American Poolplayers Association (APA)
Online Privacy Policy

This Web Site Privacy Policy is effective on September 27, 2005 .

This American Poolplayers Association web site (the “Site”) is a service of the American Poolplayers Association, Inc., a Missouri corporation ("APA" or “we”). This Web Site Privacy Policy applies only to information that we collect from this Site. This Web Site Privacy Policy does not apply to other information that we may collect including, without limitation, information that we may collect from any email messages and associated information that you may send to addresses published on this website.

Data Collection

We collect "personally identifiable information" and "automatic information."

"Personally identifiable information" is information that tells us who you are, such as your name, your postal address, and your e-mail address. We collect personally identifiable information only if you voluntarily choose to provide it to us. We may associate automatic information with your personally identifiable information. In the event of such association, such automatic information will be considered personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable information does not include aggregate information that, by itself, does not allow for the identification of an individual person.

“Automatic information” is information automatically collected by our web server (which may be hosted by a third-party) that your web browser makes available whenever you visit our Site. This information may include your Internet Protocol address, the identity of your internet service provider, the type of browser that you use, and the date and time of your visit. An Internet Protocol address is a number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet.

Our Site also uses “cookies.” A “cookie” is a small amount of data that is sent to your computer from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. When you initially visit our Site, a “cookie” is sent to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. The cookie is read by us each time you visit our Site. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some portions of our Site may not function properly without cookies.

Information Use and Sharing

We use personally identifiable information for the purposes for which it was collected. For example, to the extent that we collect personally identifiable information for membership registration, we will use such information in connection with, among other things, providing you with membership services which may include the creation of a membership directory which may be provided to others.

In addition to using personally identifiable information for the purposes for which it was collected, we may also use personally identifiable information to send you publications, invitations and other marketing materials that may be of interest to you.

We may share your personally identifiable information with third parties including, without limitation, affiliated entities, and third parties performing services for or on our behalf (such as communications, event management, and/or marketing services).

We may disclose personally identifiable information when we reasonably believe that the law requires it, and/or when we have reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to, or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally), our rights or property, other users of this Site, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.

We might sell or buy subsidiaries, or business units. In such transactions, personally identifiable information may be one of the transferred business assets.

We use non-personally identifiable information to help us run and maintain the Site, study traffic patterns and generally learn about the usage of the Site. We may also use such information for purposes of system administration, to improve the design and content of the Site, and/or to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We may disclose non-personally identifiable information to third parties including advertisers, business partners, and sponsors, to analyze site usage and manage and improve our business relationships.

Updating Your Information

If you want to change, correct, or update personally identifiable information you submit on our Site, please contact us as provided in the contact section below, and we will use reasonable efforts to make any necessary revisions.

Changes to this Web Site Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to revise this Web Site Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will give you notice of the revised Web Site Privacy Policy by posting the revised Web Site Privacy Policy on the Site and by revising the "effective date” at the top of this Web Site Privacy Policy. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the current Web Site Privacy Policy. The most current version of the Web Site Privacy Policy can be reviewed by clicking on the "Privacy Policy" hypertext link located at the bottom of our web pages.

Security

Unfortunately, information transmitted on the Internet and/or stored on systems is not 100% secure. As a result, we do not ensure, warrant or guarantee the security or integrity of any information transmitted to us over the Internet or stored on our systems.

Links

This Web Site Privacy Policy is not applicable to, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of any third party websites to which this website may link. Please familiarize yourself with the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit, as they will govern any information collected by those websites.

Information From Children

This Site is a general audience site, and we do not knowingly collect information about children.

Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns regarding this Web Site Privacy Policy, please send an email to the webmaster .

How do I opt-out?

From time to time we have sponsors who may want to send you offers or information based on the information you provide through your membership application. We may share our membership information with our sponsors for these purposes. If you would prefer to be eliminated from these lists, please fill in the opt-out form located on this page and click "submit", your name will be withheld from these particular lists. By choosing to opt-out, however, does not eliminate you from the list the APA may use on occasion for its own purposes.

For more information regarding online privacy and cookies, please visit the Electronic Privacy information Center at http://www.epic.org/privacy/internet/cookies/.

Please direct questions and inquiries to the webmaster