Last Updated: March 25, 2017
Association of Connecticut Lobbyists ("ACL") operates the https://www.connecticutlobbyists.com website ("Site"). We respect your privacy on our Site. This Privacy Policy explains the information we may collect during your visit to our Site and how we use, share, and store that information. Please read this Statement carefully. By using our Site, you consent to our collection and use of information about you in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Statement, please do not use our Site. ACL may occasionally modify this Privacy Policy by posting an updated version of it on this page, and the changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of this Site after we make changes is deemed acceptance of those changes, so please check this Privacy Policy periodically for updates. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into our by laws so please be sure to read all of the terms that govern your use of the Site.
1. Collection and Use of Personal Information
We collect your Personal Information only when you provide it to us voluntarily through various activities on our Site. "Personal Information" includes, but is not limited to, first and last name, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone and fax number, and email address. For example, we collect Personal Information when you complete the “Join Us” questionnaire, send an email to ACL, or participate in other activities on our Site. When you participate in activities that require a credit card (such as making a paying dues, purchasing tickets to the End of Session Dinner), your credit card and other Personal Information will be sent from a cart page hosted on the Site to a third party payment processor. The third party payment processor will process your credit card transaction and the payment gateway will send ACL a transaction report from the credit card payment network that contains some of the Personal Information it collects (e.g., name and contact information) but not your credit card information. We encourage you to review our third party payment processor's privacy policy and other terms that govern your use of its site and services. If you do not want us (or our service provider) to collect any Personal Information from you, please do not provide it. If you prefer to provide information by phone, you are welcome to call us at (203) 410-9736.
By submitting your Personal Information through the Site, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of the information as described in this Privacy Policy. ACL will use your Personal Information for the purpose for which you provided it. We may also use it to send you information about our programs, services, and upcoming events as well as other materials that we think may interest to you. If, at any time, you decide you do not wish to continue receiving these communications, you may opt out as described below.
ACL will retain your Personal Information for the purpose of keeping accurate historical records, and email distributions, and marketing solely for ACL, unless you request that we delete it after conclusion of the relevant purpose for which it was obtained.
ACL collects the Personal Information of third parties solely when provided to us for referral purposes, and not for any other purpose. You may only provide third-party Personal Information that you have the right to provide.
2. Aggregate and Non-Personal Information
ACL may also collect certain non-Personal Information about your use of the Site (e.g., to determine which pages of our Site are most popular and to improve use of the Site). We may collect IP addresses to analyze trends, administer our Site, track traffic patterns, and gather demographic information for aggregate use. We may share this aggregated information (e.g. with our affiliates, licensees, and partners) and may post analyses and statistics based on the aggregated data on our Site or use it for research and other purposes relating to our mission. We do not use IP addresses in combination with your Personal Information without your prior consent. ACL does not use cookies, pixel tags, or similar devices that place information on the computers of or collects information from visitors to the Site, except when redirecting you to our third party payment processor in connection with a transaction. These cookies used for this purpose are automatically deleted when you close your browser. You may reject cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, rejecting cookies will prevent us from redirecting you to the third party payment processor and prevent you from completing the transaction.
3. Security
ACL takes precautions to safeguard the Site from unauthorized access. Please note that no transmission through the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We make no representation or warranty about the security of our Site. Accordingly, you provide us with your Personal Information at your sole risk.
4. Contact Us; Comments and Questions
We strive to ensure that your visit to our Site is a satisfactory one and that your privacy is respected. If you wish to correct, update or delete your Personal Information or if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our Privacy Policy or our practices, you may contact us by sending an e-mail info@connecticutlobbyists.com, by telephone at (203) 410-9736, or by mail at:
Association of Connecticut Lobbyists
1245 Farmington Ave
P.O. Box 352
West Hartford CT 06107