Information Collection, Use, Retention, and Sharing
APA – The Engineered Wood Association does not sell or share e-mail addresses with any third party outside of the organization. The information website users voluntarily enter during registration is used strictly for internal reporting on APA website usage and tracking and to send APA information and newsletters to users who opt in to receive information.
APA uses Google Analytics and YouTube Analytics to collect anonymous user data (“benchmarking”) on usage only. APA uses social widgets (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube) to collect anonymous data on usage only.
APA may collect personal data (“user registration”) for users accessing certain features of the www.apawood.org and www.wooduniversity.org websites, including the download of publications, use of the APA Wall Bracing Calculator and APA Force Transfer Around Openings Calculator, and conferring continuing education credits.
User data is voluntarily entered by users at the time of user registration and includes the following: First name, last name, company name, profession, country, city, state/province, zip/postal code, and email address.
During user registration, users may consent to being contacted by APA in the following ways: APA Update (monthly newsletter); Designers Circle (quarterly newsletter); and notification of news alerts, seminars, and/or surveys. Users may revoke consent by “opt-out” at any time.
APA keeps this data for the purposes of internal reporting only; data is not shared with any other entity. The data does not include any sensitive or special personal data. APA takes reasonable measures to ensure that this data is secure. Users may access their data and/or ask that their user account be deleted or erased at any time.
User Access to and Control over Information
Users may update their information, delete it, or opt out of contacts from us at any time by updating or deleting information on the user profile under "MY APA" > "EDIT PROFILE".
Registration
In order to access certain publications or tools on this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration, user data is voluntarily entered by users and includes the following: First name, last name, company name, profession, country, city, state/province, zip/postal code, and email address.
During user registration, users may consent to being contacted by APA in the following ways: APA Update (monthly newsletter); Designers Circle (quarterly newsletter); and notification of news alerts, seminars, and/or surveys. Users may revoke consent by opting out at any time.
Orders
APA requests further information from users ordering items through our online store's order form. To buy items from us, users must provide additional contact and financial information. All transactions are encrypted via a third party; user credit card numbers are not collected and saved by APA. This information is used for billing purposes and to fill user orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we'll use the provided information to contact the user.
Security
We take precautions to protect user information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, the information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information like credit card data, that information is encrypted and transmitted securely. Users can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon in the web browser or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page.
Updates
Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.
Owner and Data Controller:
APA – The Engineered Wood Association, 7011 South 19th Street, Tacoma, WA 98466.
Owner contact email: help@apawood.org