American Leadership Forum
Privacy Policy for ALF Connect
Updated: July 2024
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how American Leadership Forum (“ALF”, “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes personal information described in this Policy, as well as the rights and choices individuals have regarding such personal information. For additional information about the privacy choices you have regarding your personal information, please review the Your Privacy Choices section below.
By using our Services (as defined below), you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Policy. Your use of our Services and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use, including their applicable terms governing limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes.
Table of Contents
1. Scope
2. Personal Information Collected
3. Purposes for Collection and Processing
4. Disclosures of Personal Information
5. Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms
6. Your Privacy Choices
7. External Links and Features
8. User Generated Content
9. Children’s Privacy
10. Security
11. Changes to this Policy
12. Contact Us
1. Scope
Except as otherwise described below, this Policy applies to our online and offline personal information processing activities including, but not limited to: users who download and use our mobile applications, including users of our ALF Connect (https://connect.alfnational.org) feature; individuals who sign up for, or create an account with us to access and use certain features of our services; individuals who register for or participate in our events, surveys, research, promotions, or other similar initiatives offered or conducted by us; individuals who subscribe to receive news, information, and marketing communications or other materials from us; and individuals who communicate or otherwise interact or engage with us or the services available through our Site or other online services (collectively referred to as the “Services”).
2. Personal Information Collected
We collect personal information directly from you and automatically through your use of the Services.
Personal Information Collected Directly. While the personal information we collect varies depending upon your use of our Services and our interactions with you, in general, we may collect the following personal information directly from you:
· Account and Profile Information. When you sign in or create an account in connection with our Services, including if you use our ALF Connect feature, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, address, profile image or photo, username and password, as well as any other information used in connection with accessing your account or that you otherwise submit to us through your account.
· Demographic Information. In some circumstances, we may collect personal information such as age, ethnicity, race, gender and sexual orientation, political orientation, religion, or socioeconomic background.
· Responses and Feedback. If you participate in surveys, questionnaires, or research activities or initiatives conducted by us, such as for market research, user satisfaction, or other similar purposes, we may collect your responses and feedback, and any other information you choose to provide.
· Events and Registration Details. We also may collect personal information related to your participation in our events, as well as other requests that you submit to us related to such events and our Services. For example, if you register for or attend an event that we host or sponsor, we may collect information related to your registration for and participation in such event.
· Preferences and Other Requests. We also may collect information about your preferences, including communications preferences, preferences related to your use of our Services, your interests, and any other preferences or requests you provide when interacting with us.
Personal Information Collected Automatically. We may automatically collect or derive personal information about you related to your use of our Services, including using cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies. The personal information we may automatically collect includes:
· Device and Browsing Information. When you use our Services, we may collect browser type, domain name, page views, access times, date/time stamps, operating system, language, device type, unique ID, Internet service provider, referring and exiting URLs, clickstream data, and other similar device and browsing information.
· Activities and Usage. We also may collect activity information related to your use of the Services, such as information about the links clicked, searches, features used, items viewed, time spent within the Services, your interactions with us within the Services, and other similar activity and usage information.
For more information about our use of cookies and other similar technologies, please see the Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms section below.
3. Purposes for Collection and Processing
Generally, we may collect, use, disclose and otherwise process the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
· Services and Support. To provide and operate our Services, manage your account, communicate with you about your use of the Services, provide troubleshooting and technical support, and for similar support purposes, and to otherwise run our day-to-day operations.
· Analytics and Improvement. To better understand how users access and use the Services, and for other research and analytical purposes, such as to evaluate and improve the Site, our Services, and business operations, including to develop our Services and its features, and for internal quality control and training purposes.
· Communication. To respond to your questions and inquiries, fulfill your requests, send you requested materials and newsletters, as well as information and materials regarding our Services and our offerings. We may also use this information to send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Services and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
· Customization and Personalization. To tailor content we may send or display on the Services, including to offer location customization and to otherwise personalize your experiences and offerings.
· Marketing and Advertising. For marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes. For example, to send you promotional information about our Services, the features you use, including information about new programs and offerings, as well any other information that you sign up to receive.
· Research and Surveys. To administer surveys and questionnaires, such as for market research or user satisfaction purposes.
· Planning and Managing Events. For event planning and other management-related purposes, such as event registration and attendance, connecting you with other event attendees and ALFSV users, and contacting you about relevant events, webinars, and presentations we host or sponsor.
· Security and Protection of Rights. To protect the Services and our business operations, our rights and those of our stakeholders and investors, to prevent and detect fraud, unauthorized activities and access, and other misuse of our Site and Services, including where we believe necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety or legal rights of any person or third party, or violations of our Terms of Use.
· Compliance and Legal Process. To comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including as part of a judicial proceeding, to respond to a subpoena, warrant, court order, or other legal process, or as part of an investigation or request, whether formal or informal, from law enforcement or a governmental authority.
· Auditing, Reporting, and Other Internal Operations. To conduct financial, tax and accounting audits, audits and assessments of our operations, including our privacy, security and financial controls, as well as for risk and compliance purposes. We may also use personal information to maintain appropriate business records and enforce our policies and procedures.
4. Disclosures of Personal Information
We may disclose the personal information we collect for the purposes described above with the following recipients and in the following circumstances:
· Brands, Affiliates, and Subsidiaries. We may disclose the personal information we collect to our brands and corporate affiliates and subsidiaries, including other American Leadership Forum chapters and groups.
· Compliance and Legal Obligations. We may also disclose personal information to third parties to the extent required by applicable law and legal obligations. For example, we may disclose information in response to subpoenas, court orders, and other lawful requests by regulators, government entities, and law enforcement, including responding to national security or law enforcement disclosure requirements, or as otherwise required by law or legal process.
· Security and Protection of Rights. Where we believe doing so is necessary to protect the Services, our rights and property, or the rights, property, and safety of others. For example, we may disclose personal information to (i) prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to fraud, unauthorized activities and access, illegal activities, and misuse of the Services, (ii) situations involving potential threats to the health, safety, or legal rights of any person or third party, or (iii) enforce, detect, investigate, and take action in response to violations of our Terms of Use. We may also disclose personal information related to litigation and other legal claims or proceedings in which we are involved, as well as for our internal accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.
· Other Disclosures. We may disclose personal information in other ways not described above that we notify you of or that we obtain your consent for, or that are otherwise authorized or required by law.
Aggregate and/or Deidentified Data. Notwithstanding anything else described in this Policy, we may use and disclose aggregate, deidentified, and other non-identifiable data related to our business and the Services for quality control, analytics, research, development, and other purposes. Where we use, disclose or process deidentified data (data that is no longer reasonably linked or linkable to an identified or identifiable natural person, household, or personal or household device) we will maintain and use the information in deidentified form and not to attempt to reidentify the information, except in order to determine whether our deidentification processes are reasonable and adequate pursuant to applicable privacy laws.
5. Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms
We use cookies, pixels, local storage objects, log files, and other mechanisms to automatically collect browsing, activity, device, and similar information within our Services. We use this information to, for example, analyze and understand how users access, use, and interact with our Services, to identify and resolve bugs and errors in our Services, to assess secure, protect, optimize and improve the performance of our Services, as well as for marketing and analytics purposes, and to personalize content in our Services. To manage your preferences regarding cookies, targeted advertising, and other similar tracking mechanisms within our Services, please see Your Privacy Choices below.
Cookies. “Cookies” are alphanumeric identifiers we transfer to your device’s hard drive through your web browser for record-keeping purposes. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Services, while others are used to enable a faster log-in process, support the security and performance of the Services, or allow us to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity within the Services.
Pixel Tags. Pixel tags (sometimes called web beacons or clear GIFs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. While cookies are stored locally on your device, pixel tags are embedded invisibly within web pages and online content. We may use these, in connection with our Services to, among other things, track the activities of users, and help us manage content and compile usage statistics. We may also use these in our emails to let us know when they have been opened or forwarded, so we can track response rates and gauge the effectiveness of our communications.
Local Storage Objects. Local storage is a web storage mechanism that allows us to store data on a browser that persists even after the browser window is closed. Local storage may be used by our web servers to cache certain information in order to enable faster loading of pages and content when you return to our websites. You can clear data stored in local storage through your browser. Please consult your browser help menu for more information.
Cross-Device Tracking. We may use the information we collect about you within our Services to help us identify other devices that you use (e.g., a mobile phone, tablet, other computer, etc.).
6. Your Privacy Choices
Managing Your Preferences. We make available several ways for you to manage your preferences and privacy choices, as described below:
· Account and Profile Information. You can review and update some of the personal information we maintain about you by logging into your account and updating your profile information directly within our Services.
· Marketing Communications. We may send periodic promotional emails or other similar communications to you, in accordance with applicable law. You may opt-out of these communications by following the instructions provided to you in the communication. If you opt-out of receiving promotional content from us, we may still send you communications about your account or any services you have requested or received from us. Additionally, you can manage your communication preferences in your account settings.
· Push Notifications. You can manage the type of push notifications you receive from us by adjusting your device settings or by modifying the settings within our Services.
7. External Links and Features
Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or features or provide certain third-party connections or integrated services. Any access to and use of such linked websites, features, or third-party services is not governed by this Policy, but instead is governed by the privacy policies of those third parties. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third parties, including their collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. You should review the privacy policies and terms for any third parties before proceeding to those websites or using those third-party features or services.
8. User Generated Content
We offer interactive features, including community forums, in connection with our Services that enable you to share information about issues of interest (e.g., discussion topics). You should be aware that any communications you submit or post to any such interactive features on the Services will be viewable and searchable by other ALF Connect users. By submitting or posting to such interactive features you acknowledge that you have no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in the content you submit for such features, whether or not it contains personal information about you.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not designed for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of eighteen (18). If we learn that personal information has been collected on the Services from persons under the age of 18, then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or legal guardian and you believe we have collected your child’s information in violation of applicable law, please contact us using the contact information in the Contact Us section below.
10. Security
We have implemented safeguards aimed to protect the personal information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Please be aware that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee security. There are also certain steps you can take to better protect against unauthorized access to your personal information. For example, when registering for an account, you should choose a strong password that is unique to the Services. You should not reuse passwords across multiple websites or services, and you should never share your password with others.
11. Changes to this Policy
This Policy is current as of the date set forth above. We may change this Policy from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. We will post any updates to this Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we collect, use, or disclose the personal information we have previously collected about you, we will endeavor to provide you prior notice, such as by emailing you or posting prominent notice on our website or within the Services.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or our privacy practices, you may contact us at [email protected], or PO Box 59612, San Jose, CA, 95159.