The Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN) respects the privacy of all its learning management system (LMS) users. AFN is committed to the protection of personal information that is provided by LMS users. It is the purpose of this statement to inform AFN LMS users of the AFN’s information assurance privacy policy and practices and explain how AFN LMS information is maintained and utilized by AFN.
All of the following indicate review and agreement with this policy: 1) Use of AFN’s LMS; or 2) Purchase of AFN’s continuing education programs or products.
Information Collection and Use
This privacy statement covers the collection of personal and non-personal information on the AFN LMS and its offices. Personal information is any information associated with your name or personal identity. Non-personal information is data about usage patterns, reported in aggregate, which is not associated with a specific personal identity.
AFN maintains personally identifiable information to provide and improve access to and content on the AFN LMS and respond to the needs and requests of AFN LMS users. Personal information is used by AFN to better understand and meet the needs of its LMS users.
Personal information collected from AFN LMS users is used only to support LMS relationships with AFN. Non-personal, non-identifiable information collected may include pages visited on AFN’s website, browser, and IP address. These data are collected for the purpose of facilitating a better understanding of AFN's LMS usability and performance. Most non-personal information is collected via cookies. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your computer hard drive and identifies you as a unique user. Generally, the AFN LMS uses cookies to remind it who you are and to access your AFN LMS account. Cookies help AFN understand which areas of the website are most popular and may help improve the website user experience. AFN may use cookies to enhance the user experience and personalize content.
Financial Information
AFN uses various methods to obtain requested information, including: 1) LMS access to individual online accounts; 2) continuing education programs and product purchases; and 3) Payment submissions. Financial information, such as credit card details, may be requested. Any such financial information submitted will be used only for billing, payment, and order processing purposes. Only the last four digits of the credit card number utilized to make the payment may be recorded and stored for reference use only.
AFN employs secure server technology for accepting payments online. This technology encrypts personal financial information before it is transmitted over the Internet, to facilitate secure financial transactions. Only browsers with the capability to support the secure server technology may only be used to make online payments through the AFN website.
AFN uses personal information in its day-to-day activities to respond to questions, process payments, and affirm organizational membership.
Disclosure of User Information
AFN will not sell, rent, or lease any of your personal information to third parties and will not share personal information with business partners or any other third-party except as described below.
Agents or Representatives: AFN may utilize agents, representatives, or companies to perform tasks on its behalf and may need to share personal information with these agents, representatives, or companies to provide products or services to the membership or website users.
Business Transfers: If, for any reason, AFN: 1) Makes a decision to buy, sell, or transfer assets; 2) Goes out of business; or 3) Enters bankruptcy, membership or website user information would be one of the assets transferred to a third party. An acknowledgement that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of such assets may continue to use personal information as set forth in this policy is required.
Promotional Offers: AFN may send electronic promotional offers to its members and other website users; however, recipients will have the ability to opt out of such promotional options at any time.
Protection of AFN and Others: AFN may release personal information when, in good faith, the Board of Directors or its representatives believe its release is necessary to comply with law, enforce or apply its conditions of use and other agreements, or protect the rights, property, or safety of AFN, its Board of Directors, members, website users, or others. This release includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection, credit risk reduction, and compliance with export laws.
AFN strives to maintain the reliability, accuracy and completeness of personal information in its databases and to protect the privacy and security of its databases and the information contained therein. All AFN databases are protected by reliable and secure technology.
Choices Relating to Your Personal Information
AFN members have the option not to disclose personal information to AFN; however, there is no guarantee that AFN will always be able to provide certain services, products, or options should a member choose this option in this circumstance. Members who wish to opt out of AFN’s disclosure of their personal information, please email this request to: [email protected]
It is important to note that your previously collected personal information may remain in the backups of AFN's records or website data. AFN may retain certain information if its Board of Directors believes in good faith that retaining such information is necessary to comply with law, enforce or apply its conditions of use and other agreements, or protect the rights, property or safety of AFN, its Board of Directors, members, website users, or others.
Review and Revisions to the Privacy Policy
AFN reserves the right to periodically review and revise this Privacy Policy; therefore, AFN recommends that each member and website user review the terms outlined herein from time to time to ensure familiarity with AFN’s current policy for the collection and use personal information.
Additional Information
AFN members and website users with questions related to this Privacy Policy should contact AFN via email: [email protected]