Privacy Policy
This page states the "Privacy Statement" of the SMDI web site. Please
read this page carefully. The SMDI (the "SMDI", "our",
"us") may revise this Privacy Statement at any time as set forth below. Users should
visit this page periodically to review this Privacy Statement. The term "User" as
used herein refer to all members and visitors accessing this web site for any reason.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 2002.
SMDI respects the privacy of its members and other visitors to its
Web site. SMDI strongly believes that if electronic commerce and
online activities are to flourish, Users must be assured that information provided
online is used responsibly and appropriately. To protect online privacy, SMDI has implemented the following policy.
What Information Does SMDI Collect?
Most data SMDI collects are used only to help SMDI
better serve its members. It is our general policy to collect and store only personal
information that our members and visitors knowingly provide. If our privacy policies
change, we will notify all Users by e-mail or a special announcement placed on the
Web site.
From General Users. SMDI does not collect any personal
information from Users browsing its Web site. Users to the public areas of SMDI's Web site browse anonymously. Only aggregate data -- such as the number
of hits per page--are collected. Aggregate data are only used for internal and marketing
purposes and do not provide any personally identifying information.
From SMDI Members, Conference Registrants, and Other Customers.
To gain access to members-only resources and personalization features on
the SMDI Web site, members and other Users are asked to register
and provide some limited information. These data are submitted voluntarily. SMDI asks Users to provide their name, member number (for members), organization
name, business phone, and e-mail. Similar information may be submitted to SMDI through membership applications, conference or seminar registration,
publication orders, subscriptions, and contest registrations.
How Does SMDI Use Data Collected?
SMDI uses information voluntarily submitted by members and other
customers in the following ways:
SMDI Member Services and Products. Generally, SMDI
and its direct subsidiaries use data collected to improve its own Web content; to
respond to visitors' interests, needs and preferences; and to develop new products
and services.
Disclosures to Third Parties. SMDI also makes member
contact information available through a Directory to other members using its Web
site and to those who register for meetings and conferences that it sponsors. In
addition, SMDI incorporates information Users provide into hard copies
of a Directory that it provides to members and may sell to requesters. On occasion,
SMDI may also provide limited data to third parties that offer products
and services. These limited data include names, job titles, companies and business
addresses, but do not include business e-mail addresses. Users may request SMDI to refrain from disclosing the data it collects to third parties on the
website, meeting or conference registration forms or any other form on which they
are providing information; an opt-out box will appear on each form on which a User
provides information. Alternatively, Users may contact SMDI at info@catalystconnection.org or
412.687.2700 to express their preferences if they determine later that they do not
wish to have the information shared.
Credit Card Account Information. SMDI does not disclose
credit card account information provided by its members and customers. When members
and customers choose to pay using their credit cards, SMDI submits
the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouse.
How Does SMDI Use Cookies?
Cookies are files that contain information created by a web server that can be stored
on a User's hard disk for use either during a particular session ("per-session"
cookie) or for future use ("persistent" cookie). SMDI uses cookies
only to facilitate automated activity, store and track passwords, determine appropriate
solicitations, and review navigation patterns. Cookies are not used to disseminate
significant information about Users over the Internet or to analyze any information
that Users have knowingly or unknowingly provided. When a User registers, the system
will ask whether the User approves of the attachment of a cookie. Users may instruct
their Internet browsers to opt out of accepting a "persistent" cookie and rather
accept only a "per-session" cookie, but will need to login each time they visit
the site to enjoy the full benefits. If the User declines the attachment of any
cookie, the User may not have access to the full benefits of the website. Registration
enables the site to better determine members' interest areas and provide the most
relevant information.
What Privacy Issues Arise With Links To Other Sites?
This Web site contains links to other web sites. SMDI has no control
over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of such sites.
What about information from children?
SMDI does not intend to collect information from children. SMDI is committed to the safety of children and we do not intend to collect
personally identifiable information from children under age 18. If a User is under
age 18, the User should ask his or her parent for permission before sending any
information to our site or anyone else online. The User's parent should contact
us directly in order to provide us with prior written consent. SMDI
will not intentionally use personal information from or send communications to children
under age 13 without prior parental consent.
How Should a User Contact SMDI?
If any User suspects SMDI has handled its personal information in
a manner that does not comply with this privacy statement, please contact us by
e-mailing to info@smdisupplychain.org
or by calling 412.687.2700.
SMDI
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412.687.2700
Fax: 412.687.5232