SVE Alumni Association Privacy Policy

This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices of the SVEAlumni.org. We have created this privacy policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy and the protection of your information.

Security

Our security systems and processes are audited on a regular basis. While we take reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and break-ins. We cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place, and we will not be liable to individual users of the site for any such occurrences.

Data

We may collect basic user profile information or Personally Identifiable Information from all of our visitors to the site. Personally Identifiable Information refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number or email address. Personally Identifiable Information does not include information that is collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the individual user) or demographic information not connected to an identified individual.

Personally Identifiable Information is used to customize the site, to make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill buying and selling requests on the site. We may email users/vendors about research or purchase and selling opportunities on the site or information related to the subject matter of the site. We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to contact site users in response to specific inquiries or to provide requested information.

What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?

Basic user profile information may be collected from all of our site visitors.

  • Google Analytics: Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

  • Google AdWords: Using cookies to determine past site use, remarketing delivers targeted advertising to users. You can opt-out of receiving these advertisements by using the Consumer Opt-Out process at networkadvertising.org/choices/

  • Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting: By serving up the Google Analytics tracking code from the DoubleClick.net advertising network, tracking data on the Site is augmented by key demographic indicators, such as age, gender, and interest, allowing us to further analyze and inform site design, functionality and configuration.*Not all advanced features and tracking methods are necessarily enabled or configured for this site.

Other Organizations Collecting Information

Our third-party service vendors (such as credit card companies, clearinghouses and banks) that may provide such services as credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect this information from our site users. We do not control how these third-parties use such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided to them from our site users. Some of these third-parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them.

Sharing Personally Identifiable Information

We may share aggregated information about our site visitors, including demographics, with our affiliated agencies and third-party vendors. We also offer the opportunity to “opt out” of receiving information or being contacted by us or by any agency acting on our behalf.

Storing Personally Identifiable Information

Personally Identifiable Information collected by the SVE Alumni Association is securely stored and is not accessible to third-parties or employees of the SVE Alumni Association, except for use as indicated above. A number of tools may be used for data collection, including:

  • Cookies – Cookies are used for a variety of reasons. We use Cookies to obtain information about the preferences of our site users and the services they select. We also use Cookies for security purposes to protect our site users.

Choices in Collection of Personally Identifiable Information

Site users may opt out of receiving unsolicited information from or being contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated agencies. Anyone using our website may delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information from the site’s database by responding to emails as instructed, or by contacting the webmaster@svealumni.org

SVE Alumni Association

It is possible to opt-out of data collection by using the following resources:

Policy Modifications & Updates

Amendments to this Privacy Policy may occur from time to time in order to meet changes in the regulatory environment, business needs, or to satisfy the needs of our site visitors, strategic marketing partners, and service providers.

Login Information

SVE Alumni Association uses login information, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends, administer the site, track a user’s movement and use, and gather broad demographic information.

Partner Access to Personally Identifiable Information

SVE Alumni Association has entered into and will continue to enter into partnerships and other affiliations with a number of vendors. Such vendors may have access to certain Personally Identifiable Information on a need to know basis for evaluating authorized customers for service eligibility. Our privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of this information.

Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to Comply with Law

We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law enforcement agency to release information. We will also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of the visitors to our website.

Links

This website contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.