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Privacy Notice

Moore Stephens North America, Inc. (MSNA) respects the privacy of the MSNA members (Members) and other visitors to its Website. MSNA strongly believes that if electronic commerce and online activities are to flourish, consumers must be assured that information provided online is used confidentially, responsibly and appropriately. To protect online privacy, MSNA has implemented the following policy.

What Information Does MSNA Collect?

Most data MSNA collects is used only to help us better serve our Members. It is our general policy to collect and store only personal information that our Members and visitors knowingly provide. If our privacy policies change, we will notify all users by e-mail or a special announcement placed on the Website.

From General Users. MSNA does not collect any personal information from Members browsing its Website. Only aggregate data -- such as the number of hits per page -- are collected. Aggregate data are only used for internal and marketing purposes and do not provide any personally identifying information.

From MSNA’s Members, Conference Registrants, and Other Visitors. To gain access to members-only resources and personalization features on www.MSNA.org, members and other users are asked to register and provide some limited information. This information is submitted voluntarily. MSNA asks Members to provide their name, member number (for Members), organization name, business phone, and e-mail. Similar information may be submitted to MSNA through membership applications, conference or seminar registration, information area subscriptions, and contest or survey registrations. Additionally, for some e-mails sent in HTML format by MSNA to its Members through its listservs and electronic newsletters, we will collect specific information regarding what the recipient does with that email. For those emails, MSNA will monitor whether a recipient subsequently clicks through to links provided in the message. Other information collected through this tracking feature includes: email address of a user, the date and time of the user's "click," a message number, name of the list from which the message was sent, tracking URL number and destination page. MSNA only uses this information to enhance the distribution of its services, products (such as conferences and seminars) to its Members. This information is not sold or distributed in any other manner. 

How Does MSNA Use Data Collected?

MSNA uses information voluntarily submitted by members and other customers in the following ways:

MSNA Member Services and Products. Generally, MSNA uses data collected to improve its own web content; to respond to visitors' interests, needs and preferences; and to develop new products and services.

Disclosures to Third Parties. MSNA also makes member contact information available through the MSNA Membership Directory to consumers who visit the Website, other members using its Website and to those who register for its conferences.

Consent to Use Personal Information. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act(s) 1984 and 1998 (as applicable), MSNA or its agents must store, host and otherwise process the information (including personal data) supplied by the User when registering for this Website. MSNA may send such data outside the European Economic Area for processing. If you reside in the European Union, please indicate your consent that the personal information you have provided may be transferred and stored in countries outside of the EU, including the United States. User supplies as defined above when registering for the web site in order to allow MSNA (or its designated agents) to use the information to send the User unsolicited direct mail advertisements, promotions, and solicitations for third parties' products and services.

Credit Card Account Information. MSNA does not disclose credit card account information provided by its Members.. When Members choose to pay using their credit cards, MSNA submits the information needed to obtain payment to its clearinghouse partner, Nova Information Systems.

How Does MSNA Use Cookies?

Cookies are small files of data that reside on your computer; they allow MSNA to recognize you as a member when you return to the MSNA site using the same computer and web browser. . MSNA uses cookies only to facilitate automated activity, store and track passwords, determine appropriate solicitations, and review navigation patterns. When you log onto the MSNA site, we transmit a “session cookie” to your computer by entering your e-mail address and password. The use of the cookies enables the system to recognize you if you visit multiple pages of the Website during the same session so you don’t need to re-enter your password. Once you log out of the MSNA site and close your browser, these “per-session” cookies expire and will no longer have any effect.

Cookies are not used to disseminate significant information about Users over the Internet or to analyze any information that Members have knowingly or unknowingly provided. When a Member registers, the system will ask whether the Member approves of the attachment of a cookie. Members may instruct their Internet browsers to opt out of accepting a "persistent" cookie (one that is stored for future use) and rather accept only a "per-session" cookie, but will need to login each time they visit the site to enjoy the full benefits. If the user declines the attachment of any cookie, the user may not have access to the full benefits of the website. Registration enables the site to better determine members' interest areas and provide the most relevant information.

What Privacy Issues Arise With Links To Other Sites?

This Website contains links to other web sites. MSNA has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of such sites.

What Means Of Redress Are Available?

If any Member suspects MSNA has handled its personal information in a manner that does not comply with this privacy statement, please contact us by e-mailing to theteam@msnainc.org or by calling 212-896-3946.

Security

How do I know www.msnainc.org is a secure site?
MSNA uses state-of-the-art technology to ensure that your member information is managed with high standards of information security. The storage of your credit card information is done in an encrypted form on a separate server not connected to the Internet.   The ordering area of our site protects your personal and financial information this way before the information is sent and is referred to as “secure.”

Does www.msnainc.org use SSL technology?
Yes. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology is the gold standard in Internet encryption. This highly sophisticated system scrambles your financial data as it travels from your computer to our Web site, making it useless to anyone but MSNA.

How do I know when I am in secure mode?
If you look at the Web site address in your browser window, non-secure sections of our site begin with “http://.” When you move to a secure area, the address changes to “https://”; the “s” means secure. You'll also see a lock displayed in the lower right-hand corner.