Effective Date: August 22, 2023
Thank you for visiting International Stability Operations Association at https://stability-operations.org/. We value your privacy and strive to protect your personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us through our website. By using our website, you consent to the terms and practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
a. Personal Information: When you use our contact form, we may collect personal information, such as your name, email address, phone number, and company name, to respond to your inquiries and provide you with the requested information or services.
b. Automatically Collected Information: Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect certain information about your device and usage of the site. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and interactions with the site. We use this data to analyze site usage, identify errors, and optimize user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
a. Contact Information: We use your provided contact information solely to respond to your inquiries, provide support, and communicate with you about our services.
b. Automatically Collected Information: The information collected through cookies and tracking technologies is used to improve our website’s performance, identify areas for enhancement, and understand user preferences to tailor our content and services accordingly.
3. Third-Party Services
a. Akismet: Our contact form utilizes the Akismet spam filtering service by Automattic Inc. The data collected through the contact form, including personal information, may be processed by Akismet to prevent spam and protect the site from malicious content. Please review the Akismet privacy policy for more information on how they handle data: https://akismet.com/privacy/.
b. Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and user behavior. Google Analytics may collect and process data about your browsing activity on our site, including your IP address. This data is anonymized and used to help us understand how visitors use our website, identify popular content, and improve the overall user experience. Google’s data usage and privacy policies can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
4. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
5. Security
We take appropriate measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that no internet transmission or electronic storage method is entirely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Business Transfers
In the event that International Stability Operations Association undergoes a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personal information may be transferred or disclosed as part of the transaction. You will be notified via email or a prominent notice on our website if such an event occurs, as well as any choices you may have regarding your information.
7. Geographic Scope
International Stability Operations Association is a small business primarily catering to other businesses in the United States. Our services and website are intended for use within the United States.
8. Updates to this Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated policy will be posted on this page with the revised “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this privacy policy or the information we hold about you, please contact us at:
International Stability Operations Association
1725 I Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006
[email protected]
703-544-4226
*Please note that this privacy policy applies solely to information collected through our website and does not cover information obtained through other means, such as offline interactions or third-party websites linked to or from our site.*
Last Updated: August 22, 2023
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.