Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to https://ncsaam.org/ and North Carolina Society of Acupuncture & Asian Medicine (“Company”) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to the Company include https://ncsaam.org/. The Company’s website is an informational and membership subscription site. By using the Company website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of Your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services, the Company may collect personally identifiable information, such as:
- First and last name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Employer
- Job title
- Business-related information
If you purchase the Company’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
Important Notice: If you directly disclose personally identifiable information or sensitive data through the Company’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
The Company does not collect personal information unless you voluntarily provide it. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to access or use certain products and services. These situations may include:
- Registering for an account
- Entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners
- Signing up for special offers
- Sending emails
- Submitting a payment method when purchasing products/services
The Company will use your information for the purpose of communicating with you regarding the requested services/products. We may also gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of Your Personal Information
The Company collects and uses your personal information for the following purposes:
- To operate and deliver the services you have requested
- To provide you with information, products, or services that you request
- To provide you with notices about your account
- To carry out the Company’s obligations and enforce rights arising from contracts between you and us, including billing
- To notify you about changes to our website
- In any other way we describe when you provide the information
- For any other purpose with your consent
The Company may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Company and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
The Company does not sell, rent, or lease customer lists to third parties.
However, from time to time, we may contact you on behalf of external business partners about products or services that may be of interest to you. In these cases, your unique personally identifiable information (such as email, name, address, phone number) is not transferred to the third party.
The Company may also share data with trusted partners to perform statistical analysis, send email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Company, and they are required to maintain confidentiality.
The Company may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with legal obligations
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Prevent fraud or security risks
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Company
Tracking User Behavior
The Company may track websites and pages that users visit within the website in order to determine what Company services are most popular. This data is used to customize content and advertising.
Automatically Collected Information
The Company may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Domain names
- Access times
- Referring website addresses
This information is used to operate the service, maintain service quality, and provide general statistics regarding website usage.
Security of Your Personal Information
The Company secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. The Company uses the following methods for security purposes:
- SSL Protocol
- Multi-layered security protocols
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
However, please note that no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions, upon receiving a verifiable request from you, we will:
- Delete your personal information from our records
- Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records
However, we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
- Complete the transaction for which the information was collected
- Detect security incidents, protect against fraud or illegal activity
- Comply with an existing legal obligation
- Exercise free speech or ensure another’s right to free speech
- Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest
- Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with user expectations
Children Under Thirteen
The Company does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Email Communications
From time to time, the Company may contact you via email for the purpose of:
- Announcements
- Promotional offers
- Alerts
- Confirmations
- Surveys
- Other general communication
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications from the Company, you may opt out by https://ncsaam.org/manage-your-subscription/.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Policy, you may contact the Company at:
North Carolina Society of Acupuncture & Asian Medicine
109 Pollock St
New Bern, NC 28560
Phone Number:
(910) 494-2649
Effective as of: April 10, 2024