Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how the Academy of Marketing [“Academy”] uses and protects any information that you give the Academy.

The Academy is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

The Academy may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 24th July 2009.

What we collect
We may collect the following information:

name and job title
contact information including email address
demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
other information relevant to the activities of the Academy

What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

Internal record keeping.
We may use the information to improve our products and services.
We may periodically send you emails about Academy activities, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided (Please see our communications policy below).

We may contact you by email or mail.

Communications

The Academy of Marketing uses email to contact its members with relevant information which forms part of the package of membership benefits. This takes the form of one monthly e-Bulletin, Academy of Marketing announcements, and occasionally the Academy will sanction the sending of other important notices deemed to be of value to members. Academy communications, including email communications and the newsletter, may contain information from third parties which the Academy considers relevant and of interest to members, for example, job opportunities, calls for papers, information about marketing related events etc. The Academy uses MailChimp (www.mailchimp.com) to send out the e-Bulletin and member emails, and usage and tracking information for these emails may be collected to help us improve our services to members.

A member can opt out of receiving email messages at any time by contacting the office on admin@academyofmarketing.org and full details are also in each email message the Academy sends out.

We do not sell or trade personal data collected by the Academy of Marketing to third party organisations.

Please note that the Academy does not accept any liability in relation to any site or the content of any site to which a link is made from this site, and that such sites will have their own privacy and data collection practices.

Special Interest Groups: If you have registered that you wish to join any of the Academy of Marketing’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs), your contact details may be passed to that SIG and vice versa. This will enable the SIG to contact you about their activities. You can opt out of this communication at any time by contacting the office on admin@academyofmarketing.org, or the relevant SIG chair.

How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

Cookies are also used to maintain the user's session on the site, for example, to keep track of being logged in to the Members part of the site.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information
The Academy of Marketing is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998

Disclosure
We will not disclose your information without your consent unless required to do so in the following circumstances:

We consider it necessary to enforce or apply our terms of membership; to investigate illegal activities, or to protect our rights or those of our users.
We are required to do so for legal reasons
If the Academy of Marketing or this website is acquired by or transferred to another organisation

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Academy of Marketing Admin Office, 23 Millig Street, Helensburgh, Argyll, G84 9LD, UK Email: admin@academyofmarketing.org

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

By using this website you consent to the collection and use of the data you provide. Please also see our terms and conditions.

Change and access to data
You may contact us at any time to change your data, or to unsubscribe from any email list you have joined.
Contact info: Academy of Marketing Admin Office, 23 Millig Street, Helensburgh, Argyll, G84 9LD, UK Email: admin@academyofmarketing.org.

Accessibility
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