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This Privacy Policy explains our data practices regarding Personal Data (as defined below) and other information that we collect in connection with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n By using our Websites, and\/or the App, you consent to policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the data practices described in this Privacy Policy, you should not use our Websites, or App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Collection of Your Personal Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACTEC collects and uses information that, alone or in combination with other information, could be used to identify you (\u201cPersonal Data<\/strong>\u201d) to deliver our products and services, inform you of various opportunities, and provide support, as described below (please also see the \u201cHow We Use Information<\/strong>\u201d section below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personal Data That You Voluntarily Provide to Us<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACTEC primarily collects Personal Data provided to us by individuals when they are nominated to become a Fellow of the College or interact with our products, services, and customer service. For example, you may voluntarily provide us with Personal Data when you register for an event, make a purchase from our store, submit a web form, call or email us directly, or submit your business card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The types of Personal Data that we collect vary based on level of engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For non-fellows this typically includes your name, address, telephone number, company name, job title, e-mail address, and other information that you voluntarily submit to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Fellows, this typically includes your name, personal residence (if you elect to provide that information), company name, telephone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, web site, Spouse \/ partner\u2019s name, marital status, gender, Date of Birth, Law School, Graduation Year, degree taken, State Bar Information, Year Elected to the College, College Committee Service, and Practice Designations<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, when you create a profile on the ACTEC Websites or our App, we will collect the information that you elect to upload to your profile, such as name, email address and company information. You should carefully consider whether you wish to submit Personal Data and whether you wish to make your profile available to other users, and you should tailor any content you submit appropriately. You should also review any additional terms and conditions that may govern your use of our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Automatically Collected Data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you interact on our Websites, we may collect information about your computer or device and visits to one or more of our Websites (\u201cAutomatically Collected Data<\/strong>\u201d) through cookies, web beacons and other technologies, Internet Protocol (IP) address tracking\/URL tracking, and other tools (collectively, \u201cTracking Technologies<\/strong>\u201d). The types of Automatically Collected Data collected on our Websites through the use of these and other tools that we may add from time to time may include: the search terms you used, new or returning user information, browser information, computer or device type, operating system, internet service provider, website usage, referring\/exit pages, platform type, date\/time stamp, number of clicks, and ads viewed. Please see the \u201cTracking Technologies<\/strong>\u201d section below to learn more about how we use Tracking Technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How We Use Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Correspondence<\/strong>. If you correspond with ACTEC via e-mail, the postal service, our web forms, or other form of communication, we may retain the correspondence and the information it contains. We may use the information for business purposes, including responding to your inquiry, notifying you of ACTEC-related opportunities, and other marketing purposes (please read the Marketing section below for more information on our marketing practices and how to opt out or unsubscribe).<\/p>\n\n\n\n URL and IP Address<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACTEC collects information about users\u2019 IP addresses, including users\u2019 utilization of our Websites, to help us design our Websites to better suit our Website users\u2019 needs. We may use information about your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Websites, analyze trends, track visitor movements, and gather information that assists us in identifying visitor preferences. We also may use your IP address to enhance our security and investigate an actual or potential security incident. For EU Data Subjects, this use of your information is necessary for our legitimate interests in understanding how the Websites and our Services are being used by you, to improve your experience on them and ensuring network and information security. For more information about what we mean by legitimate interests, and when we may process Personal Data for our legitimate interests, please see the \u201cEU Data Subjects<\/strong>\u201d section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aggregated Data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We may also compile, anonymize and\/or aggregate Personal Data and other information collected about Websites\u2019 visitors, as described in this Privacy Policy, and use such anonymized and\/or aggregated data for our business purposes, including disclosing such data to our clients, partners, service providers, advertisers and\/or other third parties for marketing or promotional purposes. This aggregate information does not identify you. For EU Data Subjects, this use of your Personal Data is necessary for our legitimate interests in understanding how the Websites and our products and services are being used by you and to improve your experience on them. For more information about what we mean by legitimate interests, and when we may process Personal Data for our legitimate interests, please see the \u201cEU Data Subjects<\/strong>\u201d section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To provide our products and services and respond to requests.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n We use the Personal Data we collect from you (unless otherwise restricted by law) to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marketing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We also use your contact information to contact you by email or by phone regarding information that we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive marketing materials, brochures, or emails from ACTEC, you may inform us of your preference by sending a letter or calling ACTEC at the contact information below. You may also submit a contact form electronically through the Websites and unsubscribe from our marketing communications by clicking on the \u201cunsubscribe\u201d link located at the bottom of our e-mails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We may send you push notifications from time-to-time to update you about any events or promotions that we may be running. If you no longer wish to receive these types of communications, you may turn them off at the device level. To ensure you receive proper notifications, we will need to collect certain information about your device such as operating system and user identification information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where required by the applicable law (for example, if you are an EU Data Subject), we will send you marketing information or notifications only with your consent, which was given at the time you provided us with the Personal Data. In such case, if you do not provide us with your consent to the processing of your Personal Data for this purpose, we will not send you this information (please refer to the \u201cEU Data Subjects<\/strong>\u201d section below for information on your rights). For California residents, please consult the \u201cYour Privacy Rights<\/strong>\u201d section below for additional considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With your permission, we may also use information you provide to us as a testimonial posted on the Websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Disclosure of Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACTEC discloses Personal Data that we collect (described above) in accordance with the terms set forth in this section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We share your Personal Data with third parties who provide certain services to us to assist us in meeting business operation needs. These parties are authorized to process your Personal Data, on our behalf and pursuant to our instructions, only as necessary to provide these services to us. We share your Personal Data with the following service providers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n We may also disclose Personal Data to third parties in the following circumstances:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (1) if you request or authorize (when required by law, we will inform you in advance of the third parties to which we may provide your data and the purpose for doing so, and we will obtain your prior consent for such use);<\/p>\n\n\n\n (2) the information is provided<\/p>\n\n\n\n (a) to comply with the law (for example, to comply with a search warrant, subpoena or other legal process),<\/p>\n\n\n\n (b) to enforce an agreement we have with you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n (c) to protect our rights, property or safety, or the rights, property or safety of our employees or others,<\/p>\n\n\n\n (d) to investigate fraud, or (e) to respond to a government request or to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (3) to address emergencies or acts of God;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (4) to address disputes, claims, or to persons holding a legal or beneficial interest;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (5) if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, in which case your Personal Data and other information may be transferred to a successor or affiliate as part of that transaction along with other assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We collect, store and process the information from our Websites and App in the U.S. If you are outside the U.S., then your Personal Data and other information will be transferred to the U.S. The data privacy and data protection laws outside your country may offer less protection than the laws in your country. By using our services, the Websites, and\/or App, or otherwise providing us with your Personal Data, you agree to the transfer of your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to such cross-border transfers of your Personal Data, please do not submit it through the Websites and\/or App. We have entered Model Contractual Clauses for the international transfer of Personal Data collected in the European Economic Area and Switzerland with certain service providers, customers and other parties. Please contact us as described under the \u201cContact Us<\/strong>\u201d section below to obtain a copy of the Model Contractual Clauses we use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Websites include interfaces to social media websites or platforms that are owned and\/or controlled by third parties, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others (\u201cSocial Media Sites<\/strong>\u201d). If you choose to \u201clike\u201d or share information from a Website through any Social Media Sites, or if you are a member of a Social Media Site, the interfaces on our Websites may allow the Social Media Site to connect your website visit to your Personal Data. The information that you share with the Social Media Sites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of service of the Social Media Sites and not by this Privacy Policy. You should review the privacy policy of that Social Media Site before choosing to access and use any Social Media Sites, including interacting with our pages on those sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How You Can Access and Change Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACTEC acknowledges that you have the right to access your Personal Data. Our Websites and App allow you to request, access, correct, amend, or delete inaccurate data. In case you request us to remove data, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon request, ACTEC will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your Personal Data. You can update or correct your Personal Data or remove it from our system by making a request to us at the contact information provided below. Requests typically receive a response within thirty (30) days. If access cannot be provided within that time frame, we will provide the requesting party with an estimated date by which the information will be provided. If for some reason access is denied, we will provide an explanation of why access has been denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are an EU Data Subject, please see the \u201cEU Data Subject<\/strong>\u201d section below for information on your rights in relation to the Personal Data we hold about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n EU Data Subjects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Scope<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This section applies if you are an individual located in the European Union (\u201cEU<\/strong>\u201d) (\u201cEU Data Subject<\/strong>\u201d). For these purposes, reference to the EU also includes the European Economic Area countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and, where applicable, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your Rights.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights in relation to your Personal Data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Legitimate Interest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLegitimate interest\u201d means the interests of ACTEC in conducting and managing our organization. For example, we have a legitimate interest in processing your Personal Data to analyze how the Websites, Apps and our 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 by law. You have the right to object to processing that is based on our legitimate interests. For more information on your rights, please see the \u201cYour Rights<\/strong>\u201d section above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Data Transfers<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We have entered into Model Contractual Clauses for the transfer of Personal Data collected in the European Economic Area and Switzerland with certain service providers, customers and other parties. Please click here<\/a> to be taken to the EU Commission page regarding Model Contractual Clauses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Security Measures to Protect Your Personal Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are committed to taking reasonable efforts to secure the information that you choose to provide us, and we use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect against unauthorized access to or alteration, disclosure, or destruction of Personal Data. We restrict access to Personal Data to our employees, contractors and service providers (described in the \u201cDisclosure of Information<\/strong>\u201d section above) who need to know the information in order to operate, develop, or improve our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, no transmission of Personal Data over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, and despite our efforts, ACTEC cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, or to or from our online products or services. ACTEC has no responsibility or liability for the security of information transmitted via the Internet. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the security of your Personal Data, please contact us as indicated under the \u201cContact Us<\/strong>\u201d section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We retain your Personal Data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tracking Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACTEC and its partners use cookies and other technologies to analyze trends, administer the Websites, track users\u2019 movements around the Websites, to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole and to collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests, as described below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you first visit the Websites, you will be asked to consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies on the Websites in accordance with this Policy, and if you accept we will store cookies and similar technologies on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What Are Cookies. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cookies are pieces of data sent to your browser when you visit a website and stored on your computer\u2019s hard drive. Cookies may store user preferences and other information. For example, cookies can store your session information for easy log-in to a website or platform, or your language or user interface customization preferences or may allow websites to record your browsing activities (for example, number of page views, number of visitors, and time spent on each page). <\/p>\n\n\n\n We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for a set period or until you delete it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How We Use Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We classify cookies in the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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