Disclaimer*
By attending events, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, webcasts, promotional purposes, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by ALN and its affiliates and representatives. Images, photos, and/or videos may be used to promote similar ALN events in the future, highlight the event, and exhibit the capabilities of ALN. You release ALN, its employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with taking, recording, digitizing, or publication and use of interviews, photographers, computer images, video and/or sound recordings.
By attending events, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment of royalties in connection with any use, exhibition, streaming, web casting, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such use, exhibiting, broadcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by ALN or the person or entity designated to do so by ALN. I have read and agree to the terms above.
Your information is safe with us!
We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. By visiting and using our website, you are accepting and agree to the terms in this privacy policy. If you do not agree with the terms in this privacy policy, please do not use the website or provide any information to us. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time without notice.
What information do we collect?
We do not use our website to collect any personally identifiable information about you other than what you provide voluntarily for various purposes. When you visit our website you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose when you contact us by email or through an online contact form, and information collected on an aggregate basis as you browse our website. We may collect certain anonymous information, including pages viewed, date and time, and browser type. We do not make any association between this information and a visitor’s identity. Within the past 12 months, ALN has collected personal information such as personal identifiers (e.g., real name, address, unique personal identifiers, email address, etc.), Internet activity, commercial information, geolocation data, inferences drawn from any information you provided (i.e., information as a result of the use of cookies).
If you choose not to provide any personal information about yourself, we may not be able to fulfill a request you may have. If you provide personal information, you agree to provide true and accurate information and promptly notify us of any changes.
Form information
If you choose to correspond with us through email or through one of our contact forms, we may retain the content together with your email address and any other corresponding email addresses. We store this information for the sole purpose of communicating through email and it will not be used for any other purpose without your consent.
Cookies and web server logs
Similar to other commercial websites, our website utilizes a standard technology called “cookies” (see explanation below, “What Are Cookies?”) and Web Server Logs (see explanation below, “What Are Web Server Logs?”) to collect information about how our website is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web Server Logs may include sign-on information, the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our website, and the websites visited just before and just after our website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are a feature of web browser software that allows web servers to recognize the computer used to access a website. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user’s web browser on the user’s hard drive. Cookies can remember what information a user accesses on one web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that website by the same user or to use the information to streamline the user’s transactions on related web pages. Cookies should make your online experience easier and more personalized. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the features of this website.
What are web server logs?
All user activity on our website is stored onto log files residing on our servers. We register Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to accumulate web traffic reports, analyze trends, administer the site, track a user’s movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
Your consent
By using our website, you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our website to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it.
Disclosing of information to third parties
We do not disclose personal information to third parties except as outlined in this policy. We may provide aggregate information to affiliated entities and other business entities about our registered users, website traffic patterns, Internet network activity information (e.g., browsing or search history and other information regarding interaction with the website), geolocation data, and related website information to our affiliates, partners or reputable third parties, but this information will not include personally identifying data. We do not sell your personal information to any individual or entity.
Other uses and disclosures
We may use or disclose personal information (1) for the purpose of communicating with you, (2) when necessary for employees, agents and contractors to operate or maintain the website or correct a technical problem, (3) if we sell or merge the company or its assets with another company, (4) with our affiliates, (5) when we believe we are legally required to do so, or (6) to commence legal actions to protect our rights or property or to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person or violations of this privacy policy or other terms found on this website.
Third party advertisements and links to other websites
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites that have a link on our website, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Children are not eligible to use our services unsupervised and we ask that children (under the age of 14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with permission and guidance from your parents or guardians.
Data security
Personally, identifiable information is stored on our server and is not publicly accessible. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we take reasonable precautions and have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Although we attempt to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining this information. We are not responsible for any breach of its security or for the actions of any third parties that may obtain any personal information. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate security for or otherwise interfering with the operation of the website. We do not make, and expressly disclaim, any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding the security or integrity of the website and your personal information.
Right to access to and deletion of personal information
You may submit requests to access or delete personal information provided too and collected by ALN over the past 12 months by calling (434) 879-6220. We will respond to verifiable requests to access or delete personal information within 45 days after you made the request. Such personal information includes the categories of information we collected about you, including personal identifiers and commercial information. ALN’s commercial purposes for collecting the information about you, and the specific pieces of information collected about you. The right to deletion does not apply if ALN must retain the personal information to (1) provide goods or services to you, (2) detect or resolve security- or functionality-related issues, (3) comply with the law, (4) conduct research in the public interest, (5) safeguard the right to free speech, or (6) carry out any actions for internal purposes that you might reasonably expect.
We cannot respond to any request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.
We do not discriminate
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights pertaining to your personal information, including not doing any of the following: (1) denying services to you; (2) charging different prices or rates for services; (3) providing a different level or quality of services; (4) suggesting that you will receive a different price or rate for services or a different level or quality of services.