CISHRM Online Privacy Policy

Overview

Welcome to the website of the Central Iowa Society for Human Resources Management (CISHRM). Our website is available to all visitors, although some content and features are restricted to CISHRM members.

Unique identifiers (specifically, your CISHRM username and password) are collected from website visitors to verify the user's identity for access to restricted content or features on the site.

This Online Privacy Policy discloses CISHRM's privacy practices and contains detailed information about the following:

What information the organization collects and who has access to it.
How CISHRM uses the information it collects
How you can modify your CISHRM member information
The types of security procedures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your information

All products and services on the CISHRM website are made available subject to this Privacy Policy. By using the website, you agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to:

Central Iowa Chapter of SHRM
PO Box 93701
Des Moines, IA 50393
E-Mail: admin@cishrm.com

CISHRM will update this policy from time to time, so please check back periodically. When such changes occur, you will see the word "Updated" next to the Privacy Policy link on the home page of the CISHRM website. 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 prominently post such changes prior to implementing them.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What personally identifiable information does CISHRM collect online?
Personally identifiable information refers to data that tells us specifically who you are (e.g., your name and postal address). You are only required to provide such information if you want to take advantage of optional products and services provided through our website.

CISHRM collects personally identifiable information in the following ways from different parts of its website:

CISHRM Membership Applications: You are sharing personally identifiable information, including your name and mailing address, with us when you join CISHRM or renew your CISHRM membership through our website. CISHRM members are given a CISHRM username and password that enables members to take advantage of restricted content and features on the CISHRM website.
Other Registration: You may be asked for personally identifiable information when registering for specific services or events. For example, if you register online for the monthly meetings or the annual workshop, you may be asked to provide your e-mail address.

2. What information does the organization collect and who has access to it?
Data collected through CISHRM's website is generally collected and maintained solely by CISHRM. More specifically:

Personally identifiable information. When you provide personally identifiable information on the CISHRM website to register for a service or take advantage of a promotion, that information is collected and maintained solely by CISHRM, unless specifically stated otherwise at the point of collection. CISHRM will inform you at the point of collection if your personal data is being shared with another organization. If you do not want to share your information with that company, you can choose not to use that service.

If you join CISHRM or renew your membership through our website, you provide personally identifiable information on the membership application. CISHRM does not sell mailing lists (names and mailing addresses) or e-mail addresses of members to third-parties. We may, from time to time, provide your information to a sponsor/exhibitor, yet only if you attended the meeting that sponsor sponsored or a workshop where the exhibitor exhibited.

Anonymous information. We may disclose to third-party advertisers aggregate statistics (i.e., impressions and click-throughs on a company's advertisement). Also, we may share aggregate website statistics with the media or other third parties. No personally identifiable information is disclosed to these advertisers or other third parties as part of this process-only information in an aggregate form.

Be aware that CISHRM's advertisers and third-party content providers may have links on our site that take you to other websites. For example, when you click on an ad displayed on the CISHRM website, you may be linked to another site. Please note also that links to other websites are provided throughout the CISHRM website for users' information and convenience. CISHRM hopes that all third parties involved adhere to our policies regarding the privacy of our users. However, CISHRM's Privacy Policy does not cover third-party data collection practices, and CISHRM does not assume any responsibility for any actions of third parties.

3. How does CISHRM use the information it collects?
CISHRM collects information to provide you with the services you request and to improve our website.

If you join CISHRM or renew your CISHRM membership through our website, we use the personally identifiable information you provide in the membership application to send you CISHRM publications, information about member benefits and special offers, and other information that CISHRM believes is relevant and useful to its members. CISHRM does not sell mailing lists (names and mailing addresses) or e-mail addresses of members to HR service providers.

CISHRM may use aggregate, anonymous data to perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of our site visitors; to measure user interests regarding specific areas of the CISHRM website; and to analyze how and where best to use our resources. Without such data, we would not know which parts of the CISHRM website are the most popular, and we would not be able to change and update the content and services appropriately.

CISHRM may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide information on individual users to the appropriate governmental authorities. In matters involving a danger to personal or public safety, CISHRM may voluntarily provide information to appropriate governmental authorities.

4. How can CISHRM members modify their personal information?
CISHRM members have the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided:

Via Regular Mail: Central Iowa Chapter of SHRM, PO Box 93701, Des Moines, IA,50393

Via E-Mail: admin @cishrm.com

5. What kinds of security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?
CISHRM has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your user data under our control. While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration to data will not occur; we take reasonable precautions to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.

You are ultimately responsible for the security of your CISHRM username and password. You should not share your CISHRM username and password with colleagues or friends so they can access content or features on the CISHRM website that are restricted to CISHRM members only. You should log out of your browser at the end of each computer session to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence, especially if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.