Privacy Policy

Specialty Access Alliance respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines the type of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you use https://specialtyaccessalliance.org (the “Website”) and how we use that information, as well as our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, and disclosing various information. 

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Website, and we use cookies (with your consent) to enhance your experience. Cookie consent is managed through CookieYes, a consent management tool integrated into our Website.  

This Policy applies to information we collect: 

  • On the Website 
  • On any of our social media platforms 
  • In electronic communications, such as e-mail and any other messages, between you and Specialty Access Alliance 
  • Through any third party application by which you access data on this Website 
  • Through any third party application by which you submit media, a User Contribution (as defined in our Terms of Use), or other data on the Website or any of our social media platforms 

 

It does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from the Website or a social media platform. 

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. 

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to interact with us or use the Website. By accessing or using the Website, or interacting with us in any way, you agree to this Policy. 

This Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of the Website and/or interaction with us after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy prior to interacting with us for updates. 

 

Information We Collect 

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information: 

  • By which you may be personally identified, such as name, likeness, postal address, e-mail address, social media usernames and/or accounts, and/or telephone number (“Personal Information”) 
  • That you make available on social media platforms (“Social Media Information”) 
  • That is about you but individually does not identify you 
  • About your computer, phone, or tablet; internet connection and IP address; operating system; browser; and usage details (“Device Information”) 

 

We collect this information: 

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us or an affiliate, interact directly with us or an affiliate, engage with us or an affiliate on social media, or provide it to a candidate or committee with whom we interact directly or indirectly. 
  • Indirectly when you make it publicly available, such as via social media; or take any other action where the information you provide is available to third parties. 
  • Automatically as you navigate through the Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies, including Google Analytics. 
  • From third parties, including our service providers, contractors, and affiliates. 

 

Cookies and Tracking Technologies 

Our Website uses cookies solely through Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics collects data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs to help us understand how visitors interact with our Website. This information is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. 

Cookie consent on our Website is managed through CookieYes, a consent management plugin. When you first visit our Website, CookieYes will present you with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You may update your preferences at any time by visiting Cookies settings

You may also opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. 

 

Use of Your Information 

The information we collect helps us to: 

  • Develop and improve, independently or in collaboration with others, data and analysis of data used by us, including analysis regarding your interests. 
  • Improve the services we provide to you and others 
  • Facilitate policy communications 
  • Facilitate marketing communications 
  • Comply with local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations 
  • Recognize you when you return to the Website 
  • Carry out any obligations and enforce any rights arising from any agreements to which we are a party 
  • Notify you about any changes to how we interact with you 
  • Take other actions which we may describe when you provide the pertinent information 
  • For any other purpose permitted by law or, if required by an applicable law, rule, or regulation, with your consent 
  • Any text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties. 

 

Policy Towards Minors 

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. No one under the age of 13 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at info@specialtyaccessalliance.org 

 

Your Privacy Rights 

Depending on your state of residence, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Information: 

  • Right to Know — You may request information about the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you, the purposes for which we use it, and whether we share it with third parties. 
  • Right to Access — You may request a copy of the Personal Information we hold about you. 
  • Right to Correction — You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information we hold about you. 
  • Right to Deletion — You may request that we delete your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions permitted by law. 
  • Right to Data Portability — You may request that we provide your Personal Information in a portable and commonly used format. 
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing — You may direct us not to sell or share your Personal Information with third parties. 
  • Right to Non-Discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights. 

These rights apply to residents of California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), and other states with applicable privacy laws. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@specialtyaccessalliance.org. We will respond to verified requests within 45 days as required by applicable law. 

 

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information 

Specialty Access Alliance does not sell your Personal Information to third parties for monetary compensation. We do not share your Personal Information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes. If this practice changes in the future, we will update this Policy and provide you with the ability to opt out prior to any such sale or sharing. 

 

Data Retention 

We retain your Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When Personal Information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it. Google Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google’s data retention settings, which you can review at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196. 

 

Governing Law 

This Privacy Policy and any disputes arising out of or related to it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the state in which Specialty Access Alliance operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. By using the Website, you consent to the jurisdiction of the applicable federal and state courts. 

 

Entire Agreement 

These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy constitute the entire and exclusive agreement between us and you regarding the Website, and supersede and replace any prior agreements between us and you regarding the Website and its Service. 

 

Last Updated: March 12, 2026