PRIVACY POLICY Thank you for visiting the National Indian Education Association website, www.niea.org, and reviewing our privacy policy. Our policy is simple: We collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information to a third party. Some of our web let you voluntarily submit personal information. Our website usesSSL (secure socket layer) encryption to ensure that your information is safeguarded. If you want to know more about how we record non-personal information about your visit or how we use information that you voluntarily submit, read on. Non-Personal Information We Record If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, our website's operating system will automatically record some general information about your visit. During your visit, our web operating system will record: The Internet domain for your Internet service, such as "xcompany.com" or "xcompany.net" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a college or university domain. The type of browser (such as "Netscape version X" or "Internet Explorer version X") that you are using. The type of operating system that you use (such as Macintosh, Unix, or Windows). The date and time you visit our site, and the web pages that you visit on our site. The address of the previous website you were visiting, if you linked to us from another website. We use this information for statistical analysis, to help us make our site more useful to visitors. This tracking system does not record information about individuals. Personal Information Protection As part of our web site, we may collect personally identifiable information about you such as your name, address, phone number, credit card number, or e-mail address. The information collected by the National Indian Education Association is only used for the purpose of processing member's registration and fees quickly for the purpose of collecting payment for membership dues, registration, and fees. Personal information collected by the National Indian Education Association will not be sold or distributed to third parties for the purpose of profit or any other reason. Information From Email You Send to Us If you decide to send us an electronic mail message (e-mail), the message will usually contain your return e-mail address. If you include personally-identifying information in your e-mail because you want us to address issues specific to your situation, we may use that information in responding to your request. In other limited circumstances, including requests from Congress or limited other parties, we may be required by law to disclose information that you submit. Also, e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. Please send only information necessary to help us process your request. Links to Other Sites Our policy discloses the privacy practices for the www.niea.org website. But www.niea.org provides links to other websites. When you leave the www.niea.org website (www.niea.org), you will be going to sites that are beyond our control. We try to ensure that links that leave our site are opened in a new window so that you know you are leaving our site. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. The privacy policies and procedures described here for Indianeducation.org do not apply to any external links. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any site you link to from ours, especially if you share any personal information. Be informed. You are the person best qualified to protect your own privacy.