Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS). This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) does not read any of your private online communications.

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) and Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) collects and uses your personal information to operate the Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) and its affiliates. Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS), and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS), in order to determine what Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS); and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS), or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) pages, or register with Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) site or services, a cookie helps Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS) at communications@acss.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.