Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.avhtm.org, and Association of Veterinary Hematology & Transfusion Medicine and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of the Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Association of Veterinary Hematology & Transfusion Medicine include www.avhtm.org and AVHTM. The AVHTM website is a news and information, membership and ecommerce site. By using the AVHTM website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, AVHTM may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
If you purchase AVHTM’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entertain a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; € submitting your credit card for other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We may also gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
AVHTM collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.
AVHTM may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from AVHTM and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
AVHTM does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
AVHTM may share data with trusted partners to help 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 AVHTM, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
AVHTM may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) confirm to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on AVHTM or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of AVHTM; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of AVHTM, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by AVHTM. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the AVHTM website.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to b aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of Your Personal Information
AVHTM secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. AVHTM uses the following methods for this purpose:
When personal information (such as credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to our alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and use through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
Children Under Thirteen
AVHTM does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Email Communications
From time to time, AVHTM may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from AVHTM, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button.
External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
Changes to this Statement
AVHTM reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
AVHTM welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that AVHTM has not adhered to this Statement, please contact AVHTM at:
Association of Veterinary Hematology & Transfusion Medicine
PO Box 1234
Sahuarita AZ 85629-1004 USA
Email: admin@avhtm.org
Notice to California Residents
If you are a California resident, in accordance with California Civil Code §1789.3, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contact them in writing at 1625 N Market Blvd, Ste N-112, Sacramento CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.
Effective May 01, 2022