SSLA Privacy & Security Statement

SSLA Privacy & Security Statement Effective Date: September 23, 2010 Our Privacy & Security Statement describes the information we collect about you, as well as why and how we use it.

Introduction

Protecting personally identifying information is important to us. This Privacy Statement describes how SSLA collects and uses the personally identifying information you provide on our web site. It also describes the choices available to you regarding SSLA’s use of your personally identifying information and the steps you can take to access this information and to request that we correct or delete it.

If you have questions about this Privacy Statement or want to contact us regarding how we handle your data, please send an email to info@sealeader.org or write to us at:

SSLA
PO Box 40372
Arlington VA 22204

How We Collect and Use Your Personally Identifying Information

We will not share your name or contact information with any third party organizations without your prior approval. We do not sell any contact information we collect to include name, email address, mailing address, or telephone number.

If you apply to become a SSLA member, we will use the personally identifying information you provide (e.g., your name, address, email address, company information and payment information) to follow up with you about your membership and to provide you with customer support and to communicate regularly with you.

Other Information We Collect:

Consumer Opinion Surveys
We occasionally conduct online consumer surveys to learn about your views on important privacy issues. We do not collect personally identifying information in these surveys. We use the survey data for research and to improve our services.

Cookies
Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. We use cookies on our site to:

• help you navigate our website
• analyze which pages our site visitors visit

Please note that some cookies may be placed by a third party service provider who performs some of these functions for us.

How We Share Your Personally Identifying Information

We may provide your personally identifying information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities such as web site analytics or offering customer service. These third parties are authorized to use your personally identifying information only as necessary to provide these services to us.

We may also disclose your personally identifying information

• as required by law such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process
• when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud or respond to a written government request
• to any other third party with your prior consent to do so

We will share your personally identifying information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Statement. We do not otherwise sell your personally identifying information to third parties.

Accessing and Updating your Personally Identifying Information

To review and update your personally identifying information to ensure it is accurate, contact us.

Security

Providing security for the personally identifying information you submit via our Site is a priority for SSLA. We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to; or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction; of your personally identifying information. We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to encrypt the transmission of data on the SSLA payment page. Please be aware, however, that no transmission of information via the Internet can be entirely secure. You should, therefore, always use caution when submitting personally identifying information online.

The safety of your credit card information is important to us, and SSLA has taken measures to protect the security of your online order information. SSLA uses Payflow Pro to execute credit card purchases. Payflow Pro is a payment gateway solution that can be used to process credit card transactions online. Payflow Pro uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to keep your online credit card information safe. SSL technology encrypts your credit card number, order information and personal information before it is transmitted to protect it from being decoded by anyone other than Payflow Pro.

Links to Other Web Sites

This Privacy Statement applies to SSLA Web services only. Our Site includes links to other Web sites. If you submit personally identifying information to any of those sites, your information is subject to their privacy statements. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy statement of any Web site you visit.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

Please note that this Privacy Statement may change from time to time. If we change this privacy statement in ways that affect how we use your personally identifying information, we will advise you of choices you may have as a result of those changes. We will also post a notice on our home page that this Privacy Statement has changed.