Technology brings many wonderful things into our lives. However, some people can find ways to use technology to their own advantage and to the disadvantage of others.
One example is such misbehavior is the misuse of personal information. We have all heard the horror stories of people who have suffered because of identity theft. A closely related malady is the junk mail and spam that invades our lives.
Many organizations have initiated activities to manage personal information that they have gathered about individuals and to let their clients know how the information is used. You probably have received one or more notices regarding information use and disclosure.
The information we gather when people join USCPM is a potential for misuse of personal information. Everyone who joins USCPM automatically becomes a member of the American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM) and as such we provide that organization with basic information about our members. AACPM has recognized the need to deal with their responsibilities to their members and have adapted a privacy policy regarding their use of information that we share with them. Based upon their action, USCPM has created a similar privacy policy. Both of these policies are available for your review.
Member information means personal information that we collect about you such as name address (home and/or work), employer, phone number (home and/or work), fax number, email address(es), year of certification, Society office held, and professional fields of work.
AACPM will collect, retain and use information about our members only when there is a legitimate business reason. AACPM will allow general access to member information only so far as is allowed under policies adopted by the House of Delegates. AACPM will allow complete access to member information to sitting Board members for legitimate business purposes. The Treasurer, as keeper of member information, will be the only Board member allowed to change member information in our files. All Board members agree to respect member confidentiality and privacy.
We will not disclose your personal information that has been collected by the Academy to anyone outside the Academy and its member Societies unless we have received proper authorization from you or we are required to do so by judicial process, regulatory authority (subpoena, request by regulator, etc.), or due process procedures.
We collect, retain, and use personal information about our members from various sources. For example, the Academy may collect:
· Information provided to us on Society membership applications, lists, and forms;
· Information pertaining to your relationship with local Societies of the Academy;
· Information provided to us directly from the member, such as when applying for committee assignments or national elections; and
· Information collected from you or your supporting organization when registering for local, regional, or national professional development conferences.
AACPM has established procedures to ensure that all member information is accurate, current and complete. We pledge to respond in a timely manner to requests to correct inaccurate information. Members should recognize that the main source of the information we receive is from the local Society and members themselves play a vital role in the maintaining of correct information at both the local and national level. It is important for you to contact your local Society regarding incorrect information or changes in personal contact information.
AACPM maintains appropriate security standards and procedures regarding access to member information as required by prudent business practices.
AACPM does not collect any personal information from members (or others) who visit our website (www.cpmacademy.org).
By joining your local CPM Society and the Academy, you implicitly agree to allow personal information, as submitted by you and contained in the Academy membership database, to be used only by the Academy and its member Societies for organization-specific purposes.
You have the right to tell us not to print/list your personal information in our public Membership Directory in whatever form it takes, printed and/or electronic. To do so, you must "opt-out" of having this information published by indicating such on your local Society application form. If you opt-out, your information will not be available to other affiliated professional or business organizations for which the Academy's House of Delegates has determined there is a legitimate business purpose for making that information available.
The Academy will periodically review this policy and reserves the right to amend it. No amendment will affect our commitment to keep your information secure and we will notify you of changes before they become effective.
USCPM understands and respects the privacy expectations of our members and accepts our obligation to keep your information secure and confidential. We assure you that we will never sell membership information to any organization for any reason, including the sale of address labels for marketing purposes, conferences, or other events. USCPM will continue to maintain standards to ensure that member information is private and secure at all times.
Member information means personal information that we collect about you such as name address (home and/or work), employer, phone number (home and/or work), fax number, email address, and board offices held.
USCPM will collect, retain and use information about our members only when there is a legitimate business reason. USCPM will allow complete access to member information to sitting Board members for legitimate business purposes. The membership chairman, as keeper of member information, will be the only Board member allowed to change member information in our files. All Board members agree to respect member confidentiality and privacy.
We will disclose your personal information that has been collected by USCPM to the American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM) in accordance with their bylaws and policies adopted by the AACPM House of Delegates. Otherwise we will only disclose your personal information outside of USCPM when we have proper authorization from you or we are required to do so by judicial process, regulatory authority (subpoena, request by regulator, etc.), due process procedures or strategic activities of USCPM.
USCPM has established procedures to ensure that all member information is accurate, current and complete. We pledge to respond in a timely manner to requests to correct inaccurate information.
USCPM maintains appropriate security standards and procedures regarding access to member information as required by prudent business practices.
USCPM does not collect any personal information from anyone who visits our website (www.uscpm.org).
By joining our CPM Society, you implicitly agree to allow personal information, as submitted by you and contained in the Societies' membership records, to be used by the Society for organization-specific purposes.
You have the right to tell us not to print/list your personal information in our public Membership Directory in whatever form it takes, printed and/or electronic. To do so, you must "opt-out" of having this information published by indicating such on your Society application form or annual membership renewal form.
If you opt-out, your information will still be sent to AACPM but it will be flagged to indicate that your information should not be shared with any other organization. Further, your information will not be shared by USCPM with other professional or business organizations unless the CPM board considers such activities to be in the best interest of the Society or if information release is required by judicial proceedings.
USCPM will periodically review this policy and reserves the right to amend it. No amendment will affect our commitment to keep your information secure and we will notify you of changes before they become effective.