This information is provided to explain our online information practices and the choices you have in the way information is collected and used on this Web site. This page is provided by Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois as a service to the community. It is neither reviewed nor endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. It is our attempt to provide information and support to those suffering from alcoholism in the Southern Illinois community. Linking to another service or website is in no way an endorsement by Alcoholics Anonymous or Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois. Our website address is www.aa-district18.org
This privacy policy is applicable to the Sites which are provided and operated by Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois (“us” or “our” or “we”).
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITES.
This Privacy Policy sets forth our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of certain information relating to you and your use of the Sites. Access to the Sites is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions and notices contained herein (collectively, the “Privacy Policy”). In addition, particular features, applications and activities offered as part of our website may also be subject to additional privacy terms specified in connection with such features, applications and activities, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITES, YOU AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
Information we may collect
We collect information from you when you register on the site, place an order, enter a contest or promotion, respond to a survey or communication such as e-mail, or participate in another site feature. When registering for our newsletter, to submit or update meeting information, or other forms, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, or other information so we can get in contact with you. You may, however, visit our site anonymously. We do not store credit card information. Like many websites, we use “cookies” to enhance your experience and gather information about visitors and visits to our websites. Please refer to the “Do we use ‘cookies’?” section below for information about cookies and how we use them.
You should, and we provide you with the opportunity to, update your previously provided personal information, and you may delete such information.
Access to software applications that are owned and operated by third parties (“Third-Party Applications”) may require you to provide access to your Personal Information to the providers of such Third-Party Applications. In such cases, you will be informed about this either during the registration process, in the terms of use of the Third-Party Application, or in a similar manner. The Third-Party Application provider’s use of your personal information is governed by that third party’s privacy policy. Please note that if you choose to remove a Third-Party Application from your Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois account, this does not necessarily mean that the relevant third-party provider will delete Personal Information about you that they have previously received. Please visit the privacy policy of the relevant third party to make sure that you understand how they may use the Personal Information you provide to them. If you do not want such use of your Personal Information, you should not register for or use the applicable Third-Party Application.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, purchase products, enter a contest or promotion, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- To personalize your site experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
- If you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send you periodic e-mails. If you would no longer like to receive promotional e-mail from us, please refer to the “How can I opt-out, remove or modify my these e-mails. Visitors who register or participate in other site features such as marketing programs and ‘members-only’ content will be given an option to be on our e-mail list and receive e-mail communications from us.
Anonymous Information
When you use the Sites, Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois may also collect certain information that does not identify you individually (“Anonymous Information”). For example, Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois may collect information about your computer, mobile device, or other device that you use to access the Sites (which may include, for example, IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language, and other transactional information) and about your use of our website (which may include, for example, a reading history of the pages you view).
Location Based Services
Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois collects geolocation data for purposes of offering relevant content, in particular meeting information. Geolocation data consists of general location information based on latitude and longitude (if the user has enabled location services for an application on the user’s mobile device), or based on the IP address of the user’s computer or mobile device. By using any of the Sites, you consent to Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois collection of this geolocation information.
Use of Cookies
Like many websites, Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois may use “cookies,” which are files stored on your computer’s hard drive that help Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois identify account holders and optimize their website experience, facilitate ordering through the online store, to track Sites usage, and to compile non-personal, aggregate data to improve content and efficiency of use for our website. This information will be used solely to improve our Sites and offerings and to better understand our Sites users. Most browsers accept cookies automatically but allow you to disable them. Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois recommends that you leave cookies enabled so it can offer you a better website experience. Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois will not drop cookies or other tracking devices that are persistent and/or cannot be erased on an end user’s hard drive. You may occasionally receive cookies from Third-Party Applications. Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois does not control these cookies, and these cookies fall outside the scope of this Privacy Policy.
Disclosure of Information
We will only disclose your Personal Information collected via the Sites to other companies and individuals as described in this Privacy Policy. We may disclose Anonymous Information and any other information that is not Personal Information to other companies and individuals in any manner that Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois deems appropriate or necessary.
Service Providers: Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois occasionally has third-party contractors and agents that provide services to Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois, such as credit card processing, order fulfillment, marketing, database hosting, web analytics, and providing customer service. These entities may have access to Personal Information in order to perform their functions. We do not authorize them to use the information we share with them for any other purpose.
Legally Compelled Disclosures: Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois may disclose Personal Information to government authorities, and to other third parties when compelled to do so under law (including under a reasonable interpretation of the law), including, without limitation, in response to court orders and subpoenas.
Emergency Situations: Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois may disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to applicable law; (b) protect and defend its rights or property, the Sites or its Users, and (c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois, its Users, and others.
Affiliated Entities: We may disclose Personal Information and other information collected from you to our parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates.
Emails
When you request services or products, you may receive emails from us to process your requests or to contact you regarding such. When and if you opt-in (as provided on the Sites) to receive email updates or other notices from us, your address will be used for that purpose only, or to contact you regarding your participation in user surveys, to ask for feedback with respect to the Sites or existing or prospective services. If you wish to be removed from our newsletter list, you can contact us directly through our email address at info@aa-district18.org or reply to the most recent newsletter email and request that your email address be removed.
Third-Party Sites
Our website may contain links or references to other websites that are outside of our control. Please be aware that we have no control over these sites and our Privacy Policy does not apply to these sites. Third party sites may also use tracking technologies by or through the Sites. We have no responsibility or liability for any tracking, data collection or other activities of such third parties.
Changes to our policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was last modified on October 14th, 2021.
These sites are published in the United States. We make every effort to protect the personal identifiable information of all users of the Sites. We attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws to the extent they may apply to the Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois services. If you are uncertain whether this privacy policy conflicts with the applicable local privacy laws where you are located, you should not submit your Personal Information to Alcoholic Anonymous District 18, Southern Illinois.
Online Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.