Privacy Policy

Introduction

The Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics (“ICTM”) has created this privacy policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for iowamath.org and all other ICTM-affiliated websites and Web and mobile applications (collectively, our “Services”).

General Principles

• We only use information collected through ICTM Services for ICTM purposes.
• We deploy technology to protect the information you send us.
• Cookies are used to keep track of information to allow a better user experience and this information is kept confidential within ICTM.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personally identifiable information from you:

• Account registration. When you register to use certain parts of our Services, we may ask for personal information such as your name, email address, age, and a password.
• Mailing list. When you subscribe to any of our mailing lists, we may ask for personal information such as your name and email address.
• Payment information. When you purchase a product from ICTM or donate to us, we may ask for information such as your name, email address, billing address, and credit card information. Credit card information is only used in processing your transaction. Please note that we may use third party payment processors to store this information and process your payments.
• Forums and comment threads. Any information that you disclose in these locations becomes publicly-available and may be recorded, archived, and republished by anyone.
• Information from third-party sources. We may receive information about you from publicly and commercially available sources (as permitted by law), which we may combine with other information we receive from or about you. We also may receive information about you from third-party social networking services when you choose to connect with those services.
• Other information. You may choose to provide us with information when you contact us, respond to surveys, fill in forms, or use other features of our Services. We may keep a record of that information and/or correspondence.

We may also collect the following types of anonymous and non-personally identifiable information from you to better understand how our Services are used and how to improve them:

• Online usage logs and analytics. When visiting our websites or online applications, we may collect information about your interaction such as the device type, browser version, date & time of the site visit, referring website, pages visited on our websites, and visit duration. Please note that we may use a third-party analytics service to collect some usage information from our websites and online applications. For more information about how we use cookies, please see the “Cookies” section below.
• Error reports. When you choose to send an error report in our software, it includes an anonymous unique identifier for your computer. The unique identifier does not identify you, unless you (or someone acting on your behalf) discloses it separately.

How We Collect Personal Data

We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To register you for a Service.
• To provide you with a Service, including to enable us to fulfill our obligations under any contract with you.
• To process payments on our Services.
• To authenticate and enable access to Services and features of our websites for you.
• To contact you to respond to inquiries.
• To contact you to provide notices to you regarding your use of or the provision of our Services, or if your actions violate your agreement with us (if any).
• To provide customer service and support.
• To monitor business performance and for internal record keeping.
• To personalize our Services to you.
• To market our products or services to you.
• To supply you with advertising that is relevant to you when you are visiting our website or visiting other websites after visiting our website. Advertisements may be from ICTM or third-party companies to promote relevant products and services.
• To administer referral programs, rewards, surveys, sweepstakes, contests.
• To study how anonymous users interact with our Services.
• To find errors in and analyze performance of our Services.
• To improve existing Services and to aid the development of new products & services.
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
• Otherwise with your consent.

We may use the information we collected to occasionally send you communications to inform you about new features, products & services, company news, solicit feedback, promotions & special offers, and other information which relates to our products or services or which we believe may be of interest to you. We may send such information by email, social networking websites, from within our websites or other Services, or any other method which becomes relevant from time to time. If you no longer wish to receive such communications from us, please follow the “unsubscribe” instructions provided in any of the communications, modify the communications preferences in your account or contact us using the contact details provided below.

You may choose to object to any of the above methods of processing your information. If you would like to make any such request, please write to us using the contact details provided below.

Conference Registration

ICTM websites use forms for members and other users to request information, products, and services and to register online for various programs, including conferences. We collect visitors’ contact information (such as email addresses), financial information (such as accounts or credit card numbers), and demographic information (such as zip code, age, or income level). Contact information from order forms or surveys is used to send orders and information about ICTM to our members and other customers and to analyze website use. Financial information that is collected is used to check the users' qualifications and bill the user for products and services.

Access to this information

We don’t share your personal information with anyone outside ICTM, except to provide you with services, products, to comply with the law, or to protect our rights.

• Service providers. We use a variety of third party service providers to help us provide services related to our Services. Service providers may be located inside or outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”). By using our services, you consent to transferring your data to these countries and to these service providers. For example, service providers may help us process payments and/or store payment information. These providers have limited access to your information to perform these tasks on our behalf.
• Other Parties. We will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any personal information you provide to us without your consent.
• Accessing your information. Under EU data protection law, you have the right to request details of Personal Data which we hold about you. We will comply with your request promptly and by no later than one month from receipt of any such request. If you would like to make any such request, please write to us using the contact details provided below. If you think that any information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, or if you would like it to be removed, please write to us using the contact details provided below. We will correct or remove any information about you as soon as reasonably possible.
• Age of consent. By using our Services, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use these Services.

Third Party Websites

ICTM websites contain links to other sites. In the event you choose to access such third-party websites, ICTM is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties. We recommend that you check the applicable privacy policy of third parties before submitting any information to them.

How We Protect Your Information

ICTM websites have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. We will continue to employ reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information.

We are committed to protecting the confidentiality of the information we collect from you. We are constantly implementing and updating security measures – including administrative, physical, and technical measures – to protect against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, modification, or exposure of your information.

Data retention. We endeavor to retain personal information only for the period necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required under any contract or by applicable law.

Contacting ICTM

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of ICTM, or your dealings with ICTM, you can contact us by email at ICTMsec@gmail.com.

About This Privacy Policy

The foregoing is the current privacy policy of ICTM. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time without notice. Any changes to this policy will be posted on this webpage. Our policy does not create a contract or any legal rights.

This privacy policy applies solely to the information you provide while using ICTM websites. The terms of this privacy policy do not govern personal information furnished through other means, such as via telephone or postal mail.

Effective March 1, 2024