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Privacy PolicyFinancial Management Association International (FMA) is committed to protecting the personal information collected from website users, active members & lapsed members in the operation of its services. We are taking steps to maintain the security, integrity and privacy of any information in accordance with this policy. By submitting your information to FMA, you consent to the practices described in this policy. Those under 18 years of age must seek the consent of a parent or guardian prior to submitting personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how FMA collects and uses the personal information you provide to FMA and describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information. Click the links below to navigate to each section.
Data Collection & CookiesFMA may collect personal information directly from your verbal or written input (such as by consenting to receiving marketing emails or completing online forms). Additionally, FMA's website uses cookies for core functions, such as loading public pages, processing member login, and maintaining site performance. Information You ProvideThe types of personal information that FMA collects directly from you may include:
In order to access certain content and to make use of additional features of our website and services, we may ask you to register for an account by completing and submitting a registration form which may request additional information. Use of Your InformationFMA may use your personal information in the performance of any contract we enter into with you, to comply with legal obligations, or where FMA has a legitimate business interest in using your information to enhance the services and products we provide. Legitimate business purposes include but are not limited to one or all of the following: providing direct marketing and assessing the effectiveness of promotions and advertising; modifying, improving or personalizing our services, products and communications; detecting fraud; investigating suspicious activity (e.g., violations of our Terms of Service, which can be found here) and otherwise keeping our site safe and secure, and conducting data analytics. In addition, we may use your information in the following ways (after obtaining your consent, if required):
Personal information will not be kept longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. This means that, unless information must be retained for legal or archival purposes, personal information will be securely destroyed, put beyond use or erased from FMA's database when it is no longer required or, where applicable, following a request from you to destroy or erase your personal information. Disclosure & Sharing Your InformationOn occasion, FMA rents the mailing list of our current members to third-parties such as regional finance associations or publishers for mailings which we feel may be of interest. Prior to the rental of our mailing list, the mailing piece to be used by the third-party is reviewed and approved by the Executive Director. A request for the rental of our mailing list for a mailing piece deemed inappropriate will be denied. Only physical mailing addresses are used in this manner. FMA does not release email addresses of our members to any third party. FMA will not disclose to or share your personal information with any unaffiliated third party unless:
Cross Border TransfersFMA may transfer your personal information outside of your country of residence in order to process your transactions. We may store your personal information on our servers and those servers may reside outside the country where you live. FMA has servers located in Tampa, Florida, United States. FMA also has service providers located in Georgia and Massachusetts, United States and outside the United States (United Kingdom, Singapore). Such processing may include, among other things, the fulfillment of your print journal subscription order and the processing of your payment details. By submitting your personal information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing of your information. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and all applicable data protection laws. Your RightsWhere applicable under your local laws, we will not use your personal information for marketing purposes, nor disclose your information to any third parties, unless we have your prior consent, which we will seek before collecting your personal information. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use when collecting your personal information. If at any point you wish to review or change your preferences you can use the "opt-out" or unsubscribe mechanism or other means provided within the communications that you receive from us or by sending an email to [email protected]. Note that you may still receive transactional communications from FMA. Users have the right to view, remove, or update contact information, usernames, or passwords from their FMA accounts. To access and update information, individuals should log into the website, and hover over the grey "My Profile" tab on the Member Home page. Users have the right to unsubscribe from future marketing emails. To unsubscribe, individuals should click the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of an email received from the FMA or choose "Contact Preferences" from the grey "My Profile" tab on the Member Home page. This action will only remove the user from future mass mailings from FMA, not form confirmations, membership renewal notices, or invoices. Individuals may re-subscribe by navigating to the "Contact Preferences" from the grey "My Profile" tab on the Member Home page or by contacting [email protected]. Individuals may inquire about the profiling data that has been collected about them and/or request to be removed from marketing lists and FMA’s database by contacting [email protected]. Third-PartiesFMA contracts with third parties to provide services to our members. All third party vendors are vetted and meet data security standards and regulations. These vendors include:
Please be aware that each third-party website is subject to its own privacy and data protection policies and is not covered by our Privacy Policy. In addition, we allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit thier websites. These companies may be using cookies, web beacons or other technologies to collect information. These companies may use information other than personal information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to these and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. Privacy Policy ChangesFMA reserves the right to modify its Privacy Policy at any time without notice. Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted on this page and will become effective on the date of posting. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices. RecourseAny comments, complaints or questions concerning this policy or complaints or objections about our use of your personal information should be addressed by contacting to FMA at [email protected]. |