TEAMSTERS LOCAL 396 PRIVACY POLICY
Teamsters Local 396 (“Local 396”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our members. The following Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains Local 396’s policies with regard to collection, use, disclosure, and protection of your personal identifying information that you provide when visiting the Local 396 website. “You” is defined as being a member of Teamsters Local 396. This Privacy Policy is effective August 2023.
Information Collected
There are two types of data that may be collected at any time through use of the Local 396 website or other means related to communications with Local 396. These are Personal Data and Usage Data.
Personal Data is data that identifies an individual either directly or indirectly and may include: name, physical address, email address, phone number, fax number, social security number, tax identification information, earnings, and any other information that may be used to verify your identity. When you submit Personal Data to Local 396 you are consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of such information for the purposes outlined in this Policy.
Usage Data is information collected regarding your use of the site but is not used to personally identify you. This type of data may include IP address, browser type, which pages on the Local 396 site you visited, the time and date you accessed pages on the website, the state or country from which you access our services, and any other information related to your interaction with our website.
Use of Information Collected
Local 396 uses your Personal Data to communicate with you, respond to requests you submit, ensure the smooth and effective administration of training, and aggregate results from training.
Personal Data may be shared in response to: court orders, subpoenas, other legal processes, to defend against legal claims, or as otherwise required by law.
It is Local 396’s policy not to sell any Personal Data. Local 396 only provides Personal Data to any third party when required by law, regulation, or under court order.
Local 396 uses your Usage Data for internal purposes to optimize the website by improving the content and features available. Understanding how Local 396 website users interact with the site will help us to create a better user experience. User Data may be shared with Service Providers for administrative, analytical, research, optimization, security or other purposes, but no such information will be linked to Personal Data or be used to identify or contact you.
California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) Requirement
Several internet browsers provide a Do Not Track feature which when enabled allows internet users to keep their Usage Data private. Even if the Do Not Track feature is activated on your browser, Local 396 may still collect Usage Data browser through the use of cookies or other technologies on the website. At this time, we do not respond to Do Not Track browser settings. Under CalOPPA, you have the right to know what types of data is collected about you and what information is shared with third parties. You may request to review and delete personally identifiable information. We do not sell Personal Data to third parties.
Security
Local 396 takes commercially reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational precautions to protect your Personal Data against loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please remember that no transmission of data over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while Local 396 strives to protect your Personal Data, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us or from us, and you do so at your own risk.
In addition, while Local 396 takes commercially reasonable steps to govern our Service Providers' use and protection of your Personal Data, we ultimately have no control over and are not responsible for the privacy practices of such parties.
Cookies
To improve your user experience, Local 396 may use cookies, web beacons or similar tracking technologies. These "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Most web browsers automatically accept Cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies. However, declining Cookies may make certain features of the Website unavailable to you. By using Local 396’s website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy, which permits us to use cookies every time you visit our Website. As noted, we never sell personal information.
Minors
Local 396 will never knowingly collect or solicit Personal Data directly from anyone under the age of 18. If you are under 18, please do not send any information about yourself to Local 396, including name, address, phone number, or email address. If information has been inadvertently collected, if you believe that to be the case, please contact us. Parents have a right to review the information we have collected about their children, tell Local 396 to delete it, or tell Local 396 to stop collecting their child’s data. Minors’ Personal Data will be used in compliance with this Privacy Policy and only for compliance with any contractual obligation or court order. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor and feel that their Personal Information was incorrectly provided to us please notify us at [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS], and we will take steps to delete all Personal Data associated with the minor as quickly as possible.
Links to Third Party Websites
Local 396’s website may contain links to third party websites to which we have no affiliation. Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we do not share your Personal Data with those websites and are not responsible for the privacy policies of any other website or its management of Personal Data. As noted, we never sell personal information.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Local 396 may change this Privacy Policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. We may notify you by email or on our website of changes to the Privacy Policy.
Contact
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at comm@local396.net with “Privacy” in the subject of your email.
If you are a member and would like Local 396 to delete your Personal Data, please contact comm@local396.net with “Privacy” in the subject of your email. However, please note that we require some Personal Data in order to aggregate data and improve our website and without such Personal Data, Local 396 will be unable to do so.
If you are a Parent or Legal Guardian with questions or comments regarding a minor or Member, please contact us at comm@local396.net with “Inquiry: Minor” in the subject of your email.