Privacy Statement

ASCM Peel Chapter Online Privacy Policy

ASCM Peel Chapter respects your privacy as a visitor to its website and has developed the following privacy policy to inform you about how ASCM Peel Chapter (ASCM Peel) handles your personal information after receiving it.

What information is collected?

When you visit peel.ascm.org, personal identifiable information is not collected without your knowledge. Anonymous information is collected, such as time and length of your visit, the pages visited, the referral site, and name of your internet service provider and browser. This information is used to measure site activity and develop improvements to our website and your user experience.

There are also several opportunities for members and website visitors to provide non-sensitive personal information in order to build a relationship with ASCM Peel. This information may be collected through forms, surveys, meeting registrations, and purchases. If you choose to share any personal information, we may store and use it for marketing purposes, which may include sharing it with other business partners. ASCM Peel will not sell your personal information. If you wish to be removed from our contact database, please submit your request using our Contact Form.

How is your information protected?

ASCM Peel employs various methods to protect your personal information. Submitted information is transferred using industry standard encryption. ASCM Peel’s leadership and other designated administrative users have access to your personal information for the purpose of managing the organization. Financial information, including credit card numbers, is collected and transferred, but not stored within the website.

Security of Personal Information 

ASCM Peel takes the security of your Personal information very seriously. When your Personal Information is stored by ASCM Peel, we use limited access protected servers. Unfortunately, data transmission over public networks cannot be guaranteed to be one hundred percent secure. While ASCM Peel will use reasonable means to protect your Personal Information, ASCM Peel cannot guarantee the security your transmissions of such Personal Information, and you use ASCM Peel website at your own risk. If you suspect your Personal Information has been compromised, please notify ASCM Peel using the contact information provided below.

Personal Information

When you create a website user profile on our website, sign up to receive an ASCM Peel Chapter publication, register to become a member, register for an ASCM certification course, register for an ASCM certification test, shop on our website, or otherwise use ASCM Peel website, ASCM Peel may gather your personally identifiable information ("Personal Information").

Your Personal Information may include, but is not limited to, your name, address, phone number, email address, birthdate, electronic signature, or any other personally identifying data collected from you by ASCM Peel Chapter or its authorized agents. When you use ASCM Peel website to shop for, or to purchase ASCM memberships, certification courses, certification testing, or other materials, such Personal Information may also include credit card numbers and other payment-related information. By using the ASCM Peel website, you agree to allow ASCM Peel and its agents to gather, store, and share your Personal Information, subject to the limits of this Online Privacy Policy.

Analytics Information

In an effort to improve visitors' experiences on ASCM Peel website, ASCM Peel gathers certain information related to individuals' website visits. This information is used solely to measure and improve our Web site and services and to better serve our members and customers. ASCM Peel uses aggregate statistical data to compile reports. Such information so gathered is likely to include the following:

  • Device and network specific information, such as your unique device identifier, operating system and version, the browser you use, your Internet service provider (ISP), and your IP address.
  • Non-personal information, such as language, zip code, area code, location, and the time zone.
  • Website visit information, such as the domain from which you came to our website, details of how you use our website, what webpages you visit, the duration of your visit.

Cookies and Browser "Do Not Track" Notice

ASCM Peel may use cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user's web browser while the user is browsing that website. Every time the user loads the website, the browser sends the cookie back to the server to notify the website of the user's previous activity. Third parties that advertise on ASCM Peel website do not have access to ASCM Peel cookies but may use their own cookies on your computer. Such use of cookies by third parties will be consistent with ASCM Peel Online Privacy Policy.

ASCM Peel does not respond to browser Do Not Track ("DNT") Signals. ASCM Peel websites may utilize page tags or web beacons to track information related to user visits as a part ASCM Peel data analytics processes described above.

ASCM Peel employs third party data analytics firms to track and analyze traffic on the ASCM Peel website, to analyze visitor trends, to determine advertising effectiveness, browser types and usage trends, and to present targeted ads based on anonymous information collected through tracking.

Third-Party Links

ASCM Peel may reference or refer you to other websites. Please review each third-party website for their individual privacy policies. ASCM Peel cannot take responsibility for how third-party websites collect and use activity and personal information.

Third parties which may advertise on ASCM Peel websites, may have content embedded that sets cookies on a visitor's browser and/or tracks visitor information that a web browser visited a specific ASCM Peel website. Such information may contain a visitor's IP address. Third parties may not collect other Personal Information from ASCM Peel website unless you provide it to such third parties.

ASCM Services to You

ASCM Peel may use your Personal Information to provide services to you upon your request. Such services may include sending you newsletters and publications, responding to your questions and comments, to communicate with you concerning your purchases on ASCM Peel website, to email you updates concerning ASCM products and services, and to personalize your visits to ASCM Peel website.

ASCM Internal Data Sharing

 ASCM Peel may also share your personal information with other ASCM offices or ASCM subsidiaries in the country in which you reside and in other countries.

Information Sharing with Third Parties

ASCM Peel uses consultants and third-party vendors, such as universities and colleges, and may share your Personal Information with such consultants and vendors, if necessary, for delivery or administration of the ASCM educational programs. All parties with which ASCM Peel shares your personal information are bound by confidentiality and data transfer agreements consistent with this Online Privacy Policy.

ASCM Peel may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
ASCM Peel uses outside third parties to ship orders, and financial service-oriented third parties to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use your Personal Information for any secondary purposes.

ASCM Peel may partner with third parties to provide other specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we may share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use your Personal Information except for the purpose of providing these services.

Other Possible Disclosures

In addition to the other disclosures stated herein, ASCM Peel may share your information in the following ways:

  • To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or government enforced orders,
  • To enforce applicable terms of service, protect our legal rights or defend against legal claims,
  • To defend, prevent, take action, and otherwise address security or technical issues, as well as suspected or potential fraud,
  • To guard against harm (whether actual or potential) to the legal rights, property or safety of ASCM Peel, our visitors or the general public as required or permitted by law.

ASCM Peel Email Uses

ASCM Peel never rents or sells email addresses to outside parties. Occasionally, you may wish to receive information or communication from an ASCM Peel client. In that instance, you will be asked for permission to share your email address.

After you create an online account with ASCM Peel, you will receive information about ASCM products, services, and educational offerings that relate to your areas of interest unless you choose to opt-out. If you have questions or concerns about ASCM Peel's Online Privacy Policy or wish to no longer receive such offers, please contact ASCM Peel using the contact information provided below.

How to Change Your Personal Information To make changes to the content of your Personal Information, or to request that we limit the use of your Personal information, you may make changes and updates by logging into your user profile and making such changes. Alternatively, you may request such changes by contacting ASCM Peel using the contact information provided below.

In your request, clearly state what information you would like to have changed or updated. ASCM Peel will try to comply with your request as soon possible. Please note that we are not responsible for updating information shared with third parties.

Your Rights to Opt Out Except as provided above, if you prefer that ASCM Peel not collect non-personally identifiable information about your website visits, you may opt out by contacting ASCM Peel using the contact information provided below.

Notices of Changes to Privacy Policy

In the event of any change to ASCM Peel's Online Privacy Policies, notice of such changes will be posted on the ASCM Peel website. Any changes to this Online Privacy Policy will become effective when we post the revised Online Privacy Policy on the ASCM Peel website. Your use of the ASCM Peel website following these changes means that you accept the revised Online Privacy Policy.

Contact ASCM Peel for any questions, comments, or further information concerning the terms of this Online Privacy Policy, or to request changes to your Personal Information, subject to such limitations as provided herein, please contact ASCM Peel Chapter at the contact info provided on the footer of this website.

Last Update

This Privacy Policy was last updated on June 7, 2024

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