ABC National is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology
that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy
applies to the ABC National Web site and governs data collection and usage.
By using the ABC National website, you consent to the data practices described
in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
ABC National collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail
address, name, home or work address or telephone number. ABC National also
collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as
your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically
collected by ABC National. This information can include: your IP address,
browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This
information is used by ABC National for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use
of the ABC National Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through ABC National public message boards,
this information may be collected and used by others. Note: ABC National
does not read any of your private online communications.
ABC National encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from ABC National so that you can understand how those
Web sites collect, use and share your information. ABC National is not responsible
for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the ABC National
and ABC National family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
ABC National collects and uses your personal information to operate the ABC National
Web site and deliver the services you have requested. ABC National also uses
your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services
available from ABC National and its affiliates. ABC National may also
contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services
or of potential new services that may be offered.
ABC National does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
ABC National may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business
partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases,
your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone
number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, ABC National
may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send
you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to
provide these services to ABC National, and they are required to maintain
the confidentiality of your information.
ABC National does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such
as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
ABC National keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within
ABC National, in order to determine what ABC National services are
the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising
within ABC National to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested
in a particular subject area.
ABC National Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice,
only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on ABC National or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or
property of ABC National; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of users of ABC National, or the public.
Email Marketing and Subscribe/Unsubscribe
Besides the weekly Newsline publication, there may be other marketing materials and web pages emailed directly to you by ABC National You will periodically receive these communications and others via email.
All users have the right to Opt-In or Opt-Out of any of these mailings. Please send your request to:
Alternatively, you can follow the instructions at the end of our communciation emails.
Use of Cookies
The ABC National Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online
experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page
server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the
domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned
to a specific page. For example, if you personalize ABC National pages, or
register with ABC National site or services, a cookie helps ABC National
to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process
of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses,
and so on. When you return to the same ABC National Web site, the information
you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the ABC National
features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies
if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience
the interactive features of the ABC National services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
ABC National secures your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. ABC National secures the personally identifiable information
you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit
card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use
of industry standard security encryption measures, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. This site has such security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.
Credit Card Security
ABC Nationaldoes not disclose credit card information provided by its members and guests. If you complete a transaction on the ABC National site that requires the entry of credit card information, that transaction is sent to PayPal, a secure server, which will encrypt that information and send it to a clearing house.
Products and Services
ABC National at times will sell the following items from this site:
- Donations
- Event/Conference Registrations
- Memberships
- Training Materials
- Clothing
Donations and Sales - Return Policy
Donations are appreciated and are considered as final sales. There is no shipping for donations and you will receive a confirmation of your donation via email.
Events and Conferences are subject to terms and conditions specific to each event, and therefore identified on their respective registration pages.
For Membership questions, please contact [email protected]
For the ABC Store, please call (202) 595-1505 for more information.
Changes to this Statement
ABC National will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. ABC National encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how ABC National is protecting your
information.
Contact Information
ABC National welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.
If you believe that ABC National has not adhered to this Statement, please
contact ABC National at [email protected].
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.