Copyright(c) 2004 by Asian Business Association of Los Angeles, Inc. a non profit corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Asian Business Association of Los Angeles, Inc. a non profit corporation (“ABA”) provides this web site to (i) foster communication and business relationships among our members, (ii) as a means of communication with our members, (iii) to foster business between relationships between selected third parties and our members. This privacy policy is intended to advise you as to what information we gather and how we use it.

Information Collection Policy

ABA collects two types of information:

1. Personal Information

When you sign up as a member, you may be asked to provide personal information. Personal data may also be requested when registering for ABA sponsored programs, events or services. Information including contact information, e-mail addresses, business products or services provided, and member to member discounts are listed on the website to foster the goals of the organization. This information may be shared with selected nonmembers who express a desire to do business with our members. We may also be required to disclose information under applicable laws of legal process or to protect our rights.

2. Website Activity Data

Activity data is gathered through several methods, and is generally tracked as a whole rather than individually. General activity information is gathered to help us to understand the volume of traffic we receive, improve our website and to identify areas of the website which might be improved or changed. ABA reserves the right but has no obligation to track individual activity in order to identify or help prevent abuse, other improper uses, system maintenance or as may be required by applicable law. In order to provide on line event registration or e-commerce activities individual activity may also be tracked.

Cookies and Tracking

Websites often write small data files called “cookies” to your hard drive during your visits to the website. A cookie file is used in order to track your traffic patterns on a particular site and contains information that can anonymously identify you. This information is encrypted for security purposes. ABA may use cookies to help measure the activity at our website or to allow on line event registration or to enable e-commerce to be conducted.

Notification of Privacy Changes

ABA reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time. When changes are made they will be posted to the website immediately.

Links, E-Commerce Areas & Partner/Affiliate Sites

Our website may from time to time contain links to third party sites. We do not control the privacy policies, data collection, and terms of conditions of the use of any of these other websites and are not responsible for their activities or your use of these websites. You should check their policies if this is a concern to you. As a general matter we will try to identify third party links or affiliate sites as such but if you have any questions about whether a page you are viewing is part of our website please do not hesitate to contact our office.

Editorial Guidelines

Policy Guidelines for Editorial Content, Third Party Content and External Sources

The goal for editorial content on our website is to be accurate and fair. From time to time we may have articles which discuss legal issues however this content is not intended to serve as legal advice. Users who have specific questions about legal issues should consult with legal counsel. We accept submissions of articles from our members and third parties and we do not conduct a fact check or legal review of these submissions. We rely on the authors to perform all reviews as they deem appropriate and to be responsible for the content and accuracy of their materials. Content on the website may contain links to non-ABA content. These links do not constitute an endorsement of the linked content and we do not guarantee the accuracy of the linked content.

Advertising Policy

We may accept advertising on our website at our discretion.