Wisconsin Association of Assessors Privacy Policy Last Updated: 4/8/2020 WAAO is a non-profit organization that exists to promote the public good by ensuring equitable assessments through assessor education, professional development and public awareness. WAAO's Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") is designed to provide a clear understanding of the information we collect and how we use it to provide our services and give users a better experience. It applies to any users of www.waao.org. By using the Site, you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information and other information as described in this Privacy Policy. 1. Information We Collect and Their Sources We collect both "Personal Information" and "Non Personal Information" about our users. In this policy, Personal Information is information that can be used to directly contact or identify you, such as your full name and email address, and information that is linked to such information. "Non Personal Information" is information that cannot be used to contact or identify you and is not linked to information that can be used to contact or identify you and includes passively collected information about your activities on our Site, such as usage data, to the extent that information is not linked to your Personal Information. This Privacy Policy does not limit our use or disclosure of any Non Personal Information. Site Visitors can access and browse certain portions of the Site without disclosing Personal Information, although, as with most websites, we passively collect certain information from your computer, such as your IP address and web browser user agent, when you browse the Site. Visitors who access and browse the Site without registering are "Site Visitors". In order to utilize some of the Services offered by WAAO, you must register with WAAO at the Site. All users who register with WAAO are "Registered Users". A. Information You Provide Regardless of whether you are a Site Visitor or a Registered User, all Personal Information that you provide to us when registering, or that you otherwise provide on the Site will be stored by us. You may provide us this Personal Information in various ways, including: (i) When registering When you register with WAAO, we will collect and store the information that you provide to us directly on our online registration forms. This may include, among other information: the first and last name of you. the email addresses of you. business mailing addresses for you. the name of your employer/business afiliation. the phone numbers of you. B Automatically Collected Information (i) Log files, IP addresses and information about your computer and mobile device When you visit the Site, WAAO receives the internet protocol ("IP") address of your computer (or the proxy server you use to access the internet), your computer operating system and type of web browser you are using. If you are using a mobile device, WAAO may also receive your unique mobile device id and mobile operating system. We may correlate this information with other Personal Information we have about you. Some browsers used to access the Internet may give you the option through “Do Not Track” settings to request that a website operator not track your information across its website or other websites. We engage in such tracking in order to optimize and/or customize our Services. While we do not currently honor such browser requests, we will not use your information in a manner that violates this Privacy Policy. In addition, you retain the ability to opt out of certain information sharing as set forth herein. (ii) Cookies and other technologies Like most websites, we and our service providers use cookies and tracking pixels to track Site usage and trends, customize your experience on the Site and improve the quality of our Services. For example, using these technologies we can determine, among other things, which pages of our Site you visit. A cookie is a tiny data file that resides on your computer, mobile phone, or other device, and allows us to recognize you when you return to the Site using the same computer (or mobile device) and web browser. You can remove or block cookies using the settings in your browser, but in some cases doing so may impact your ability to use the Site. Tracking pixels do not identify individual users and the analysis of data obtained by tracking pixels is performed on an aggregate basis. (iii) Social media features and widgets Our Site includes social media features and widgets, such as the Facebook "Like" button and the Facebook "Share" button. These features may collect your IP address, the URL of the page you are visiting on our Site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it. 2. Purposes for Which We Use Information Personal Information In general, the Personal Information we collect is used for our business purposes (1) to improve our Services and enhance your experience with WAAO and (2) to help us communicate with you. For example, we may use your Personal Information to: register and service your account. contact you in response to questions and solicit feedback and input from you. provide technical support to you. verify information you provide us as well as the representations and warranties you make to us in the Terms of Use or on the Site. otherwise help protect the safety and integrity of the Site and WAAO users. customize your user experience. analyze trends, track user movements, and gather statistical information for aggregate use Non Personal Information In general, we use the Non Personal Information we collect to help us improve our Services and customize the user experience. We also aggregate the information collected via cookies and similar technologies to use in statistical analysis to help us track trends and analyze patterns in the use of the Site. 3. How We Protect Information Your user accounts are protected by the password you use to access your online account with WAAO, and we urge you to take steps to keep your password safe. If you feel your password has been compromised, you should change it immediately by logging into your account. After you have finished using our Site, you should log out of your WAAO account and exit your browser. THERE IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT SUCH INFORMATION MAY NOT BE ACCESSED, DISCLOSED, ALTERED, OR DESTROYED BY BREACH OF OUR SYSTEMS, AS NO METHOD OF DATA SECURITY CAN BE COMPLETELY SECURE. BY USING OUR SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ASSUME THESE RISKS. 4. Links to Other Websites WAAO may provide links to other web sites that we believe may be of interest to our users. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those web sites, and we are not responsible for the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Site; thus when you use a link to go from our web site to another third party web site, this policy does not apply to such third party web site. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of these other web sites before proceeding to use them. 5. Changes to Our Privacy Policy WAAO reserves the right to change this policy and our Terms of Service at any time. 6. Contact Us If you have any questions on our Privacy Policy, you may contact us via email at webmaster@waao.org.