The Vision Council of America (VCA) recognizes the importance of protecting our users privacy. To that end we have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices.

We track domain names of visitors to measure traffic on our site as well as pages visited within the site. We do not use domain information to determine any user's identity. Throughout the Web site there may be forms to request information, products, and services. These forms typically ask for contact information (such as your phone, address or e-mail address), financial information (such as your credit card numbers), and demographic information (for example, company product categories, areas of interest, location, etc.) Contact information from these forms is used to send the products, promotional materials or membership information that you request.

Demographic and profile data collected at our site and may be added to a database maintained by VCA to customize your web site experience. It may be used to contact users of the web site for online surveys or advocacy purposes if the user has indicated an interest. No personal information is ever shared or sold to a third party.

The Web site contains links to other sites. VCA is not responsible for the privacy practices of such Web sites. Inclusion of links to an outside web site, whether in an advertisement or content area of VCA's Web site, is not an endorsement of the web site or a guarantee that the information it contains is accurate.

This site makes chat rooms and message boards available to its users. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information, and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal or business information.

This site uses physical, electronic and managerial procedures to protect information collected online including firewalls to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. The use of these security measures is not a guarantee that information supplied over the Internet will not be intercepted.

Users of our Web site have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners. If you no longer wish to receive future communications or need to change or modify information previously provided.

All e-mails should be sent to vca@visionsite.org

All mail should be sent to the address below:

VCA Attn: Webmaster
1700 Diagonal Road
Suite 500
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
You can call the following telephone number: 703-548-4560

VCA complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. This means that on VCA’s contest site specifically directed to children under the age of 13, where VCA collects contest entrant personal information, VCA takes the following steps to ensure that parents are aware of and approve the information which is collected.

VCA is committed to collecting only information that is necessary for children to participate in a particular contest where such information is requested. Information will never be shared with third parties without verifiable parental or guardian consent.

To participate in a VCA contest, any child under age 13 IS REQUIRED to provide the e-mail address of his or her parent or guardian. The disclosed parent or guardian will receive an e-mail containing the information set forth in this privacy policy, and alerting them to the child’s registration. In order for a child under 13 to register and participate in a contest, the parent or guardian MUST e-mail and/or fax permission for their child to participate.

Parents may review their child’s personal information, have their child’s personal information deleted at any time, and refuse to permit further collection or use of their child’s information by contacting VCA at 703-548-4560.

Although children under the age of 13 may be allowed to participate in VCA contests, if such an entrant wins, notification and prizes are sent to the parent or guardian identified in the initial registration process. Publication of first names of winners, along with their city/town and state for contest winners under 13 REQUIRE parental or guardian consent, which may be provided by e-mail or fax to VCA.

For information regarding the VCA contest rules and privacy policy or to delete or request deletion of a child’s personal information, please contact:

Vision Council of America
Attention: Robert Philips
1700 Diagonal Road
Suite 500
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 548-4560
rphilips@visionsite.org

VCA reserves the right to alter its privacy policies. Any changes to the policy will be posted on this page.