Privacy Policy

APUSA is committed to protecting your privacy. This "Privacy Policy" applies to the Site and the Service and explains data collection and use practices of APUSA. By accessing the Site or using the Service, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is only applicable to the Site and the Service, and not to any other websites you may be able to access from the Site, each of which may have data collection, storage, and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Privacy Policy.

Collection of your Personal Information APUSA will ask you when information is needed that personally identifies you or allows APUSA to contact you to provide the Service or carry out a transaction that you have requested such as receiving information about APUSA services, joining a limited-access APUSA site or service, or signing up for an event. The personal information APUSA collects may include, but not be limited to, your name, title, company or organization name, work or personal e-mail, work or personal phone, work or home address, information about your job function, information about your company, and in certain instances, credit or debit card information (collectively, "Personal Information”).

When you access APUSA's Site or Service, we may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address and domain servers through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access APUSA; types of computers and web browsers you use to access the Site; the pages that you access while on APUSA and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to APUSA (collectively, "Traffic Data”). The foregoing is also considered Personal Information. The Traffic Data is used to help improve APUSA, analyze trends, administer APUSA and for any other lawful purpose.


Use of your Personal Information and User Content

The Personal Information and User Content (as defined in the Terms of Use) collected on the Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide the Service or carry out the transaction(s) you have requested or authorized and for any other lawful purpose. If we use this information in a manner different than the purpose for which it was collected, then we will ask for your consent prior to such use. The Personal Information, Traffic Data, and User Content are sometimes collectively referred to herein as "Information.” APUSA may use Information to provide you with more effective customer service, to improve APUSA and any related APUSA services, and to make APUSA easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing APUSA to your particular preference or interests. In order to offer you a more consistent experience in your interactions with APUSA, Information collected by APUSA may be combined with Information collected by other APUSA services.

You can decline to submit personal information to our Service, in which case APUSA may not be able to provide the Service to you.

APUSA may use Information to provide you with information about the Service that you are using, including critical updates and notifications. APUSA only shares personal information with other companies or individuals outside of APUSA in the following limited circumstances:
We have your consent. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive Personal Information.
We provide such Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies or other trusted businesses or persons for the purpose of processing personal information on your behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such Information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
We have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such Information is reasonably necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (ii) enforce applicable Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (iv) protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of APUSA, its users or the public as required or permitted by law.

Use of Cookies

APUSA uses cookies on our Site to ensure the integrity of the registration process and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer or other device that uniquely identifies your browser. 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. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, eases site navigation, and so on. When you return to the Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the site's features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Site or other Web sites you visit.

Control of your Personal Information

Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, Personal Information you provide on the Site will not be shared outside of APUSA without your permission. As described below, you can access your Personal Information and make choices about how you wish to be contacted. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy and any choices you make on the Site will not necessarily apply to Personal Information you may have provided to APUSA in the context of other, separately operated, APUSA services.

APUSA may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service or security issues related to a service you requested, or confirming you requested a service. In some services offered by APUSA, contact with the customer is an intrinsic part of the service. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the service(s) you have chosen.

Security of your Personal Information

We take appropriate security measures to protect 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.

Except as described above, we restrict access to Personal Information to APUSA employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most such changes will be minor. 

Regardless, we will post any Privacy Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes). Each version of this Privacy Policy will be identified at the bottom of the page by its effective date, and we will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.

PRIVACY POLICY DATED: March 28, 2010.