Privacy Policy

Alberta Museums Association Privacy Policy

Collection of Personal Information

The Alberta Museums Association undertakes to collect your information by means that are fair, legal, and transparent. Personal information collected by the Alberta Museums Association may include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Your name
• Your phone number
• Your email address
• Your home and / or work address
• Your credit card information is collected by a third party ssl (secure sockets layer) site for processing

Use of Personal Information

The Alberta Museums Association collects personal information in order to:

• Process purchases;
• Manage registrations for Alberta Museums Association Conferences, career development opportunities, and events;
• Disseminate information regarding Alberta Museums Association programs and services, and;
• Provide members with information and benefits associated with membership.

Any other use of personal information will be subsequently agreed upon by the Alberta Museums Association and the relevant parties.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Alberta Museums Association employees and its agents may access the information as is necessary to provide the services and opportunities as outlined in this policy.

Profiles created by members on the Alberta Museums Association website can only be viewed by the member and the Alberta Museums Association for administrative purposes.

Web accounts created by non-members on the Alberta Museums Association website can only be viewed by the user and the Alberta Museums Association for administrative purposes.

Credit Card information is collected and processed by a third party ssl (secure sockets layer) site which has been chosen by the Alberta Museums Association for its security and professionalism. However, as the Alberta Museums Association does not control this site, we would encourage you to review their individual privacy policy.

Personal information will not be disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required by law.

Security of Personal Information

The Alberta Museums Association undertakes to store your information in a manner that ensures security against unauthorized access, alteration or deletion, at a level commensurate with its sensitivity.

The Alberta Museums Association periodically reviews information which is no longer required to be maintained and destroys said information.

Credit Card information disclosed on the Alberta Museums Association's website (www.museums.ab.ca) is not retained by the Alberta Museums Association.

Please note that any unprotected email communication via the Internet is subject to possible loss, interception, or alteration. Consequently, we cannot and are not responsible for any damages you may suffer if you transmit personal information to us via the Internet.

We provide links to other web sites. As the Alberta Museums Association does not control these sites, we would encourage you to review their individual privacy policies.

Changes to This Policy

All changes to the AMA's privacy policy will be posted on www.museums.ab.ca. The AMA's formal policy document can be found here.