NETSEA.ORG PRIVACY POLICY
Our Policy :
Welcome to the web site (the “ Site ”) of The New England Technology Sales, Marketing, & Business Development Executives Association (“ NETSEA ”, “we”,” us” and/or “our”). This Site is operated by NETSEA and has been created to provide information about our association and to provide opportunities for senior sales, marketing and business development executives to network and collaborate (the “ NETSEA Services ”). The NETSEA Services are provided to our Site visitors. This Privacy Policy sets forth NETSEA's policy with respect to personally identifiable data (“ Personal Data ”) and other information that is collected from Site visitors.
Information We Collect :
When you interact with Us through the Site, we may collect Personal Data and other information from you, as further described below:
Personal Data That You Provide Through the Site: We collect Personal Data (for example, but not by way of limitation, name, address, and payment information etc.) from you when you voluntarily provide such information such as when you contact us with inquiries, respond to one of our surveys, register for access to the NETSEA Services and/or purchase and use certain NETSEA Services.
By voluntarily providing us with Personal Data, you are consenting to our use of it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data to this Site, you acknowledge and agree that such Personal Data may be transferred from your current location to the offices and servers of NETSEA and the authorized third parties referred to herein located in the United States .
Other Information:
Non-Identifiable Data: When you interact with NETSEA through the Site, we receive and store certain personally non-identifiable information such as, but not limited to, your occupation, education level, and hobbies. Such information, which is collected either by your voluntary disclosure, or, passively using various technologies, cannot presently be used to specifically identify you. NETSEA may store such information itself or it may be included in databases owned and maintained by NETSEA affiliates, agents or service providers. This Site may use such information and pool it with other information to track, for example, the total number of visitors to our Site, the number of visitors to each page of our Site, and the domain names of our visitors' Internet service providers. It is important to note that no Personal Data is available or used in this process.
In operating this Site, we may use a technology called "cookies." A cookie is a piece of information that the computer that hosts our Site gives to your browser when you access a Web site. Our cookies help provide additional functionality to the Site and help us analyze Site usage more accurately. For instance, our Site may set a cookie on your browser that keeps you from needing to remember and then enter a password more than once during a visit to the site. On most web browsers, you will find a “help” section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off. We recommend that you leave cookies turned on because they allow you to take advantage of some of the Site's features.
Aggregated Personal Data: In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve the users of the NETSEA Services, NETSEA often conducts research on its customer demographics, interests and behavior based on the Personal Data and other information provided to us. This research may be compiled and analyzed on an aggregate basis, and NETSEA may share this aggregate data with its affiliates, agents and business partners. This aggregate information does not identify you personally. NETSEA may also disclose aggregated user statistics in order to describe our services to current and prospective business partners and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.
Our Use of Your Personal Data and Other Information :
NETSEA uses the Personal Data you provide in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data for a certain reason, we may use the Personal Data in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For instance, if you contact us by e-mail, will we use the Personal Data you provide to answer your question or provide further information. We may also use the Personal Data to enhance and improve your experience with the Site, such as by providing personalized services to you. Also, if you provide Personal Data in order to obtain access to the NETSEA Services, we will use your Personal Data to provide access to such services and to monitor your use of such services. NETSEA may also use your Personal Data and other non-identifiable information collected through the Site to help us improve the content and functionality of the Site, to better understand our users, to analyze use of the Site and to improve the NETSEA Services. NETSEA may use this information to contact you in the future to tell you about services we believe will be of interest to you. If we do so, each communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to "opt-out" of receiving future communications
If NETSEA intends on using any Personal Data in any manner that is not consistent with this Privacy Policy, you will be informed of such anticipated use prior to or at the time at which the Personal Data is collected.
Our Disclosure of Your Personal Data and Other Information :
NETSEA is not in the business of selling your information. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your Personal Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth below:
Agents, Consultants and Related Third Parties: NETSEA sometimes hires other companies, services, and individuals to perform certain business-related functions. Examples include mailing information, sending emails, Site analysis, providing marketing information, processing credit card payments, maintaining databases and processing payments. When we employ another company to perform a function of this nature, we only provide them with the information that they need to perform their specific function.
Legal Requirements: NETSEA may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of NETSEA, (iii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or (iv) protect against legal liability.
Your Choices :
You are free to use the Site without providing any Personal Data however; you may not be able to use certain NETSEA Services and areas on the web site. You may also opt-out of certain 3 rd party disclosures. In the event your Personal Data changes, we encourage you to edit your profile.
Exclusions :
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any Personal Data collected by NETSEA other than Personal Data collected through the web site. This Privacy Policy shall not apply to any unsolicited information you provide to NETSEA through this Site or to through any other means. This includes, but is not limited to, information posted to any public areas of the Site, such as bulletin boards (collectively, “Public Areas” ) any ideas for new services, and other unsolicited submissions (collectively, “Unsolicited Information” ). All such Unsolicited Information shall be deemed to be non-confidential and NETSEA shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute such Unsolicited Information to others without limitation or attribution.
Links to Other Web Sites :
This Privacy Policy applies only to the Site. This Site may frame or contain references or links to other web sites not operated or controlled by NETSEA (the “ Third Party Sites” ). The policies and procedures we described here do not apply to the Third Party Sites. The links from this Site do not imply NETSEA'S review or endorsement of the Third Party Sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy policies.
Security :
NETSEA takes reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data provided via the Site from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free, and NETSEA cannot guarantee that your personally identifiable data will never be disclosed in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Policy. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this Site may not be secure. Therefore, you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data to NETSEA via the Internet. NETSEA reviews its data security policies intermittently, and makes revisions as it deems necessary.
NETSEA respects the privacy of individual's financial data. If you order any information, register for any programs or event or subscribe for any services, through our Site, we may ask you to provide certain information, including a credit card number, expiration date, and billing address. All credit card transactions will be protected using Secure Socket Layer encryption (SSL). NETSEA will not store any credit card information of any visitor in NETSEA's database, other then a record stating that payment has been made for the purchased service.
Other Terms and Conditions :
Your access to and use of this Site is subject to the Terms of Use .
Changes to NETSEA Privacy Policy :
The Site and our business may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for NETSEA to make changes to this Privacy Policy. NETSEA reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any Personal Data. This Privacy Policy was last updated on the date indicated above. Your continued use of the Site after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.
Access to Information; Contacting NETSEA :
To keep your Personal Data accurate, current, and complete, please contact us as specified below. We will take reasonable steps to update or correct Personal Data in our possession that you have previously submitted via this Site. Please also feel free to contact us if you have any questions about NETSEA's Privacy Policy or the information practices of this Site.
You may contact us as at info@netsea.org
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