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Privacy Policy
At pas.org, we are committed to protecting
your privacy. Information we collect about you in our online store
is only used to process orders and provide a more personalized shopping
experience. We also collect information about you when you sign up
to become a member of the PAS so that we may send you magazines,
newsletters, your Membership Card, important updates about our Web
site, maintain our Membership roster, provide help in the event that
you should lose your account information, etc.
In order to better serve our Members,
renewal notices are sent via e-mail whenever possible. This helps
to keep costs down and makes it more convenient for Members to
renew their Membership.
Please read on for more details about
our privacy policy.
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When you order a product from
our store or sign up online, we need to know your name, e-mail
address, mailing address, credit card number, and expiration
date. This allows us to process and fulfill your order and
to notify you of your order status.
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We may, from time to time,
conduct a survey that asks for your e-mail address. Sometimes
this will be a required field, other times it will be optional.
In any case, you will have the option to choose to participate
or not. Very rarely, if ever, will a survey be mandatory.
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We monitor customer traffic
patterns and site usage to help us develop the design and layout
of the site.
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We maintain one mailing list,
PAS Members, which is a mandatory list. This is not a high-volume
list, and no one is allowed to post to it but the WebAdmin.
We will primarily use this list to notify you of important
updates to organization policy, important functionality changes
to the Web site, and other PAS specific business. This is not
used to send you offers or any other type of unsolicited commercial
e-mail.
- There are other places on the site where
your e-mail address is required, such as the Forums. This is
so you can communicate with other Members in the forums, join
mailing lists (if you choose) and participate in other “community”-type
activities. All of these activities are voluntary, but in the
Forums, a valid e-mail address is required.
- In most cases, each PAS Member
is associated with a local Chapter.The Chapter President has
access to an e-mail form of those members which reside
in the geographic area defined as a Chapter for the purpose
of sending Chapter information to members.
When you place orders or access your account information, we offer the use of
a secure server. The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information you
input before it is sent to us. Furthermore, all of the customer data we collect
is protected against unauthorized access.
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on
your computer's hard drive. Think of them as your "user preferences" for
pas.org . Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information,
but they enable us to store items in your shopping cart between visits, allow
us to personalize your visits, and allow you to “automatically” log in to the
Member's Area from your computer. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies,
but you can usually change your browser to prevent that. Even without a cookie,
you can still use most of the features in our Web site, including placing items
in your shopping cart and purchasing them.
The cookies that we use for logins are
not permanent, but without them you would not be able to login
to your online account with us and participate in the Forums
and other Members Only benefits. If you prefer not to deal with
cookies, then you can register by calling the office, and pay
for a membership level other than ePAS (online only).
Will PAS.org disclose the information
it collects to outside parties?
PAS will not edit, monitor, or disclose
the contents of a member’s private communications unless required
to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action
is necessary to: (1) comply with legal process; (2) protect and
defend the rights or property of PAS; or (3) protect the personal
safety of its members or the public.
As a means to generate revenue the PAS
membership database is available for purchase. By becoming a
PAS Member you have the option to choose whether or not to make
your name available for percussion related mailings. There are
two options - one covers your mailing address, the other covers
your e-mail address. If you have not specified your preference,
your information will not be shared. PAS only offers this information
to Percussion Industry related businesses and educational institutions,
and in the case of e-mail addresses, the entity requesting access
to send an e-mail to members does not receive any type of list
of addresses, rather their e-mail is sent through the PAS web
system and addresses are not disclosed at any time.
By using our Web site, you consent
to the collection and use of this information by pas.org. If we
decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes
on this page so that you are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose
it.
We welcome your questions and comments
about privacy. Please send e-mail to percarts@pas.org.
We hope that you enjoy your time here,
and that you will return often to see what we have added. If
you experience any problems, or if you would like to send us
feedback, please e-mail percarts@pas.org,
or use our feedback form. |
