PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION PRIVACY POLICY

The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce

The following is the published privacy policy of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of commerce:

The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce (“The Chamber”) respects your privacy and is committed to protect the information that you share with us. When we need your personal information to provide services that you request or when you choose to provide us with your personal information, this policy describes how we collect and use your personal information.

Information Collection

Personal information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limed to, a first and last name, email address, a home, postal or other physical address, other contact information, title, birth date, gender, occupation, industry, personal interests, other information when needed to provide a service your requested.

We only collect personal information when you request information via email, when you attend a seminar or participate in an online survey, when you ask to be included in an email or other mailing list, or you submit information for any other reason. From time to time, we receive personal information from members, members and vendors. We only use such information if it has been collected in accordance with acceptable privacy practices consistent with this Policy and applicable laws.

How We Use Information Collected

We use information for several general purposes: to fulfill your requests for certain information and services, to keep you up to date on the latest announcements, special offers or other information we think you’d like to hear about either from us or from our members, and to better understand your needs and provide you with better services. W may also use your information to send out, or to have our members send you, direct marketing information or contact you for market research.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Your personal information is never shared outside The chamber without your permission, except under conditions explained below. Inside the chamber, data is stored in controlled servers with limited access.

We may send your personal information to other company or people under any of the following circumstances: when we have your consent to share the information; we need to share your information to provide the product or services you have requested; we need to send the information to provide the product or service you have requested; we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of The Chamber to provide a product or service to you (we will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose); or we want to keep you up to date on the latest announcements, special offers or other information we think you’d like to hear about either from us or from our members. We will also disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, to enforce our Terms of Use, or in urgent circumstances, to protect personal safety or public safety.

Data Security

We safeguard the security of the data you send us with physical, electronic and managerial procedures.

While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit to us, and so we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet, including the use of email.

Children and Privacy

Our services not intended to attract children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children under the age of 16 or send them requests for personal information.

Third Party Web Sites

Our website may contain links to other sites. We do not share your personal information with those websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Chamber will amend this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the methods by which we sue your personal information we will make that information available by posting a notice on our website.

Questions or Suggestions

If you have questions or concerns about our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please contact us by telephone at 770-887-6461, or by fax at 770-781-8800.