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Member Privacy Policy

 

More Than Just a Member...It's Your Privacy.

At NAFC, the basis of each member's relationship is trust. We know that whether you are a member, or considering becoming a member, you have an interest in how we collect, retain, and use information about you.

We have an obligation to honor your trust, beginning with protecting the confidential information you share with us. We believe that your privacy should not be compromised.

While information is critical to providing quality service, we recognize that one of our most important assets is our members' trust.

The privacy principles we adhere to has been developed by the NAFC Board of Governors. We, as an association, use these principles to guide us in dealing with membership information.

Information We Collect at  the NAFC

The information we collect and retain about our members is accumulated directly from our members and no other source. The information we accumulate is name, address, age, date of birth, type of state licensure, employment status, degree, universities attended, and profession.

How We Use This Information

We collect, retain, and use this information about you only to assist us in:

• Determining eligibility for certification or membership in NAFC.
• Helps us to design, or improve, our certification process so we can provide you with quality programs and services.
• Assist us in the research and development of programs to assist in career development and marketing for members.

Maintenance of Accurate Information

We work hard to ensure that private information is accurate and complete. We also pledge to respond to requests to correct inaccurate information. Please let is know immediately if you believe our records are inaccurate, or if anything changes, such as your name, address, profession, place of employment, etc.

Limitations on Access to Information

Employee access to personally identifiable member information is limited to those with a reason to know such information either to assist you in some way such as renewals, answering questions, etc. Employees are educated on the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of our members. NAFC does not sell membership information to any organization for any reason, this includes the sale of labels for marketing workshops, conferences, or other events.

Protection of Information via Established Security Measures

We at NAFC are committed to the security of your information. All of our operational and data processing systems are in a secure environment that protects your membership information from being accessed by any unauthorized person. We safeguard information according to established security standards and procedures.

Restrictions on the Disclosure of Membership Information

It is our policy not to reveal specific information about members, except in the performance of bona fide association due diligence or:

• The information is provided to verify a member's membership status
• The member requests or permits it to be disclosed
• The disclosure is required by law (e.g. subpoena, request by regulator, etc).

A signed release by each member to be listed on the Association's web directory must be on file prior to your listing. It is your right to your privacy if you desire not to be listed.