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The American Association of Woodturners
 

American Association Of Woodturners
AAW On-Line Privacy Policy

AAW On-Line Privacy Policy Disclosure

Your right to on-line privacy and personal data security is a concern at the American Association of Woodturners. The AAW website at www.woodturner.org does not collect any personal data when you visit our site except when you supply data needed in ordering AAW products, services, or memberships.

General Web Site Access Logs

Web server access logs for www.woodturner.org are kept at our commercial Internet Service Provider. These logs contain the IP address of your computer or proxy server, the date and time of the visit, the pages accessed, and other miscellaneous access information. This information can not be used to personally identify you. The AAW uses this information to track web site statistics used in normal maintenance activities. This is general industry practice.

Links from AAW: Please be aware that non-AAW web sites accessed through our site may collect personally identifiable information about you. The information practices of those third-party web sites linked to www.woodturner.org are not covered by this privacy statement. You should note the privacy policy on those individual sites before giving them access to any personal information.

On-Line AAW Ordering

The AAW online order forms are designed to protect the privacy of your credit card information, name, address, e-mail and any other information you provide us. We are committed to data security with respect to information collected on our site. We offer the industry standard security measures available through your browser called SSL encryption. You may always contact the AAW office via the telephone at the number below if you feel uncomfortable with on-line commerce.

Information regarding you (such as name, address and phone number) or your order and the products you purchase will not be given or sold to any outside organization for its use in marketing or solicitation without your consent. Please read the mail list policy in the current annual AAW Resource Directory for more information about this policy.

Your information may be shared with agents or contractors of the AAW for the purpose of performing services for our organization. If this is the case, the agents or contractors will be bound by AAW policy. (For example, the printer of American Woodturner can not use the mailing labels information for their own use.)

    We request information from you when you:

  1. Submit a membership application
  2. Submit a want ad
  3. Order AAW products
  4. Subscribe to AAW email lists
  5. Provide local chapter information
  6. Provide feedback in an online survey

AAW Chapter Information

The AAW web site provides data about the local chapter organizations including information on chapter officers. This information includes name, address, telephone numbers, email and other information relating to chapter organization. This information is available through the public web site for all to see. Any chapter official who wants this information deleted from the web site should contact the AAW office.

AAW EMail Lists

The AAW provides email listserves for use by members and the general woodturning public. Policies for using the lists are listed on the AAW web site and are available for public viewing. Lists of members of these lists are available only to the subscribers. Only members of the lists may post messages to the lists. Subscribers to the lists will be able to "unsubscribe" at any time.

Cookies

The AAW does not currently use cookie technology on our public web site with two exceptions.

  • Cookies may be used on some private parts of the site which are not available to the general public.
  • The AAW uses cookies for registered users of the AAW Forums bulletin board when logged in. Virtually ALL bulletin boards use cookie technology to identify posters.

Future Development

The AAW reserves the right to use password control over some parts of our web site in the future development of web site content. If we do, the user will be solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of passwords and any other account information. Users should be careful and responsible whenever they are online. Posting personal information online that is accessible to the public may mean that you will receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. While we strive to protect your personal information, the AAW cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.

The AAW reserves the right to modify these policies as needed due to changes in the use or status of our on-line projects. Changes to the policies will be noted at this URL and/or in our journal "American Woodturner".

For More Information:

The AAW is the sole operator of the AAW website. If you would like to contact us for any reason regarding our privacy practices, please call, write, or email us at the following address:

Mary Lacer, Managing Director
The American Association of Woodturners
222 Landmark Center
75 West Fifth St.
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651)484-9094
mary@woodturner.org

Effective Date: September 1, 2000