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AGA’s Commitment to Privacy

AGA values your contributions to the GI community. We also value the personal information you’ve shared with us. To better explain the information we collect and why we collect it, we’ve updated our privacy policy.

If you have any questions regarding AGA data collection or our privacy policy, please contact [email protected].

Personal data

Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) personal data is defined as:

“any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”.

How we use your information

This privacy notice tells you how we, AGA, will collect and use your personal data to:
  • Improve website user experience.
  • Provide member benefits.
  • Sell mailing lists.
  • Market products.
  • Customize communication.
  • Deliver emails for related events, products or services.
  • Complete financial transactions.
  • Verify ads are viewed by physician members.
  • Improve article recommendations.

Why does AGA need to collect and store personal data?

In order for us to provide you with service and improve your membership experience, we need to collect personal data for correspondence purposes and detailed service provision. In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.

Will AGA share my personal data with anyone else?

We may pass your personal data on to third-party service providers contracted to AGA in the course of dealing with you. Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely, and to use them only to fulfill the service they provide you on our behalf. When they no longer need your data to fulfill this service, they will dispose of the details in line with AGA’s procedures. 

How will AGA use the personal data it collects about me?

AGA will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with GDPR. We will endeavor to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary. AGA is required to retain information in accordance with the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes. How long certain kinds of personal data should be kept may also be governed by specific business-sector requirements and agreed practices. Personal data may be held in addition to these periods depending on individual business needs.

Under what circumstances will AGA contact me?

AGA will use your personal information to contact you to provide member benefits; customize communication; deliver emails for events, products or services; complete transactional services; and other circumstances in line with AGA’s business procedures.

Can I find out the personal data that AGA holds about me?

AGA, at your request, can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed. If AGA does hold personal data about you, you can request the following information:
  • Identity and the contact details of the person or Organization that has determined how and why to process your data. In some cases, this will be a representative in the EU.
  • The purpose of the processing as well as the legal basis for processing.
  • If the processing is based on the legitimate interests of AGA or a third party, information about those interests.
  • The categories of personal data collected, stored and processed.
  • Recipient(s) or categories of recipients that the data is/will be disclosed to.
  • If we intend to transfer the personal data to a third country or international Organization, information about how we ensure this is done securely. The EU has approved sending personal data to some countries because they meet a minimum standard of data protection. In other cases, we will ensure there are specific measures in place to secure your information.
  • How long the data will be stored.
  • Details of your rights to correct, erase, restrict or object to such processing.
  • Information about your right to withdraw consent at any time.
  • How to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.
  • Whether the provision of personal data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract, as well as whether you are obliged to provide the personal data and the possible consequences of failing to provide such data.
  • The source of personal data if it wasn’t collected directly from you.
  • Any details and information of automated decision making, such as profiling, and any meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and expected consequences of such processing.

What forms of ID will I need to provide in order to access this?

AGA accepts any of the following forms of ID when information on your personal data is requested:

  • Passport
  • Driving license
  • Birth certificate

Contact details of the GDPR Owner:

Sarah Manwell
AGA Director Business and Data Analyses
4930 Del Ray Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
[email protected]
301-654-2055

Policy updated May 23, 2018

AGA Cookie Statement

This Cookie Statement explains how the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) (collectively “AGA”, “we“, “us“, and “ours“) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit www.gastro.org or any website, mobile application or other online property owned, operated or controlled by us (“Sites“).  It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them. 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.  

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, AGA) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.  

Why do we use cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Sites to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Sites. Third parties serve cookies through our Sites for advertising, analytics and other purposes. This is described in more detail below. 

The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Sites and the purposes they perform are described in the table below: 

Types of cookieWho serves these cookiesHow to refuse
Essential website cookies:  These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Sites and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
  • AGA

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Sites to you, you cannot refuse them.

You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings as described below under the heading “How can I control cookies?”

Performance and functionality cookies:  These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Sites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
  • Wufoo
  • YouTube (Google)
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
To refuse these cookies, please follow the instructions below under the heading “How can I control cookies?”
Analytics and customization cookies:  These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Sites are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Sites for you.
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • YouTube (Google)
To refuse these cookies, please follow the instructions below under the heading “How can I control cookies?”
Advertising cookies:  These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
  • Google Ads

To refuse these cookies, please follow the instructions below under the heading “How can I control cookies?”

Alternatively, you can adjust your Google ad preferences online.

What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our Sites or opened an email that we have sent them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Sites to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Sites from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.

Do you serve targeted advertising?

Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. This can be accomplished by them using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details or other personally identifying details unless you choose to provide these. 

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table above. 

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. 

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com

How often will you update this Cookie Statement?

We may update this Cookie Statement from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Statement regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.  

The date at the bottom of this Cookie Statement indicates when it was last updated.  

Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [email protected]

This Cookie Statement was last updated on Dec. 11, 2019. 

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