PRIVACY POLICY & DISCLAIMER

The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. We are providing this statement explaining our online and offline information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. This web site has agreed to notify you of: What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site The organization collecting the information How the information is used With whom the information may be shared What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council's control How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information Children The Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA") defines a "Child" as anyone under the age of 13. The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council strictly adheres to COPPA. This site is not intended for children. We will not knowingly collect "personal information" from persons who identify themselves as being under the age of 13 without prior verifiable consent of that person's parent or guardian. Information Collected The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council collects information from our users through our public Web Site. The information collected on our Web Site falls into two categories: (1) information voluntarily submitted, and (2) information gathered via electronic means. Information Voluntarily Submitted You can visit The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council web site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council gathers "personally identifiable information" if you voluntarily submit inquiries to us through our contact form or if you share information with us through our Delegate or Apprentice Registration Forms, Award Forms, or submit information to be considered for an honor or award through SSAC. The types of personally identifiable information voluntarily submitted through our Web Site include your name, spouse's name, children(s)' name, address, phone, fax, and email address. We also ask you to provide certain credit card information if you complete our registration forms and submit them either by mail or fax. You can always choose not to provide this personally identifiable information, but if you do not provide such information, we may not be able to fully respond to your inquiry or to provide you with complete services. Information Gathered via Electronic Means We track visiting domains, internet addresses of the domains from which people visit us to track a user's session and the user's browser also lets us know the type of computer and operating system being used. This allows us to analyze the information as to which parts of our site users spend their time and their length of stay but does not give us any personal information about the user. Specifically, a user's session will be tracked, but the user will be anonymous. Cookies In some parts of the Web Sites we use cookies, which are bits of information that are stored on your computer when you visit a Web Site. Cookies allow the Web Site to recognize you and, among other things, load your page more quickly. You can remove cookies from your computer if you want; your browser's help feature can tell you how. If you do so, please note that some parts of the Web Sites, may not function properly. Information Sharing The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Any personal information submitted will only be used by our Staff that are on a need-to-know basis and will be used only for the purpose for which the information submitted was intended. In addition, you should be aware that some administrative personnel of The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council may in the course of their regular duties, have access to communications for technical or operational purposes. The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council may also disclose any communications to the full extent permitted or required by law. External Links The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council may provide links to other sites. The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council has no control over such sites and resources and as such is not responsible or liable for any privacy practices, content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource. Disclaimer of Warranties WHILE THE SOUTHERN STATES APPRENTICESHIP LABOR-MANAGEMENT COUNCIL USES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, THE SOUTHERN STATES APPRENTICESHIP LABOR-MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO ITS ACCURACY. THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOUTHERN STATES APPRENTICESHIP LABOR-MANAGEMENT COUNCIL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, THAT SOUTHERNSTATESCONFERENCE.COM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION IS FREE OF ROGUE PROGRAMMING. Security Policy This website takes every precaution to protect our user information. When sensitive information is submitted to us via the website, it is protected both online and off-line. We have established managerial procedures to safeguard our Website and to protect against the loss, disclosure, misuse or unauthorized access of personal information both online and offline. Only those employees of The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council and/or our business partners who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. While we take reasonable efforts to ensure the security of information, there is no guarantee that any data transmitted over the Internet is 100% secure; this is the case for any users of and service providers on the Internet. Accessing and Updating Information The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council strives to maintain the accuracy of user records and only collects personal information that is relevant for the purposes for which it is used. If you have any questions about what information we currently hold about you or your organization or would like to make updates or changes, please contact us at: SSAC Central Office 1609 Millwoode Lane Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37379 Phone: (423) 332-1350 Fax: (423) 332-6172 Choice/ Opt-Out The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council will not use or share your personally identifiable information in ways unrelated to the ones described in this Privacy Policy without first letting you know and offering you a choice. If at any time you would like to stop receiving information from The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council, you may contact us through our contact form. Notification of Changes If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our "Web Site" so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Your continued use of The Southern States Apprenticeship Labor-Management Council Web Site following the posting of changes to these terms constitutes acceptance of those changes. Contacting the Web Site If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact: SSAC Central Office 1609 Millwoode Lane Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37379 Phone: (423) 332-1350 Fax: (423) 332-6172