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PHTHALATE ESTERS PANEL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL
PRIVACY POLICY TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL PROVISIONS
THE INFORMATION
WE COLLECT USE
OF COOKIES
HOW WE USE COLLECTED INFORMATION WHO
MAY USE COLLECTED INFORMATION
CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY
PROTECTION ACT (COPPA)
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
BY THIRD PARTIES, THIRD PARTY SITES AND SPONSORS INFORMATION CORRECTION OR CHANGES SECURITY
CONSENT TO TRANSFER
INTERNATIONAL USERS
NOTIFICATION
OF CHANGES
CONTACT INFORMATION Thank
you for visiting a member of the American Chemistry Council® family of websites.
The American Chemistry Council, its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies
(referred to herein as "Council," "we," "us," or
"our") maintain these sites (each a "Council Site" and collectively
"Council Sites"). This Privacy Policy applies to the Council sites that
incorporate this policy. Please note that this policy does not apply to other
sites affiliated with the Council, our members, other companies' or organizations'
websites to which we link, third party sites that link to us, or to our off-line
activities. THIS
PRIVACY POLICY DISCLOSES HOW WE COLLECT, USE, SHARE, AND PROTECT INFORMATION GATHERED
FROM PARTICIPATING COUNCIL SITES. BY USING THESE WEBSITES, YOU ARE AGREEING TO
THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, AS POSTED IN THIS AREA. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE
WITH ANY TERMS OR PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE
OUR WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, PLEASE REVIEW OUR TERMS
& CONDITIONS, WHICH GOVERN YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITES AND ANY DISPUTE ABOUT
PRIVACY. back to top THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT We
may collect and store any information you enter on our websites or give to us
in any other way. The type and amount of information the Council collects about
you varies according to how you use Council Sites. back to top Collection of Personal Information Many
of the features on our websites are offered without collecting any Personal Information
from you. "Personal Information" means personally identifiable information,
such as your name, position, company, street address, telephone number, fax number,
date of birth, e-mail address and other identifiers that permits physical or online
identification of a specific individual. You can browse most of our websites and
view much of our content on our websites anonymously. There
are certain Council Site(s) and features that require you to provide (voluntarily
and at your option) certain Personal Information before you may participate in
the website. For example, we collect Personal Information when you send us e-mail
or otherwise contact us, enter a sweepstakes, register for off-line and online
events, subscribe to a newsletter, or enroll or participate in chats and other
online services. When
you make a purchase, or sign up for a paid service, we will also collect your
credit card information as additional Personal Information. We will use credit
card information only to complete the transactions you have requested. Providing
us with Personal Information is entirely optional and voluntary; however, if you
do not provide the Personal Information requested, we may elect to not make the
related service available for your use. back to top Collection of Non-Personal Information We
may also collect and store non-personally identifiable information about your
visit whenever you interact with our websites. For example, we may automatically
collect your domain name; IP address; means of entry to the site; the type of
browser and operating system used to access the site; the date, time and duration
of each visit; and the pages you visit. back to top USE OF COOKIES Some
of our websites may use "cookies" to enhance your experience. A cookie
is a small file sent to your browser by a website's computer. Your Web browser
places the "cookie" on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes and
sometimes to track information about you. We use cookies to track site usage and
to improve content and offerings. For example, we may use cookies to enable use
of shopping carts or forms on our sites. Depending on the software browser you
use, you may opt-out of the cookies delivered by our websites by changing the
setting. Be aware that this will disable all cookies delivered to your browser,
not just the ones that may be delivered by our websites. back to top HOW WE USE COLLECTED INFORMATION We
use information you provide about yourself collected through Council Sites to
fulfill your request for our products, programs, or services; to respond to your
comments and inquires; and to offer you other products, programs, or services
that we believe may be of interest to you. For example, Personal Information may
be used to communicate with you, such as to notify you when you have won one of
our contests, to answer an inquiry, to fulfill a subscription request or product
order, or to contact you about a user account with us. back to top Information from Other Sources Personal
Information you have provided may be used in combination with other information
obtained through other means. For example, we may use your name, company, and
e-mail address provided to us online in conjunction with our membership records
in order to provide you with a user name and password to access a Council Site,
forum, or specialized area. In other instances, an online inquiry about a purchase
from us may prompt a review of an order placed by you over the telephone. back to top Information from Online Forums The
information collected in connection with our online forums is used to provide
an interactive experience. This information is to facilitate participation in
these online forums and communities and, from time to time, to offer you products,
programs, or services. Note that online forums may be publicly accessible and
other users may view information you post on them. back to top Use of Non-Personally Identifiable Information Non-personally
identifiable information, including information automatically gathered by our
Web servers, is used to determine overall site traffic, popularity of areas of
the site, what our users are looking for, and from where our users are linking
to us. This information may also be used for aggregate statistical reporting,
to improve the design and content of our sites, and to enable us to personalize
your Internet experience. back to top WHO MAY USE COLLECTED INFORMATION Information
collected, whether personal or non-personal, may be shared within the Council,
its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies, and externally with third
parties, such as members and business partners. However, it is our policy to not
disclose externally with third parties personal information collected on our site,
except in the following instances: ·
The Personal Information provided to us may be transferred, disclosed, or shared
with third parties to fulfill a request for our products, programs, or services
and to those who may be engaged by us specifically to handle and deliver certain
activities (e.g., sweepstakes) and perform other technical and processing functions,
such as sending e-mail, fulfilling orders, or otherwise operating our sites. They
have access to Personal Information needed to perform their functions, but may
not use it for other purposes. ·
Information provided to us through correspondence may be shared (as appropriate)
with other interested parties, including our members. ·
We may also disclose Personal Information to third parties (and our members) (1)
when required by law or when the information is pertinent to judicial or government
investigations or proceedings; (2) to protect and defend our rights and property;
or (3) when necessary to protect our interests, our website(s), the safety of
its users, or the public. Other
than as set forth above, we currently do not intend to share your Personal Information
with third parties for other purposes. However, in the future we may disclose
Personal Information you have provided to third parties for additional purposes.
In the event we do, we will provide notices of such use to our users. back to top CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA) We
do not solicit or knowingly collect information from minors under the age of 13,
in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For more
information about COPPA, please visit: http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm.
back to top COLLECTION OF INFORMATION BY THIRD PARTIES, THIRD-PARTY
SITES AND SPONSORS Some
of our sites may contain links to other sites. Other sites have their own information
practices that may be different than ours. If you choose to use any of these links,
you will be leaving our website and going to a third party (external) website.
We encourage you to read the privacy policies at these external sites. We are
not responsible for the privacy practices at these external sites or their use
of any information they may collect from you. In
addition, you may have linked to one of our websites through another site. For
example, in certain cases you may have linked to a sweepstakes or game site through
banner or pop-up advertising on another site. In such cases the site you linked
from may collect information from users who click on the banner or link. You may
want to refer to the privacy policies on those sites to see how they collect and
use this information.
Council Sites sometimes may offer content, contests, sweepstakes, or promotions
that are sponsored by or co-sponsored with third parties. By virtue of their sponsorship,
these third parties may obtain personally identifiable information that visitors
voluntarily submit to participate in the contest, sweepstakes, or promotion. The
Council has no control over the third-party sponsors' use of this information.
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to top INFORMATION CORRECTION OR CHANGES You
have the ability to correct or change certain information in our records, such
as your address and contact information. Generally, you may change this information
at any time and as often as necessary. If you need assistance or have questions
about correcting information, you can contact us via e-mail at marian_stanley@americanchemistry.com. back to top E-Mails If
you have provided us with your e-mail address to subscribe to one of our services
or to receive notifications or updates about one of the offerings at our sites
and you wish to change your address or no longer wish to receive these communications,
simply follow the unsubscribe instructions that appear in these e-mail communications. Please
note that any information that we have collected may remain in back-up storage,
archival, and/or our log files, for some period of time after a deletion request.
This may be the case even though no information about your account remains actively
used as described in this Privacy Policy. back to top SECURITY For
certain Services, it may be necessary to collect payment to conclude the transaction.
In such circumstances we use industry-standard secure socket layer (SSL) encryption.
We do not sell or rent your personal financial information. back to top CONSENT TO TRANSFER The
Council reserves the right to sell or transfer your information provided to us
to a third party entity in the event that the Council is acquired by or merged
with another company or in connection with the potential sale or transfer of some
or all of the business assets of our websites or the Council. back to top INTERNATIONAL USERS Regardless
of where you live or do business, by using Council Sites, you agree that we may
collect, use, and transfer your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
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to top NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES Periodically
we may make changes to this policy. You are responsible for periodically checking
our website for changes to this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the site
after these changes are posted constitutes your agreement to the changes with
regard to any information collected. back to top CONTACT INFORMATION We
welcome your feedback regarding this Privacy Policy. If you have any comments,
questions or concerns about this privacy policy you may contact us at: American Chemistry Council
1300 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
Tele: (703)
741-5000
Fax: (703) 741-6000
E-Mail: marian_stanley@americanchemistry.com back to top LAST UPDATED
This Privacy
Policy was updated on March 17, 2003. Please
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