WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY POLICY
The American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) is committed to providing a secure private environment for its website and social media users, customers, and friends to communicate and carry out transactions online. ASOR does not use illegal or misleading methods to mine public data. All data is obtained through normal business practices including, but not limited to, membership applications, online registrations, online purchases, event registrations, purchased lists, and trade shows. ASOR member data is occasionally shared with partner learned societies and other nonprofits and is sometimes rented to external vendors for bulk solicitations only.
This page summarizes our current information gathering and dissemination practices.
Mailing Address Privacy
ASOR collects names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and other information (including demographic) to contact members, conduct business, and enhance services. ASOR occasionally rents mailing addresses to advertisers for one-time use but does not release telephone numbers. ASOR maintains systems that guard against unauthorized or multiple uses of addresses.
Cookies
When a person visits our website or the ASOR Blog, a temporary cookie (or file) is used to aid navigation on our website, but the cookie is not used to collect information. ASOR does not use tracking cookies or third party cookies.
Credit Card Information
When purchasing a product or service online, users are asked to provide a credit card number to complete their transaction. ASOR does not store credit card information after the transaction is complete, however, it does maintain a reference number provided by its credit card gateway, PayPal. ASOR follows Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards for all online and paper sales, and this practice is accepted by PCI.
Email Address Privacy
Email addresses are used to correspond with individuals regarding ASOR and Membership information, to communicate with those who write for ASOR, attend our meetings or events, and with those who subscribe to ASOR journals and enewsletter(s), which may be distributed through email. You may opt out of emails by changing your profile in our email software system, Informz. On occasion, ASOR may also send emails on behalf of publishers and other advertisers of interest to ASOR members. All such emails are marked as originating from ASOR. To opt out of receiving these emails, click the optout link on the bottom of the email or contact ASOR Membership and Subscriber Services. ASOR occasionally rents email lists, and it maintains systems that guard against unauthorized or multiple uses of emails in these instances.
External Links
As a service to users, our website and the ASOR Blog include links to other sites of interest. ASOR is not responsible for the content of non-ASOR sites and disclaims all liability for damages arising out of their use or for their privacy policies.
Accessing and Updating Your Information
All records in our database are accessible online by ASOR but not by outside parties. Individuals may access their personal information by logging into a personal account. Current ASOR members may also access an ASOR membership directory containing names and addresses of ASOR members who have not opted out of the membership directory. To modify your information or to opt out of any of ASOR’s communications, login to your account or email our membership specialist. You can also call or email ASOR using the contact information at the end of this document.
Contact Us
American Schools of Oriental Research
James F. Strange Center
209 Commerce Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
E-mail: info@asor.org
Telephone: 703-789-9229
