Privacy Policy

Effective Date:  February 19, 2007

Introduction

This site is owned and operated by Council on Education in Management (Council).  Because we gather certain types of information about our users through our Web site, including personally identifiable information, we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions pertaining to our capture and use of that information.  This privacy statement discloses what information we gather and how we use it.  By using this Web site you consent to the collection and use of this information by Council, as provided for by this policy.

Information Collection and Use

Categories of personally identifiable information collected by this Web site include your name, approving manager’s name and contact information, title, company name, address, telephone number, fax number, email address, and purchase history (referred to below as contact information).  If you purchase a product or service from this Web site, we may also collect your credit or debit card number, bank account number, or other information that might aid in collecting payment from you (referred to below as financial information).

Financial information may be used by us and shared with our affiliates or other companies in our corporate family for the purpose of collecting payment for products or services you purchase from us.  Contact information may be used by us to market our products and services to you and to deliver products and services you purchase from us or that we provide without cost to you.

Additionally, we partner with trusted third parties to provide site users with offers, goods, or services which may be of value to our users.  In such instances we may share or rent a user’s contact information to such third parties to enable them to notify appropriate users of such offers or services.  We also share contact information with our event speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors.  We never share financial information other than as provided by this policy.

We may also share personally identifiable information as required by law or in response to legal process, such as a court order or subpoena.  In addition, should Council or substantially all of its assets be acquired, contact information will be one of the transferred assets.

Updating Personal Information

Users of this site may request that their personally identifiable information be revised by emailing registration@counciloned.com.

Policy Changes

Any revisions to this privacy policy will be posted at this URL.  We reserve the right to change or replace this Privacy Policy at any time.  Changes will be posted here before the new Policy becomes effective.  Please review this page periodically to remain apprised of our current policy and practices.  Each time you use the site, the current version of the Privacy Policy will apply.

Use by Children

Consistent with the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting a parent’s or guardian’s consent.  If a child has provided us with personally identifiable information, we ask that a parent or guardian email us at registration@counciloned.com and we will delete the information pertaining to the child from our records.

Hyperlinks

This site contains links to other Web sites.  Their presence cannot be taken to imply any endorsement or validation by us of the content of any such site.  Council is not responsible for the privacy practices of third party Web sites, nor do we accept any liability in connection with the content of such Web sites.

Cookies

You may have heard of the term “cookies.”  Cookies are routinely used by most, if not all, e-commerce merchants.  We may place a text file called a cookie in the browser files of your computer.  The cookie itself does not contain personal information although it will enable us to relate your use of this site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided.  The only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself.  A cookie can’t read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.  Cookies are used to track your site usage.

You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser.  If you’ve set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie.  You may use certain parts of our Web site with cookies turned off, but cookies must be turned on to use the shopping cart.