American Society of Criminology General Data Privacy Policy

This privacy policy will explain how our organization, American Society of Criminology (ASC), uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website. Although ASC takes the privacy of all our website visitors seriously and we treat everyone’s data the same, the specific data protection rights outlined below apply to individuals who reside in the European Union. For more information about the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, please visit https://eugdpr.org/.

What data do we collect?

ASC collects the following data:

Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, etc.)
Optional demographic and employment information
Usernames and passwords
Payment information, such as a credit card number (Note that ASC is PCI compliant.)
Email preferences
Purchases

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide ASC with the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

Voluntarily become a member or register for our Annual Meeting, or complete any form for payment of services, including but not limited to the Employment Exchange, or donations.
Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

How will we use your data?

ASC collects your data so that we can:

Provide membership services, including: mailing of journals, newsletters. (This requires us to share your mailing information with other entities, such as our publisher, for the specific use of mailing said publications.); emails pertaining to ASC itself, your membership, the Annual Meeting, etc., if you agree in your email settings; membership directory – you have the option of choosing what information appears or if your name should appear at all.
Process any orders and manage your account, including membership payments, Annual Meeting registrations, donations, Employment Exchange job posts.
If you agree in your membership settings, ASC occasionally provides your mailing address to interested external entities, usually publishers.
We may share your contact information with the Executive Board of ASC upon request.
We share your contact information with any of ASC’s Divisions that you may be a part of for their specific use as it pertains to your membership

What are your data protection rights?

ASC would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request ASC for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service. It is also accessible by logging in to your account on the ASC website.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that ASC correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request ASC to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that ASC erase your personal data, with the understanding that we may not be able to provide any benefits you may otherwise be entitled to as a member.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that ASC restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to ASC’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that ASC transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: asc@asc41.org.

Call us at: (614) 826-2000

Or write to us: 921 Chatham Lane, Ste. 108, Columbus, OH 43221, United States

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

ASC uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

Keeping you signed in
Understanding how you use our website
Collect the data you submit via forms, using that data for the specified purpose of those forms and keeping data as needed only for accounting purposes and direct communications between ASC and you.

ASC does not monetize your data in the way a Facebook site does, for example, by targeting ads within your website based upon collected data, nor is your data made available to third parties without your consent.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

Functionality – ASC uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The ASC website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

ASC keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on August 9, 2019.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Our Company’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: asc@asc41.org.