Privacy

The Combat Control Association Privacy Policy

(usafcca.org – effective September 1, 2011)

The Combat Control Association values our website visitors’ trust and we make it a high priority to ensure the security and confidentiality of any personal information provided to us. This policy embodies our commitment to the protection of our visitor’s privacy through adherence to fair electronic information practices. Please read this policy to learn about our privacy practices.

By visiting this website, visitors are accepting the practices described herein.

  • What Information We Collect
  • How We use Collected Information
  • With Whom We Share Information
  • Use of Collected Information
  • Cookies & Other Technologies
  • How We Protect Visitors Privacy
  • Children’s Privacy
  • External Links
  • Access from Other Countries
  • Changes to This Privacy Policy
  • Contact us

What Information we collect

In General. We receive and store any information entered on our website or given us in any other way. This includes information that can identify visitors or members (“personal information”), including first and last name, telephone number, postal and email addresses, phone number, and fax number. In general some information about visitors is required in order to register as a member; ask us a question; or initiate other transactions on our website.

Other Persons Information. Visitors should obtain the consent of any individual prior to providing the Combat Control Association with personal information for others.

How we use collected information

We use the information we collect for the following general purposes: to provide visitors with products and services requested; to communicate in general; to respond to questions and comments; to measure interest in and improve our products, services, and website; to notify visitors about special offers and products or services that may be of interest; to otherwise customize a visitors experience with our website; to solicit information through surveys or questionnaires; to resolve disputes, or troubleshoot problems; to prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities; to enforce our Terms of Use; and as otherwise described at the point of collection.

Email Communications. We want to make it easy for visitors to take advantage of related opportunities on our website. Members or those who provide contact information to the Combat Control Association will have the opportunity to choose not to receive email messages from the Combat Control Association.

With whom we share information

The Combat Control Association, shares visitor provided information only as follows:

  • Business partners or affiliates. The Combat Control Association does not control the privacy practices of our business partners or affiliates, and the Combat Control Association encourages all website visitors to review the privacy policies of our partners or affiliates before responding to any joint offer.
  • Linked websites. If visitors access our website through a link clicked through from another site, we will not share any information about them with the linked from website. We do encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any website linked from to find the Combat Control Association website (usafcca.org).
  • Companies within our corporate family. We may share personal information within the Combat Control Association, which visitors have authorized for collection only to provide visitors with information about products and services which might interest them. To the extent that any affiliate has access to personal information provided by visitors and, or members, they will follow practices that are at least as restrictive as the practices described in this Privacy Policy. They also will comply with applicable laws governing the transmission of promotional communications and at a minimum give visitors an opportunity to opt-out from receiving commercial email messages.
  • We also may share information: In response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases we reserve the right to raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.

When we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities; to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of our company or this website, our customers, or others; and in connection with our Terms of Use and other agreements, such as might occur in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.
We may share aggregate or anonymous information with third parties. This information does not contain any personal information and is used to develop content and services we hope visitors will find of interest.
Other than as set out above, personal information collected, if any, will not be shared with any third party.

Use of collected information

As discussed above, visitors can choose not to provide us with any information.
If membership accounts are established, visitors can close accounts by contacting the Combat Control Association. If/when a visitor registers as a member on this site (if membership is available), visitors will be given a choice as to receive email messages from us about special offers. In any case, registered as a member or not, email recipients will be given the opportunity to unsubscribe from messages in any email we send.

Cookies and other technologies

Cookies are small data text files and can be stored on a computer’s hard drive (if the Web browser permits).
The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers explains how to prevent browsers from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify users when a new cookie is received, and how to disable cookies altogether. Please note, refusing to accept cookies from this site, may restrict access to certain portions of our site.
This website uses cookies for the following general purposes:
To recognize a visitors browser as a previous visitor, and to save and remember any preferences that may have been set while browsing our site.
Please note, if collected, member IDs, passwords, and any other account-related data included in such cookies are encrypted for security purposes. Unless a visitor has registered with us, these cookies will not contain any personal information.
Questions about our use of cookies or other technologies should be emailed to us from our contact and feedback form.

How we protect visitor’s privacy

The Combat Control Association wants all visitors to feel confident about using this website and we are committed to protecting the information we collect. While no website can guarantee absolute security, we have implemented appropriate administrative, technical, and physical security procedures to help protect personal information provided to us.
For example, only authorized officers of the Combat Control Association are permitted to access personal information, and they may only do so only for permitted business functions.
In addition, we employ firewalls and intrusion detection systems to help prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to any information stored on our servers.

Children’s privacy

This is a general audience website and does not offer services directed to children. Should a child whom we know to be under 16 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental or legally authorized guardian consent before receiving his or her personal information.

External Links

If any part of this website links a visitor to other sites, those sites do not operate under this Privacy Policy. We recommend examining the privacy policy statements posted on other websites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.

Access from other countries

If visiting our website from countries other than the United States: be aware that information transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated are not afforded the same data protection and other laws in other countries, and might not be as comprehensive as those of the United States.
Please be assured we take steps to ensure each visitors privacy is protected. By using our services, visitors understand information used to create membership accounts may be transferred to our facilities to permit access to information and services sought by our members

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated in the future. We will notify registered members (if any) about material changes to this Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the email address provided to us, or more commonly practiced, by placing a prominent notice on our website.

Contact us

This Privacy Statement puts you, the individual, in control of how personal information is processed, and you have our assurance that we will not electronically distribute your personal information in any way without consent.

Only those officers of the Combat Control Association that have a legitimate business purpose for accessing and handling personal information obtained by us are given authorization to do so. The access or use of such information by any other source is unauthorized. If you feel that the CCA, or any of its members, is violating this Privacy Statement, please contact us using our customer service and feedback form, or by postal mail at: Combat Control Association – P.O, Box 432 – Mary Esther, FL 32569-0432
The Combat Control Association Privacy Policy is effective September 1, 2011.