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1. Information We Collect and Receive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA collects different types of information to provide products and services to our members and non-members with have interests in the composites industry, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Customer Account:<\/strong> This includes information you provide to create your account, respond to surveys, webinars, membership\/advertising\/exhibitor\/sponsor contracts, registration for events, speaker agreements, magazine\/e-newsletter subscription forms, professional certification or credits for education, purchases of products, awards programs, volunteer participation, editorial sourcing and requests to be placed on distribution lists. The information may include contact data, billing and payment information, demographic data, a password and a valid email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration Data:<\/strong> This includes information you provide to create your account, or attend events, or attend and present webinars. The information may also include contact data, billing and payment information, demographic data, a password and a valid email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Service Data (including Session and Usage Data):<\/strong> When you use our products and services, ACMA receives information generated through the purchase and\/or use of the products and services, either entered by you or others who use the products and services with you. ACMA may also collect usage and log data about how the products and services are accessed and used, including information about the device you are using the products and services on, IP addresses, location information, language settings, and what operating system you are using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Third Party Data:<\/strong> We may receive information about you from other sources, including publicly available databases or third parties from whom we have purchased data. This data may be combined with information we already have about you to help us update, expand and analyze our records, identify new prospects for marketing, and provide products and services that may be of interest to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Location Information:<\/strong> We collect your location-based information for the purposes of providing and supporting ACMA products and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Device Information:<\/strong> When you use our products and services, we automatically collect information on the type of device you use and its operating system version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hotel Stay Information:<\/strong> Attendees who secure housing through ACMA vendors must provide personal information such as: arrival and departure dates, hotel selection, contact information, and payment and billing information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. How We Use the Information We Collect and Receive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA may use the data we collect as necessary to (a) provide and maintain the services we offer; (b) address and respond to customer support issues; (c) as required by law; (d) fulfill our contracts; (e) improve and enhance products and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some specific examples of how we use the information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA may use the data we collect to contact you about relevant products and services based upon legitimate interest. \u201cLegitimate interests\u201d means the interests of ACMA in conducting and managing our organization, and in serving our industry. For example, we have a legitimate interest in processing your personal data to analyze how our websites, products and services are being used by you, and to ensure network and information security, as described in this Privacy Policy. When we process your personal data for our legitimate interests, we make sure to consider and balance any potential impact on you, and your rights under data protection laws. Our legitimate interests do not automatically override your interests. We will not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you, unless we have your consent or those activities are otherwise required or permitted to by law<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA will retain your information as long as your account with us is active, to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. If you wish to cancel your account, stop receiving services, or inactivate or remove personal information about you from our database, please contact us here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Analytics, Cookies and Other Website Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA is continuously improving its websites and products through the use of various third-party website analytic tools. They help us understand how visitors use our websites, desktop tools, and mobile applications, what they like and dislike, and where they may encounter issues. While we maintain ownership of this data, we do not share this type of data about individual users with third parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Geolocation and Other Data:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We may utilize precise Geolocation data, but only if you specifically opt-in to the collection of that data in connection with a particular service. We also use information such as IP addresses to determine the general geographic location areas of our visitors. The web beacons used in conjunction with these web analytics tools may gather data such as which browser or operating system a person uses, domain names, MIME types, and what content, products and services are reviewed or downloaded when visiting or registering for services at one of our websites or using one of our mobile applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Google Analytics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We use Google Analytics as described in \u201cHow Google uses data when you use our partners\u2019 sites or apps.\u201d<\/a> You may prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics on websites by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. We also employ IP address masking, a technique used to truncate IP addresses collected by Google Analytics<\/a> and store them in an abbreviated form to prevent them from being traced back to individual users. Portions of our website may also use Google Analytics for display advertisers including DoubleClick or Dynamic Remarketing, which provide interest-based ads based on your visit to this or other websites. You may use Ads Settings<\/a> to manage the Google ads you see and opt-out of interest-based ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tracking Technologies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA and its partners use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track user traffic patterns and hold certain registration information. Tracking technologies such as beacons, tags and scripts, are also used to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our service. The Help menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to disable cookies altogether. You may still review the website if you choose to set your browser to refuse all cookies; however, you must enable cookies to establish an account and to install the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples of Cookies We Use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cookie Type<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purpose<\/p>\n\n\n\n Description<\/p>\n\n\n\n Session Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We use these cookies to operate our websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some cookies are essential for the operation of ACMA websites. If a user chooses to disable these cookies, the user will not be able to access all of the content and features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Preference Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We use these cookies to remember your preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you register from an ACMA website, we use cookies to store unique, randomly assigned user IDs that we generate for administrative purposes. These cookies enable you to enter the ACMA sites without having to log on each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advertising Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We use cookies to make advertising more engaging to users, as well as to assist in reporting on marketing program performance and analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Security Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These cookies are used for general security purposes and user authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We use security cookies to authenticate users, prevent the fraudulent use of log-in credentials, and protect user data from access by unauthorized parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Social Media:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our sites include social media features, such as Facebook, Google and Twitter \u201cshare\u201d buttons. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. These services will also authenticate your identity and provide you the option to share certain personal information with us, such as your name and email address, to pre-populate our sign-up form or provide feedback. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Information Sharing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ensuring your privacy is important to us. ACMA does not sell its lists or share your personal information with third parties except as described in this privacy policy. We may share your personal information as needed for legal purposes. Third-party service providers have access to personal information only as needed to perform their functions, and must process the personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples of information we may share with third-party service providers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples of how we may disclose data for legal reasons include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n We may also disclose your personal information to any third party with your prior consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA may need to communicate with you for a variety of reasons, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Accessing Your Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our customers may always review, update or change personal information from within their accounts. ACMA will also, when you request, provide you with information about whether we hold, or process on behalf of a third party, any of your personal information. Please contact us here if you need assistance in reviewing your information. ACMA will respond to your access request to review the information we have on file for you within a reasonable time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We may transfer personal information to companies that help us provide our services, and when we do, these transfers to subsequent third parties are covered by appropriate transfer agreements. We will retain personal data we process on behalf of our customers as needed to provide services to our customers. Also, we will retain this personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA is headquartered in the United States of America and maintains a global infrastructure. Information that we collect and maintain may be transferred to, or controlled and processed in, the United States and\/or other countries around the world. When you provide us with information, or use our website(s) and services, you consent to this transfer. We will protect the privacy and security of personal information we collect in accordance with this privacy policy, regardless of where it is processed or stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Security<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA follows generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once it is received; however, no security measure is perfect. We recommend safeguarding your password, as it is one of the easiest ways you can manage the security of your own account \u2013 remember that if you lose control over your password, you may lose control over your personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Children\u2019s Privacy Policy (COPPA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13 and children under the age of 13 should not use any portion of our Site. ACMA also does not knowingly collect or maintain information collected online from children under the age of 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Notice to California Residents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pursuant to California Code 1798.83, residents of the state of California have the right to request from companies conducting business in California a list of all third parties to which the company has disclosed certain categories of personal information during the preceding year for the third parties\u2019 direct marketing purposes and the categories of personal information the company shares. Alternatively, the law provides that a company that has a privacy policy that provides consumers with choice (i.e., a right to opt-out or opt-in) regarding the sharing of their personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes may instead provide information on how to exercise that choice. ACMA hereby chooses the latter option and provides you with a right to opt-out of the collection of your personal information that will be shared with third parties for their marketing purposes. Should you choose to exercise this opt-out right, you must make any such request by emailing the email address listed in Section 5 above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, you should know that we may allow third-party companies to serve ads and\/or collect certain anonymous information when you access, visit and\/or use our Site. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your use of the Site in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of interest to you. Several of our service providers who utilize these cookies or beacons on our web Site enable you to opt out of this behavioral advertising. To learn more or opt out from these providers you can visit www.networkadvertising.org or aboutads.info. We also provide you with additional tools to opt out of marketing from us or certain transfers of your information. Please see Section 4 above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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