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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Effective January 1, 2008

Meeting Professionals Network (MPN) is a non-profit organization that provides support for independent meeting and event planners. This privacy policy covers the site www.meetingprofessionalsnetwork.com and discloses Meeting Professionals Network practices regarding information collected from users of its Website.

What personally identifiable information MPN collects
What personally identifiable information third parties collect through the Web site
What organization collects the information
How MPN uses the information
With whom MPN may share user information
What choices are available to users regarding collection, use, and distribution of the information
What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under MPN control
How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information

If users have questions or concerns regarding this document, they can contact Meeting Professionals Network Web Manager at:

Meeting Professionals Network Web Manager
Meeting Professionals Network
1350 Center Drive
Suite 100
Atlanta, Georgia 30338
770-399-3190
info@meetingprofessionalsnetwork.com

Information Collection and Use

Information Collection

MPN is the sole owner of the information collected on www.meetingprofessionalsnetwork.com. MPN collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site.

Publication Orders

We request information from the user on our Contact Us, Request for Information, and Request for Proposal form. A user must provide contact information (such as name, email, and address). This information is used only by Meeting Professionals Network to follow up on information requested or to provide additional information or scheduled updates.

Newsletter sign up page

We request information from the user on our Newsletter Sign up page. A user may provide their name, email to receive news and other information via email. If a user wishes to subscribe to any of our electronic newsletters, we require only an email address.

Information Use

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. To find more information about cookies, if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer as your browser, visit the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.htm?RLD=291 or if you are using Netscape Navigator as your browser, visit the Netscape Web site at http://home.netscape.com/security/basics/privacy.html#cookies

Log Files

Like most standard Web site servers, we use log files. This includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Communications From the Site

If a user wishes to subscribe to any of our electronic newsletters, we require only an email address. Out of respect for our users' privacy, we provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the "Choice" and "Opt-out" sections.

Information Sharing Legal Disclaimer

Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process served on our Web site.

Choice/Opt-out

Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for information.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletters and/or promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to the message with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of the email, or by sending an email to MPN's Web Manager, info@meetingprofessionalsnetwork.com, identifying which communication(s) the user is subscribed to, and indicating the email address(es) to be removed from the email list(s). We also offer opt-out mechanisms at the bottom of each such message. Users may also unsubscribe from email lists by contacting MPN's Web Manager by phone or postal mail using the contact information listed below.

Links

This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that MPN is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy policies of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Security

This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line. If users have any questions about the security at our Web site, users can send an email to info@meetingprofessionalsnetwork.com.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information

If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email, or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update, or delete/deactivate users' personally identifiable information. This can usually be done by emailing us at info@meetingprofessionalsnetwork.com, or by contacting us via telephone or postal mail using the contact information listed below.

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy policy [http://www.meetingprofessionalsnetwork.com/privacy.php] and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, then we will notify users by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.

Contact Information

If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact Meeting Consultants' Web Manager at:

Meeting Professionals Network Web Manager
Meeting Professionals Network
1350 Center Drive
Suite 100

Atlanta, Georgia 30338
770-399-3199
info@meetingprofessionalsnetwork.com