NMSA Privacy Statement

The following statement discloses our practices regarding the dissemination of information gathered from this site. This privacy statement may be changed at any time; if any changes are made, they will be posted to this page.

This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide to NMSA. Please read this entire Privacy Policy before submitting information to us or using our Web site. Your submission of information to us or use of our Web site constitutes your acceptance of the terms of our Privacy Policy and consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Information You Submit to Us
We collect information submitted to us from our members and others who have completed a transaction with the organization (i.e. membership, bookorder, conference registration, etc.) Some of the information that you provide to us may be personally identifiable information, or information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your name, school/company name, address, e-mail address, phone number or member number.

Information We Collect Automatically
We may automatically record your telephone number when you call us and your e-mail address when you correspond with us by e-mail. This information may be collected in our database for future reference.

Information on users of the www.nmsa.org/annual Web site is collected for tracking purposes only. For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server collects general information that does not identify a specific visitor or a visitor's e-mail address. Only the host name or IP address (a unique number that is assigned to your computer every time you connect to the Internet) from which the site was accessed are identified. We use this information to calculate the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to future visitors.

Cookies Used in NMSA Web site
Cookies are small text files that help a Web site recognize a user as a previous visitor to the site, save and remember any preferences that may have been set while the user was browsing the site and to track the user's individual sessions on the site. This preference can be changed in the options section of the user's browser to NOT accept cookies. Please note, that this service is to better serve the user in personalizing your online experience.

Use and Disclosure of Your Information
We may use information collected from you to provide information to you, to determine what services to provide to our members, to improve the content of our services and our Web site, or for our marketing and research purposes. We may combine your personally identifiable information with other information we collect or with information we obtain from third parties.

Unless we tell you otherwise at the point of collection, we will not disclose your personally identifiable information to anyone else without your consent except under the following circumstances:

• If you register for a program, purchase book items, or sign up for housing for a conference, these services are sometimes handled by anoutside processing center. This information is held in a confidential relationship between NMSA and the processing center.
• To our agents and service partners that assist us in fulfilling our mission to our members and users of our Web site. Examples include entities that fulfill orders, send postal mail or e-mails, perform research or analyze data, provide marketing assistance, organize educational events, provide educational materials/services, or provide customer service. In such cases, we provide access to personally identifiable information necessary to perform their functions but restrict them from using it for any other purpose and require them to maintain its confidentiality.
• When required by law or order of a court or governmental agency, or compelled by subpoena.

We will from time to time use your contact information to provide you with information about the benefits of membership, including information about specials, discounted products, and services available to members and those with recent contact with NMSA, by e-mail and postal mail. Each mailing will provide you with the opportunity to "opt out" of receiving further information about the particular benefit, productor service.

Access to Your Information
You may review and update the personally identifiable information we maintain about you by contacting us.

Opting Out of Communications
NMSA sends newsletters and other information and offers to its members via e-mail. At any time, you may reply to the e-mail and ask to unsubscribe. If you continue to receive e-mails from NMSA after you have unsubscribed, please contact us.

Security of Your Information
We employ information technology designed to protect the security of personally identifiable information you submit to us. Our servers are protected against unauthorized access by physical security means.

Security of Credit Card Information
NMSA is fully committed to data security. We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information you provide to us online. When you place an order on the NMSA Web site, our secure server software encrypts all personal information, including credit card number/expiration date, name and address. NMSA uses this information to process and send your order only. We do not use this data for any other purpose.

Children's Online Information Policy
We do not knowingly collect, maintain or use personal information about children under the age of 13. If a person under the age of 13 sends personal information to NMSA either by the Web site or other communication means, we will only use that information to notify the child's parents or to seek parental consent.

Links to Other Web Sites
Our Web site contains links to other Web sites that are owned and operated by third parties. The information practices of those Web sites are not covered by this Privacy Policy. These other sites may send their own cookies tousers, collect data, or solicit personal information.

Message Boards
Disclosing information through online message boards or discussion groups makes the information that is submitted public information. Disclosure of your personally identifiable information may increase your chance of receiving unsolicited e-mail. We are not responsible for any information posted on message boards or discussion groups hosted on ourWeb site.

Contacting Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

National Middle School Association
4151 Executive Parkway, Suite 300
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-895-4730 or 800-528-6672
Fax: 614-895-4750
E-mail: info@nmsa.org

Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If we make changes to our Privacy Policy, the revised policy will be posted on ourWeb site and is effective upon posting. Please check our Privacy Policy to see if we have made any changes.