Who we are
The Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation (ATBC) is the Controller of data for the purpose of the GDPR. The purpose of the processing is to record your consent to be contacted by the ATBC. The ATBC’s registered address is P.O. Box 13916, Gainesville, FL 32604, United States of America.
I. The Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation’s Website Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting tropicalbiology.org and reviewing our privacy statement. The Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation (henceforth, “The ATBC”) does not collect personal information about visitors to our website unless you choose to provide that information to us.
II. IP Addresses
When you visit our website, we automatically collect and store the IP address from which you access our website in order to make improvements. This information is stored and used in aggregate only and is not used to contact you personally.
III. Use of “Cookies”
Our site may use cookies to support the internal functionality of the website to enhance your experience while using our site. A cookie is used in website system administration to keep track of movement of an individual user from one screen to another. This information may be used by our staff to detect and resolve website problems and to assist with customer support. We do not collect any personally identifiable information about site visitors in this process.
If you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser so as not to accept them. If you choose to set your browser to refuse cookies, it is possible some areas of our website will not function properly when you try to view them.
IV. Sending ATBC Your Personal Information
The ATBC will only collect personal information that you knowingly and voluntarily provide us, for example, sending emails, responding to surveys, completing membership forms, registering for events or webinars, and purchasing products or services.
We may use this information to respond to an email or other inquiry or request, to help improve our website and our services, to customize your experience at our website, or to send updates or notices about our organization and the products we offer that we think may be of interest to you. We may also combine this information with other generally or publicly available information to help us identify visitors’ preferences or interests. We may provide information that identifies you to companies that assist us in these activities, such as helping us fulfill your request for a product, service, or information.
If you purchase a product or service at our site, we will also ask for your credit card number or other account number you wish to be charged. We do not give out your credit card or other account information to third parties unless you authorize us to do so or if it is necessary to fulfill our responsibilities, including, but not limited to, delivering a product or service you order, such as chapter or section membership.
ATBC collects information from its members (including names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses) for inclusion its membership database. Access to this information is NOT available to anyone on ATBC’s website, including members, unless they have granted permission (e.g., ATBC Council members, committee chairs, etc). ATBC will not sell or rent your data to third parties, including companies that offer products and services for sale to ATBC’s members.
V. User ID and Password
Certain areas of the site may require the use of a user ID, email address or password as an additional security measure that helps protect your information.
VI. How You Can Control and Update Data About You
We want to be sure we keep only the most accurate and up-to-date information about you in our records. Whenever you believe that your contact information needs to be updated, you can update your profile or email us at communications@tropicalbio.org to correct or update your contact information.
You may choose at any time to remove your name, telephone and fax numbers, and postal and email addresses from the lists we use to send notices or updates and elect not to receive correspondence from us by emailing at communications@tropicalbio.org.
Other Internet sites you visit — including those linked from the ATBC website — may have their own privacy policies or no policy at all. Other websites might use personal information differently than our policy permits. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site before providing any personal information.
ATBC values individual privacy and we want to give our website visitors the opportunity to know what information we collect about them and how they can limit the use of personally identifiable information beyond the purposes for which they first provided it. At all times, however, ATBC reserves the right to disclose information where required by law or to comply with valid legal process (such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order), to protect ATBC’s rights or property, including without limitation in the event of a transfer of control of ATBC or substantially all of its assets, or during emergencies or when safety is at risk.
VII. Changes to the Privacy Policy
As ATBC’s membership, products, and services change from time to time, this Privacy Policy is expected to change as well. We reserve the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our website. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon posting. The date of the last revision will be indicated by the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this page.
VIII. Acceptance of this Policy
By using this site, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact us at communications@tropicalbio.org.
Last Update: 23 May 2018.