ABC's Privacy Policy

Updated August 12, 2024

ABC National is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safest online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the ABC National website, ABC National family of websites and ABC Action and Events apps and governs data collection and usage. By using ABC National websites and apps, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

ABC National collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. ABC National also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by ABC National. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by ABC National for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service and to provide general statistics regarding use of the ABC National website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through ABC National public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: ABC National does not read any of your private online communications.

ABC National encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to click through to from ABC National so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. ABC National is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the ABC National family of websites and Action and Events apps.

Use of your Personal Information

ABC National collects and uses your personal information to operate ABC National websites and Action and Events apps and deliver the services you have requested. ABC National also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of products or services available from ABC National and its affiliates. ABC National may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

ABC National does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. ABC National may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (email, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, ABC National may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to ABC National, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

ABC National does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

ABC National keeps track of the ABC National websites and pages our customers visit to determine which ABC National services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within ABC National to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

ABC National will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on ABC National or the ABC National websites or Action and Events apps; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ABC National; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of ABC National or the public.

Email Marketing and Subscribe/Unsubscribe

Besides the weekly Newsline publication, there may be other marketing materials, communications and alerts emailed directly to you by ABC National. You will periodically receive these communications and others via email.

All users have the right to opt in or opt out of any of these mailings. Please send your request to [email protected] or call (202) 595-1505.

Alternatively, you can follow the instructions at the end of our communication emails to unsubscribe.

Use of Cookies

The ABC National website uses “cookies” to help personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize ABC National webpages or register with ABC National’s websites or services, a cookie helps ABC National to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses and so on. When you return to the same ABC National website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the ABC National features that you customized.

You can accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the ABC National services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

ABC National secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. ABC National secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected with industry standard security encryption measures, such as the secure socket layer protocol. This site has such security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.

Credit Card Security

ABC National does not disclose credit card information provided by its members and guests. If you complete a transaction on the ABC National site that requires the entry of credit card information, that transaction is sent to PayPal, a secure server, which will encrypt that information and send it to a clearing house for processing.

Products and Services

ABC National offers the following items for sale from its websites:

• Donations
• Event/Conference Registrations
• Memberships
• Training Materials
• Clothing
• Publications

Donations and Sales - Return Policy

Donations are appreciated and are considered as final sales. There is no shipping for donations, and you will receive confirmation of your donation via email.

Events and conferences are subject to terms and conditions specific to each event, and therefore identified on their respective registration pages.

For Membership questions, please contact [email protected]

For the ABC Store, please call (202) 595-1505 for more information.

Changes to this Statement

ABC National will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. ABC National encourages you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how ABC National is protecting your information.

Contact Information

ABC National welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that ABC National has not adhered to this Statement, please contact ABC National at [email protected]. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.