American Medical Women’s Association

Internet Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting us online at amwa-doc.org (“Site”). At the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), we strive to do everything we can to respect the trust clients have in our brand and our commitment to your privacy is no exception. We are committed to protecting and safeguarding consumer privacy on the Internet. Please be assured that AMWA uses its best efforts to protect the privacy of visitors to the Site and the services available through our Site (collectively, the “Services”).

Types of Information We Collect and How It Is Used

Personal Information

The type of information we collect depends on how you use our Site and Services. AMWA only gathers personal information, such as first and last names, addresses, usernames, and email addresses, when voluntarily submitted by you. For example, personal information may be collected from you in order to get your feedback on our Site and Services, to process your membership application or renewal, or to register you for one of our events.

Information We Collect Automatically

We may automatically collect the following information about your use of our Site and Services through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies: your domain name; your browser type and operating system; web pages you view; links you click; your IP address; the length of time you visit our Site and/or use our Services; and the referring URL, or the web page that led you to our Site. We may combine this information with other information that we have collected about you, including, where applicable, your personal information. Please see the section “Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms” below for more information.

How We Use Your Information

• To provide our Services to you, to communicate with you about your use of our Services, to respond to your inquiries, to fulfill your orders, and for other customer service purposes.
• To tailor the content and information that we may send or display to you, to personalize help and instructions, and to otherwise personalize your experiences while using the Site or our Services.
• For marketing and promotional purposes (e.g., newsletters, special offers, and promotions) and to advertise our Services on third-party websites.
• To better understand how users access and use our Site and Services, both on an aggregated and individualized basis, in order to improve our Site and Services and respond to user preferences, and for other research and analytical purposes.
• To administer surveys and questionnaires.
• To protect our rights and interests, resolve disputes, enforce our Terms of Service, and respond to legal process.

How We Share Your Information

• Affiliates: We may disclose information to our affiliates or subsidiaries; if we do so, their use and disclosure of your personal information will be subject to this Policy.
• Service Providers: We may disclose information to third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform functions on our behalf.
• Business Transfers: We may transfer information as part of a merger, acquisition, asset transfer, or bankruptcy.
• In Response to Legal Process: We may disclose information to comply with the law, judicial proceedings, court orders, or other legal processes.
• To Protect Us and Others: We may disclose information to investigate or prevent illegal activities, suspected fraud, threats to safety, or violations of our Terms of Use or this Policy.
• Aggregate/De-Identified Information: We may share aggregate or de-identified information for marketing, advertising, research, or similar purposes.

Our Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms

We and our third-party service providers use cookies and other tracking mechanisms to track information about your use of our Site or Services. We may combine this information with other personal information we collect from you (and our third-party service providers may do so on our behalf).

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser for record-keeping purposes. Some cookies make it easier to navigate our Site and Services; others enable faster log-in or allow us to track activities. We use session and persistent cookies.

Disabling Cookies

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can adjust your browser settings to block them. Visitors who disable cookies may still browse certain areas of the Site, but some features may not function properly.

Clear GIFs, Pixel Tags, and Other Technologies

We may use clear GIFs (a.k.a. web beacons, web bugs, or pixel tags) in connection with our Site and in HTML emails to track activities, manage content, compile statistics, and understand email response rates (e.g., when emails are viewed or forwarded).

Third-Party Analytics

We use automated tools such as Google Analytics and Oracle Marketing Cloud to evaluate usage of our Site and improve performance and user experiences. These entities may use cookies and other tracking technologies to perform their services. We do not share your personal information with these third parties.

Do-Not-Track

Our systems currently do not recognize browser “do-not-track” requests. You may disable certain tracking as described above (e.g., by disabling cookies) and may opt out of targeted advertising as described below.

Third-Party Ad Networks

We use third parties such as network advertisers to serve advertisements on our Site and on third-party websites or other media. These parties may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons, Flash LSOs, and other technologies to measure ad effectiveness and personalize advertising. Their cookies and technologies are governed by their own privacy policies. U.S. users may opt out of many third-party ad networks via:

• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Consumer Choice
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Opt-Out

Opting out from companies listed on those pages will opt you out of interest-based ads from those companies, but you may still see other (e.g., contextual) ads. If your browser rejects cookies, opt-outs may not be effective. Learn more at aboutads.info and networkadvertising.org.

Online Behavioral Advertising and How You Can Opt-Out

We may work with third-party advertising companies that use cookies and web beacons and data collected on our services to customize advertisements on our services and across other websites or mobile apps. These ads may promote our products/services and third-party offerings. These companies do not collect personal information via these cookies/web beacons; however, they may anonymously track your usage across sites/apps. We limit their use of information to assisting our advertising efforts. You can opt out using the NAI and DAA links above.

Third-Party Links

Our Site and Services may contain links to third-party websites. Access to and use of such linked websites are governed by those sites’ privacy policies, not this Policy. We are not responsible for the information practices of third-party websites.

Security of My Personal Information

We have implemented commercially reasonable precautions to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. No data security measures can guarantee security. Protect your account by using strong passwords, keeping your credentials private, and signing off after using shared devices. We are not responsible for lost, stolen, or compromised passwords or any activity via unauthorized password use.

Access to My Personal Information

You may modify personal information by logging into your account and updating your profile. Copies of updated, modified, or deleted information may remain viewable in cached and archived pages for a period of time.

To review or delete personal information, or to stop further use, contact us at [email protected].

If you are a resident of the European Union or California, see below for additional rights available under EU law and the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Information for EU and California Individuals

Legal Bases for Processing

We collect, use, and share personal information where we have an appropriate legal basis, which may include: (i) your consent; (ii) our legitimate interests (e.g., improving products/services and providing requested information); (iii) performance of a contract or steps to enter into a contract (e.g., processing payments); and/or (iv) compliance with legal or regulatory obligations.

Your Legal Rights (EU)

• Access/Correct/Delete: Request access to personal information we hold about you, including the source, purposes, legal basis, methods of processing, controller identity, and recipients/categories of recipients. You may also request deletion (subject to legal exceptions).
• Restrict Processing: Restrict use of your data in certain circumstances (e.g., contesting accuracy, unlawful use, data no longer needed, or pending legitimate-interest verification).
• Data Portability: Receive personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, or request transfer to another controller (where processing is based on consent/contract and carried out by automated means).
• Object: Object to processing based on our legitimate interests if your rights and freedoms outweigh our interests.
• Safeguards for International Transfers: Request details of safeguards for transfers outside your jurisdiction.
• Complaint: Lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. We encourage contacting us first to resolve issues.

For more information, see: EU Data Protection and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

How to Exercise Your Rights

Send requests to [email protected] indicating the right you wish to exercise and the information to access, review, correct, or delete. We may request additional information to confirm identity and for security. Where permitted by law, we may charge a fee for manifestly unfounded or excessive requests. We may be unable to fully address a request if it would impact confidentiality owed to others or if the law allows us to address it differently.

Cross-Border Transfer of Information

AMWA generally maintains servers and systems in the United States hosted by third-party service providers. We may subcontract processing to, or share data with, other third parties in the United States or other countries. Where personal information collected through or in connection with the Services is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we take steps to ensure equivalent protection (e.g., EU Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses or certified transfer mechanisms). You may request details of these safeguards.

Changes to this Policy

This Policy is current as of the Effective Date below. We may change this Policy from time to time and will post changes on our Site. If changes materially affect how we handle previously collected personal information, we will endeavor to provide advance notice by highlighting the change on our Site.

How to Contact Us

Privacy at American Medical Women’s Association
Two Woodfield Lake
1100 E Woodfield Road, Suite 350
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Email: [email protected]

Effective Date: April 20, 2020