Privacy Policy & User Consent

Privacy Policy and Use of Cookies

At ACOOG.org we are committed to protecting your privacy. We do not rent or resell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. The information we collect is used to provide services to our members and education participants and this statement of privacy explains data collection and use in those situations. Please read this complete privacy statement.

The ACOOG is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-ACOOG websites to which this website may link. Also, ACOOG is not responsible for the privacy practices of its members or users of its member websites. You should review any additional privacy policy and terms of use agreements of the entity from whose website you clicked-through before using the site.

Please note that the practices of ACOOG, its affiliates, and agents ("ACOOG"), with respect to data collected and used by ACOOG in connection with this website and all other ACOOG affiliated websites are governed by this online privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") as amended from time to time, and not the privacy policy in effect at the time the data was collected. Please regularly review our Privacy Policy. If you have objections to the Privacy Policy, you should immediately discontinue use of the Site and the Services enabled by the Site.

U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework

ACOOG complies with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from European Union member countries and Switzerland. ACOOG has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement.

To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view ACOOG's certification, please visit www.export.gov/safeharbor.

ACOOG has further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the US-EU Safe Harbor Principles to an independent dispute resolution mechanism, the BBB EU SAFE HARBOR. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint, or if your complaint is not satisfactorily addressed by ACOOG, please visit www.bbb.org/us/safe-harbor-complaints for more information and to file a complaint.

Entities Collecting Personal Information

This site contains links to other sites at which personal information may be collected. In such instances, unless expressly provided otherwise, the collection and use of your personal information will be governed by the privacy policy applicable to that site. That privacy policy should identify the entity that is collecting your personal information. Please contact the organization responsible regarding collection questions and data privacy.

Updating Your Personal Information and Privacy Preferences

You have the right to access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences at any time. With respect to Profile Information, this may be accomplished by linking to your account at "My Profile", where you can view and make changes to your personal information.

Personal information submitted through this Site that is not Profile Information or is not accessible online may be corrected by writing the entity or contacting them via their online contact form. In your correspondence, please detail the location on this Site where you provided your personal information. You may expect a response within 30 days.

Collection of Personal Information

As a visitor to this site, you can engage in many activities without providing any personal information. In connection with other activities, such as utilizing online or hosted Services, the Site may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting a form. It is optional for you to engage in these activities.

If you elect to engage in these activities, however, the Site may ask that you provide personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address, country of residence, e-mail address, employer, title, telephone and facsimile numbers, and other personal information. When participating in electronic commerce via the Site, you may be asked to provide a credit card number.

By using this site, you agree and acknowledge that personal information collected through the Site or in connection with the services provided may be transferred across national boundaries and stored and processed in any of the countries around the world in which ACOOG maintains offices, including the United States.

How Your Personal Information is Used

ACOOG collects your information in order to record, support and facilitate your participation on the site from which this policy is linked. If you subscribe to or register on the site, the information is used to provide access to the website and other benefits that may be made available to registered users. Your personal information is also used to log your preferences and keep you informed within the ACOOG community unless you have opted not to receive such communications.

ACOOG may collect information about the use of the Services and the site, such as the number of downloads, types of Services used, how many users we receive daily, and the IP/Internet address of your computer. This information is collected in aggregate form, without identifying any user individually. ACOOG may use this aggregate, non-identifying statistical data for improving the Site and Services and for statistical analysis.

Use of Cookies

When someone visits this site, standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns are collected. This is done to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is collected in a manner in which it does not identify anyone. No attempts are made to find out the identities of those visiting this site.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.