Privacy Policy

The National Newspaper Association respects your privacy. We collect and use information about visitors to the NNA web for statistical purposes to help NNA maintain an effective site, to facilitate transactions initiated, to respond effectively to inquiries and to provide other information and advice relevant to the newspaper industry. Information collected on our web site is not made available to third parties that have no directly relevant business relationship with NNA members.

NNA prohibits the unauthorized use by NNA employees of information collected about our members and customers generally and we require that authorized third parties to whom we provide information use such information solely for its intended business purpose and for no other purpose.

Collection and Use of Personally Identifying Information

With respect to our web site, NNA may ask you for your address, phone number and/or e-mail address when you place an order for a product or service; when you participate in one of our on-line product services; or for other legitimate business purposes. We may also ask you for your credit card number and expiration date when you purchase one of our products or services. In each case, our objective is to gather sufficient information about you so that we can serve you effectively.

We may use personally identifying information to provide you with updates and other information about NNA that we think may be of interest to you. We may share this information with our partners (if any) and NNA meeting exhibitors, advertisers and sponsors in connection with services we feel may be useful to you.

Collection and Use of Technical Information about Internet Connections

NNA and its Web hosting company acting as NNA's agent, collect and store technical information about your visit to our website. We use this information for statistical purposes to make our site more accessible to visitors and the information we collect is not provided to any third party. Specifically, we may record:

• The name of the domain from which you access the Internet.
• The Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site, if any.
• The type of web browsing software and operating system you are using to view our site.
• The date and time you access our site.
• The pages you visit on our site.
• The amount of time spent on the site.

Some parts of the NNA website may use a "cookie," which is a file placed on your computer hard drive that allows the NNA web server to log the pages you use in the NNA site and to determine if you have visited the site before. The NNA server uses this information to provide certain features during your visit to the web site. You can set your browser to warn you when the placement of a cookie is requested and decide whether or not to accept it. By rejecting a cookie, some of the features available on the site may not function properly.

Use of Electronic Mail Services

With respect to your use of electronic mail in communicating with NNA, you may choose to tell us your name and address or other personally identifying information when you submit an electronic message. We use that information to respond to your request.

Security Considerations on NNA's Website

When sending sensitive information to NNA we remind you that electronic messages are not secure against interception, even though we take steps to ensure the confidentiality and security of information you provide to us through our web site. With respect to purchases you make on the web site, all such transactions are transmitted via an SSL secure server, the industry standard for such transactions.

Nonetheless, if your information is very sensitive or includes personally identifying or confidential information, you should mail it instead to NNA at P.O. Box 7540, Columbia, MO 65205-7540 or fax it to (573) 884-5490.

Contacting NNA About this Website

If you have questions or comments about this privacy policy, please contact NNA at the following address: P.O. Box 7540, Columbia, MO 65205-7540.