This site is owned and operated exclusively by the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (“AAAA”). AAAA recognizes that our relationship with you is based on integrity and trust. We work hard to maintain your privacy. We are very careful to preserve the private nature of our relationship with you. We take our responsibility to protect your personal information very seriously.
About this Notice
This notice tells you how we collect, handle and disclose personal information about you and about prospective placing parents and how you can limit this disclosure.
Security of Personal Information
We do not share any personal information about our participants, former participants, or prospective placing parents unless authorized by the participant or the prospective placing parent or as permitted by law. We train our employees in the proper handling of personal information of participants and prospective placing parents.
Personal Information We Collect and May Disclose
The personal information we collect about you and about prospective placing parents comes from the following sources:
- Information we receive from you, such as your name, address and telephone number when you register as a participant on our site or fill out a form;
- Information we receive from you, such as the name and address of a prospective placing parent;
- Information about your subscription activities;
We may disclose any of the above information that we collect to affiliates and nonaffiliated third parties as described below.
The term “personal information”, as used in this notice means information that identifies you personally. We may use information that does not personally identify you to help manage our business.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect form you may be used in the following ways:
- To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
- To improve customer service
- To process transactions. Your information and any information about the prospective placing parent, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your written consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased service requested by the participant.
- To send periodic e-mails. The email address you provide for order processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, in addition to receiving occasional news, updates, and related service information.
Note: If you would like to unsubscribe at any time, please notify us at admin@adoptioninformationclearinghouse.org.
Confidentiality and Security
We restrict access to personal information about you and prospective placing parents to those employees who need to know that information to provide services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with legal standards to guard your personal information and the personal information of prospective placing parents. If you decide to end your relationship with AIC, or if your account becomes inactive for some reason, we will continue to treat and safeguard your information as described in this statement.
The accuracy of your information is important to us. You have the right to access and to seek correction to your information. You also have the right to request a record of any subsequent disclosures of your information.
Do we use cookies?
We do not use cookies.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information or the personally identifiable information of prospective placing parents. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or other rights, property or safety.
Third Party Links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have absolutely no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at http://www.adoptioninformationclearinghouse.org
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our Privacy Policy and understand its terms.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page.
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