Privacy Policy Statement

The Technical Editing SIG has created this privacy policy statement to disclose the information gathering and dissemination practices for the Technical Editing SIG web site (http://www.stc-techedit.org).

STC and SIG Membership

Parts of this site are restricted to members of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) Technical Editing SIG. This site's verification process requires users to enter their STC.org credentials. This information is used only to verify current membership (via https://www.stc.org) and is not retained.

Email Address

The site's registration form requires users to enter their email address. The information from this registration form is used to verify registration, contact users, and provide periodic emails. We do not disclose your name or email address to any third parties.

Registration Information

The site's registration form requests that users to enter their mailing address and telephone number. The information from this registration form is used by the SIG managers to compile a database of current members. We do not disclose your name or email address to any third parties. Registered users can elect to make their contact information available to other users by changing their Account Preferences.

Browser Cookies

This site uses cookies to track users' movements through the site. This information is used to generate site statistics and improve database caching performance. No personal information is collected.

Links to Other Sites

This site contains links to other web sites on the Internet. The Technical Editing SIG is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

Components from Other Sites

This site uses embedded components ("widgets") from other web sites on the Internet. The Technical Editing SIG is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

• Google — Custom search engine
• GoodSearch.com — Custom search engine
• AddThis — Bookmarking
• qwebirc — Chat (IRC client)
• Amazon.com — Shopping portal
• Conduit — Community toolbar
• Disqus — Article commenting
• PollDaddy — Article ratings

STC Policies

The Technical Editing SIG is a Special Intersest Group of the Society for Technical Communication (STC).

• STC Privacy Policy: http://www.stc.org/about/policy01.asp
• STC Website Disclaimer: http://www.stc.org/about/disclaimer01.asp

Changes

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. All changes will be posted to this page.

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