Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting the International Communication Association’s (ICA) website. We appreciate your interest in ICA. ICA respects the privacy of its members and other visitors to its website. ICA strongly believes that if electronic commerce and online activities are to flourish, consumers must be assured that information provided online is used responsibly and appropriately. To protect online privacy, ICA maintains the following policy to protect personal information you provide online.
What Information Does ICA Collect?
Most data ICA collects are used only to help ICA better serve its members. It is our general policy to collect and store only personal information that our members and visitors knowingly provide. The personal information you provide is stored in a secure location and is accessible only by appropriate staff. If our privacy policies change, we will notify all users by e-mail or a special announcement placed on the website. From General Users. ICA does not collect any personal information from users browsing its website. Users to the public areas of ICA's website browse anonymously. Only aggregate data -- such as the number of hits per page -- are collected. Aggregate data are used only for internal and marketing purposes and do not provide any personally identifying information. From ICA Members, Conference Registrants, and Other Customers. To gain access to members-only resources on the ICA website, members are asked to register and provide some limited information. These data are submitted voluntarily. ICA asks users to provide their name, password and member number. Similar information may be submitted to ICA through membership applications, conference or seminar registration, publication orders, and subscriptions.
How Does ICA Use Data Collected?
ICA uses information voluntarily submitted by members and other customers in the following ways: ICA Member Services and Products. Generally, ICA uses data collected to improve its own web content; to respond to visitors' interests, needs and preferences; and to develop new products and services. Disclosures to Third Parties. ICA also makes member contact information available through the ICA Membership Directory to other members using its website. On occasion, ICA may also provide limited data to third parties that offer products and services. These limited data include names, job titles, companies and business addresses (unless the member has indicated that their home address be the address of record). ICA does not include business phone numbers, business fax numbers or e-mail addresses. Users may request ICA to refrain from disclosing to third parties the data it collects on the
membership application form, conference registration form or any other form on which they are providing information by contacting ICA at membership@icahdq.org. Consent to Use Personal Information. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act(s) 1984 and 1998 (as applicable), ICA or its agents must store, host and otherwise process the information (including personal data) supplied by the user when registering for this website. ICA may send such data outside the European Economic Area for processing. If you reside in the European Union, please indicate your consent that the personal information you have provided may be transferred and stored in countries outside of the EU, including the United States. User supplies consent as defined above when registering for the website in order to allow ICA (or its designated agents) to use the information to send the user unsolicited direct mail advertisements, promotions, and solicitations for third parties' products and services. Credit Card Account Information. ICA does not disclose credit card account information provided by its members and customers. When members and customers choose to pay using their credit cards, ICA submits the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouse. Credit card information is handled through secure sites.
How Does ICA Use Cookies?
Cookies are files that contain information created by a web server that can be stored on a user's hard disk for use either during a particular session ("per-session" cookie) or for future use ("persistent" cookie). ICA uses cookies only to facilitate automated activity, store and track passwords, and review navigation patterns. Cookies are not used to disseminate significant information about users over the internet or to analyze any information that users have knowingly or unknowingly provided.
What Privacy Issues Arise With Links To Other Sites?
This website contains links to other websites. ICA has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of such sites. The privacy policies and practices contained in this privacy statement do not apply to any external links.
How to Contact US
If any user suspects ICA has handled its personal information in a manner that does not comply with this privacy statement, please contact us by e-mailing icahdq@icahdq.org or calling (202) 955-1444.