Privacy Policy

AAGUS.org Website

AAGUS.org respects the privacy of its members and other visitors to its websites. To protect online privacy, AAGUS.org has implemented the following policy.

Data collected by AAGUS.org is used to provide better service to AAGUS.org members and users of AAGUS.org’s websites. It is AAGUS.org’s policy to collect and store personal information only if knowingly submitted by members and users. “Personal information” includes an individual’s name, address, contact numbers, email addresses, and other individualized data. It is different from “aggregate data,” which includes non-individualized information about an overall group, as well as users’ IP addresses, number of hits per page, etc.

I. USE OF DATA COLLECTED BY AAGUS.ORG FROM ACTIVITY ON ITS SITES

In order to provide access to certain features of AAGUS.org’s site(s), a cookie is placed on the user’s computer. A cookie cannot read other data from your computer’s hard disk and is not used to disseminate information about users over the Internet or to analyze information that users have provided. AAGUS.org does not allow unaffiliated third parties to set cookies from AAGUS.org’s sites; cookies set by AAGUS.org are used only to pass information from the user to and among AAGUS.org’s web servers. Most web browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can set your browser options to block cookies if you prefer. If the user declines attachment of a cookie, the user may not have access to the full benefits of AAGUS.org’s website(s).

General users – AAGUS.org does not collect any personal information from users browsing its web sites. Users to the public areas of AAGUS.org’s web sites browse anonymously. Only aggregate data, such as IP addresses and the number of hits per page, are collected; these data do not provide any personally identifying information and are only used for internal analysis of web site usage and traffic.

AAGUS.org members – To gain access to AAGUS.org’s members-only resources, members are asked to log in using some limited information such as username or email address and password or member number. These data are submitted voluntarily. When members log in, AAGUS.org’s system will set a cookie in order to provide access to members-only information.

II. USE OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY AAGUS.ORG MEMBERS AND USERS

AAGUS.org Member Directory and Individual Profiles – AAGUS.org’s Membership Directory is available online to members of the association as password-protected, members-only content. The information collected on the member details page includes contact information, specialty information, demographic information, and volunteer leadership and interests, all provided voluntarily by members. As with all data collected by AAGUS.org, members can be assured that all demographic data will remain confidential; an individual’s demographic information is not made public and will be used on a limited basis by AAGUS.org staff to assist AAGUS.org leaders in furthering the goals of fostering diverse leadership for the organization and enabling research analyses.

Membership Fee Processing – AAGUS.org’s websites also use cookies to track membership registration, renewals, donations, and conference registrations. The information collected on the website and conference registration process may include credit card information. This information is provided voluntarily by users and will be used only for processing orders and registrations. AAGUS.org will never sell or trade this information. AAGUS.org does not share your information with any entity or person not associated with AAGUS.org.

AAGUS.org does not disclose credit card account information provided by its members and customers. When members and customers choose to pay using their credit cards, AAGUS.org submits the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouse.

Surveys – AAGUS.org frequently conducts surveys of members and non-members on various topics. All information provided in response to any AAGUS.org survey is provided voluntarily by users. Survey data will be used and reported confidentially and anonymously unless otherwise indicated at the time of survey completion.

How does AAGUS.org use the data collected?

AAGUS.org member services and products – Generally AAGUS.org uses data collected to improve its own web site content, to respond to visitors’ interests, needs, preferences, and to assess and develop new products and services.

Disclosures to third parties – AAGUS.org posts contact information online through the AAGUS.org Membership Directory. In addition, AAGUS.org incorporates information provided by users into hard copies of the Membership Directory and conference manuals or handouts. In addition, third party organizations that participate as exhibitors or sponsors at AAGUS.org conferences receive copies of the conference manual, which may contain complete information on attendees. If you wish to be omitted from any of these sources, see the opt-out information below.

Credit card information – AAGUS.org utilizes a third party to process all credit card transactions. The organization does not disclose, have access to, or is responsible for credit card account information provided by its members and customers. Credit card information is used only for processing payments.

Opt-out – AAGUS.org provides members with the opportunity to remove their names and organizations from the list included in membership mailing labels that AAGUS.org uses. AAGUS.org does not share your information with any entity or person not associated with AAGUS.org. Members can also choose not to have information displayed on AAGUS.org’s online Membership Directory. AAGUS.org’s online Membership Directory is a searchable database of AAGUS.org members available online to AAGUS.org members only. If you no longer wish to receive communications from AAGUS.org; no longer want to be included in AAGUS.org membership mailing labels provided to outside organizations; or no longer want to be included in AAGUS.org’s online Membership Directory, you may specify what you want to “opt out” of by:

Contact us via email: Ashley Fricano,

Send mail with specifics to our postal address:

AAGUS
c/o Mike Whittington & Associates
2773 Townley Circle
Atlanta, GA 30340

III. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Links to other web sites

AAGUS.org’s web sites contain links to other web sites. AAGUS.org has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of such sites. Inclusion of links to an outside web site, whether in an advertisement or content area of an AAGUS.org web site, is not an endorsement of the outside web site or a guarantee that the information it contains is accurate.

 

Security

AAGUS.org’s web sites have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of information under our control. These precautions include data encryption, firewall protection, and restricted server access. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes.

 

Changes to privacy policy

AAGUS.org reserves the right to change its privacy policies at any time without notice. Any changes to the policy will be posted on this page. For members of AAGUS.org, this privacy policy is a supplement to, not a replacement for, any other agreements or terms provided by AAGUS.org to you.

 

Contacting AAGUS.org

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of AAGUS.org’s web sites, or your dealings with AAGUS.org, or if you are concerned that AAGUS.org has handled information in a manner that does not comply with this policy, please contact AAGUS.org’s webmaster:

Gopal Badlani, MD
Secretary-Treasurer, AAGUS
Ashley Fricano
Website Administrator

AAGUS
c/o Mike Whittington & Associates
2773 Townley Circle
Atlanta, GA 30340

Office: 770.310.7704
Fax: 877.229.3412
Email: Ashley Fricano –

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