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NYSSCPA.org has adopted information management guidelines that define our customer and advertiser relationships. These guidelines disclose the privacy policies for NYSSCPA.org news, information, classified advertising and Web site directories. This privacy policy applies only to information obtained and exchanged via the NYSSCPA.org Web sites.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

Since Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, underlying business models are evolving. Accordingly, guidelines may change. Any changes will be posted here.

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NYSSCPA.org is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of Web sites to which it may link. This policy applies solely to information collected by NYSSCPA.org.

What information does NYSSCPA.org gather and/or track about you?

NYSSCPA.org may require that you provide personal information to access some portions of this site, including your full name, e-mail address, contact information, and your NYSSCPA member identification number. NYSSCPA.org users must also agree to the Terms and Conditions of Use applicable to the service for which they are accessing. In some instances, we also collect credit card information from members.

Anonymous Information: NYSSCPA.org may also gather anonymous information, which may be used by NYSSCPA.org or shared with third parties. This information does not personally identify you but may be helpful for improving the services we offer. Generally this information is collected through "traffic data" and may entail the use of "cookies," "IP addresses," or other numeric codes used to identify a computer.

Cookies: "Cookies" give users a special, random ID that are small text files, which are stored on the hard drive of a user's computer. NYSSCPA.org employs cookies to recognize you and your access privileges for certain locations on the NYSSCPA.org sites, such as the Member Center, as well as to track site usage. Subscribers who do not accept cookies from the NYSSCPA.org site may not be able to access some areas of NYSSCPA.org's Web site. We may also supply the text and images developed by a third party as part of display advertisements (“ads”) on our site. Some of these ads may contain cookies that are set by third parties (i.e., advertising agencies or advertising clients). We do not have access to these cookies or any information that they may contain.

IP Addresses: NYSSCPA.org also logs IP addresses for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. (Your IP address indicates the location of your computer on the Internet.) We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable.

Credit Card Information: If you use a credit card to pay for a NYSSCPA.org subscription, we may retain your credit card information in order to process your payment(s) or renew your account in the event you elect to renew your membership.

What does NYSSCPA.org do with the information it gathers and/or tracks?

Statistical Analysis and Banner Advertising: NYSSCPA.org may perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in the various areas of our site (for product development purposes) and to inform advertisers as to how many consumers have seen or "clicked" their advertising banners. NYSSCPA.org may also uses demographic information to allow advertising banners on our Web site to be targeted to the readers for whom they are most pertinent. This means that readers may see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the user's experience and the effectiveness of the ads. In this statistical analyses and banner advertisement targeting, we will disclose information to third parties only in aggregate form.

Data Security: To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect the information we collect online, including SSL security for credit card submissions. Detailed information about SSL is available from Netscape.

Account Maintenance: NYSSCPA.org may utilize the contact information you provided at registration, such as your telephone number and e-mail address, to contact you regarding account status, changes to the subscriber agreement, and to confirm registration.

Service Updates and Promotions: Using the contact information and e-mail addresses provided at registration, NYSSCPA.org periodically sends promotional messages to its users about services offered by NYSSCPA.org, its parent organization The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and its affiliated groups including NYSSCPA Chapters and the Foundation for Accounting Education (“FAE”) and services and notifies users of new features or changes that may be made to these services. If you prefer not to receive promotional e-mails about NYSSCPA.org or NYSSCPA, chapter or FAE products and services, please see the "Opting Out" provision below.

With whom does NYSSCPA.org share the information it gathers and/or tracks?

NYSSCPA.org may share the information it gathers in a compiled format with advertisers and other partners. Personal information about you as an individual subscriber or registrant will not be shared with third parties, except as follows:

Compliance with Law: NYSSCPA.org may release information if it is required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) comply with the law or comply with legal process served on NYSSCPA.org; and (2) protect and defend the legitimate business interests, rights or property of NYSSCPA.org, it's users, advertisers, customers, sponsors, advertisers or affiliates.

Vendors: NYSSCPA.org may on occasion use third-party vendors to assist it in performing its business functions, such as mailing statements to subscribers, editing user lists, processing data and payments, and providing customer service. Personal information may be shared with these businesses or individuals to allow them to do perform their assigned functions, but is limited to that information needed to perform the assigned function, and may not be used for any other purpose.

Organizational Changes: Should NYSSCPA.org undergo a sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of substantial assets, reorganization or liquidation, NYSSCPA.org's accumulated customer information may be treated as an asset and, like other business assets, be subject to transfer to or acquisition by a third party.

Promotional Offers: Occasionally, NYSSCPA.org shares data collected about subscribers with third parties whose products or services we feel may be of interest to you. Many of our subscribers find these mail or e-mail promotions valuable, whether they are shopping for accounting-related goods, taking advantage of a special offer, or purchasing unique member services. If you prefer not to receive promotional materials from selected third parties, please see the "Opting Out" provision below.

Customer Requests for Personal Information: Upon your written request, NYSSCPA.org will provide you with its record of the personal information you gave us at registration. For security reasons, this information will only be sent to the mailing or e-mail address on file for the subscriber ID associated with it.

Letters and Correspondence: If you send NYSSCPA.org personal correspondence, such as e-mails or letters, or if other users or third parties send correspondence to NYSSCPA.org about your activities or postings on a NYSSCPA.org Web site, NYSSCPA.org may collect such information into a file specific to you. For more information, please review our Terms and Conditions of Use or contact NYSSCPA.org using our Contact Us form. All submissions become property of NYSSCPA.org.

NYSSCPA.org Partner Products & Services: While visiting NYSSCPA.org, you may decide to open up an account with NYSSCPA.org's partners, like CareerBank.com, or to purchase a product or service through one of our other provider partners. Some of these partners are featured on http://www.NYSSCPA.org and you may find others throughout the site. In these cases, even if it appears that you are still on a NYSSCPA.org branded site, you may may actually leave the NYSSCPA.org site and be redirected to a site controlled by a third party. Once you access an individual document that links you to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of the website containing that document. NYSSCPA.org cannot make guarantees or warranties as to the nature of a third party's use of your personal information.

NYSSCPA.org is owned and operated by NYSSCPA and is an affiliated with The CPA Journal magazine and The Trusted Professional newspaper. These publications share NYSSCPA.org's privacy policy only for content provided on the NYSSCPA.org website. Any information you may supply directly to NYSSCPA or its individual publications, such as for a subscription, is subject to that entity’s privacy policy.

A Special Note About Children & Non-U.S. Users

NYSSCPA.org does not provide services for children, and children are not eligible to use NYSSCPA.org's premium or paid-for services. We ask that minors not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you should use this service in conjunction with a parent or guardian.

All users, including those users who access NYSSCPA.org from a country other than the U.S., agree that the laws of the State of New York shall govern any dispute, include those arising from NYSSCPA.org's use of personal information or otherwise relating to privacy, as specified in the Terms of Use.

Opting-Out, Corrections and Cancellations

If you are already a registered user with NYSSCPA.org, you may manage your promotional e-mail preferences by “opting-out” of further marketing or promotional e-mail contact (excepting notification of important member information or major changes to service) directly by contacting NYSSCPA.org at (800) NYSSCPA.

Upon written request, NYSSCPA.org will (a) remove you and your personal information from our database, (b) correct personal information that you state is erroneous, or (c) manage your promotional e-mail preferences for you. Please visit the Opt-Out page and follow the instructions provided there, or you may speak to one of our customer service representatives at (800) 697-7272.

LAST UPDATED: April 5, 2004