Updated August 6, 2024

This privacy policy ("policy") will help you understand how the American Council of Engineering Companies of California (“ACEC California”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use sites hosted by ACEC California or provide ACEC California information through 3rd party sites and software. This policy includes but is not limited to the site www.acec-ca.org. This policy does not apply to the websites of ACEC California Chapters, Business Partners or to any third parties, even if their websites are linked on our website. We recommend you review the privacy policies of all websites you visit.

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which this policy located at www.acec-ca.org/pirvacy will be updated. The policy is in effect as soon as it is posted. We advise you to frequently visit this page to ensure you are aware of our privacy policies.

What Data do We Collect

We may ask you to provide personal information when you:

• Use an ACEC California Site.
• Create an ACEC California Site Profile.
• Place orders for products.
• Participate in surveys, sweepstakes, events, competitions, scholarships or other promotional activities.
• Share ACEC California content through social media.
• Subscribe to email distribution lists, download white papers or other materials.
• Contact us.
  

We may request your email address, name, title, address, telephone number, social media public profile or business/company information ("Personal Information"). If you make a purchase, we may ask for your credit card number and billing information. Forms that you may fill in will indicate whether information requested is required or optional.

Why We Collect Your Data

ACEC California uses your personal information to:

• Deliver the services and support or carry out the transactions you have requested.
• Send communications to you, such as your transaction status (for example, order confirmations), information about products and services, promotional offers, and surveys.
• Customize, analyze and improve our products, services, technologies, communications, and relationship with you.
• Protect the security or integrity of ACEC California Sites, our business, or our products or services.
• Otherwise, as disclosed to you at the point of collection.
  

Disclosing of Your Information

ACEC California may disclose your Personal Information to third parties to carry out the transactions you request and to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. We may also disclose your Personal Information to Business Partners to provide you with information you may find useful (for example, partner discounts and upcoming activities), so that you can share through social media, and to update our records. In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information when legally required. ACEC California may also disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

Safeguarding and Securing the Data

ACEC California is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. ACEC California has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.

Our Cookie Policy

Once you agree to allow our blog to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behavior (analyze web traffic, web pages you visit and spend the most time on). The data we collect by using cookies is used to customize our blog to your needs. After we use the data for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our systems. Please note that cookies don't allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so that we can provide a better experience for you. If you want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet browser. You can visit https://www.internetcookies.com, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices.

Credit Card Data

ACEC California recognizes your concerns about web commerce and transactions using bank and credit card information. This section outlines how we handle the storage of credit card data and our compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI DSS”) requirements. When you make a purchase or transaction on the ACEC California Sites, we may ask for certain information, including your credit card details. This information is necessary to process your payment securely and efficiently. To facilitate transactions and payments on our ACEC California Sites, we use third-party services and payment processors. These third-party services may collect and process certain information, including credit card details, on our behalf. However, we ensure that any third-party services we use are compliant with applicable data protection regulations and industry standards.
We do not store or retain your credit card information on our servers or databases. When you make a purchase or transaction on our platform, your credit card details are securely transmitted to our payment processor for immediate processing. This approach minimizes the risk associated with storing sensitive financial information and helps ensure the security of your data.

While we do not store credit card information, we still adhere to the PCI DSS requirements. Our compliance with PCI DSS includes:

• implementing secure transmission protocols for credit card data;
• regularly assessing and validating our payment processing processes; and
• ensuring that any third-party services we use for payment processing are PCI DSS compliant.

Contact Us

ACEC California commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information. ACEC California takes its users’ privacy concerns seriously.
If you believe that ACEC California has not complied with this Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information, please email us at staff@acec-ca.org or by writing to ACEC California at the following address:

ACEC California
1303 J Steet, Suite 450
Sacramento, CA 95814