The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is a national non-profit organization, which recognizes the importance of protecting personal information and the individual’s right to privacy. Thus, we are dedicated to maintaining high standards of confidentiality regarding the information provided to us. This Privacy Policy has been prepared to affirm our commitment to maintaining the privacy of our members, partners and customers.

Protection of Information

We have put in place reasonable commercial standards of technology security and operations to protect all information provided by the companies against unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or unauthorized destruction.

How do we use your information?

Subject to the provision of applicable laws, any information you submit to APHL will not be used in any manner to which you have not consented. APHL collects a limited amount of personally identifiable information voluntarily provided by users of this site and is used for providing products and services to you, operating the association, meeting legal and contractual obligations and running meetings and conferences. APHL does not sell, lease or otherwise distribute its members’, partners’ or customers’ email or private information to third parties. However, information collected through the site may be shared with third parties that provide services on behalf of the site, such as credit card processors. Third parties may use the data only for the purpose for which it was intended. The site collects cookies when visitors register as an authorized user or sign up for training or other programs.

Subscribers to APHL electronic publications are always free to opt-out of receiving e-publications or to opt-in to add new publications. You can always unsubscribe by clicking the unsubscribe button on a publication or by contacting us at info@aphl.org.

If you would rather be removed from our database, please contact us at info@aphl.org. Please note, if a financial transaction exists between you and APHL (meeting registration, membership dues, etc.) certain information related to any transactions must be retained.

Changes to our Privacy Statement

Subject to the provision of applicable laws, we may amend this privacy statement from time to time. If we make changes to this statement, we will amend the revision date on the bottom of the page.

Disclaimer

The APHL websites link to other sites in order to connect users with related programs, events, publications and other services. APHL cannot warrant, nor does it assume responsibility for, the privacy practices of other websites. When registering for programs or other services where APHL is not the sole sponsor and provider, visitors should check the partner’s privacy practices. By using APHL’s websites, you consent to this Privacy Policy.

Questions

If you have questions or concerns about this policy, please contact admin.sp@aphl.org. We will treat all privacy concerns seriously within a reasonable timeframe and get back to you as soon as possible.