Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or pay membership dues on https://www.smwlocal219.com/ (the “Site”). At Sheet Metal Workers Local 219, accessible from https://www.smwlocal219.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors and membership. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Sheet Metal Workers Local 219 and how we use it.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Log Files

Sheet Metal Workers Local 219 follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Sheet Metal Workers Local 219 uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information. For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies“.

We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

Additionally, when you use the Site for dues payments, we collect the following: your name, membership information, billing address, shipping address, payment information, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.” This information is only collected during the dues payment process when provided by the consenting member within our protected membership area.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use the Order Information that we collect to fulfill any dues payments placed through the Site (including processing your payment information and providing you with invoices and/or confirmations).

Sharing Policies

Like many other websites, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our members and visitors use the Site–you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, as a standard practice, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

SECURITY POLICY

The Order Information and Personal Information you provide through the Site are always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information point-to-point, including credit card number, name, and address (anything collected along with your Order Information) so that it cannot be read over the internet. Additionally the server that our website is hosted by is compliant with the highest grade security technologies, is SSAE-16 & HIPAA Compliant, and Safe Harbor Certified.

REFUNDS
Refunds on dues payments are not accepted.

DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

DATA RETENTION
When our members process their dues payments through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. Please note that this information is also collected and stored in person for internal use as part of your membership with us.

CHANGES
We may update our privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices or if you have questions please contact us by e-mail at smart219@smwlocal219.org or by mail using the details provided below:

3316 N Publisher’s Drive, Rockford, IL, 61109, United States