This Privacy Policy describes how our online and electronic resources – including our websites, online communications, and virtual meetings – are managed and maintained by the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), a not-for-profit professional organization incorporated in New York State, United States of America.
We are not an emergency service provider. If your life or health is in immediate danger, call 911 or contact your local police, fire or medical services first.
What data do we collect?
Information You Provide
We may collect information you provide directly on our website. For example, we collect information when you apply to become an AABANY member, access our content or otherwise communicate or transact with us through the website. The information we collect may include Personal Information. “Personal Information” is information that identifies you personally (whether alone or in combination), such as your first and last name, email address, telephone number and postal address. You may voluntarily submit other information to us through the website, including Personal Information, but you are solely responsible for your own Personal Information in instances where we have not requested that you submit such information to us. Personal Information once “de-identified”, such as aggregate information on what pages you access or visit, is not subject to this Privacy Policy, and we may treat it as non-Personal Information and use it without obligation to you except as prohibited by applicable law.
Information Collected Automatically
We automatically collect from all website visitors certain information about you when you access or use our website (“Usage Information”). Usage Information may include the IP address, device identifier, browser type, operating system, data regarding network connected hardware and information about your use of the website. To the extent we combine Usage Information with Personal Information, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information under this Privacy Policy. The methods that may be used on the website to collect Usage Information include:
- Log Data: Log Data is information about your use of the website, such as IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, operating system, date and time of access, and pages accessed, which is stored in log files.
- Information Collected by Tracking Technologies: Cookies, web beacons (also known as “tracking pixels”), embedded scripts, and other tracking technologies now and hereafter developed (“Tracking Technologies”) may be used to collect information about your interactions with the website, including information about your browsing and activity behavior.
- Cookies: A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s device, which may be a session ID or tracking cookie. Session cookies make it easier for you to navigate how you use the website, and remain longer. We may associate some or all of these types of cookies with your devices. Cookies may remain on your device for extended periods of time.
- Web Beacons (“Tracking “Pixels”): Web beacons are small graphic images, also known as “internet tags” or “clear gifs,” embedded in web pages and e-mail messages. Web beacons may be used to count the number of visitors to the website, to monitor how users navigate the website, and the count of content views.
- Embedded Scripts: An embedded script is programming code designed to collect information about your interactions with the website. It is temporarily downloaded onto your device from our web server or a third party with whom we work, is active only while you are viewing the website, and deleted or deactivated thereafter.
- Location Data and Location-Identifying Technologies: We collect data about your device’s location, which can be precise (e.g. latitude/longitude data) or imprecise (e.g., location derived from an IP address or data that indicates a city or postal code level). GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth, and other location-aware technologies may be used to collect precise location data when you enable location-based services through your device. Location data may be used for purposes such as verifying your device’s location, in order that other AABANY members can know if you are located nearby, and for delivering or restricting relevant content and advertising based on that location.
Some information about your use of the website and certain Third Party Services (defined below) may be collected using Tracking Technologies across time and services and used by us and third parties for purposes such as to associate different devices you use, and deliver relevant ads and/or other content to you on the website and certain Third Party Services.
Information from other Sources
We may obtain information about you from our sources, including Service Providers (defined below) and Third Party Services, and combine such information with information we have collected about you. To the extent we combine such third-party sourced information with Personal Information we have collected about you on the website, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information under this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by third parties, or third-party policies or practices.
Use of Information
We may use information about you, including your Personal Information, for any purposes consistent with our statements under this Privacy Policy or as permitted by applicable law, including to
- Manage our website, including your membership and account;
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests, process orders, and provide customer service;
- Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, information regarding changes to our website, policies, and support and administrative messages;
- Prevent and address fraud, breach of policies or terms, and threats or harm;
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities;
- Conduct research, including focus groups and surveys;
- Improve the website or other AABANY websites, applications, marketing efforts, products and services;
- Send you advertisements and communicate with you regarding our and third party products, services, offers, promotions, rewards and events we think you may be interested in (for information about how to manage these communications and marketing efforts, please see “Your Rights and Choices” below); and
- Fulfill any other purpose disclosed at the time you provide Personal Information.
Sharing of Information
Our agents, vendors, consultants, and other service providers (collectively, “Service Providers”) may receive, or be given access to your information, including Personal Information and Usage Information, in connection with their work on our behalf. We may also share information about you with third parties for any purposes consistent with our statements under this Privacy Policy or as permitted by applicable law, including as follows:
- To comply with the law or other legal process, and where required, in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements;
- To protect and defend the rights, property, life, health, security and safety of us, the website or any third party;
- For purposes disclosed at the time you provide Personal Information; and
- With your consent or at your direction.
In addition, subject to the opt-out provision below, we will share with each AABANY Committee Chair and with other AABANY members the names, email addresses and other professional contact information of each AABANY member whose address is located in the United States to allow the Chairs or other AABANY members to communicate matters of interest to Committee members and other AABANY members, including, but not limited to, marketing e-mails. If at any time you wish to opt out of this information sharing, please contact both (a) AABANY by sending an email to our member services at main@aabany.org and (b) the relevant Committee Chair(s).
Without limiting the foregoing, in our sole discretion, we may share aggregated information that does not identify you or de-identified information about you with third parties or affiliates for any purpose.
Data Retention
Personal Information collected may be retained for an indefinite period for the purposes of providing services to you, and complying with record keeping and other regulatory requirements.
Third Party Services, Features, and Devices
Our website contains content from and hyperlinks to websites, locations, platforms, and services operated and owned by third parties (“Third Party Services”). In addition, our website contains features that allow you to interact with, connect to, or access our website through certain Third Party Services and third party devices (“Third Party Features”). Third parties may use Tracking Technologies to collect information about you independently, and may solicit Personal Information from you. Additionally, if you use a Third Party Feature, both we and the applicable third party may have access to and use information associated with your use of the Third Party Feature. If you publicly reference our website on a Third Party Service (e.g., using a hashtag associated with AABANY in a tweet or post), we may use your reference on or in connection with our website.
Our website also contains Tracking Technologies operated by third parties. For example, analytics services, such as Google Analytics, may use Tracking Technologies on our website to help us analyze your use of the website, compile statistic reports on the website’s activity, and provide other services relating to activity on the website and internet usage
The information collected and stored by third parties, whether through our website, a Third Party Service, a Third Party Feature, or a third party device, remains subject to their own policies and practices, including what information they share with us, your choices on their services and devices, and whether they store information in the U.S. or elsewhere. We are not responsible for and make no representations regarding third-party policies and practices, and encourage you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use. To the extent we combine information we receive from third parties with Personal Information we collect from you on the website, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information under this Privacy Policy
For further information on Tracking Technologies and your choices regarding them, please see “Information Collected Automatically” above and “Your Rights and Choices” below.
Your Rights and Choices
Tracking Technologies
Regular cookies may generally be disabled or removed by tools available as part of most commercial browsers, and in some instances blocked in the future by selecting certain settings. Browsers offer different functionalities and options so you may need to set them separately.
Please be aware that if you disable or remove Tracking Technologies, some parts of the website may not work and that when you revisit our website your ability to limit browser-based Tracking Technologies is subject to your browser settings and limitations.
AABANY is not responsible for the effectiveness of, or compliance with, any third parties’ opt out options or programs or the accuracy of their statements regarding their programs.
Communications
You can opt-out of receiving certain promotional e-mail communications from us at any time by following the instructions as provided in e-mails to click on the unsubscribe link, or contacting us at main@aabany.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject field of the e-mail. Please note your opt-out is limited to the e-mail address used, and will not affect subsequent subscriptions, or, for e-mails, non-promotional communications, such as those about your account, transactions, servicing, or AABANY’s ongoing business relations. If you have opted-in to receive push notifications on your device, you can opt-out at any time by adjusting the permissions in your device or uninstalling the app.
Children
Our website is intended for a general audience and not directed to children under thirteen (13) years of age. AABANY does not knowingly collect personal information as defined by the U.S. Children’s Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501, et seq., in a manner that is not permitted by COPPA. If you are a parent or guardian and believe AABANY has collected such information in a manner not permitted by COPPA, please e-mail us at main@aabany.org, or send us a letter to Asian American Bar Association of New York, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10111, and we will remove such data to the extent required by COPPA.
Data Security
We use strong passwords and other technologies to control access to secured parts of the server. All web accesses are encrypted using SSL/TLS 2048 bit certificates. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee the security of your information collected through our website.
Can you control your data?
You may request copies of any data you have submitted. If services are provided to you, we will retain for an indefinite period of time your Personal Information necessary to provide the service, including recordkeeping and regulatory requirements. If you would like us to restrict the use of your Personal Information, please contact us at main@aabany.org, or by written request to the Data Controller at the address below.
Data Controller
Asian American Bar Association of New York
45 Rockefeller Plaza
20th Floor
New York, NY 10111 USA
Email: main@aabany.org
Fax: +1 (718) 228-7206
DMCA Agent
For purposes of the DMCA, 17 U.S.C. 512(c), our agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement is Francis Chin, Technology Director, at the Data Controller addresses above.
Trade and Service Marks
The AABANY logo is a trademark and service mark registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. AABANY, “AABANY Wellness Day” and other AABANY logos and marks used on this website are also trademarks and service marks of the Asian American Bar Association of New York. The AABANY name and logo may not be used in publicity or advertising, or in any way that expresses or implies endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation with any entity, product or service, without the written permission of AABANY. All rights in the trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, and designs of the AABANY or third parties, whether or not appearing in large print or with the trademark symbol, belong exclusively to us or their respective owners and are protected under national and international trademark and copyright laws. Certain word marks are used for the purpose of identification of speakers and does not necessarily imply endorsement of the content of their speech. You are not permitted to reproduce, download or otherwise use such trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, and designs without the prior express written consent of the owners of such marks.