This privacy policy sets out how we, National 8(a) Association uses and protects any information that you provide or share with us when you use our website or a subdomain within, https://www.national8aassociation.org, https://smallbiz-matchmaking.com.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information, which can be identified when using our website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page, so please check this page periodically to ensure that you have the most current updates. This policy is effective October 1, 2021.
We may collect the following information:
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, for the following reasons:
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
Our website may contain links to enable you to easily visit other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you do not have any control over any other website. Therefore, we are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites that are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website to which you are linking.
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
Personal data breaches will be reported within 72 hours to the local authority. Users will be notified of what data has been lost, what the consequences are and what countermeasures we have taken.
You have a right to be informed of Personal Data processed by National 8(a) Association, a right to rectification/correction, erasure, and restriction of processing. You also have the right to receive from National 8(a) Association a structured, common and machine-readable format of Personal Data you provided to us.
To exercise any of the rights mentioned in this Privacy Policy and/or in the event of questions or comments relating to the use of Personal Data, contact matchmaking@national8aassociation.org.
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