Privacy Policy

Utah Government Finance Officers Association, Inc. (sometimes referred to as "UGFOA") respects individual privacy and values the confidence of its customers, shareholders, employees, vendors, users and business partners. Not only does Utah Government Finance Officers Association strive to collect, use, and disclose personally identifiable information (Personal Information) in a manner consistent with the laws of the countries in which it does business, but it also has a tradition of upholding the highest ethical standards in its business practices.

 

This Privacy Policy sets forth the privacy principles that Utah Government Finance Officers Association follows with respect to collection, usage and transfer of Personal Information anywhere in the world

 

Definitions

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, the following definitions shall apply:

 

"Utah Government Finance Officers Association" means Utah Government Finance Officers Association, Inc. its predecessors, successors, subsidiaries, divisions and groups.

 

"Personal Information" means any set of information that identifies or could be used to identify an individual. Personal Information does not include information that is encoded or publicly available information not combined with private Personal Information.

 

"User" means any user of the Utah Government Finance Officers Association application, including Utah Government Finance Officers Association customers and their guests who may register or respond to Utah Government Finance Officers Association Events, Surveys or Requests For Proposals (RFPs).

 

Notice

Utah Government Finance Officers Association will not disclose or share Personal Information collected on its web site with any third party, except as required by law and/or pursuant to a governmental request, or as necessary to provide services to support its software solutions. For example, Utah Government Finance Officers Association may pass Personal Information to Utah Government Finance Officers Association business partners necessary to process online/ecommerce payments and travel related reservations. Utah Government Finance Officers Association never has, and never will, use information collected by it's customers via the Utah Government Finance Officers Association system for any purposes other than those specifically designated by its customers.

 

Aggregate Data. Utah Government Finance Officers Association may share reports with third parties based on aggregated data of it's users ("Aggregated User Data"). Aggregated User Data does not include any Personal Information about users and is aggregated for the purposes of determining successful application benchmarks and other similar activities.

 

Special Circumstances. Utah Government Finance Officers Association may disclose Personal Information when it has reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who is violating Utah Government Finance Officers Association's Terms of Use or may be causing injury to or interference with other Utah Government Finance Officers Association users or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.

 

Cookies. A cookie is a small data file written to a user's hard drive when a website is accessed. Cookies are used for authenticating, session tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences. A cookie cannot read or access other cookies or any data from a user's hard drive. Utah Government Finance Officers Association uses cookies to save usernames in order to minimize data entry and for general ease of use. Cookies are also used to to "time-out" user sessions that are idle for an extended period of time.

 

IP Addresses. Utah Government Finance Officers Association may use user IP addresses to diagnose problems with Utah Government Finance Officers Association servers and to administer the Utah Government Finance Officers Association application.

Choice

 

Utah Government Finance Officers Association users may choose whether or not to submit Personal Information while using Utah Government Finance Officers Association's services. In some cases, Utah Government Finance Officers Association's customers require Personal Information from their guests. In such cases, choosing to withhold Personal Information, may limit a user's ability to use all of Utah Government Finance Officers Association's services.

 

Security

Utah Government Finance Officers Association has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information under its control. Utah Government Finance Officers Association protects secure data with industry-standard firewall and password protection systems. Utah Government Finance Officers Association periodically reviews and improves its security and privacy policies as necessary. Only pre-authorized individuals have access to Utah Government Finance Officers Association servers and information provided by its users.

 

Data Integrity

Utah Government Finance Officers Association will use Personal Information only in ways that are compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently authorized by the individual. Reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that Personal Information is relevant accurate, complete and current, to its intended use.

 

Access and Correction

Please note that no data transmission over the Internet is infallible. Any information transmitted through the Utah Government Finance Officers Association application is done at the user's own risk. Once Utah Government Finance Officers Association receives the information, it will take every reasonable precaution to ensure its security.

 

Enforcement

Utah Government Finance Officers Association will conduct compliance audits of its relevant privacy practices to verify adherence to this Privacy Policy. Any employee that Utah Government Finance Officers Association determines is in violation of this Privacy Policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 

Web Site Links

Utah Government Finance Officers Association contains links to other web sites. Utah Government Finance Officers Association is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these web sites.

 

Notification of Changes

As this Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time, please check back periodically to review any changes. The last modified date will provided at the bottom of the page.

 

Last Modified: May 29th, 2009

 

Contact Us

Utah Government Finance Officers Association does everything it can to protect the privacy of its users. For questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or dealings with this site, please contact Utah Government Finance Officers Association