Introduction

The SWWA web site takes your right to privacy seriously, and wants you to feel comfortable using this web site. This privacy policy deals with personally identifiable information (referred to as “data”) that may be collected by this site. This policy does not apply to other entities that are not owned or controlled by the SWWA, nor to persons that are not employees or agents of the SWWA, or that are not under the SWWA’s control.

1. Collection of data

Registration of a user account on this site requires a valid e-mail address, a unique user name, and a password of your choice. You are not required to provide any other information if you do not want to. You should be aware that the user name you choose, the e-mail address you provide and other information you voluntarily provide may render you personally identifiable, and may possibly be displayed on this web site intentionally (depending on choices you make during the registration process) or unintentionally (such as, but not limited to, a successful act of intrusion by a third party). We automatically receive general information that is contained in server log files. Additionally, the IP address of all posts to forums, blogs, etc are recorded to aid in enforcing the guidelines for posting messages.

2. Use of data

Data may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this site. Efforts will be made to prevent your data being made available to third parties, unless

1. your consent is obtained,
2. a service provided on our site requires interaction with a third party or is provided by a third party
3. pursuant to legal action or law enforcement
4. it is found that your use of this site violates this policy, or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site administration to protect the SWWA’s legal rights and/or property

In the event you choose to use links that appear on this web site to visit other web sites, you are advised to read the privacy policies that appear on those sites.

3. Cookies

This web site sets and uses cookies to enhance your user experience, such as retaining your personal settings. This information is stored on your local computer. The cookies do not contain any of the information you have entered (email address, user name, etc.) but serve only to improve your viewing pleasure.

4. Editing or deleting your account information

This site provides you with the ability to edit the information in the user account that was provided to you during the registration process. You may request deletion of your user account by contacting the webmaster. Content or other information that you may have provided, and that is not contained within your user account, such as posts that may appear within forums, blogs, etc, may continue to remain on the site at the webmasters’s discretion, even though your user account is deleted.

5. Changes to this privacy policy

Changes may be made to this policy from time to time. You will be notified of substantial changes to this policy either by through the posting of a prominent announcement on the web site, and/or by a message being sent to the e-mail address you have provided.

6. NO GUARANTEES

While this privacy policy states standards for maintenance of data, and while efforts will be made to meet the said standards, the SWWA is not in a position to guarantee compliance with these standards. There may be factors beyond our control that may result in disclosure of data. Consequently, the SWWA offers no warranties or representations as regards maintenance or nondisclosure of data.

8. Contact information

If you have any questions about this policy or this web site, please feel free to contact the webmaster or the SWWA office.