› ISACA PUNE CHAPTER Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how the ISACA Pune Chapter (“ISACA Chapter”) collects, uses, shares, and retains personally identifiable information you provide. The Policy is effective as of 01 July 2011. The policy was last modified on 01 July 2011. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by ISACA Chapter (‘we” or “us”) at www.isacapune.org. It does not apply to information collected or used by ISACA International (“ISACA”) web sites, including (www.isaca.org, for the ISACA International Privacy Policy, please visit http://www.isaca.org/pages/Privacy.aspx). This Privacy Policy also does not cover the practices of ISACA Chapter business partners (such as vendors, sponsors, or advertisers), nor does it apply to personally identifiable information that we collect from or about our employees, consultants, contractors, vendors, sponsors, or advertisers.

› Modifications to this Policy

From time to time, ISACA Chapter may need to update or modify this Privacy Policy, including to address new issues or to reflect changes on our web sites. To the extent required by law, ISACA Chapter will notify you of material changes to this Privacy Policy, including by posting the most recent version of the Privacy Policy and information about the changes from the previous version on ISACA Chapter web site.

› Collection of Personally Identifiable Information

ISACA Chapter collects and maintains a variety of personally identifiable information, including email addresses, phone numbers, payment information, business and home addresses, as well as demographic information such as courses or areas of study in which you may be interested]. ISACA Chapter collects information directly from you through, for example online enquiry as well as offline, through exam or event registration forms. Information is collected and maintained from members, exam candidates, those who have been certified by ISACA, applicants, event attendees, speakers, participants in ISACA Chapter programs, purchasers of ISACA Chapter services, current and past web site users and others]. To the extent that information requested is not required for your participation in a given ISACA Chapter program, you will be told which information is optional. Should you fail to provide optional information, certain ISACA Chapter programs or features may not be available to you.

ISACA Chapter may also maintain information about you that you do not directly provide, whether it is information received from third parties, such as business partners who provide exam administration services, or information ISACA Chapter collects about your activities. For example, ISACA Chapter keeps record of which events you have attended, which exams you have taken, which boards and committees you have served on, and which offices you have held].

› Passive Online Data Collection

Currently ISACA Chapter does not collect information through online registrations. However in future ISACA Chapter may collect certain information passively, such as non-identifying information through the use of cookies technology and/or Internet Protocol (“IP”) address tracking. Non-personal identification information might include the browser used by you, the type of computer, the operating systems, the Internet service providers, and other similar information. The ISACA Chapter system may also automatically gather information about the areas you visit on the Site and about the links you may select from within the Site to other sites]. Most browsers are set to accept cookies. You can set yours to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent; however, if you disable cookies, the full functionality of our sites may not be available to you.

On the ISACA Chapter Site, there may be certain third-party advertisers whose advertisements contain cookies that collect data from you. Some of those cookies may contain tracking mechanisms that observe your behavior across multiple Sites. ISACA Chapter does not control the use of cookies by advertisers or third parties displaying data on the Site or on the sites you visit using links from the Site.

› Use, Sharing and Retention of Personally Identifiable Information

ISACA Chapter uses personally identifiable information for the purposes described at the time of collection or as otherwise described to you; to process your requests; as permitted by law to provide you with information about ISACA Chapter, our products and services or other products and services in which we believe you may be interested; or for other legitimate ISACA Chapter business purposes, including order processing, or registering you for event or training programs. We may also use your personally identifiable information to tailor your experience at our sites, to compile and display content and information that we think you might be interested in, and to provide you with content according to such preferences. ISACA Chapter also publishes the names of officers, committee members and others who are involved in various chapter related activities.

ISACA Chapter may share personally identifiable information with third parties for legitimate business purposes, including for the following reasons or in the following circumstances:

• To vendors or third-parties who deliver or provide goods and services or otherwise act on behalf of or at the direction of ISACA Chapter, which third parties include, for example, sending SMS update and email communication to members regarding events hosted by the ISACA Chapter;
• To ISACA Chapter volunteers and board members;
• If you are an event attendee, speaker, or sponsor, certain of your information will be included in the event roster, which roster will be publicly disclosed, and may also be shared with third-party event sponsors and exhibitors;
• To investigate potentially fraudulent or questionable activities; and
• When we believe it is necessary to cooperate with law enforcement or in response to a government request, including if specifically requested or required, as otherwise permitted by law, and for other valid ISACA Chapter business purposes.

ISACA Chapter retains personally identifiable information for as long as necessary for its legitimate business purposes, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

› Security

ISACA Chapter uses reasonable measures to safeguard sensitive personally identifiable information, which measures are appropriate to the type of information maintained, and follows applicable laws regarding safeguarding any such information under our control. Currently ISACA Chapter does not collect and store personally identifiable information on the website. However this may be done in future. In addition, in some areas of our Site, ISACA Chapter may use Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) or Transport Layer Security (“TLS”) encryption technology to enhance data privacy and help prevent loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under ISACA Chapter control.

ISACA Chapter cannot guarantee, however, that your information will remain secure. The Internet by its nature is a public forum, and ISACA Chapter encourages you to use caution when disclosing information online. Often, you are in the best situation to protect yourself online. You are responsible for protecting your username and password from third party access, and for selecting passwords that are secure.

› Links to Third-Party Sites

ISACA Chapter may provide links to third-party web sites, or advertisements will contain links to third-party sites. These links are provided as a service to you. These sites are operated by independent entities that have their own privacy policies. ISACA Chapter’s Privacy Policy does not apply to such other sites or to the use that those entities make of your information. ISACA Chapter has no control over the content displayed on such sites, nor over the measures, if any, that are taken by such sites to protect the privacy of your information.

› Your Privacy Rights Relating to Certain Information Disclosures

If you have an established business relationship with us you may request from us a list of the categories of personal information we have disclosed to third parties for those third parties’ marketing purposes, and a list of all third parties to whom we have shared that information. We will include in that list the names and addresses of the third parties who received the information and used it (or who we believe may have used it) for their own marketing purposes.

To exercise your rights, you may make one request each year by emailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Chapter President email id mentioned in Contacts section of chapter website.

› How to Contact ISACA Chapter and Modify Your Information or Preferences

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Chapter President email id mentioned in the contacts section of chapter website. If you do not wish to receive email messages you receive from ISACA Chapter, you may communicate the same by replying to email message that you receive from us.

To help us keep your personal information up to date, or to request access to the personal information you are requested to send an email message to the Membership Director email id mentioned in the contacts section of chapter website.

› Disclaimer

By entering the site you hereby expressly agree that ISACA PUNE CHAPTER, its board members, ex board members, officer bearers, representatives and employees, shall not be liable to you for any damages, claims, demands or causes of action, direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive, as a result of your use of the site or any information you obtain on it or any other interaction with ISACA PUNE CHAPTER. In doing so, you agree that you are waiving voluntarily and unequivocally any liability of ISACA PUNE CHAPTER

Information on this site is for guidance only and you are advised to take professional advice wherever necessary. Our intent is to provide relevant and useful information to our members and interested parties in a simple, efficient and expeditious manner. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it