Privacy Policy - NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers NALP respects the privacy of all visitors to its web sites. To protect online privacy, NALP has implemented the following Privacy Policy. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to the NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers and the related Data Collection System, both online at www.nalpcanada.com. By using this site, you are agreeing to the terms set forth below. Data collected by NALP is used to provide better service to users of NALP's web sites. It is NALP's policy to collect and store personal information only if knowingly submitted by users. "Personal information" includes an individual's name, address, contact numbers, e-mail addresses, and other individualized data. It is different from "aggregate data," which includes non-individualized information about an overall group, as well as users' IP addresses, number of hits per page, etc. I. USE OF DATA COLLECTED BY NALP FROM ACTIVITY ON ITS SITES In order to provide access to certain features of NALP's site(s), a cookie is placed on the user's computer. A cookie cannot read other data from your computer's hard disk and is not used to disseminate information about users over the Internet or to analyze information that users have provided. NALP does not allow third parties to set cookies from NALP's sites; cookies set by NALP are used only to pass information from the user to and among NALP's web servers. Most web browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can set your browser options to block cookies if you prefer. If the user declines attachment of a cookie, the user may not have access to the full benefits of NALP's web site(s). NALP does not collect any personal information from users browsing its web sites. Users to the public areas of NALP's web sites browse anonymously. Only aggregate data, such as IP addresses and the number of hits per page, are collected; these data do not provide any personally identifying information and are only used for internal analysis of web site usage and traffic. To gain access to certain resources on NALP's web sites, users are asked to log in using some limited information such as username, employer ID, or e-mail address and password or member number. These data are submitted voluntarily. When users log in, NALP's system will set a cookie in order to provide access to password-protected information. II. USE OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY NALP MEMBERS AND USERS NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers Online Data Collection System, www.nalpcanada.com/empl - The information collected in the Online Data Collection System includes comprehensive employer profile information and is published as the NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers at www.nalpcanada.com. All information is provided voluntarily by users. Directory information will be provided to third-party vendors as necessary for efficient functioning of the data collection system and the public web site. NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers public site, www.nalpcanada.com - No specific information about individual users is collected except in the case of users who choose to take advantage of the "My List" or "Mail Merge" features, in which case a cookie will be set with the user's e-mail address as the session identifier. Such e-mail address will be provided voluntarily by the user and will only be used as a session identifier. NALP does not retain this information or use it to send e-mail, create any mailing list or sell it to any third party, except in the case of communicating with users to resolve problems related to the system. How does NALP use the data collected? NALP services and products - Generally NALP uses data collected to improve its own web site content; to respond to visitors' interests, needs and preferences; and to assess and develop new products and services. Disclosures to third parties - NALP incorporates information provided by users into the NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers, which is freely available to the public at www.nalpcanada.com. Credit card information - NALP does not disclose credit card account information provided by its customers except as necessary for completing transactions. Credit card information is used only for processing payments. III. GENERAL PROVISIONS Links to other web sites
NALP's web sites contain links to other web sites. NALP has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of such sites. Inclusion of links to an outside web site, whether in an advertisement or content area of a NALP web site, is not an endorsement of the outside web site or a guarantee that the information it contains is accurate. Security
NALP's web sites have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information under our control. These precautions include data encryption, firewall protection, and restricted server access. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. Changes to privacy policy
NALP reserves the right to change its privacy policies at any time. Any changes to the policy will be posted on this page. For members of NALP, this privacy policy is a supplement to, not a replacement for, any other agreements or terms provided by NALP to you. Contacting NALP
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of NALP's web sites, or your dealings with NALP, or if you are concerned that NALP has handled information in a manner that does not comply with this policy, please contact NALP's webmaster:
Lisa Quirk, Director of Electronic Information Systems
NALP
1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1110
Washington, DC 20036-5413
202-835-1001
lisa@nalp.org | 