PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, shared, and stored when you visit or interact with the National Stuttering Association (NSA) website.

Personal Information We Collect:
When you visit the NSA website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the site, we collect information about the individual web pages or content that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the site, and information about how you interact with the site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
Cookies: Data files placed on your device or computer that often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Log Files: Track actions occurring on the site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

Web Beacons, Tags, and Pixels: Electronic files used to record information about how you browse the site.

Additionally, when you register for an event, become a member, or make a donation through the site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any requests placed through the site (including processing your payment information and providing you with confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
 

• Communicate with you;

• Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and

• When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or updates relating to our events or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our site (for example, by generating analytics about how our visitors browse and interact with the site, and to assess the success of our informational and outreach efforts).

Sharing Your Personal Information:
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information as described above. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our visitors use the site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or another lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Behavioral Advertising:
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt-out of targeted advertising by using the links below:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
Additionally, you can opt-out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Do Not Track:
Please note that we do not alter our site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

Your Rights:
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request access to personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a resident of California, you have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to request information about the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information over the past 12 months.

Data Retention:
When you place an order or register for an event through the site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.


Changes:
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Contact Us:
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at info@WeStutter.org.

Links:
Some of the content within the NSA’s website may contain links to websites outside of the NSA’s domain. The NSA claims no responsibility for the content found on external websites and disclaims any and all liability for claims or damages that may result from the use of such outside information.

You may link to the NSA’s website, or content within, providing you obtain authorization to do so. Do not attempt to contain the NSA’s website within any frame on your website. Be advised that the NSA reserves the right to change content or sub-pages at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to verify that your links to us or our content are correct.

Cookies:
Some areas of the NSA’s website may utilize cookies. Cookies are small bits of information that a website stores on your computer. The NSA’s website uses cookies to provide a better user experience. You may disable cookies by configuring your browser, but this may affect the functionality of the NSA’s website.

Membership/Log-in:
Some areas of the NSA’s website are restricted to those visitors who provide us with some additional personal information by submitting an online registration form, who then must log-in by providing their unique username and password. This personally identifiable information is owned solely by the NSA. The NSA will not sell, rent, or otherwise disclose your personal information to any third party without your explicit consent.

Additional Information:
From time to time, the NSA may make changes to this privacy statement, and we reserve the right to do so without prior notification. If you are concerned about your privacy, please check for updates on a regular basis. For further information, please contact us at: info@WeStutter.org.

All documents and information on this website, unless otherwise noted, are the intellectual property of the National Stuttering Association (NSA), and may not be used without express, written permission.

At the start of any NSA event or gathering, you are considered to be ‘opted in’ (allowing) the NSA’s use of you and/or your child(ren)’s photos/images/likenesses on printed NSA materials, in video(s), or on the web and internet (e.g., social media) unless you ‘opt out’ by completing and submitting our Photo/Video Opt-Out Form. Participants may opt out at any time.

Please note: if we choose to use a photo that was not obtained from an NSA event where prior picture permission was granted, we will obtain authorization from the individual who posted the image in a public forum.

Photo/Video Policy:
At the start of any NSA event or gathering, you are considered to be ‘opted in’ (allowing) the NSA’s use of you and/or your child(ren)’s photos/images/likenesses on printed NSA materials, in video(s), or on the web and internet (e.g., social media) unless you ‘opt out’ by completing and submitting our Photo/Video Opt-Out Form. Participants may opt out at any time.

Please note: if we choose to use a photo that was not obtained from an NSA event where prior picture permission was granted, we will obtain authorization from the individual who posted the image in a public forum.

Contacting Us:
By sending email to the NSA, you are providing certain personal information, such as your name and email address. The NSA may store and/or use this information in order to fulfill your needs or provide a response to your request.

Thank you for visiting the National Stuttering Association.