Privacy Statement

Welcome to the official website (the “Site”) of the Swiss-American Business Council ("SABC"), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. We value your visit and hope that you will continue to enjoy the latest developments on this Site. Your use of this Site constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions.

This policy covers how SABC treats personal information that SABC collects and receives using this Site and its e-mail addresses. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable, such as your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not considered readily available public information. This policy does not apply to SABC partner organizations that we do not control.

SABC collects personal information when you register with SABC, pay membership dues, pay other SABC fees, or otherwise sign up for any SABC services. SABC may combine information about you that we have with information we obtain from our partners. However, unless you provide written authorization, SABC will not knowingly disseminate your personal information to commercial entities. When you register with us we may ask for information such as your name, email address, birth date, gender, nationality, zip code, occupation, industry, and personal interests, as well as business information. Some of your financial information will be known to us if you send us payments by check or credit card (including through PayPal) or co-sponsor SABC activities. This financial information will not be shared with commercial entities. SABC will only use your personal information internally to enhance your experience on our Site and with our services and programs. SABC will not knowingly collect, disseminate or store information of anyone under the age of 18. SABC may use cookies to enhance the performance of your computer access to pages of this Site. Cookies can always be removed or disabled.

ALTHOUGH WE STRIVE TO KEEP OUR ELECTRONIC AND PAPER RECORDS CONTAINING PERSONAL INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT SUCH RECORDS WILL BE MISAPPROPRIATED OR LOST, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THEIR SECURITY. THEREFORE, WE DO NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THESE RECORDS WILL NOT BE ACCESSED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS. SABC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED ON SABC FILES.