The Alexander S. Pissios Family Foundation (“Foundation”) believes that privacy is important to the success and use of the Internet. This statement sets forth the Foundation’s Privacy Policy for aspf.foundation and its affiliated websites (collectively, the “Website”). It describes what information is collected, how it is used, and with whom it is shared.
What Personal Information Do We Gather?
To provide you with quality service, the Foundation gathers the following types of information:
Information You Give Us:
For example, the contact information you provide (such as name, shipping address, billing address, telephone number, e-mail address) when you subscribe to a newsletter, create an account to access password-protected content or participate on discussion boards, participate in a survey, or purchase publications.
Automatically Collected Information:
The Foundation primarily through Google Analytics, uses cookies to collect and temporarily store anonymous traffic data and technical information about your visit for site management and security purposes. This information includes:
- The Internet domain from which you access the Website;
- The IP address (a unique number for each computer connected to the Internet) from which you access the Website;
- The type of browser (e.g., Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer) used to access the Website;
- The operating system (Windows, Unix, etc.) used to access the Website;
- The date and time you access the Website;
- The URLs of the pages you visit;
- Your username, if it was used to log in to the Website and
- If you visited the Foundation’s Website from another website, the URL of the forwarding site.
This information is only used to help the Foundation make the Website more useful for you. With this data, the Foundation learns about the number of visitors to the Website, the information and materials that users are most interested in, and the types of technology visitors to the Website use.
When and With Whom Do We Share Personal Information?
The Foundation does not share your personal information with other companies.
The Foundation reserves the right to disclose any personal information about you or your use of the Website without your prior permission if the Foundation has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process (such as subpoenas, search warrants and court orders); (2) protect and defend the rights or property of the Foundation or its affiliated companies; (3) enforce the Terms; or (4) act to protect the interests of the Foundation’s members or others.
Links
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the Website. Please be aware that the Website contains links to other sites, and the Foundation is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage users to be aware when they leave the Website and to read each website’s privacy statements that collect personally identifiable information.
Cookies
Like many other commercial websites, the Website may utilize a standard technology called “cookies” to collect information about how the Website is used. A cookie is a special packet of data designed to help a website operator determine whether a particular user has visited the website previously and what that user’s preferences are. Your browser’s Help resources tell you more about managing cookies.
Notices and Communications
We may send service and other specific announcements without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving them.
Use of the Website By Minors
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act requires that we not knowingly collect or share personal information from children under the age of 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian. If a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information without such consent, please contact us at the address below so that we can delete such information. Youth under the age of 18 are encouraged to use our Website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Updates
We update and modify our Privacy Policy from time to time. Such updates or modifications are effective upon posting. Please refer back often for the latest information. We will provide reasonable notice to subscribers about significant changes via the e-mail address you provided us or by notice on our Website.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us:
U.S. Mail:
The Alexander S. Pissios Family Foundation
232 N. Carpenter Street
Chicago, IL 60607