Privacy Policy
PRIVACY NOTICE STATEMENT
Information Collected at LubbockChamber.com
The information we collect from Lubbock Chamber of Commerce (LCC) Members, visitors and users of our websites allows us to personalize and continually improve your online experience, making it easier and more enjoyable. The following identifies the types of information we gather:
Automatic Information
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we employ "session variables" when you use our bulletin boards. A Session Variable acts to temporarily store a unique identifier [on your hard drive] when a user logs onto a LCC bulletin board or forum and ends when the user leaves the bulletin board and the time set expires. Also, if you choose to have a LCC password remembered when you visit a LCC website, then Cookies are utilized for this password related functionality. Cookies are pieces of data your web browser stores on your hard drive to enable our systems to recognize you and your browser. Most web browsers automatically accept these cookies, and will also allow you to instruct your browser to prevent the use of cookies. However, if you disable this feature, the described password related functionality and certain other aspects of our website may not function properly.
·Information You Give UsÂ
We receive and may store any information you enter on our websites or give us in any other way. At times, we specifically ask for information about you when you register for or to use certain services, when you order a product, or when you join the LCC. We may require certain information -- such as name, Internet address or screen name, billing address, credit card number, etc. -- in order to provide that service or product to you.
·Information from Other SourcesÂ
For reasons such as improving the personalization of our service, we might receive/collect information about you from other sources and use it to supplement account information.
Does LCC Share the Information It Receives/Collects?
·LCC may share your personal information with its affiliates and/or subsidiaries, if any. LCC may also share the information we collect with LCC 's advertisers and business partners. LCC is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of our advertisers or business partners and encourages you to read the posted privacy statement and user terms and conditions whenever interacting with, and prior to providing any personal information to, any other website.
·LCC may use reputable third parties to manage activities available on our websites such as web hosting, database management and order processing, and authentication. These parties may have access to personally identifiable information submitted by Members who participate in those activities. LCC instructs these third parties to use personally identifiable information only for the specific purpose for which it is collected, and not to sell, market or transfer such information to other entities except as needed to provide the designated services.
·LCC posts and displays certain personally identifiable information about its Members on our websites and in the LCC Membership directory.
·LCC may use personally identifiable information in aggregate form to make our websites better and more responsive to the needs of our users and Members. This statistical compilation and analysis of information may also be used by LCC or be provided to others, in aggregate, for marketing, advertising or research purposes.
·As LCC continues to develop its business, we might be involved in an acquisition, sale or other corporate transaction. In such transactions, member information generally is one of the transferred business assets. In the event that LCC, or substantially all of its assets, are acquired or otherwise transferred to another entity, member information will be one of the transferred assets.
·We release account and other personal information when we believe its release is appropriate to comply with any law; enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other applicable agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of LCC, our Members, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
·If at any time after submitting your personal information to our website you decide that you do not want to receive additional promotional or marketing information from us, simply follow the "Opt-Out" procedures detailed below.
How Secure Is Information About Me?
​LCC maintains appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personally identifiable information submitted to our websites, and periodically reviews and updates its security measures in light of current technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Although LCC strives to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warranty the security of any information you may transmit to us or from our online products and services. Once we do receive your transmission, however, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. We use VeriSign as our SSL (Secure Socket Layer) digital certificate provider, providing our Members the strongest certificate services available. When credit card information is transmitted, industry standard encryption is used.
About ChildrenÂ
LCC is concerned about the safety of children when they use the Internet. Pursuant to the Children's Online Protection Act of 1998, LCC will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent.
Links to Third Party and/or Co-Branded Websites
LCC has and will continue to establish relationships with other business entities, which also may have websites to inform or promote their products. LCC will at times allow users visiting the LCC websites to link directly to these third party websites. However, the LCC is not responsible for the privacy practices and content of these third party websites. We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement and user terms and conditions whenever interacting with, and prior to providing any personal information to, any third party website.
Message Boards/ForumsÂ
Please remember that any information you may disclose in our Member directory, forums, message boards, chats or other public areas of our website(s) or the Internet, becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information in these public areas.
Opt Out/ModifyÂ
LCC provides you with several options, to be used at any time, for altering or removing your information from the LCC contact databases. If you are on our promotional list and would like to be removed, simply contact us in any of these following ways:
·Send us an e-mail through info@lubbockbiz.org
·Call a customer care representative at (806) 761-7000
·Write to us at: 1500 Broadway, Suite 101, Lubbock, Texas 79401
​Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
If you choose to visit or use the LCC websites, any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of Illinois. If you have any concern about your privacy while at the LCC websites or with LCC in general, please send a thorough description/explanation to info@lubbockbiz.com, and we will try to resolve it expeditiously. As our business changes constantly, this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use policy may change also. Use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use. Please check our website frequently for recent changes or additions.