THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS (IIA - INDIA BOMBAY CHAPTER) PRIVACY POLICY - REVISED JUNE 15, 2007
INTRODUCTION
IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter values the privacy of its members, institutes, and visitors to its Web sites and is strongly committed to each visitor's right to privacy. This privacy policy has been developed as a codification of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter commitment in this area.
The privacy policy explains The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter information gathering and handling practices. If you have any questions regarding The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter privacy policy or do not feel that your concerns have been otherwise addressed, please contact the chief privacy officer by sending an e-mail to privacy@theIIA - India Bombay Chapter.org.
CONSENT
By using The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter Web sites, you signify your acceptance of our privacy policy. If you, as a visitor, choose to log on as a member, register for courses or events, purchase products, apply for membership or certification, or otherwise submit personally identifiable information, you are consenting to The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter use of such data in accordance with its privacy policy.
SCOPE
It is the intent of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter to be in compliance with the principles of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act of Canada, the European Union Safe Harbour Act, the Data Protection Act of the United Kingdom, and selected legislation worldwide regarding privacy of data. If any provision of this policy is in conflict with such legislation, the provisions of this policy shall apply, except when otherwise required by law.
This policy guides how The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter stores and uses personal information that is collected by The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter or provided to The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter, whether through our Web sites or by other methods such as an application, enrollment, registration or order form, or other means. This policy covers all of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter Web sites. However, this policy does not cover institute Web sites whether or not linked to The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter sites.
MEMBERSHIP IDENTITY NUMBER AND PASSWORD
All individual IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter members (not corporations) are entered into the global membership database and are assigned a unique membership number and password. The membership number and password represent the only means of authenticating an individual's membership and his/her identity upon login on The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter Web site. Membership number and password are delivered to members together with basic information about membership benefits and services either directly from global IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter or via their IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter institute
COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
Even if you do nothing during your visit other than navigate an IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter Web site, read pages, or download information, we will automatically gather and store certain information about your visit. In order to ensure our Web sites are as useful and effective an information source as they can be, we analyze information that identifies visitors by categories such as the location of visitors (by domain, not by personal e-mail address) and browser types. We also measure, in the aggregate, indicators such as number of visits, average time spent on the sites, and pages viewed. The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter uses these statistics to improve site content and usability; this information does not identify visitors personally.
However, when a visitor enters a membership number and password obtained by the means described above on an IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter Web site for the purpose of logging in to restricted pages, a "temporary cookie" is deployed. This cookie - a small text file stored temporarily on the visitor's browser - enables the Web site to "remember" this authentication information during movement from one page to another. This makes it unnecessary to log in again on each page. The cookie will expire when the visitor leaves and no personal data is retained. In addition, to help prevent unauthorized users from using your identifying information, the cookie will expire if your session is idle for approximately 20 minutes. If you have set your Internet browser to reject cookies, access may be denied to secured areas of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter Web sites.
With the exception of specific secured pages, visitors are not required to be IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter members in order to gain access to The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter Web sites, although nonmembers may be required to register to receive all benefits available to users of the sites
The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter may use personally identifiable information you have voluntarily provided on our Web sites or by other means to notify you via e-mail or printed material of IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter events or other relevant products and services offered by The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter. If you are a member of an IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter specialty section, The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter may produce a directory of such participants for networking purposes. If you do not want to receive notice of such events or be included in specialty directories, you may choose to opt out by the means detailed in the "Opting Out" section of this policy.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA FROM IIA - INDIA BOMBAY CHAPTER INSTITUTES
The IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter collects, at a minimum, the names of IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter members who join IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter institutes worldwide and records these in the global membership database in order to issue unique membership numbers and Web site passwords. Transfer and update of data between IIA - India Bombay Chapter - India Bombay Chapter and its institutes is allowed through an explicit consent of its members, or through adherence of IIA - India Bombay Chapter institutes to the Safe Harbour Act in Europe, Data Protection Act in the UK, or other privacy policies worldwide. The amount of personal information recorded in the database depends on the services selected by each institute or the member and the preferred method of delivery. Members who do not wish to be contacted by global IIA - India Bombay Chapter may choose so, while members who wish to access additional services may provide additional personal data either directly on The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's Web site or via their IIA - India Bombay Chapter institute.
The IIA - India Bombay Chapter collects limited personal data from IIA - India Bombay Chapter institutes worldwide in order to provide limited membership services to individuals who belong jointly to these institutes and to The IIA - India Bombay Chapter. When you submit personal information to The IIA - India Bombay Chapter through this site, you understand and agree this information may be transferred across national boundaries and may be stored and processed in any of the countries in which The IIA - India Bombay Chapter and its institutes and subsidiaries maintain offices, including without limitation, the United States. Members of IIA - India Bombay Chapter institutes who do not wish their personal data to be transferred should request exclusion through their institute or through the "Opting Out" section of this policy.
In order to reduce errors in our database, authenticate our users and prevent abuse of our system, we may on occasion supplement the personal information you submit to us with information from third-party sources. For example, we may supplement your registration information with address information provided by the U.S. Postal Service to qualify your information and prevent errors in our database.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
If you voluntarily provide The IIA - India Bombay Chapter with personally identifiable information, The IIA - India Bombay Chapter may release that information on a selective basis to outside organizations whose products and services are of perceived benefit. These organizations include, but are not limited to:
- For purchase of educational products, PBD Inc., which is The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's distribution/fulfillment house in Alpharetta, Ga.
- Various companies that authenticate credit cards on behalf of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter if you provide a credit card for the purchase of products or services.
- If you register as a certification candidate, to the examination site. Registrant's information may be released to providers of CIA exam preparation products, who subsequently may send you information concerning their products and services.
- IIA - India Bombay Chapter institutes or chapters, which may solicit you for local participation or membership. In the case of IIA - India Bombay Chapter members, the IIA - India Bombay Chapter institute or chapter may publish your name in a directory or use your data to mail or e-mail local materials, unless you contact the institute or chapter and opt out of such disclosure.
- For some North American members, The IIA - India Bombay Chapter may provide mailing information to other organizations whose products and services are of perceived benefit. If you do not want The IIA - India Bombay Chapter to provide your personally identifiable information to third parties other than IIA - India Bombay Chapter chapters or as noted above, please see "Opting Out" section of this policy.
There are other instances in which The IIA - India Bombay Chapter may divulge your personal information. The IIA - India Bombay Chapter may provide your personal information if necessary, in The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's good faith judgment, to comply with laws or regulations of a governmental or regulatory body or in response to a valid subpoena, warrant or order or to protect the rights of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter or others.
RIGHT OF ACCESS
The IIA - India Bombay Chapter is dedicated to providing reasonable access to members and others who want to review their personal information maintained by The IIA - India Bombay Chapter and correct any inaccuracies therein. Members may view and update their data by accessing their Member Profile, available upon logging in to www.theIIA - India Bombay Chapter.org. Nonmembers may verify and/or change their data by e-mailing custserv@theIIA - India Bombay Chapter.org or by writing Customer Service, The IIA - India Bombay Chapter, 247 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs, FL 32701, USA. The IIA - India Bombay Chapter, however, is not responsible for verifying the continued accuracy of either member or nonmember information.
SECURITY
Although The IIA - India Bombay Chapter does not monitor the Web site, The IIA - India Bombay Chapter has reasonable policies in place to protect from misuse the personally identifiable information provided by its users.
LINKS
The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's Web sites contain "links" to other sites, including sites operated by IIA - India Bombay Chapter institutes and chapters. The IIA - India Bombay Chapter does not control, and is not responsible for, the accuracy, timeliness, security, or even the continued availability or existence of this outside information. Opinions expressed on other sites linked from The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's Web sites are not necessarily those of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter, nor does The IIA - India Bombay Chapter endorse, warrant, or guarantee products or services described or offered on those other sites. Neither is The IIA - India Bombay Chapter responsible for the contents of any Web sites that choose to link to The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's Web sites with or without The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's consent
Other organizations linked to The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's Web sites may collect information about you when you view or click on these sites. The IIA - India Bombay Chapter cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these organizations directly if you have any questions about their use of the information they collect.
CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
he IIA - India Bombay Chapter reserves the right to modify or amend this privacy policy at any time and for any reason. Nothing contained herein is intended to create a contract or agreement between The IIA - India Bombay Chapter and any other party. The users of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's Web sites should reference this policy periodically to ensure that they have knowledge of the current provisions of The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's privacy policy
OPTING IN AND OPTING OUT OF THE RELEASE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Members in North America are entered into the global membership database and given the choice to opt-out of receiving communications from global IIA - India Bombay Chapter or their chapter. To opt out, please complete the appropriate mailing and e-mail option fields on the Member Profile form on The IIA - India Bombay Chapter's Web site, or send your request via e-mail to: custserv@theIIA - India Bombay Chapter.org.
Members reported via their IIA - India Bombay Chapter institute are entered in the global membership database and given the choice to opt-in to receiving communications and additional services from global IIA - India Bombay Chapter. IIA - India Bombay Chapter institute members will not be contacted by global IIA - India Bombay Chapter unless they opt-in either by instructing their IIA - India Bombay Chapter institute or by logging into their profile on the global IIA - India Bombay Chapter Web site and selecting to receive optional services and communications.
However, if you choose to provide The IIA - India Bombay Chapter with personally identifiable information by purchasing a product, registering for an event, or requesting other services, The IIA - India Bombay Chapter may use that information to provide you with the purchased products or services, for billing purposes, to send immediately relevant information to you, and for other purposes related to the reason you provided the information even if you opt out of the use of your information by the means detailed in this privacy policy.
PRIVACY-RELATED INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS
The IIA - India Bombay Chapter takes its users' privacy concerns seriously. If you believe The IIA - India Bombay Chapter has not complied with this online privacy policy with respect to your personal information or you have other related inquiries or concerns, you may e-mail The IIA - India Bombay Chapter at privacy@theIIA - India Bombay Chapter.org.
In your e-mail, please describe in as much detail as possible the nature of your inquiry or the ways in which you believe that The IIA - India Bombay Chapter online privacy policy has not been complied with. Please note if you provide The IIA - India Bombay Chapter with inconsistent privacy preferences (for example, by indicating on one occasion that third parties may contact you with marketing offers and indicating on another occasion that they may not), The IIA - India Bombay Chapter cannot guarantee your most recent privacy preference will be honored.
Also, please note The IIA - India Bombay Chapter is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-IIA - India Bombay Chapter Web sites to which this site or any other IIA - India Bombay Chapter Web site may link. You should review the privacy policy of such sites before using the sites.