At COLA, your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we
provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices
you can make about the collection and use of the personally identifiable
information we collect at our sites. This privacy notice applies only to
personally identifiable information collected at www.cola.org,
www.labuniversity.org, and ww.cola-international.org, and does not cover any
information collected by any other Web site or offline (unless otherwise
specifically stated).
Information Collection
To fulfill your requests for information, enable you to participate in our
site offerings, and to provide you with opportunities to learn about other
products and services in which we think you might be interested, we ask that you
provide us with certain personally identifiable information. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at this site include:
name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, credit card
information, and information about your interests in and use of various
products, programs, and services.
Non-personally identifiable information We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you
visit many of our Web pages, such as the type of browser you are using (e.g.,
Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g.,
Windows 2000 or Mac OS), and the domain name of your Internet service provider
(e.g., America Online, Earthlink).
Use of Collected Information:
We use your personally identifiable information to provide the information or
content you have requested (e.g., process, fulfill and follow up on product or
service order requests or answer your e-mails), to contact you about programs,
products, features or services in which we believe you may be interested, to
send and process surveys, or for other purposes disclosed at the time of
collection. We also may use your personally identifiable information to contact
you regarding your use of our Web site or changes to our Privacy Notice, Terms
of Use, or other policies or terms that affect you and your use of our Web site.
In addition, we may use information collected about our users to improve the
content and navigation of our Web site, or for other internal purposes.
From time to time, we may combine the information we collect online with
information available from other sources, including information received from
promotional partners or other third parties Agents and contractors of COLA who have access to personally identifiable
information are required to protect this information in a manner that is
consistent with this Privacy Notice by, for example, not using the information
for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for
COLA.
With your permission, we may share personally identifiable information with
unrelated third parties to enable them to provide you with opportunities to
learn of products or services in which you may be interested.
We may disclose anonymous, aggregated user statistics to third parties for a
variety of purposes. For example, we may disclose how many individuals visited
certain areas of our Web site, or how many men or women receive our newsletter.
In addition, we may disclose personally identifiable information collected about
you at this site in the following instances:
Legal Action: We may disclose information about our users, including
personally identifiable information, when legally required to do so, at the
request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or
enforce compliance with the policies governing our Web site and applicable
laws, or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web site. We
also may disclose user information whenever we believe disclosure is necessary
to limit our legal liability; to protect or defend our rights or property; or
protect the safety, rights, or property of our users.
Corporate Change: We may sell, transfer, or otherwise disclose user
information, including personally identifiable information, to a successor
entity in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, the sale of
substantially all assets, or other fundamental corporate change respecting the
Web site.
Your Choices
As noted above, we may use the personally identifiable information we collect
from you online to provide you with opportunities to offer you products and
services that may be of interest to you. To opt out of future promotional
materials from us, follow the instructions at the end of each e-mail
communication.
With your permission, we may, from time to time, share personally identifiable
information with unrelated third parties whose practices are not covered by this
notice to enable them to provide you with additional opportunities to learn
about products or services in which we believe you may be interested. If, at any
time in the future, you would like to request that we not share your information
with these third parties, please let us know by e-mailing us at info@cola.org.
Collection of Information by Third-Party Sites and Sponsors: Some of our Web pages contain links to other sites whose information practices
may be different than ours. Visitors should consult the other sites' privacy
notices as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or
collected by, these third parties.
We may sometimes offer content (e.g., contests, sweepstakes, or promotions) that
is sponsored by or co-branded with identified third parties. By virtue of these
relationships, the third parties may obtain personally identifiable information
that visitors voluntarily submit to participate in the site activity. We have no
control over these third parties' use of this information. We will notify you at
the time of requesting personally identifiable information if these third
parties will obtain such information.
Cookies: To enhance your experience with our site, many of our Web pages use "cookies." Cookies are text files we place in your computer's browser
to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail
address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to
provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites.
However, once you choose to furnish the site with personally identifiable
information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings
on our site. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at
our Web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site), save
your password in password-protected areas, and enable you to use shopping carts
on our site. We also may use cookies to offer you products, programs, or
services.
You may adjust your browser to reject cookies from us or from any other Web
site. Please consult the "Help" section of your browser for more
information. However, certain areas of our site can be accessed only in
conjunction with cookies or similar devices and you should be aare that
disabling cookies or similar devices might prevent you from accessing some of
our content.
Data Security: We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures
to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.
Reviewing and Correcting Your Information: To access the personally identifiable information that this site has collected
about you online, or to correct factual errors in such information, please log
into your account using your username and password. If you are unable to change
data, or experience difficulties, please contact us at info@cola.org.
To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help
verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
Changes to Privacy Notice: We may, from time to time, update this Privacy Notice. We will post any material
changes here, so be sure to check back from time to time.
How to Contact Us: If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Notice or its
implementation, you may contact us at info@cola.org.
Effective Date: This Notice was updated on or about December 14, 2004
