American College of Healthcare Executives
Privacy Policy Statement
Effective Date: June 25, 2004

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives (Foundation) respect the privacy of our affiliates, customers, and visitors to our Web site, ache.org. While offering our Web site users the advantages and convenience of Web-based technologies, we also strive to employ practices that ensure information collected about affiliates, customers, and visitors is used conscientiously and appropriately.

This Privacy Policy Statement outlines the use of personally identifiable information collected on ache.org. This privacy notice does not encompass other Web sites referenced by us in print, online, or in e-mail.

What information is collected on ache.org?

Generally, information is used to help us better serve our affiliates and customers.

• General visitors: We collect information for internal marketing purposes about pages that visitors browse. This information does not contain e-mail addresses.

• Customers: We collect personally identifiable information necessary for registration and billing from customers who purchase our products and services online.

• Affiliates: We collect personally identifiable information about affiliates who provide their information on Web pages that are specifically designed to collect membership information, such as online questionnaires, resume submissions, job postings, and applications for membership.

Do we use "cookies?"

A "cookie" is a packet of information that a Web server sends to a user’s computer to identify that user the next time the site is visited. Our use of "cookie" technology is restricted to our message boards, solely to confirm that users of the message boards are entitled to access them.

How do we use information collected on ache.org?

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web site, enhance the value of our products, and communicate with affiliates and customers as follows:

• ACHE and the Foundation, its elected leaders, and its affiliated components have access to membership information for purposes of communicating with affiliates and furthering the mission of the organization.

• ACHE and the Foundation may make address information available to external organizations for purposes of providing affiliates relevant information. Such information does not include e-mail addresses.

• Any request by an external organization or affiliated component of ACHE for a mailing list of affiliates must be approved on a case-by-case basis, and the organization must agree that the information will only be used for the specifically approved communication.

• ACHE and the Foundation may make educational session participant contact information available to corporate partners and individuals serving as faculty at educational programs.

• Affiliates and others granted log-in access to the Affiliates Only Area of ache.org may access individual affiliate information that affiliates choose to include in the online Affiliate Directory.

• Recruiters and other users may access affiliate resumes and contact information that individuals have chosen to include in the online ACHE Resume Bank.

• ACHE and the Foundation may contact affiliates and customers about events and opportunities.

How may affiliates or customers opt out of receiving materials?

Any affiliate or customer who does not wish to be contacted by us or an organization with which we might otherwise share contact information may let us know by sending an e-mail to webmaster@ache.org or by using the contact information below. Affiliates and customers may request to opt out of specific e-mail communications from ACHE and the Foundation or request an overall opt out of both mail and e-mail communications (with the exception of basic membership and dues renewal mailings). Additionally, affiliates may manage their personal information in the online Affiliate Directory and choose what information will be accessible there.

How may affiliates or customers review their information or request a change of information?

Affiliates and customers may update their information using the Change of Information Form.

Alternately, affiliates and customers may go to My ACHE to review the following types of information maintained about them:

• Financial and transactional information, such as purchase types, dates, and amounts

• Contact information, such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses

• Credentialing and education information, such as FACHE® status

Requests to change or review information may be sent to us using the contact information below.

How may affiliates, customers, or visitors request information about the security of ache.org?

We have reasonable security measures in place at our physical facilities and on our Web server to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information collected from affiliates, customers, and visitors. Requests to review security information may be sent to us using the contact information below.

How can affiliates, customers or visitors become informed about changes to the Privacy Policy Statement?

Periodically we may use collected information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. When our information collection and dissemination practices change, we will post the policy changes on ache.org.

How do I contact ACHE or the Foundation?