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www.ieee.org Privacy Policy
This security and privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") constitutes a part of the Terms & Conditions ("Terms and Conditions") of the IEEE Web Site, which governs your use of this Site.The Terms and Conditions, including this Privacy Policy, may be amended by the IEEE at any time by posting the amended Terms and Conditions on this Site.The Terms and Conditions were last amended on 21 December 2001.
In addition to this Privacy Policy,
certain IEEE services on or accessible from this
Site have Supplemental Terms that will
govern your use of such services. These also
form a part of the Terms and Conditions
and govern your use of such services.
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Credit Card Transactions
For your protection, we have taken a number of steps to maximize the security of financial transactions that are accepted on the IEEE Web Site. Credit Card processing is accomplished using secure processing services. Your entry of credit card information is encrypted when transmitted in secure mode. If you are behind a firewall, the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) feature of your browser and the processing of the credit card may be blocked. In this case, you have the option of credit card processing without SSL by selecting the "Non-Secure" feature on the screen -- the choice is up to you. If for any reason,
you still feel uncomfortable submitting your
credit card over the Internet, you can mail your
form to us. |
Using Encryption
In certain transactions you are given the option of running in a secure (SSL) mode or unsecure mode. In cases where a firewall is causing a situation that cannot be corrected, the use of the unsecure mode is given. The unsecure mode is used by you at your own risk. In addition, there are constantly changing restrictions in the use of encryption software and schemes that are used in various countries. The use of appropriate software and encryption options are your responsibility, and the IEEE assumes no risk or liability in ensuring your compliance to local law.
REGARDLESS OF THE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
BY YOU OR BY THE IEEE, "PERFECT SECURITY" DOES
NOT EXIST ON THE INTERNET. THE IEEE CANNOT
ENSURE OR WARRANT THE SECURITY OF ANY
INFORMATION YOU TRANSMIT TO THIS SITE OR THE
IEEE, AND YOU TRANSMIT SUCH INFORMATION AT
YOUR OWN RISK. Information We Collect From You, How We Use the Information and Opt-out Choices There are a number of areas in the IEEE Web Site where we ask for and collect information about you, including personally identifiable information. Where we do, it is in order to serve you better, or is necessary to accomplish the service you are requesting. Examples include membership information (which may include name, address, email, telephone number and educational and professional experience information), security identifiers, shipping information, and product purchase information stored in online shopping carts. Information provided to this Site is processed and stored on computers in various countries, including the United States. Membership information is used both in the IEEE mailing lists (which also includes lists provided to technical and geographical units of the IEEE (for example, societies and sections)) and in the IEEE Membership Directory. From time to time, to better serve our members and to supplement member dues, the IEEE mailing list, in part or as a whole, is released to other engineering and carefully selected third party organizations to provide you with information on technical products and services related to your profession, or that we otherwise believe is useful to our members. In addition, the mailing lists may be used in connection with informing you about IEEE services, products, conferences, meetings and events. You may instruct us to not share information about you in the IEEE mailing lists with third parties by indicating this preference on your membership application when you join the IEEE, on your renewal form when you renew your membership, or by sending an email to us at mailingopt-out@ieee.org and including your name and IEEE member number for identification purposes. Your choice to opt-out of third party mailings is effective until the next annual renewal date and you must select the mailing lists opt-out option on your renewal form to keep the opt-out in effect. The IEEE Membership Directory, printed annually and available for sale to IEEE members and others, contains each member's, name, mailing address (home or business), IEEE grade progression, title (if applicable), company (if applicable), telephone number and email (if applicable) . All members' names and member grades are always listed in the Directory. You may choose to limit the information listed in the next printing of the Directory to only your name and member grade by emailing us at directoryopt-out@ieee.org and including your name and IEEE member number for identification purposes. This opt-out must also be renewed annually with your membership renewal to remain in effect. Security identifiers are not disclosed to third parties or affiliated persons or entities.Shipping information (except membership information as noted above) and product purchase information stored in online shopping carts is not disclosed except in connection with the fulfillment and processing of your orders and requests All IEEE Financial
Advantage Program services, except for IEEE Travel
Services, are provided by third parties and not by
the IEEE. When you provide information about
yourself in connection with these services and
products, you are providing this information to
third party service providers and not to the
IEEE.The terms of those products and services and
the use of all information provided by you to them
in connection with such products and services are
governed by the privacy policies and practices of
such third party service providers.Information you
provide to IEEE Travel Services is provided to
travel carriers and service providers in order to
fulfill your travel-related requests.Their use of
that information is governed by their privacy
policies, not the IEEE's. |
Use of "Cookies"
Cookies are implemented in various parts of the IEEE Site, such as the Electronic Catalog. In most instances, the use of Cookies is discretionary by you, and declining Cookies will usually result only in loss of certain conveniences such as session continuity and re-authentication during current or future sessions. Various types of Persistent and Per-Session (Transient) Cookies may be used with any one service, and their implementations, behaviors, and effects will vary. Most IEEE sites using Cookies have specific statements on their use as part of their Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQ") section. It is the policy of the IEEE that Cookies do not carry any of your personal information (name, email address, credit card, etc.) nor identification/password-type data that allows access to such personal information on IEEE servers. All personal, transaction, and security rights are housed on secure IEEE servers, and follow the policy described in the "Information We Collect From You and How We Use the Information" section above. |
General IEEE Web Server Security
All of the IEEE Web servers throughout the main network are registered through Verisign as secure servers using industry-standard certificate techniques. This enables all communication between our servers to be verified when services are requested between our computers. All of the personal information collected from you on the Site, including names, addresses, are stored behind a "firewall," and defenses have been erected to seek to enhance the protection of your information from outside attack by hackers and curious visitors. |
Personal Protection of Your Access Rights and Authentication
There is a common registration process that allows you to receive your "IEEE Web Account." The registration involves the use of your membership number, a registration PIN number, and your subsequent choice of a unique user name and password. See the IEEE Web Account Site for more information on this service. The user name and
password will be used to authenticate you when you
enter privileged services that are offered by the
IEEE. After authentication, the service being
requested will be allowed based on your current
status in the IEEE, Societies, or specific
electronic services for which you have
signed-up. |
Links to Third Parties
This Site contains links to other sites. The IEEE is not responsible for the terms or privacy practices of such other sites and you should read their terms and privacy policy carefully before using them. |
Legal Requests
The IEEE cooperates with law enforcement
inquiries, as well as other third parties, to
enforce laws. We can (and you authorize us to)
disclose any information about you to law
enforcement or other government officials as we,
in our sole discretion, believe necessary or
appropriate, in connection with an investigation
of fraud, intellectual property infringements, or
other activity that is illegal or may expose us,
service or content providers we work with, or you to
possible legal liability. |
Questions
Please email us at member-comments@ieee.org with any questions you have about our Privacy Policy or Terms and Conditions. |