Privacy Policy

This privacy notice discloses the privacy policy practices for sfchamber-com.sfchamber.com. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

  1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
  2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
  3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
  4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Personal Information
We do not collect personal information for visitors browsing our Web site.  We may collect personal information for visitors who request membership information, register for an event, post an event to the community calendar, create an account or opt-in to receive our email communications.  In these cases, we will collect personal information including but not limited to: your name, email, phone, company name, and address.  We may rent or sell the personal information of active Chamber members and its listservs to third parties for the purpose of marketing.  We may also share your personal information with our third-party Web site administrators (only for the purpose of serving you) and as required by law.

Aggregate Information
We collect and share aggregated information about our members and Web site visitors with our partners and advertisers.  This information does not identify individuals, and is used to provide our partners and advertisers with information about the volume and activities of visitors to our Web site.

Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the Web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Newsletters and Listservs
The Chamber distributes several online newsletters and listserv mailings each week via email.  Visitors to our Web site can subscribe to our newsletters and listserves.  When you opt-in to receive communications from the Chamber, we will collect your personal information (including but not limited to your name and email address) for the purpose of delivering these communications to you.  Participation in these communications is voluntary, and you may choose to unsubscribe at any time.

Surveys, Polls, and Contests
On occasion, the Chamber may provide the opportunity to participate in surveys, polls or contests on our Web site.  If you participate, we may request certain personally identifiable information from you.  Participation in these surveys or polls is voluntary, and you, therefore, have a choice whether or not to disclose your personal information.

Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Cookies

To enrich and perfect your online experience, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce uses "Cookies", similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.

  • A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. San Francisco Chamber of Commerce uses cookies to help San Francisco Chamber of Commerce identify and track visitors, their usage of https://sfchamber.com/, and their website access preferences. San Francisco Chamber of Commerce visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using San Francisco Chamber of Commerce's websites, with the drawback that certain features of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
    By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to San Francisco Chamber of Commerce's use of cookies.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in San Francisco Chamber of Commerce's sole discretion. San Francisco Chamber of Commerce encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. If you are not an active member, you can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address info@sfchamber.com or phone number (415) 392-4520:

  • See what data we have about you if any.
  • Change/correct any data we have about you.
  • Request for us to delete any data we have about you.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

If you are an active member, as per our Membership Agreement, you agree to receiving periodic updates from us regarding your membership, as well as SF Chamber programming, events, and news. You are responsible for updating your email subscription preferences through our email sign-up form.

Modification to this Policy
We may revise or amend this policy at any time at our sole discretion. All changes will be posted to this Page.  We encourage users to visit this page periodically to review our current policy.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 415-392-4520 or info@sfchamber.com.