• Privacy Policy & Website Use

    The privacy of our members and visitors to our web site is something that we hold in high respect. Subject to applicable laws, information you submit to this web site will be used as described in this policy. We do not retain information on our site that attempts to link personally identifiable information of individual visitors to their usage of this site. We do collect data that allows us to monitor activity on our site from your IP address to diagnose problems and monitor usage and activity on this site.

    We do gather detailed information from our site visitors as noted below:

    •    Voluntary event registrations request contact information from registrants such as name, member ID, phone and email address that is used to facilitate event registrations and database updates.
    •    Some portions of our site requests information from visitors who are submitting community events and news items for display on our web site. This information is used by the Chamber in the event we need to contact the submitter for more detailed information and to establish a chain of accountability for the information presented on the site.
    •    Our member surveys request, but do not require, that the participant enter contact information in the event they would like us to contact them for follow up.
     

    We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys.

    As noted in the Membership Application, member organizations agree that Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce may communicate with your organization about Chamber and Chamber member products, programs, discounts, sponsorships, registration deadlines, and services.  Since one of the primary goals of Chamber membership is to provide networking opportunities for our members, members further acknowledge on the Membership Application that the Searcy Chamber may share their contact information, including fax &/or email addresses, with other member organizations.

    If members do not want any or all of this contact information shared with other member organizations, they must notify the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce via email at scc@searcychamber.com or by phone at 501-268-2458 indicating that they do not want specific contact information shared with other member organizations.  Once notification is received, we will cease sharing that specified information with other member organizations.

    To the extent that visitors may participate in items on our web site such as blogs, forums, chat rooms and news groups, visitors must remember that information disclosed in these becomes public information and caution should be used in deciding personal information that is disclosed.

    For purposes of assisting our members in connecting with each other and others in the community that might have interest in using their services, the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce does make available contact information on our site for each of our member businesses.  Persons other than Chamber members will have access to this information and could send you unsolicited emails, faxes, or regular mail.

    Certain forms on our website may use cookies. Cookies are small files of data that reside on your computer and allow the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce to recognize you as a previous visitor to our website. The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce may use cookies to populate frequently used forms or to provide you with other customized viewing options for your convenience. The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce uses cookies solely to maintain personalized services throughout the website.

    Personally Identifiable Information

    The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce will only collect personally identifiable information about you on our web site based on your actions taken by you and with your knowledge through voluntary registration forms. Information included in these forms may include, and is not limited to name, company name, address, phone number, fax, email, and website.  By providing this information, you are giving us your consent to use this information in accordance with the terms and provisions of this policy. Please be aware information disclosed on any open forum hosted by the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce may allow others to collect this information and send you unsolicited items.

    If the user does not wish to share their personal information over the Internet, most transactions can be performed by phone as a way of not providing personal information electronically over the Internet.

    Non-personally Identifiable Information

    There is certain non-personally identifiable information we may collect that includes, among other things, information we automatically collect regarding your use and/or actions on our Web site. This type of information includes items such as user traffic patterns, page views on the Web site, click-through rates, & search terms that users enter our search utility. When visitors come to our site, we collect the IP address, their operating system and web browser software used. Using an IP address, which is not the same as an e-mail address, we can identify the user's Internet service provider, and based on that identification, the Chamber can approximate the geographic location of the connection.

    Non-Personally Identifiable Information allows the Chamber to determine how our web site is being used to identify popular areas of the site and assess the effectiveness of certain portions of our site.

    Credit Card Information Security

    The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce contracts with Authorize.NET, aka CyberSource, to process credit card transactions.  CyberSource is committed to privacy and security. CyberSource is compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ("PCI DSS") as a Level 1 service provider. CyberSource has been compliant with PCI DSS since its inception in 2002. PCI DSS is the bankcard industry's most stringent security standard. Examples of CyberSource's security measures include: physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards; sophisticated security monitoring tools; documented security policies; use of strong encryption for transmissions of Order Information to and from CyberSource Customers; restricted access of personally identifiable information; and, periodic security audits by third party security experts.

    Web Site & Member Posting

    Community Calendar
    Unless otherwise noted, the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce is not the sponsor or organizer of events in the Community Calendar listing and makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the content submitted by event hosts or sponsors. The submitter of an event is responsible for the accuracy of the content. In addition, the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce cannot guarantee that all events submitted will appear on our Web site.

    News / Deals & Promotions/ Jobs
    Unless otherwise noted, the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce is not the originator of news, deals, or job items listed on this Web site and makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of submitted the content contained. The submitter of a news, deals or jobs item is responsible for the accuracy of the content. In addition, the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce makes no guarantee that all news, deals or jobs submitted will appear on our Web site. The Chamber also does not make any guarantees on any products or services or pricing of these posted by any organization.

    Member Profiles
    Member Profiles are submitted by Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the content. The submitter of a member profile is responsible for the accuracy of the content. The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce cannot guarantee that profiles submitted will appear on our Web site, and we will only be able to consider profile submissions from our chamber members.

    Links
    This Site may contain links to or references to third party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. No endorsement of any third party products, services or information is expressed or implied by any information, material, or content of any third-party contained in, referred to, included on, or linked from or to this Site. Any information, data, opinions, recommendations, products, or services provided by such third parties through links to other websites or otherwise made available through their websites are solely those of such third-parties and not of the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce. Your use of such third-party websites is subject to the terms and conditions of use and the privacy policies of such websites.

    Security

    By using this site, you acknowledge that any while the Chamber has made efforts to ensure that information on this site is secure from unauthorized use, a perfect security system is not possible.  Any information that you send or enter on this site is not encrypted unless we notify you that it is encrypted. We utilize a firewall and monitor it for security.

    Notice to Parents or Guardians

    It is a parent’s responsibility to talk with their children about safe and responsible use of the Internet.

    Your Access to Information

    You are entitled to access the data we have collected about you to ensure that it is accurate; however, except through the “Members Only” portal, the Web site does not give users the option to correct, update or delete any information previously provided to us by the user. We will maintain copies of user information to the extent retained as part of our Web site's standard backup/archive process. In addition, these procedures will not remove such information that has been provided by you to, or collected from you by, the Web sites of our business partners. We are not responsible for ensuring the removal or deletion from the Web sites of our business partners of your information provided by us to our business partners as permitted by you or otherwise in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

    Legal Terms and Conditions of Use

    The information we provide on our site is a service to users as a resource, but in no way is it to be construed as a substitute for retaining experts in the fields for advice on the specific needs of your business. Always consult professional advisors and experts such as attorneys, accountants, and other professionals regarding specific actions you take with respect to any of the information on this site. Nothing on this site is intended to be legal, financial, professional, or other advice, and you the user are responsible for obtaining your own advice from your own counsel. All information on this site is for informational purposes only.

    By use of this site, you are agreeing to release the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce from all damages that may arise from that use, including, without limitation, incidental or consequential damages. By your use of our site you signify your assent to this privacy policy. If you do not assent to this privacy policy, you are not permitted to use this website. By your use of our website following posted changes to this privacy policy, you signify your assent to those changes.

    WEB SITE TERMS OF USE

    No recommendation regarding the quality of goods and services is expressed or implied. Contents of this Web site are copyrighted by the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce. No part of this Web site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise without the prior consent of the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce.

    How You May Use Our Materials

    You may download, use, and copy the materials found on the Searcy Chamber’s Web site for your personal, noncommercial use only, provided that all copies that you make of the material must bear any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice located on the site which pertain to the material being copied. Except as authorized in this paragraph, you are not being granted a license under any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property right in the material or the products, services, processes, or technology described therein. All such rights are retained by the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce and/or any third-party owner of such rights. You may not create framed links to the Searcy Chamber Web site without express written permission from The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce.

    How You May Use Our Marks

    The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce. You are not authorized to use any of the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce’s names or marks in any advertising, publicity or in any other commercial manner without the prior written consent of the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce. Requests for authorization should be made to the President.

    How We May Use Information You Provide Us

    Do not send us any confidential or proprietary information. Any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, or the like, which you send to us, will be treated as being non-confidential and nonproprietary, and you agree that any such information you choose to provide may be reproduced, used, and distributed by us for any purpose without restriction.

    Endorsements

    All product and service marks contained herein that are not The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce marks are the trademarks of their respective owners. References that we make to any names, marks, products, or services of third parties or hypertext links to third party sites or information do not necessarily constitute or imply our endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of the third party, information, product, or service.

    Content and Liability Disclaimer

    The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce is not responsible and shall not be liable for the listings or advertisements contained in its Web sites, and those listings or advertisements may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors notwithstanding our efforts to eliminate them. We do not check for licenses, with respect to licensed professions or trades, prior to publishing advertisements and we do not assume the responsibility of monitoring the use of trademarks, certifications, copyrights, or other rights of third parties. The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce may make improvements and/or changes in the products, services, and/or programs described in these materials at any time without notice. The materials on The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Web site are provided to you free of charge, "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

    IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SEARCY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL THE SEARCY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, USE, OR DATA WHETHER BROUGHT IN CONTRACT OR TORT, ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH ANY SEARCY REGIONAL  CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEB SITE OR THE USE, RELIANCE UPON OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY MATERIAL CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED FROM ANY SEARCY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEB SITE.

    Membership

    The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce will consider all applications for membership. Membership in The Searcy Regional Chamber is conditioned upon approval of the membership application by The Chamber’s Board of Directors. If you have applied for membership and membership is declined, your application fee and/or dues will be refunded to you.

    Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce Web site is operated from sites in the State of Arkansas, United States of America. We make no representation that materials found on our sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you access our sites from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with local laws. For further information on Intellectual Property matters contact The Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce’s President or Vice President.

    Contacting us

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

    Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce
    2323 South Main Searcy, Arkansas 72143
    501-268-2458
    scc@searcychamber.com

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