction to any personal information we maintain about you; or the deletion of your personal information. These requests can be sent to legal@draper.com, or to the Draper Legal Department at 555 Technology Square, Cambridge MA 02139-3563.

State Specific Disclosures

In the last twelve months, the Draper website collected the following categories of personal information:

  • Personal and online identifiers, such as name, address, email address, online identifiers, IP address, and similar identifiers.
  • Geolocation data.
  • Inferences draw from the above information about your predicted characteristics and preferences.

Draper collected this information from information suppliers and publicly available sources. Draper has not disclosed this information to any third parties, and has not sold or shared your personal information for anything of value. Draper does not share or sell personal information of children we know are under 16 years of age. Draper does not disclose any sensitive personal information.

If you are a California resident, you can ask to receive (i) the categories of your personal information that we have collected and used; (ii) the categories of sources from which we have collected your personal information; and (iii) our purpose for collecting your personal information. You may request deletion or correction of your personal information by emailing legal@draper.com, or sending a request to the Draper Legal Department at 555 Technology Square, Cambridge MA 02139-3563.