PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to the official website Terms of Use & Privacy Policy of the South Florida Manufacturers Association (SFMA), hereinafter referred to as the “Website.” Protecting your privacy is a paramount priority for us at SFMA. This Privacy Policy is intended to help you understand how we gather, employ, and shield your personal information when you utilize our Website.

The ensuing terms and conditions, along with the privacy policy (collectively, the “Terms”), establish a binding agreement for the utilization of the website located at www.sfma.org (the “Website”). By accessing or engaging with this Website in any manner, you acknowledge and agree to be contractually bound by these Terms. Your affirmative action of utilizing this Website and/or registering on the Website constitutes your electronic endorsement of these Terms.

Parties. The parties to these Terms encompass yourself and the proprietor and operator of this Website: [South Florida Manufacturers Association.], a 501c6 corporation incorporated in Florida, henceforth referred to as “SFMA.” Any mentions of “we,” “us,” or “this Website” shall be interpreted as denoting SFMA.

Modification of Terms. We retain the authority to revise these Terms at our discretion, with no advance notification, by publishing updated Terms that are consistently accessible via the “Terms of Use” link on the homepage of this Website. Your ongoing use of this Website signifies your consent to the revised Terms. It is advisable to periodically review these Terms through this link for potential updates. Periodically, we may also introduce supplementary guidelines and regulations pertaining to the utilization of our Website. Any issuance of such supplementary information will be communicated on the Website. By utilizing our Website, you concur to abide by any such supplementary guidelines and rules.

Information We Collect. We may collect the following categories of personal information when you visit the Website:

Contact Information: This includes your name, email address, postal address, and phone number.
Account Information: If you create an account on our Website, we may collect your username, password, and other account-related information.

User Content: Any content you submit to the Website, such as reviews, comments, or messages, may be collected and associated with your account.

Automatically Collected Information. When you use our Website, we may collect certain information automatically, including:

IP Address: Your IP address, browser type, and operating system.

Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior, preferences, and patterns.

Data Sharing and Disclosure. We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties, only when deemed appropriate for the SFMA to carry on business functions:

Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating, maintaining, and improving the Website, but to that extent, no data is shared with third parties who are not assisting us in operating, maintaining, and improving the Website.
Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners for marketing and promotional purposes, but to that extent, no data is shared with third parties who are not assisting us for marketing and promotional purposes.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

Collection of Personally Identifiable Information. When a person subscribes to our newsletters, news updates and information, submits a request for contact, or registers for an event, we may collect certain categories of personally identifiable information. For example, we may collect the following categories of Personally Identifiable Information: (i) contact information, such as your name, physical address, an email address, and phone number; and (ii) any information you voluntarily provide to us when you choose to use some of this Website’s interactive tools and services, when available.

  • We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
  • To provide and enhance our services.
  • To process orders, payments, and transactions.
  • To communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries and sending you updates and notifications.
  • To personalize your experience on the Website.
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.

What Personally identifiable Information We Don’t Share. The SFMA does not engage in any practice of actively supplying membership lists to any third party (other than indicated above with Service Providers and Business Partners) and does not share the contact information of members, such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails.

Cookies. Similar to many other websites, this Website utilizes “cookies” (information stored on your computer at our request, via your browser). These cookies facilitate the Website in recognizing you, making your navigation more convenient and efficient. You have the option to disable cookies at your discretion and expense. It’s important to note that by disabling cookies, you might not be able to access the full array of features offered on this Website.

We maintain the right to employ cookies for the collection of demographic and profile data with the aim of enhancing the content of this Website. It’s imperative to understand that we do not store personal or sensitive information within our cookies. Advertisers, if present on our Website, may also employ cookies, but it’s essential to clarify that we do not have access to the data obtained from cookies used on other websites.

Ownership. The material and content made available on this Website are safeguarded by the law, encompassing, but not confined to, United States copyright law and international agreements. The copyrights associated with the content on this Website are either owned by or licensed to SFMA. Apart from the limited rights stipulated above, all other rights are expressly retained. All trademarks are the rightful possessions of their respective owners. It is prohibited to replicate, modify, disseminate, download, exhibit, transfer, publish, erase, or attempt any of the aforementioned actions concerning any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property found on this Website or within any content linked to the services we furnish.

Changes to this Privacy Policy. Periodically, we may revise this Privacy Policy to account for alterations in our procedures or for other operational, legal, or regulatory grounds. We will apprise you of any substantial adjustments through the Website or alternative means.

Contact Us. If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at info@sfma.org.

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data. We encourage you to take steps to protect your personal information.