This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for the web pages featuring American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Symposia on the Web content.

If you feel that ASCP is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, you should contact Robert Appel, Director of Communications and Marketing, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, 1321 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-739-1316, Ext. 115, RAppel@ascp.com, or webmaster@ascp.com, or call the ASCP webmaster at 703-739-1300.

ASCP is the sole owner of the information collected on these web pages. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. ASCP collects information from users of the online test option.

In order to submit your online test, a user must complete various information forms. During this process, a user is required to give their contact information (such as name and email address). This information is used to send the user the credit certificate requested.

Symposia on the Web programs do not use automated login and tracking technology commonly referred to as "cookies". A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user.

We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

We use various outside companies perform certain functions necessary to operate the Web site, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

This web site contains links to other sites. ASCP is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, your information is protected both online and off-line.

When registration or order forms asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to unlocked, or open, when you are just ‘surfing’. To learn more about SSL, follow this link http://www.thawte.com/whitepapers/guides/sslpaper.html.

While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information.

If you have any questions about the security at our Web site, you can send an e-mail to webmaster@ascp.com.

Established Web site users will occasionally receive information on products, services, or special offers from ASCP. Out of respect for the privacy of our users, we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below.

We also send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not able to unsubscribe from service announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account via e-mail or phone.

If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user’s personal data provided to us. This can usually be done at the member information page or by e-mailing webmaster@ascp.com, or calling the ASCP webmaster at 703-739-1300.

Our users are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information. For example, our order form has an ‘opt-out’ mechanism so users who buy a product from us, but don’t want any marketing material, can keep their e-mail address off of our lists.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to the listed unsubscribe address or e-mail us at webmaster@ascp.com, or call the ASCP webmaster at 703-739-1300.

Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with services that require an outside party, or not.

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our home page so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an e-mail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.