Privacy and Security Statement

Collection and Use of Personal Data
When you join as a member, register for meetings, subscribe to our newsletters, fill out a survey, or request information from the SILA site, we will use our registration screens and online forms to collect personally identifying information such as your name, address, e-mail address, and credit card information ("personal data").  We may also collect some or all of this personal data from you through our online forms. In addition, if you send us an e-mail or communicate with us offline, we may collect the personal data that you voluntarily provide us at that time. 

Anonymous Information
You can visit some pages on the SILA Site without giving us any personal data.  Your visit may automatically provide us with anonymous data that is not linked to your personal data, such as your IP (Internet Protocol) address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times, and referring web site addresses. Some parts of the SILA Site use cookies and embedded pixel technologies to facilitate your use of the Web site and to track general traffic.  You can learn more about these anonymous data collection devices in the section entitled Cookies, below.

We use your anonymous data to obtain general statistics regarding the use of the SILA site and its specific Web pages and to evaluate how our visitors use and navigate our web site on an aggregate basis. We do not link your anonymous data with your personal data.

Sharing with Third Parties
We share your personal data only with service providers who help us to run this SILA site or to fulfill your requests. These service providers are restricted from using your personal data in any way other than for the service they are providing. Other than these service providers, SILA does not share your personal data with any other third parties.

We may also need to disclose your personal data to third parties if we, in our sole discretion, believe it is required by law, to enforce our User Agreement or this Privacy Policy, or in connection with a sale or transfer of some or all of our assets in the SILA site.

Other than these limited exceptions, SILA will not share your personal data without your permission.

Transfer to the United States
If you are located outside of the United States, please note that the personal data you provide to us will be transferred to the United States.  Whenever you submit any personal data to us, you consent to this transfer.

Cookies
We use cookies to allow you to move quickly through our site, to allow you to take advantage of some of the SILA site’s special features, and to collect information about your use of the SILA site. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a web site and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer’s memory. Cookies are small files and won’t pose any significant disk-space concerns. Some cookies used by SILA.org may remain on the user's computer after they leave the web site, but most are set to expire within 30-365 days.

Cookies benefit you by creating a more streamlined login process, keeping track of shopping cart additions and preserving order information between sessions. As we enable further customization of the site, cookies will help in assuring that the information provided to you will be relevant to your needs. You can disable our cookies using the cookie-menu on your web browser, but doing so will prevent you from taking advantage of customization and certain security features. To learn more about cookies and browser functionality, search for "cookies" in the help function of your browser.

We use a service provider to track and analyze non-personal data, such as usage and volume statistical information from site visitors. This anonymous data will not be linked to your personal data.

In an effort to provide you with the most relevant web site content and marketing materials, we may also use embedded pixel technologies to help track site usage and response to our marketing campaigns. Again, the anonymous information we capture through this mechanism is not linked to your personal data.

Security
The SILA site uses a “Secure Socket Layer” (SSL) to protect all data provided by our customers. Only authorized personnel have access to this data for the sole purpose of processing membership, meeting registration or various store orders and forms along with maintenance of the system. We accept responsibility according to the terms of our service agreement for you information while in our direct possession.

Review and Correction; Questions
You may review and update your personal data by accessing your User Profile, or by e-mailing us at silasupport@sila.org. You can also send us any questions you have about the collection and treatment of your personal data via email at silasupport@sila.org.