Privacy Policy
Steamfitters Local 638 is committed to safeguarding the privacy and
security of the information we collect. This statement explains the policies
we follow with respect to the handling of customer information collected by
the Steamfitters Local 638 payment portal.
Information We Collect
Steamfitters Local 638 collects information from you when you register on
our site, make a payment, or click on a link from our payment portal.
Opening an Account
When ordering or registering on our site, as
appropriate, you will be asked to enter your member number, name, e-mail
address, birth date, gender, password and credit card information. We only
know who you are if you provide your limited personal information to us
directly.
A member who makes a payment using a credit or debit
card is required to provide Steamfitters Local 638 with certain Cardholder
Data in order to make the purchase, including the customer's name and credit
card number. Steamfitters Local 638 may transmit certain parts of this
information to Chase Paymentech for the purpose of processing the
transaction. During the course of providing processing services to our
Merchants, we may disclose such Cardholder Data to banks, processors, credit
and debit card organizations and associations, and other financial
institutions that are involved in the course of effecting the transaction
represented by the Cardholder Data. In addition, we may disclose some or all
of the information we collect, to our affiliated companies or to
nonaffiliated third parties (subject to contractual confidentiality
provisions to protect such information) such as a vendor or service company
that we hire to prepare our Merchants' account statements or to provide
support or services for one or more of our products. We will not disclose
Cardholder Data to any third party, except to facilitate and complete
transactions submitted to us by Merchants, or otherwise in the course of
providing services to our Merchants, or to comply with federal, state and
local laws or the rules and regulations of the respective card organizations
or other payment entities (e.g. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, NACHA,
etc.).
Your Inquiries
When you complete and submit a form on our
website, send us an e-mail, send us a fax, or contact us by telephone to
solicit information about our services or the company in general,
Steamfitters Local 638 may store the inquiries and their contents.
Information you submit via an inquiry is collected only with your knowledge
and active participation, and may be used by Steamfitters Local 638 to
respond to your inquiries, to contact you, to inform you of services of
Steamfitters Local 638 or its partners that may be of use to you, and for
similar business purposes. Information collected during the course of an
inquiry will not be sold or otherwise disclosed to any third party; provided
that such information may be shared internally with our affiliated entities
for the business purposes set forth above.
Automatically Collected
Information
Every time you visit a website, some information is
automatically collected from you. For example, this information may include
some or all of the following items: your computer’s Internet protocol (IP)
address and/or domain; type and version of Internet browser software and
operating system you use; date, time, and duration of your Website access;
specific pages, buttons, images, videos, links, or forms that you access
while visiting the Website; and demographic information concerning the
country of origin of your computer and the language(s) used by it.
Information Collected via Cookies and Other Similar Technology
“Cookies”
are small text files that are placed on your computer to distinguish you
from other visitors to our Website. The use of cookies is a standard
practice among websites to collect or track information about your
activities while using the website. We or our third party advertising
service providers may place cookies or similar files on your hard drive for
many of the reasons listed above while visiting our Website. Most people do
not know that cookies are being placed on their computers when they visit
websites because browsers are typically set to accept cookies. You can
choose to have your browser warn you every time a cookie is being sent to
you or you can choose not to accept cookies. You can also delete cookies
from your computer at any time.
Protection of Cardholder Data and
Customer Data
Chase Paymentech, which processes the transactions of
Steamfitters Local 638, has implemented various measures, including
appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards, designed to
ensure the security and confidentiality of Cardholder Data and Customer
Data, protect against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or
integrity of such information, and protect against unauthorized access to or
use of such information. Such measures may include, among others,
encryption, physical access security and other appropriate technologies.
Chase Paymentech continually reviews and enhances its security systems, as
necessary. Chase Paymentech is subject to the detailed rules and regulations
of the various credit and debit card organizations and networks (i.e. VISA,
MasterCard, American Express, NYCE, Star, etc.), relating to the security
and safeguarding of Cardholder Data, including, but not limited to, the
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI"), VISA Inc.'s
Cardholder Information Security Program ("CISP") and MasterCard
International's Site Data Protection Program ("SDP"). Chase Paymentech
endeavors to comply with all such rules at all times. Pursuant to such rules
and regulations, Chase Paymentech is required to undergo periodic
third-party assessments and periodic network scans to ensure that, among
other things, Chase Paymentech has installed and maintains a firewall
configuration to protect data; does not use vendor-supplied defaults for
system passwords and other security parameters; protects stored data;
encrypts transmission of Cardholder Data and sensitive information across
public networks; uses and regularly updates antivirus software; develops and
maintains secure systems and applications; restricts access to data to those
with a business need-to-know; tracks and monitors all access to network
resources and Cardholder Data; regularly tests security systems and
processes; assigns a unique ID to each person with computer access;
restricts physical access to Cardholder Data; and maintains a policy that
addresses information security. Additional information regarding the
requirements of VISA's CISP and Mastercard's Site Data Protection program
(SDP) can be found on the VISA, Inc. and MasterCard International Web sites.
Modifications to Privacy Statement
We continue to review our policies
and procedures to assure that they are effective in meeting our commitments
to our Merchants. Steamfitters Local 638 reserves the right to change this
Privacy Statement without notice at any time and from time to time,
including as needed to comply with the rules and regulations of the various
debit and credit card organizations, or to comply with applicable local,
state and federal laws and regulations.
