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This Privacy Policy covers the National
Association of Patent Practitioners (hereinafter “NAPP”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our”)
Web Site (www.napp.org)
and its members-only pages. The purpose of this policy is to inform
Our users (hereinafter “You”, “Your”, “Yourself”) of the
circumstances under which We collect information and data from You.
This Privacy Policy also serves to inform You about circumstances
under which We will release information about You to third parties. By
using the Web Site and accessing the content contained within
it, You agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this policy.
The following paragraphs disclose our information
gathering and dissemination practices. The privacy policy may
change at any time; any changes will be posted on Our web
site at
www.napp.org. Should You have any additional questions,
comments or concerns please contact us at the address above,
by facsimile, telephone or by e-mail at:
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1. Categories of
Personally Identifiable Information Collected
a. Traffic Data Collected
NAPP automatically
gathers general statistical information
about visitors to the Site. Accordingly, NAPP may track
and collect certain technical information from You
when You visit the Site.
This may include: (i) Your IP address; (ii) Your geographical
location; (iii) the pages You viewed; and (iv) the goods
and services You purchased (hereinafter collectively “Traffic
Data”).
Traffic Data is anonymous information that does not personally
identify You, but which may be used for improving Your
experience on Our Site. Traffic Data may be provided to
third parties. NAPP
may also use “cookies” for specific purposes such
as storing Your password so that You do not have to
re-enter it each time You visit the Site. A cookie is a
small piece of information that is stored by Your browser on
Your hard drive. Most
Web browsers automatically accept cookies,
but if You prefer, You may set Your browser
options to block them in the future.
b. Personal Information Collected
In order
for You to access certain areas of the Site, to
receive certain services or to register to attend
conferences or to purchase products that NAPP offers
via the Site, We may require You to provide Us with
information that personally identifies You (“Personal
Information”). Personal
Information may include (i) Your name, mailing address,
organization , e-mail address, phone numbers, and fax number (“Contact
Data”);
(ii) financial data such as Your account or credit card number
(“Financial Data”);
and (iii) demographic data such as Your State Bar Number,
USPTO registration number, and areas of technical expertise
(“Demographic
Data”). If
You communicate with Us by e-mail,
post messages to any of Our mailing lists,
complete on-line forms, or surveys, any
information provided in such communication
may be collected as Personal Information.
2. Use of Information Collected
NAPP
uses Traffic Data to improve Our marketing
and promotional efforts, to analyze Site usage,
to improve Our content and member offerings and
to customize Our Site’s content,
layout, and services.
We may also use Traffic Data to help diagnose
problems with our
Site and to manage Our Website
and to enhance Our site based on the usage
pattern data We receive.
b.
Contact Data
NAPP uses Contact
Data to send You information about NAPP,
its meetings, products and services,
or promotional material from some of
Our partners.
c. Personal Information
NAPP may use Your
Personal Information to deliver
information to You that, in some cases, is
targeted to Your interests, such as new services
and promotions.
d. Contact Information
NAPP
may use the Contact Information to contact
You when necessary or to advise You regarding
upcoming meetings and service offerings and
communications relevant to Your use of the
Site.
e. Financial Data
NAPP
will use Your Financial Data to bill You
for meeting registrations, membership dues,
and products and services when You have authorized
such.
f. Demographic
Data
NAPP may use Your
Demographic Data to populate our Find A Practitioner
database and for Our certification program.
3. Categories
of Information To Be Shared with
Third Parties
NAPP
may disclose Traffic Data to third parties
b.
Demographic Data
NAPP may share Demographic Data with
advertisers and other third parties
c. Contact Data
NAPP
may share Contact Data with other
members and third parties who are
looking for patent practitioners. If
You do not
want Us to share Contact Data with any third
parties, please e-mail Us at .
d. Financial Data
NAPP
will not share Your
Financial Data with third parties other than as
expressly provided for herein.
4. Confidentiality and
Security of Personal Information
Except as otherwise
provided in this Privacy Policy, NAPP will keep Your
Personal Information private and will not share it with
third parties unless such disclosure is necessary to: (a)
comply with a court order or other
legal process; or (b) protect ve finished
Your session.
5. User Ability to Review
and Update Information Collected Through the Site
In order to ensure
that all of Your Personal Information is correct
and up-to-date, at any time You may visit Your personal
profile at
www.napp.org. Through Your Personal Profile You
may: (a)
review and update Your Personal Information;
and/or (b) choose whether or not You wish to share
some of Your Personal Information with third parties.
6. Data Collection From
Children
The NAPP does not knowingly collect any
information from children.
7. Other Limits to Your
Privacy
The Site contains
links to other web sites. NAPP is not responsible for the privacy
practices or the content of such web sites. NAPP makes chat rooms,
forums, mailing lists and message boards available to its
users.
Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these
areas becomes public information and You should exercise caution
when deciding to disclose Your personal information. Although
We try to protect your personal information when using these
public forums, We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
You transmit to Us, and You do so at Your own risk. It
is also not Our responsibility for maintaining
the secrecy of any passwords You set up
and/or any account information You have disclosed.
8. Process for
Communicating Changes to the Privacy Policy
NAPP
reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to
add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, simply
by posting such update or modification on the Web Site. Any such change,
update or modification will be effective immediately upon
posting on the Web Site. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms
and conditions and additional terms posted on particular portions of
the NAPP Web Site. Your continued use of the NAPP Web
Site constitutes Your agreement to all such terms,
conditions, and notices, and any subsequent modifications.
Adopted by the NAPP Board
of Directors on October 15, 2004.
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