NMSA Privacy Statement

The following statement discloses ourpractices regarding the dissemination of information gathered from thissite. This privacy statement may be changed at any time; if any changesare 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. Pleaseread this entire Privacy Policy before submitting information to us orusing our Web site. Your submission of information to us or use of ourWeb site constitutes your acceptance of the terms of our Privacy Policyand consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of your informationin accordance with this Privacy Policy.

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

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

Information on users of the www.nmsa.org Web site is collected fortracking purposes only. For each visitor to our Web page, our Webserver collects general information that does not identify a specificvisitor 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 youconnect to the Internet) from which the site was accessed areidentified. We use this information to calculate the number of visitorsto the different sections of our site, and to help us make our sitemore useful to future visitors.

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

Use and Disclosure of Your Information
Wemay use information collected from you to provide information to you,to determine what services to provide to our members, to improve thecontent of our services and our Web site, or for our marketing andresearch purposes. We may combine your personally identifiableinformation with other information we collect or with information weobtain from third parties.

Unless we tell you otherwise at the point of collection, we will notdisclose your personally identifiable information to anyone elsewithout your consent except under the following circumstances:

• If you register for a program, purchase book items, or sign up forhousing for a conference, these services are sometimes handled by anoutside processing center. This information is held in a confidentialrelationship between NMSA and the processing center.
• To our agents and service partners that assist us infulfilling our mission to our members and users of our Web site.Examples include entities that fulfill orders, send postal mail ore-mails, perform research or analyze data, provide marketingassistance, organize educational events, provide educationalmaterials/services, or provide customer service. In such cases, weprovide access to personally identifiable information necessary toperform their functions but restrict them from using it for any otherpurpose 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 provideyou with information about the benefits of membership, includinginformation about specials, discounted products, and services availableto members and those with recent contact with NMSA, by email and postalmail. 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 sendsnewsletters 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 youcontinue to receive e-mails from NMSA after you have unsubscribed,please contact us.

Security of Your Information
We employinformation technology designed to protect the security of personallyidentifiable information you submit to us. Our servers are protectedagainst unauthorized access by physical security means.

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

Children's Online Information Policy
Wedo not knowingly collect, maintain or use personal information aboutchildren under the age of 13. If a person under the age of 13 sendspersonal information to NMSA either by the Web site or othercommunication means, we will only use that information to notify thechild's parents or to seek parental consent.

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

Message Boards
Disclosing informationthrough online message boards or discussion groups makes theinformation that is submitted public information. Disclosure of yourpersonally identifiable information may increase your chance ofreceiving unsolicited e-mail. We are not responsible for anyinformation 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
Email: info@nmsa.org

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