7.4 Online Privacy Statement
Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce (“CCOC”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. CCOC provides this Online Privacy Statement to inform you of our Privacy Policy and practices, the way your information is collected online, and how that information is used. We have designed our website so that you may visit CCOC on the Web without identifying yourself or submitting any personal information. We make this Online Privacy Statement readily available on our home page for your convenience.
1. Sites covered by CCOC Online Privacy Statement
The CCOC Online Privacy Statement applies to www.chattanoogachamber.com and all other CCOC owned websites and domains (“CCOC websites”). The CCOC websites may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. When you access those links to third-party websites, you will leave the CCOC websites. CCOC does not control third-party websites or their privacy practices, which may differ from CCOC’s. CCOC does not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal information you chose to provide unrelated third parties is not covered by the CCOC Online Privacy Statement. CCOC encourages you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information. In addition, some third-party companies may choose to share their personal information with CCOC and such sharing is governed by each third-party company’s privacy policy.
2. Types of Information CCOC collects
The CCOC Online Privacy Statement applies to personal information and non-personal data collection.
Personal information is information that is associated with your name or personal identification. CCOC uses personal information to better understand your needs and to provide you with better service. Once you choose to provide us with personal information, you can be assured it will be used only to support your relationship with CCOC. We take seriously the trust you place in us.
On some CCOC websites, you can subscribe to one or more of our newsletters or other materials. The types of personal information you may provide to us include your name, your company’s name, your mailing address, your company’s mailing address, your e-mail address, and other similar details. You may unsubscribe to any of these materials by following the instructions provided at the end of the materials. .
Non-personal information is data relating to usage and service operation that is not associated with a specific personal identity. CCOC may collect and analyze non-personal information to determine how visitors use the CCOC websites.
Non-personal data CCOC collects may include the pages visited on CCOC websites.
3. Children’s privacy
CCOC is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children, and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. CCOC does not knowingly take personal information from children under the age of 18, and CCOC does not target its websites to children under the age of 18.
4. How CCOC uses your information
CCOC uses your personal information to provide you with services and to help us better understand your needs and interests. More particularly, CCOC uses your personal information to communicate with you, to provide service, and to update you as to our services.
Non-personal data may be aggregated for analysis of CCOC websites usability, performance and effectiveness; it may also be used to improve the site content, accessibility and navigability.
5. With whom CCOC shares your information
CCOC may provide publicly available information about member businesses to other member businesses in the form of membership lists or searchable databases available on our websites, but will not sell, rent or release your personal information, including but not limited to, your email address, to others,. If you wish to restrict other members’ access to certain types of public information such as your business telephone, you have the option to do so. CCOC will not share your personal information with third parties except with your express permission or as required by law enforcement, subpoena, or court order.
6. Access to and accuracy of your information
CCOC strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have implemented technology management processes and policies to maintain personal information accuracy. We provide you with access to your personal information, including making reasonable efforts to provide you with the opportunity to change your personal information. To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as a password and/or user ID, before granting access to your personal information.
7. Keeping your information secure
CCOC is committed to protecting the information you provide us. To prevent unauthorized access and disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of information, CCOC implements appropriate physical and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect.
8. Changes to the CCOC Online Privacy Statement If there are modifications to the terms of the CCOC Online Privacy Statement, we will post those changes on this document so you will always know what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
