Website Privacy Policy

Illinois Bankers Association®

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using this website. By accessing the Illinois Bankers Association website (the “Website”), you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy, you should not access or use the Website.

The Illinois Bankers Association (the “IBA”) is committed to and recognizes the need to protect your privacy. In general, you can visit the home page of the Website without telling us who you are or revealing personal information about yourself. We do collect, track and monitor the IP addresses and domain names of visitors to the home page and users of the Website for administration purposes, such as to analyze this data for trends and statistics and to monitor compliance with our Terms of Use.

Collecting Personal Information

We require the following information from you when you register for a user name and password: (1) your organization’s name and address, (2) your name, and (3) your email address. If you choose to not provide this information, you still can visit the Website, but you will be unable to register for events on the Website or access the Members Only areas of the Website. We also may collect additional personal information from you on a voluntary basis.

Use of Personal Information

The personal information that you provide us for the purpose of accessing and using the Website will be used for the purpose of IBA communications made to you. We will not sell your personal information, but we may share this information with affiliates and selected third parties on occasion, and we may share statistical or aggregated non-personal information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties.

The IBA reserves the right to disclose user information in cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or inform law enforcement authorities about or bring legal action against someone who is or may be causing injury to or interference with (whether intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property, other Website users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. We also may disclose personal information in response to a lawfully issued subpoena, or to respond to an emergency situation.

Removing or Updating Personal Information

You can change or remove your personal information by going directly to Your Account (after logging in). You also can revise your personal information or delete your account at any time by directly contacting the IBA at (217) 789-9340 or webmaster@illinois.bank.

Links to Other Web Sites

The Website contains links to other sites (the “Linked Sites”). Linked Sites are not controlled by the IBA, and the IBA is not responsible for any content contained on any Linked Site. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, the IBA is not responsible for the privacy policies and practices employed by Linked Sites. As with our Website, you should become familiar with any external party's privacy policy when visiting that site.

Children’s Privacy Policy

The Website is not structured to attract children. Accordingly, we do not intend to collect personal information from anyone we know to be under 13 years of age.