Privacy Policy
IBEW 11 is committed to Internet privacy as demonstrated by the policies set forth herein. Please recognize that IBEW 11 may, in its sole discretion, modify these policies from time to time by updating this posting, so we encourage you to check this page each time you revisit our applications or websites. Your continued use of our applications or websites following any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes. The date of the latest revision will be listed below so you will know if the policies have changed since you last accessed our website.
Your use of applications or websites indicates your acceptance to be bound by the provisions of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use in effect as of the date of your use. If you do not accept these terms, do not use our websites.
The terms you and User as used herein refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing this website for any reason.
Mobile App and Website Usage; Information Collection
When you visit one of the IBEW 11 applications or websites, we automatically obtain information about your usage, including, for example, the name of your Internet service provider, the browser and type of computer that you are using, the website that referred you to us, the pages you view and the date and time of those page views. We use this information on an aggregate basis to gather data about activity on our websites, which we use to improve the usefulness of our websites. We do not use this information on any kind of individual basis. We do not collect or store personally identifiable information, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address or phone number, unless you provide that information.
Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
IBEW 11 provides opportunities for you to provide your contact information in order to engage in IBEW 11 activities such as online activism, to place orders for products or services, to correspond with IBEW 11 local or to submit a testimonial (i.e., share your story). Any information we collect, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address, type of request you are making and any additional information you provide, is collected and stored by IBEW 11. The information is used to fulfill your request and track aggregate information about usage of these features.
IBEW 11 makes every effort to ensure the secure collection and transmission of your sensitive information using different industry-accepted data collection and encryption methodologies, including SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).
IBEW 11 does not sell your personal information to any third party.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data that is stored on a users hard drive that contains information about that user. IBEW 11 uses cookies to pre-populate data that you have previously supplied on our website so that you do not need to re-enter such information. We also use cookies to measure aggregate Web statistics such as collecting the number of users to our sites, the number of repeat users and the most popular web pages.
IBEW 11 Sharing and Use of Personally Identifiable Information
The personal information that we collect on the application and website helps us to efficiently and effectively represent union members, to pursue our advocacy agenda and to provide valuable member benefits.
We will use your phone and e-mail address to communicate with you about our activities and offerings, unless you opt-out from receiving such messages. We also will use your phone to send you push notifications for administrative purposes, such as notifying you of major website changes, sending messages related to actions you have taken on the site or for customer service purposes. Although we hope youll find these communications informative and useful, you may opt out of receiving future information via e-mail by using the unsubscribe procedures described below and opt out of push notification on the settings on your mobile phone.
When you send e-mail or other communications to us, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.
We use both your personally identifying information and certain non-personally identifying information (such as anonymous usage data, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality of your user experience and the design of the website and to create new features, functionality and services by storing, tracking and analyzing user behavior, preferences, trends and actions.
Text Messages
We also provide an opportunity for users to sign up on our apps and websites to receive text messages from us about issues that may be of importance to them. You only receive mobile texts if you check a box indicating interest in mobile alerts or take some other action to specifically opt in. Depending on an individuals phone plan, message and data rates may apply for text messages. We never share or sell the mobile numbers we collect.
Opting Out of E-Mail Lists
People who subscribe to e-mail lists via the website will receive periodic updates from IBEW 11 by regular mail, push notifications, fax or e-mail. You may opt out of receiving future information via e-mail by using the unsubscribe procedure specified on the e-mail messages you receive.
Special Notice to Parents
We want to help you guard your childrens privacy. We encourage you to speak with your children about safe and responsible use of their personal information while using the Internet. IBEW 11 does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under thirteen (13).
Financial Information and Payments
You may be able to purchase items or donate money through our mobile applications and websites. These payments may be made through third party providers such as Paypal or Wufoo. Though IBEW 11 makes every effort to only partner with reputable vendors, IBEW 11 is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of those third parties. We encourage our users to review the Privacy Policies of those third parties before completing any transactions.
Security
IBEW 11 has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information within our control. These measures include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
Please recognize that if you send us an e-mail, the information contained in the e-mail is not secure against interception. So if your communication includes sensitive information, such as your credit card information or Social Security number, and you prefer not to use one of our secure online forms, contact us by mail or by telephone rather than by e-mail.
Corrections/Updating Personal Information
If your personal information changes (such as your ZIP code), or if you wish to have your information removed from our database, contact us and we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that personal data provided to us.
It is important to note that we periodically receive routine updates to our database records from local unions. If you are a IBEW 11 member and have requested personal information changes, please also alert your local union of any change. Failure to do so may result in your requested changes being overwritten by a subsequent routine update from your local union.
Links to Other Websites
Our applications and websites may contain links to other sites. IBEW 11 is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content on such sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy policies of each website that they visit that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through the IBEW 11 application.
Disclaimer
Opinions expressed here and in any corresponding comments are the personal opinions of the original authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the IBEW 11.
This Privacy Policy is made effective as of July 6, 2023.