Privacy Policy

1. We are committed to protecting your privacy.

Association of Web Design Professionals provides this Privacy Policy to inform users of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information received from users of this website, located at www.awdp.org or collected through our service. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason; each version will apply to information collected while it was in place. We will notify you of any material changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Site. You should consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.

By using our Site, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. "Processing" means using cookies on a computer or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United Kingdom. If you reside outside the United Kingdom your personally identifiable information will be transferred to the United Kingdom, and processed and stored there under United Kingdom privacy standards. By visiting our site and providing information to us, you consent to such transfer to, and processing in, the United Kingdom.

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy or our use of your personally identifiable information, please contact us.

2. We protect your privacy.

# * We may collect your email address, for purposes such as sending self-publishing and confirmation emails, authenticating user accounts, providing subscription email services, and similar purposes.
# * In the case of site use-related fees, we may collect contact information, such as name(s), phone/fax number(s), and address(es) for billing purposes.
# * We may collect your phone number for account authentication purposes and may transmit it to a third party service for tele-robotic verification.
# * Association of Web Design Professionals does not store credit card information. Credit card transactions are transmitted to a financial gateway, and we endeavor to protect the security of your payment information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.
# * We may collect personal information if you provide it in feedback or comments, or if you contact us directly.
# * Our web logs may collect standard web log entries for each page served, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamp. Web logs help us to diagnose problems with our server, to administer the Association of Web Design Professionals site, and to otherwise provide our service to you.

3. Stored Data.

# * Profiles and postings may be stored in our database even after "deletion" and may be archived elsewhere.
# * Our web logs and other records may be stored indefinitely.
# * Registered account holders can access and update their account information through the account log in homepage.
# * We make good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public; however, we cannot guarantee complete security.

4. Situations in which Association of Web Design Professionals May Release Information.

# * Where required by law, Association of Web Design Professionals may disclose information about its users. We may also do so under the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.
# * Association of Web Design Professionals may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Use; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Association of Web Design Professionals, its users or the general public.