The Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Privacy Policy governs data collection and usage by APPD and applies to its website, other platforms used to facilitate management of the services provided to you (e.g., conference registration sites); and any additional means by which you share your information to APPD. By using the APPD website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
APPD collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, professional title, user name, home or work address and/or telephone number. We retain the Personal Information we collect from you for as long as the information is relevant to our business purposes or until you request that we remove the data by contacting APPD at the email or address detailed below.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by APPD. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, and other software or hardware information. This information may be used by APPD for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the APPD website.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through APPD discussion boards, Share Warehouse or other areas of the Members Only section where information may be provided, that this information may be collected and used by others.
APPD encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites to which you choose to link from APPD so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. APPD is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the APPD and APPD family of websites.
Use of your Personal Information
APPD collects and uses your personal information to deliver the services you have requested, including, but not limited to membership, conferences, volunteer opportunities, and surveys. APPD also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from APPD and its affiliates. APPD may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
APPD may sell, rent or lease its membership list to trusted partners to send you email or postal mail about a particular offering that may be of interest to you, or may provide your data to third parties to arrange for deliveries and other benefits of membership such as, but not limited to, Academic Pediatrics. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to APPD, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Through the Cookies of third party analytics providers such as Google Analytics, we can track your online activities over time and across the APPD website by obtaining information through automated means. This information, along with information we gather when you log in, can be used to understand use across the APPD website to help improve our services and remember your preferences.
APPD websites 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 APPD or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of APPD; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of APPD, or the public.
If you would like to no longer receive information from APPD or you would like to correct information that APPD has collected, please contact APPD at the email or address detailed below.
Use of Cookies
The APPD website uses “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.
The APPD website uses Cookies to function effectively. For example, Cookies allow us to display relevant content, and enhance your online experience. In addition, Cookies can recognize you and remember important information that will make your use of a website more convenient such as by remembering your login status and user preferences.
You may stop Cookies from being downloaded to your device from the APPD website at any time by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. Most browsers will tell you how to change your browser settings to notify you when a Cookie is being set or updated, or to restrict or block certain types or all Cookies. Please consult the “Help” section of your browser for more information or by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. Your device settings may also allow you to prohibit mobile app platforms (such as Apple or Google) from sharing certain information obtained by automated means with us.
For more information on managing Google Analytics Cookies, please use the following link:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Security of your Personal Information
APPD secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. APPD 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 websites, it is protected through the use of industry-standard encryption. such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Policy
APPD will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. APPD encourages you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how APPD is protecting your information.
Contact Information
APPD welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that APPD has not adhered to this Policy, please contact APPD at info@appd.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
Or you may write to:
APPD National Office
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, VA 22101
Please do not disclose any sensitive Personal Data (e.g., information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, or trade union membership), social security numbers, or criminal background information when contacting us.
Effective May 25, 2018
