Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our members and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you interact with our website or become a member of our organization.

By using our website or submitting your information to us, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

When you contact us or sign up through our website, we may collect:

  • • Your name

  • • Your email address

  • • Billing/payment information, as needed

Information Collected Through Wild Apricot

We use Wild Apricot, a third-party membership management platform, to process memberships, event registrations, and merchandise purchases. Through Wild Apricot, we may collect additional information such as your mailing address, phone number, and payment information. Wild Apricot's handling of your data is governed by their own privacy policy, which we encourage you to review at wildapricot.com.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This is done through basic analytics tools such as Google Analytics. Please note that the information automatically collected does not directly identify you, the website visitor, unless otherwise described herein.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • • To process and manage your membership

  • • To register you for events and process merchandise orders

  • • To communicate with you about events, news, and organizational updates

  • • To respond to your inquiries

  • • To improve our website and member experience

  • • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provided your information

4. Sharing of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • • With sponsors and partners of Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield for purposes related to events, membership benefits, or organizational activities

  • • With Wild Apricot and other service providers who assist us in operating our website and delivering services to you

  • • When required by law, court order, or governmental authority

  • • To protect the rights, property, or safety of our organization, members, or others

We take reasonable steps to ensure that any third parties with whom we share information handle it responsibly.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies and basic analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of our website. For more information on how Google Analytics collects and processes data, please visit google.com/policies/privacy/partners.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

8. Your Rights and Choices

You may contact us at any time to:

  • • Request access to the personal information we hold about you

  • • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • • Request that we delete your personal information, subject to any legal obligations

  • • Opt out of receiving promotional communications from us

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at admin@springfieldyps.com.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield

Email: admin@springfieldyps.com