Global Privacy

Global Privacy

Introduction

ICGA collects personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") at this site only when you provide the information to us, such as when you choose to register online, send us an inquiry or request, respond to a survey, or participate in other programs offered through this site. The personal Information we collect may include name and contact information (name, title, e-mail address, telephone number, mobile phone number, address, etc.) and other information needed to allow you to participate in our offerings. We use this information to fulfill your requests, serve our members, improve our site and our offerings, and for internal research purposes. Information is available only to ICGA staff and to consultants who make our site, services and products available to you. Our agents and consultants are required to agree to follow careful policies. We do not share personal information we have obtained from you online with any third party for their marketing purposes absent your permission.

We may offer opportunities for members and visitors to participate in community areas at this site or to share information such as resumes, conference registration lists, or membership directories. Any Personal Information you voluntarily post may be used by any other visitor for any other purposes, and ICGA takes no responsibility for such third party use.

You may have the ability to register and pay for conferences, meetings and other products or services we offer at this site. Purchases must be made using a valid credit card. As is customary with such transactions, information about your purchases is shared with your credit card company and us or any third party vendor involved.

Non-Personal Information We Collect

We do not collect Personal Information in connection with "browsing" our web site. However, our servers automatically collect aggregate information about your use of our site when you visit and browse the site ("Site Use Information"). The Site Use Information includes, but is not limited to, the following: the domain names, operating system in use (e.g., Macintosh, Windows), browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer) and version, the web site that referred you to us, and other similar information. This information may be aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on our site, pages viewed, time and date of visits, and other similar information. We may use and disclose Site Use Information, for example, to measure the use of our site, explain the utility of our site, and to improve the content of our site.

Cookies

We also make use of "cookies" on this site. A cookie is a small piece of data that our web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your computer. One of the ways we use cookies is to identify computers that are being used to make visits to our web site. We also may customize, monitor, or regulate the use of our site based on information stored in the cookie or host server. In addition, we use session cookies to recognize the user when moving from page to page in our site. Most web browsers are automatically set to accept cookies. You may disable cookies by following instructions in your web browser. However, you may not be able to participate in certain features at our site if you disable cookies. By using this site and not disabling cookies, you consent to the use of our cookies.

Please note that if you enter our web site from another web site, it is possible that the other site may use cookies to learn of your visit to our web site. We have no control over cookies used by other sites.

Some of our Web pages and e-mail updates may also contain electronic images called clear gifs, Web beacons, or pixel tags. On Web sites, clear gifs allow us to count visitors who have viewed our pages. In promotional e-mail messages or newsletters, they allow us to count how many subscribers have read them, which provides important statistical information about the articles, features or activites of most interest. They are not used to access Personal Information.

Security

When you purchase products or services online, the security of the personal information you provide, such as credit card information, is protected during transmission through the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software. This ensures that information transmitted between your browser and our servers is protected from being read by those who might attempt to intercept the transmission. We also follow careful policies to safeguard credit card data in our possession. The Internet is not a secure medium, however. Despite these precautions, information you provide may be subject to interception, and you provide such information at your own risk.

Other Important Information

Except as outlined in this policy, ICGA will not otherwise use or disclose your personal information without your consent except (i) to safeguard its websites, intellectual property, users, or the rights of third parties, (ii) to investigate violations of our Terms and Conditions, (iii) as required by law or in response to a court order or legal request. If you would like to update your contact information, or change your preferences about how we contact you, please e-mail us at privacy@gumassociation.org

We reserve the right to change or supplement our privacy policies at any time by posting the changes on this web site. By using this web site, you accept the terms and conditions of this privacy policy, and you agree to review this privacy policy from time to time to stay informed of changes that may occur.

Effective May 15, 2012