Privacy Policy

The African American Alumni Organization (AAAO) respects your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This privacy policy provides an understanding of how AAAO collects, uses, communicates, discloses, and otherwise make use of personal information:
  

• We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.  This includes all data provided by the Pennsylvania State University and the Penn State Alumni Association.   
• Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
• We will collect and use personal information solely for fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other ancillary purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
  
• Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
• We will protect personal information by using reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
• We will make readily available to interested parties all information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
  
• We will only retain personal information for as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.

  
AAAO is committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained. We may update this privacy policy without notice to incorporate new privacy regulations.