The Society of Turkish American Physicians (STAP) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information of its members, volunteers, donors, and website users. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information. By visiting our website or providing your personal information to us, you agree to the terms of this policy.
Please contact the STAP Information Technology Team with any questions. You may reach us by Contact Us page or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information, such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, street address, city, educational history, and demographic information when you join as a member, register for an event, donate, or request any service through our website. We do not collect any personally identifiable information if you do not provide us intentionally. We do not share information collected through our website with any third-party advertisers.
Our third-party software and plugins (i.e. Google Analytics) may collect general traffic data, visited pages, browser information, activity, length of stay in pages, location data, and your activity through our website and store them in their database. Please take a look at Google Analytics Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. We do not own or control third-party software, and STAP has no responsibility or liability for their actions or policies. Please always refer to third-party policies or contact them directly.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your personal information to communicate with you about our events, programs, and initiatives, to process your membership application or donation, or to respond to your inquiries. We may also use your non-personal information to improve our website and services.
We do not share, sell, or rent your personal information to third parties, except when required by law or when we have your explicit consent.
Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visit to our website, such as the pages you view and the links you click. Cookies are small files that a website or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser, if you allow it. Some of our third-party plugins may use your cookies to improve your experience in our website interface. You may choose to disable cookies through your web browser settings, but this may affect your ability to use some features of our website.
Security
We use reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, such as our partners, sponsors or educational resources. We do not endorse or have control over the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing your personal information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable laws. We will post the revised policy on our website in this page and indicate the date of the last update.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, or if you would like to access, correct, or delete your personal information, please contact us at [email protected]
Last Updated: October 2, 2023