www.ieeepcaconference.org/West Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be amended by IEEE-IAS/CIC West at any time by posting the amended policy on this Site. The policy was last amended on 9 May 2007.

Credit Card Transactions

For your protection, we have taken a number of steps to maximize the security of financial transactions that are accepted on the IEEE-IAS/CIC West Web Site. Credit Card processing is accomplished using secure processing services. Your entry of credit card information is encrypted. If you are behind a firewall, the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) feature of your browser and the processing of the credit card may be blocked. In this case, you will have to use other means to register for the conference such as fax or regular mail.

If for any reason, you still feel uncomfortable submitting your credit card over the Internet, you can fax or mail your registration to us.

Using Encryption

There are constantly changing restrictions in the use of encryption software and schemes that are used in various countries. The use of appropriate software and encryption options are your responsibility, and the IEEE-IAS/CIC West assumes no risk or liability in ensuring your compliance to local law.

REGARDLESS OF THE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY YOU OR BY IEEE-IAS/CIC West, "PERFECT SECURITY" DOES NOT EXIST ON THE INTERNET. IEEE-IAS/CIC West CANNOT ENSURE OR WARRANT THE SECURITY OF ANY INFORMATION YOU TRANSMIT TO THIS SITE OR IEEE-IAS/CIC West , AND YOU TRANSMIT SUCH INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Information We Collect From You and How We Use the Information

The information collected on the IEEE-IAS/CIC West Web Site is used for registration purposes only. We will not sell your information to other organizations, nor will we send you unsolicited emails that do not pertain to the conference.

Use of "Cookies"

Cookies may be implemented in certain parts of the IEEE-IAS/CIC West Site. In most instances, the use of Cookies is discretionary by you, and declining Cookies will usually result only in loss of certain conveniences such as session continuity and re-authentication during current or future sessions. Various types of Persistent and Per-Session (Transient) Cookies may be used with any one service, and their implementations, behaviors, and effects will vary. It is the policy of the IEEE-IAS/CIC West that Cookies do not carry any of your personal information (name, email address, credit card, etc.) nor identification/password-type data that allows access to such personal information on IEEE-IAS/CIC West servers. All personal, transaction, and security rights are housed on secure IEEE-IAS/CIC West servers.

General IEEE-IAS/CIC West Web Server Security

All of the personal information collected from you on the Site, including names, addresses, are stored behind a "firewall," and defenses have been erected to seek to enhance the protection of your information from outside attack by hackers and curious visitors.

Links to Third Parties

This Site may contain links to other sites. IEEE-IAS/CIC West is not responsible for the terms or privacy practices of such other sites and you should read their terms and privacy policy carefully before using them.