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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.
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General visitors: We collect information
for internal marketing purposes about pages that visitors
browse. This information does not contain e-mail addresses.
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Customers: We collect personally identifiable
information necessary for registration and billing from
customers who purchase our products and services online.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ACHE
and the Foundation may make educational session participant
contact information available to corporate partners and
individuals serving as faculty at educational programs.
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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.
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Recruiters
and other users may access affiliate resumes and contact
information that individuals have chosen to include in
the online ACHE Resume Bank.
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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:
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Financial
and transactional information, such as purchase types,
dates, and amounts
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Contact
information, such as names, addresses, phone numbers,
and e-mail addresses
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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?
| Attention: |
Division of Management Information Systems |
| Address: |
Suite
1700 |
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1
North Franklin Street |
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Chicago,
IL 60606-4425 |
| Phone:
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(312)
424-2800 |
| E-mail: |
webmaster@ache.org |
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