L3 Organization, Inc. ("L3", "We" or "Us") is committed to protecting the privacy of its visitors and members on the website operated by L3, l3org.org, and all sub-domains thereof (the "Sites"). The information You share with L3 will be treated with the utmost care. L3 will never share or sell Your personal information to any outside party. L3 has adopted the privacy policies outlined below, which serve as the basis for our use of Your personal information in our organization and in our business and advertiser relationships. This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with privacy laws applicable to L3 and the operation of the Sites. This Privacy Policy, however, does not cover L3's offline privacy practices. By viewing or accessing the Sites, You acknowledge Your consent to the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy. 

CANDIDATE INFORMATION FORM:

L3 collects two types of personal information about users: "Personal information" (such as name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, and other data in order to assess membership eligibility) and "Aggregate Information" (such as information about how many users log on to the Sites on a daily basis). A candidate for membership in L3 will be prompted that the information is being collected for such purpose. Personal, non-public information is collected online when the candidate for membership in L3 voluntarily submits the personal information by completing his or her candidate information. This Personal Information is collected by L3 staff, and viewed by candidate sponsors and the confidential L3 membership committee. 

MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT INFORMATION:

Upon being accepted as a member of L3, each member is required to create a member profile with additional Personal Information (such as payment methods; i.e., billing account, credit card or debit card, etc.; personal preferences; and other account/member-related information). Such personal, non-public information is collected online when the member voluntarily creates his or her member profile. The purpose of this information is to create connectivity and community among members, to build a relationship with L3 and to enable L3 to better provide products and services. Each member will have the ability to select what level of information sharing he or she prefers by designating his or her preferences when setting up a member profile. L3 does not collect members' or candidates' Personal Information indiscriminately, as both the amount and type of information will to the greatest extent possible be limited to that which is necessary to fulfill the intended purposes for which it is collected. When Personal Information that has been collected is to be used for a purpose not previously identified, the new purpose shall be identified to You prior to use. Unless the new purpose is required by law, Your consent is required before the information can be used for that purpose. Your Personal Information further will be retained only for fulfillment of the intended purposes for which such personal information is collected. L3 will establish minimum and maximum retention periods based on the type of information collected (i.e., sensitivity), the intended purposes and as otherwise may be legally required. L3 will establish guidelines and implement procedures to govern the destruction of personal information.

 

We may request Personal Information, such as your user name or password, whenever you log in to your account and may in limited circumstances ask You to provide credit card information and other personal information when purchasing goods or services that are offered on the Sites or when making a donation online. We reserve the right to request any additional information necessary to establish and maintain Your account.

 

L3 will not routinely update Personal Information unless such process is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected. 

L3 maintains commercially reasonable safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of the Personal Information provided by You. Such security safeguards are intended to be appropriate to the sensitivity of the Personal Information collected. To the extent L3 transfers any such Personal Information to third parties, L3 will use commercially reasonable efforts to assure that such third-parties to whom L3 may transfer any Personal Information have knowledge of our privacy policy and provide sufficient protection of such Personal Information. L3 shall use contractual or other means to provide a comparable level of protection while the information is being processed by a third party. The L3 website resides behind a firewall and uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL, the industry-standard security protocol used to communicate with browsers) to transmit Personal Information. Data is strongly encrypted during transmission to ensure that Personal Information is secure. Industry-standard data encryption techniques are used to protect Personal Information on L3 computers. SSL-capable browsers typically have a symbol on the browser window to indicate when they are in a secure mode. In addition, the URL will begin with "https:" for all browsers. Also, access to Personal Information contained in your account is protected by use of a password so keep your password private and secure. L3 is committed to properly securing the Personal Information collected online. To help us accomplish this, we take the following steps:

·        We employ internal access controls to ensure that the only people who see your information are those with a need to do so to perform their official duties.

·        We train relevant personnel on our privacy and security measures.

·        We physically secure the areas where we hold hard copies of the information that we collect online.

·        We regularly back up the information that we collect online to insure against loss.

·        We use technical controls to secure the information that we collect online as appropriate, including but not limited to: Secure Socket Layer (SSL), encryption, firewalls, and password protections.

·        We periodically test our security procedures to ensure personnel and technical compliance.

Please note that Personal Information stored on the Sites will be collected, stored and processed in the United States of America. By this Privacy Policy, L3 has intended to abide by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use and retention of data from the European Union and the PIPEDA regarding the collection, use and retention of data from Canada. 

L3 will never sell or rent e-mail addresses or any other information to other organizations. E-mail addresses will be utilized for communication and networking purposes as determined by Your information sharing preference when setting up Your member profile. L3 may generate e-mails for the following types of communication:

1.        Notification e-mail to which the individual may subscribe and unsubscribe.

2.        Transactional e-mail, which is the result of a business transaction initiated with L3.

3.        Relationship e-mail, which is sent as an informational service because of a relationship with L3.

4.        Correspondence from L3 staff as a result of a communication related to membership, an inquiry or an event.

Postal mailing lists, comprised of full name and postal address, will never be sold or disclosed to other organizations.

L3 may occasionally send informational or promotional materials to members. You may choose to "opt-out" and to exclude yourself from this by indicating Your preference when setting up Your member profile.

Your privacy is important to us. L3 will use the Personal Information provided by You in accordance with good commercial practice and applicable law. L3 does not share, sell or trade Personal Information with third parties without permission from the user; however, L3 may provide Your personal information to third parties directly involved in the operation, performance, support and/or maintenance of the Sites and the sale, distribution, installation use, maintenance and support of each product or service offered on the Sites. For example, L3 may use third-party agents for several business purposes, including credit card validation, hotel registration, and shipping. These agents are permitted to use Your Personal Information only to provide L3 with a specific service, or as otherwise approved by You, and not for any other purpose. L3 will use contractual or other means to provide a comparable level of protection (to L3's) while any Personal Information is being processed by these third parties. 

L3 makes every effort to preserve Your privacy, and Personal Information shall not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it is collected, except with Your consent, but L3 may need to disclose personal information when required by law, or if L3 believes You have committed unlawful acts or acts that may endanger the health or safety of another user or of the general public.

When you visit the Sites, we automatically collect Aggregate Information about your visit. Aggregate Information is collected behind the scenes by the L3 web server and is used to compile general website usage statistics or to facilitate access to restricted website services. Such information includes:

·           IP address of computer

·           Browser-related information

·           Locations visited on the L3 website

·           HTTP cookies

We also know the date, time, and pages that you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the Sites to enhance your experience while on our Sites.

 

Each member will have the ability to select what level of information sharing he or she prefers. L3 provides You with an easy means to provide (opt-in) and withdraw (opt-out) consent to L3's use of Your Personal Information by indicating Your sharing preferences when setting up Your member profile. You can update these preferences at any time after logging into Your account or by notifying the Privacy Manager at the Contact Address. The candidate information form and membership account information form will be used to seek consent, collect information, and inform individuals of the use that will be made of such information. By completing and submitting the forms, You are giving consent to the collection and the specified uses. Upon resignation from membership in L3, Your Personal Information is inactivated and no longer utilized for any of L3'spurposes. If You resign from membership in L3 or otherwise choose to have Your Personal Information removed from the L3 database, You can do so by notifying L3's Privacy Manager at the Contact Address. Please note that certain portion of the Sites may not be accessible to You or otherwise operate if so elect to not "opt-in" or to "opt-out".

If your Personal Information is currently being used by L3 or its Affiliates to send you marketing, promotional, informational, or notification or relationship communications, you can "opt-out" at any time. To "opt-out" of receiving marketing, promotional, informational, or notification or relationship communications or other communication from L3, contact our Privacy Manager at the Contact Address. Please note that it may take 4 to 14 business days to fulfill Your "opt-out" requests. 

L3 wants Your candidate information form and membership account information and any other information to be accurate and any other personal information which You may provide to be accurate and complete, but Your review and input of Your information are required. You may request to view the personal information collected about You through Your use of the Sites by accessing Your membership account or by sending an email to our Privacy Manager. If You send Your request by email, L3 will send such personal information (or a summary thereof) for review to the email address on file for the account/member name in our database only. To update or change your Personal Information, visit our user login page and log on to your own account. You can update your Personal Information after logging in to your account. You also can send your updated Personal Information by mail (or a written request for a hard-copy of your Personal Information in your account) to the Contact Address.

You should be aware that other Internet sites to which You hyperlink from the Sites may contain privacy statements that differ from our Privacy Policy. L3 encourages You to read and understand such privacy policies and terms of use of any linked sites accessed by You. If You decide to access such linked sites and/or provide any personal information to such linked sites, You do so entirely at Your own risk. L3 is not responsible for such provisions, and expressly disclaims any and all liability related to such provisions.

L3 has designated a Privacy Manager, who can be contacted at the following address ("Contact Address"): By Mail: Privacy Manager, L3 Organization, Inc., 4700 W. Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois, 60025; By Email: info@l3.org or By Phone: 847/375-4721. The Privacy Manager is accountable for L3's compliance with this Privacy Policy. If You have any complaints concerning L3's compliance with this Privacy Policy or if You have any questions about L3's practices related to this Privacy Policy or any specific purposes for the collection and retention of Your personal information, then please contact our Privacy Manager at the Contact Address and provide a description of Your questions or concerns in detail sufficient to permit the Privacy Manager to investigate Your complaint or request and contact You. It is L3's intent to make available to You through the Privacy Manager specific information about this Privacy Policy and L3's management of Your Personal Information as may be required by applicable law. The Privacy Manager can address any challenges that You may have as to the accuracy or completeness of the Personal Information in Your account (and to have it amended as appropriate). As part of this process, You may be required to provide sufficient information to permit us to verify You as the member or account holder and to provide an account of the existence, use and disclosure of Your personal information. L3's Privacy Manager will respond to Your requests within a reasonable time and at minimal or no cost to You. The Privacy Manager will investigate all complaints and requests. If a complaint is found to be justified, L3 will take appropriate measures, including if necessary, amending this Privacy Policy and our practices, as may be required under applicable law.

No transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of L3 to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. If You choose to visit the Sites, Your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to limitations of damages and application of the law of the State of Illinois. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, SHALL L3 OR ITS AFFILIATES, DISTRIBUTORS, CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS ON THE SITES, EVEN IF L3 HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES PROVIDED UNDER THIS PRIVACY POLICY FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

12.     Children. 

Since the Sites are not designed specifically for children, L3 does not intentionally collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected Personal Information from a person under the age of 13, we will automatically delete it.

This Privacy Policy has been adopted with the recognition that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, and that underlying business models are still not established. Accordingly, these policies are subject to change at any time and L3 expressly reserves the right to modify the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time and in our reasonable discretion, by posting a change notice to the home page of the Sites. Your continued use of the Sites following our posting of a change notice will constitute binding acceptance of this Privacy Policy and all changes thereto.

Posted:  November 24, 2009