We Respect Your Privacy
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce (hereafter, Chamber of Commerce) respects the privacy and confidentiality of individuals who visit the Chamber of Commerce web site located at www.savannahchamber.com. The Chamber of Commerce maintains this Privacy Policy to help you understand the commitment of Chamber of Commerce to safeguard the privacy of the information you provide to the Chamber of Commerce on the Chamber of Commerce Web site. This Privacy Policy outlines the information which Chamber of Commerce will collect from you on the Chamber of Commerce Website and how Chamber of Commerce will use that information.
Collection of Your Personal Information by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce’s mission is to provide quality customer service and programs that meet the needs of our members, improve the economic environment of our community and build a legacy of leadership for the next century. To do so effectively, Chamber of Commerce collects the following information:
(a) Personally Identifiable Information. Chamber of Commerce, through the use of the Chamber of Commerce Web site, only collects personally identifiable information about you when you voluntarily provide such personally identifiable information to Chamber of Commerce using the Chamber of Commerce Web site. If you do not wish your personally identifiable information to be collected, please do not submit it.
(b) Information from the Use of “Cookies”. The Chamber of Commerce Web site employs “cookie” technology. Cookies are small pieces of data stored in files on your computer allowing the Chamber of Commerce Web site to track your use of the Chamber of Commerce Website as you visit and revisit the Chamber of Commerce Website. The use of cookies by the Chamber of Commerce Website complies with generally accepted programming standards and practices. Please note that you can choose to block the use of cookies through settings in your web browser but be advised that certain features of the Chamber of Commerce Website may not work properly without them.
Use of Your Information by Chamber of Commerce
It is the policy of the Chamber of Commerce not to sell, share, transfer, or rent to third parties any information you provide to the Chamber of Commerce, through the use of the Chamber of Commerce Website, without your written consent except as required by operation of the law or in compliance with legal authorities; provided, however the Chamber of Commerce may share your personal information with certain third parties (“Target Third Parties”) without your written consent in order to further the purpose for which you voluntarily provide the Chamber of Commerce with the information.
Additionally, the Chamber of Commerce engages third party information management service providers to help maintain efficient operations. Because such information management service providers may access our systems, such information management service providers may have access to your information. The Chamber of Commerce does not transfer or relinquish ownership of information maintained about you within Chamber of Commerce systems and databases to such information management service providers but requires these information management service providers to sign confidentiality agreements to keep all confidential information and other proprietary information found in our systems confidential.
The Chamber of Commerce routinely collects, compiles, and reports statistics and information reflecting the use of the Chamber of Commerce Website and information services in order to enhance membership services, advertising services, improve marketing and promotional efforts, analyze Chamber of Commerce Website usage, improve the Chamber of Commerce Website’s content and layout, generate aggregate reports on trends, interests and behavior and enhance service offerings.
The Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to take any action the Chamber of Commerce deems prudent or necessary to safeguard the Chamber of Commerce Website and your information in the Chamber of Commerce systems and databases from malicious or unwarranted attack by viruses, hackers, or other miscreants.
Collection and Use of Your Information by Third Parties
Please note that third parties offer goods and services on and through the Chamber of Commerce Website. We assume each such third party has its own internal privacy policy and data collection and use practices. The Chamber of Commerce does not have any responsibility for their practices.
Changing and Deleting Your Personal Information
You may request the Chamber of Commerce change or delete your personal information in Chamber of Commerce systems and databases by submitting a detailed description of the desired action to the following e-mail address: info@savannahchamber.com.
Please note that after the Chamber of Commerce processes a change or deletes your personal information from active Chamber of Commerce systems and databases, it is possible that non-active residual copies of your information may still exist in Chamber of Commerce systems and on archive or backup media.
Your Consent
By using the Chamber of Commerce Website, you consent to the collection and use of the above-described information by Chamber of Commerce (and Target Third Parties, in which case, once such Target Third Party is in possession of your information, we can not control such Target Third Party’s use of your information). If you do not agree with the terms and conditions stated in this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Chamber of Commerce Website.
Your Questions and Concerns
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or any of Chamber of Commerce’s use of your information, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at the following e-mail address: info@savannahchamber.com.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
On occasion the Chamber of Commerce may amend or change this Privacy Policy by updating or revising this posting, with the revised terms taking effect as of the date of its posting.
Posted on November 1, 2007.