ASQ Portland Privacy Policy

Introduction

The Portland, Oregon, Section 0607 of the American Society For Quality (ASQPDX), the owner of www.asqpdx.com, is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of its members and guests. This privacy policy describes what information ASQPDX will collect from members and guests, such as yourself, and how we will use that information once it's collected. This policy does not apply to the practices of any third party, affiliate, or business partner that ASQPDX does not own or control.

What web sites does this policy apply to?

This privacy policy applies to ASQPDX's web site, www.asqpdx.com. It does not apply to Web sites of any ASQPDX member, affiliate, section, division, or chapter. It does not apply to web sites operated by organizations or groups who associate themselves in any way with ASQPDX. It does not apply to any other web sites, including those which have hypertext links to the ASQPDX web site.

Collection of personal and non-personal data

If you browse ASQPDX's web site, you do so anonymously. We do not collect your computer IP address, country of origin or any other personal information. If you select the "remember me" option on log in, we will collect your first and last name, your user name and password. We do this by placing a small bit of data called a "cookie" on your computer (see more about cookies below). Online forms are available for you to request information, to complete surveys and to register for events. We collect and retain the information you provide to us via these forms, such as your name, mailing address and e-mail address. We may use this information to provide you with information about upcoming events, products and services offered by ASQPDX. We collect this information about you only if you voluntarily provide contact information within these forms.

Control of your personal information

ASQPDX will not sell or share your e-mail address with other organizations, however we may occasionally use this information ourselves to send you information about National, Section or Affiliate events that may interest you. We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, including electronic newsletter delivery and mailing services. We will only provide those companies with the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. If you supply your personal information to an ASQPDX partner, such as within the Placement Services area, please be aware that ASQPDX no longer has control over the use of your personal information. We will not knowingly partner with companies that abuse personal information. However, be aware that our partner companies may contact you if you choose to conduct business with them.

Disclosure of your personal information

ASQPDX may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) satisfy a legal order or comply with legal process; (b) defend the rights of ASQPDX or its affiliates or business partners; or (c) protect the personal safety of ASQPDX employees, agents, affiliates, business partners, customers or web site users.

Access to your personal information

If you are an ASQPDX member, you can review and edit your personal information in the "Preferences" area. Log in and click on Preferences on the navigation menu. Within "Preferences" you can:

• View and edit the personal information you already have shared with ASQPDX.

• Change your employment information

• Change your login and password.

Cookies

What is a cookie? A cookie is a tiny piece of information that a Web site stores on your computer during your visit. When you revisit the Web site, your browser sends this bit of information back to the site. Cookies allow Web sites to maintain information on a particular user. For example, an online bookstore might use a cookie to identify you so it can store the contents of your shopping cart. Most Web browsers can be configured to notify you when cookies arrive and can either ask your approval to accept them, or they can be set to refuse cookies outright. Most browsers also can let you delete cookies you may have accepted in the past.

ASQPDX cookies

ASQPDX uses cookies to help guide members through our Web site (as described above) and to keep track of your event registrations: A unique ID is assigned to each session. Our Web server sends the registration ID to your computer. If your browser is configured to accept cookies, the unique ID is stored on your computer and sent back to our Web server. This unique ID is retrieved and used by the server to keep track of your registration, which is stored on our server. At the present time, ASQPDX cookies will be deleted automatically when you quit the browser, unless you are a member and check the "remember me on this Web site" box when you log in. This may change in the future as ASQPDX strives to personalize your Web experience with us. The ASQPDX Web site cookie will not damage your system or files in any way.

Your credit card information

We store only the last four digits of your credit card number and the card expiration date when you register for events.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. We use a secure server to transmit sensitive data to and from our site. All data (including your credit card information) transmitted through our secure Web server is encrypted so no one else can read it.

ASQPDX privacy policy changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy for www.asqpdx.com, we will post the modifications so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone.