The website located at http://www.armenianchamber.org/ is owned by and operated by The Armenian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) - the largest Armenian business organization in the United States of America. By using Armenianchamber.org, you signify your assent to this Privacy Policy. Please also review the Terms of Use which also governs your use of the website. AACC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to update or revise the Privacy Policy. Although, we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to it, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version. Your continued use of the website constitutes your consent to such changes.
How we collect information from you
Armenianchamber.org respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect about you when you visit our website and how we handle such information. Information collected may be retained as long as it is reasonably required for the purposes for which it was collected. We collect and store non-personally identifiable information for all visitors, including, the name of the domain from which you access the internet, the date and time you access the website, the IP address, browser type, pages you accessed on the website, the links you clicked, and the internet address of the website which directed you to our site.
Before permitting you to use Armenianchamber.org, we may collect personally identifying information about you, e.g. your name, Login Information, password, email address, mailing address, phone number, pages you have viewed, requested or downloaded, links you clicked and information necessary to complete payment transactions. Additionally, Armenianchamber.org may collect optional information about you, e.g. your gender, your race, your military service, and your disability for purposes of voluntary equal employment opportunity surveys. For fraud prevention purposes, we may also collect information about your account transactions, your computer or other access device. No part of Armenianchamber.org is structured to attract those who are under age, so this is why we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we know are under 13.
When you access our website, we may place 11pxdata files called “cookies” on your computer. Cookies are pieces of information sent to your browser when you visit a website. We send a “non-persistent cookie” to your computer when you log into your account. This type of cookie helps us to recognize you if you visit multiple pages on Armenianchamber.org during the same session, so that we do not have to ask you for your Login Information on each page. Once you log out or close your browser, this cookie expires and no longer has any effect. We use “persistent” cookies for other purposes as well such as to display your email address on the Armenianchamber.org’s sign-in form, so that you don’t have to retype the e-mail address each time you log in to your account. Persistent cookies are stored on the hard drive of your computer and remain there until they expire or you delete them.
You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a browser cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. We do not require that you accept cookies, however, your use of Armenianchamber.org may be impaired if you decline to accept cookies.
How we protect and store personal information
We store and process your both personally and non-personally identifiable information on our servers in the United States. We take appropriate security measures to be protected against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data. We protect the information by also using firewalls and data encryption. We authorize access to such information only for those contractors, employees and vendors who require it to fulfill their job responsibilities or contractual obligations to AACC or who need to know the information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. Despite these actions, information and data transmitted through the internet and stored on any equipment through which internet information is transmitted may not remain confidential and we do not make any representation or warranty regarding privacy, security, authenticity, non-corruption or destruction of any information.
How we use the personal information we collect
We use the non-personally identifiable information we collect for measuring the number of visitors to different sections of our website, to help us make it more useful to visitors and to help diagnose problems. We may share this information with our partners and vendors so that they too may understand how website users use Armenianchamber.org. In order to access it, you are required to be designated as an Authorized User. We collect personally identifiable information about you as an Authorized User to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized experience. We may use your personally identifiable information to:
(a) provide services and support;
(b)process transactions and send notices about your transactions;
(c) resolve disputes, pay fees and troubleshoot problems;
(d) prevent illegal or potentially prohibited activities and to enforce the User Agreement;
(e) customize, measure, and improve services, content and layout of the website;
(f) compare information for accurateness and verify it with third parties. We may also use such information to contact you about new our enhancements, announcements and general updates.
How we share your information with other parties
Armenianchamber.org is simply a portal which enables you to enter, access and update your information about The Armenian American Chamber of Commerce. In order to provide you with the best possible experience, we have integrated Armenianchamber.org with Linked Sites or have to share some or all of your personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information with our vendors and contractors, including, but not limited to, our payment processors and our shipping carriers (“Third Parties”). These Third Parties are not under AACC’s control. The privacy policy of each of the Third Parties may apply to you. We are not responsible for information provided by/to you by/to any such Third Parties. Accordingly, we strongly urge you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of each of the Third Parties. Your personally identifiable information may also be shared with:
(a) third-parties to detect and prevent potentially illegal acts, violations of our policies and breach of our agreements;
(b) companies that we plan to merge with;
(c) law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties when
(1) we are compelled to do so by a subpoena, court order or similar legal procedure
(2) we need to do so to comply with the law;
(d) other third parties with your consent to do so. The Armenian American Chamber of Commerce will not sell or rent any of your personally or non-personally identifiable information to third parties except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us.
