Privacy Policy

Privacy Statement Effective September 8, 2025

ANRO Businesses is a collective of entities providing business, financial, and event-related services. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information across our offerings.

Your use of the ANRO Businesses websites and/or provision of your Personal Information or sensitive Personal Information to ANRO constitutes your consent to the use, storage, processing and transfer of that information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

"Personal Information", is any information that enables us to identify you, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as your name, identification number, location data, online identifier or one or more factors specific to you. Personal Information includes "sensitive Personal Information" but excludes anonymous information or information that has had the identity of an individual permanently removed.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions or complaints regarding this Privacy Statement or about the ANRO websites, please contact us at CustomerService@anrobusinesses.com, by phone at 205-354-7801

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

We will update this Privacy Statement from time to time, so please check back periodically.

If at any point we decide to use Personal Information in a manner that is materially different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will endeavor to notify you of such changes (e.g., we will post a revised Privacy Statement with a new effective date, display the word "updated" next to the Privacy Policy link on each page on the ANRO websites, or otherwise) prior to implementing them.

Throughout ANRO websites, there are forms for visitors to request information, products, and services. We use Personal Information from these forms to provide the products, promotional materials, or memberships that you request.

Forms on the ANRO websites that request financial information do so in order to bill you for products or services ordered. Unique identifiers (such as your email) are collected from website visitors to verify the user's identity for access to restricted content or features on the ANRO websites.

This Privacy Policy discloses ANRO's privacy practices and contains detailed information about the following:

What information do we collect?
What are "cookies" and how does ANRO use them?
Do we share information with third parties?
How do we use the information we collect?
How can you review and modify your Personal Information?
What is the opt-out policy for ANRO Websites?
What types of security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?
How do ANRO websites use bulletin boards, discussion lists, and moderated chats?

What information do we collect?
ANRO Websites collect the following Personal Information about site visitors:

a) Site Use Information

ANRO collects technical information relating to each time a visitor comes to a ANRO website, including IP address, browser type and version, time zone settings, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform type (e.g. Internet Explorer browser on a Windows platform).

We may also collect information about your visit, including pages you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), methods used to browse away from the page, and any phone number used to call our customer service number.

Gathering this technical information helps us to learn what browsers we need to support and helps us determine what sections of ANRO websites are most popular and how many visitors come to our site(s). You do not have to register with ANRO websites before we can collect this information.

b) Information Provided to ANRO

You (or in the case of ANRO employer programs, your employer) may provide Personal Information to us which may include your name, home and/or work email address, postal address, phone number and/or fax number, your employer and job title, demographic information about you including birth year, certification designation, etc., and if you are making a purchase, your credit card information. Such information is only required to take advantage of optional products and services provided through ANRO websites.

ANRO collects Personal Information in the following ways from different parts of the ANRO websites:

Membership Applications: You are sharing Personal Information with us when you join or renew your membership in ANRO programs through the ANRO Websites. ANRO members will have ANRO membership log-in credentials which enable members to take advantage of restricted content and features on ANRO websites.
Other Registration: When registering for specific services we may ask for the same type of Personal Information. For example, if you subscribe to an e-mail newsletter, we will ask you to provide your e-mail address.
Online Purchases: When you make a purchase using the ANRO online store or when you subscribe to an ANRO publication through the ANRO websites we may also ask for the same type of Personal Information. The number and variety of useful services on ANRO websites that may require the collection of Personal Information about you will continue to grow in the future.
Connections Services Partner Program Applications: Partner Organizations (the entity providing connection services) use ANRO's online application system to receive all information required to process the applications and establish connection services. The information collected is subject to change over time, based on applicable laws and regulations.
Employment Applications: When you apply for employment with ANRO using the ANRO websites, we may ask for your Personal Information, including copies of your Resume or CV, and any other information required to verify your qualifications.
ANRO Employer Programs: When you participate in certain ANRO programs purchased by your employer used for assessment, training and other workplace growth opportunities, we may collect your Personal Information from you or your employer, such as name, e-mail address, or other information required in order for you to participate in the program.

What are "cookies" and how does ANRO use them?

A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a website to the hard drive of your computer. This unique number identifies your web browser to ANRO computers whenever you visit ANRO websites.

The use of cookies is an industry standard, and cookies are currently used on most major websites. Most web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can reset your browser to notify you when you have received a cookie. You can also set your browser to refuse to accept cookies altogether.

While ANRO does not require you to use cookies, keep in mind that certain services will not function properly if you set your browser to refuse all cookies. To help serve you better, ANRO generally uses cookies to:

Identify return visitors. Cookies let us remember your web browser so we can provide personalized member services. Cookies also allow us to identify ANRO members who are returning to the site.
Display advertisements. ANRO uses an outside ad company to display ANRO-approved ads on our website and other websites. While we use cookies on other parts of our website(s), the cookies received with banner ads are collected by our ad company. These cookies allow ANRO to manage the delivery of ads.

For more information about how we use cookies on the ANRO websites, please see our Cookie Policy.

Cookie Policy: Like most businesses, we employ "cookies" or similar technologies. This Cookie Policy tells you about the use of Cookies and similar technologies on the websites which link to this Cookie Policy from their site (collectively, "ANRO Websites").

When you first access ANRO websites you will receive a message advising you that cookies and similar technologies are in use. By closing the message or continuing to browse the ANRO Website, you signify that you understand and agree to the use of these technologies, as described in this Cookie Policy.

You do not have to accept cookies and consent can be withdrawn at any time. You can change your browser settings to refuse or restrict cookies, and you may delete them after they have been placed on your device at any time. If you do not accept or delete our cookies, some areas of the ANRO websites that you access may take more time to work or may not function properly.

Do we share information with third parties?

Personal Information collected through ANRO websites is generally collected and maintained solely by ANRO or its contracted connection services partners.

We may share Personal Information in the following ways:

Information You Give Us

Personal Information provided when you register for services or products. When you provide Personal Information about you on ANRO websites to register for a service, buy a product, or take advantage of a promotion ANRO will share such Personal Information as necessary to complete the transaction requested by you. ANRO also reserves the right to sell or otherwise provide to selected third parties (such as our preferred vendors), mailing/information lists derived from such registrations. These third parties may contact you directly regarding their products and services. If you wish to opt out of the sale/distribution of such lists to third parties at any time, you may do so by following the directions in Item 6 below.

Information provided when joining or renewing membership in ANRO:

If you join or renew your ANRO membership through the ANRO websites, you provide Personal Information about you on the membership application. ANRO will share such Personal Information as necessary, including with any applicable ANRO Connections Services Partner, to complete the transaction requested by you. ANRO also reserves the right to sell or otherwise provide mailing/information lists concerning members to selected third-parties. If you wish to opt out of the sale/distribution of such lists to third parties at any time during your ANRO membership, you may do so by following the directions in Item 6 below. ANRO does not sell to third-parties, e-mail addresses obtained from ANRO member applications or renewals.

If you join or renew membership such Personal Information will also be subject to the privacy policy.

Information provided when you apply for employment with ANRO.

If you apply for a position with ANRO, you provide Personal Information required to verify your employment qualifications, including copies of your Resume or CV, to do required background checks and education and employment verification, including your employment status, as required by law or ANRO policy. ANRO does not sell or share Personal Information related to employment applications except as necessary to process the application, to conduct the required background checks and education and employment verification, or as necessary to comply with legal obligations.

Information provided when you participate in a ANRO program.

If you participate in certain ANRO programs purchased by your employer, as outlined in Section 1(b) above, we may collect Personal Information about you, including your name and work email address to allow you to participate in such programs.

Site Use Information

We disclose to third-party sponsors/advertisers aggregate statistics (i.e., impressions and click-throughs on a company's advertisement). In addition, we may share aggregate website statistics with the media or other third parties. We do not disclose Personal Information to these sponsors/advertisers or other third parties as part of this process, only information in an aggregate form.

How do we use the information we collect?

We use your Personal Information according to the terms of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of our use. We will only process your Personal Information, including sharing it with third parties, where (1) you have provided your consent which can be withdrawn at any time, (2) the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party (including your membership agreement with us), or in the case of ANRO employer programs, for the performance of a contract between ANRO and your employer, (3) we are required by law, (4) processing is required to protect your vital interests or those of another person, or (5) processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate commercial interests, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

We use the Personal Information you give us:

to carry out our obligations arising from your membership, and any other agreement entered into between you and us, or in the case of ANRO employer programs, between your employer and us
to update and renew your membership as required
to provide you with the information, products and services you request from us
to arrange and deliver conferences, events and programming relevant to your job and subjects of interest
to respond to your questions and provide related membership or customer services
to improve the ANRO websites
to send you ANRO publications, information about member benefits and special offers, and other information that ANRO believes is relevant and useful to its members, where you have not opted out of receiving such information; we may automatically process your information to determine which products and services may be of most use to you. You may object to such processing by contacting us at CustomerService@anrobusinesses.com.
to send you third party information that ANRO believes is relevant and useful to you, where you have given your consent
to notify you about changes to your membership or related services or to ask you to provide feedback
to enable you to partake in a prize draw, competition or complete a survey
to administer and protect our business and websites (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data)
for those who apply for employment with ANRO, to process your employment application, including background checks and education and employment verification, as applicable
to comply with all applicable laws or legal processes, including providing information on individual users to the appropriate governmental authorities where required by law enforcement or judicial authorities

a. in matters involving a danger to personal or public safety, or to protect the rights, property or safety of ANRO, our members, customers, award winners or others, ANRO may voluntarily provide information to appropriate governmental authorities

b. in some cases, members may receive products or services, which are paid for by their government employer, and as a result of payment by the government employer, the record must be open for public access pursuant to applicable law and ANRO will share such information pursuant to those laws

Site Use Information

As mentioned above, ANRO uses aggregate, anonymous data collected to let our sponsors/advertisers know the number of impressions or views and the number of "click throughs" on their advertisement(s).

ANRO also uses this aggregate, anonymous data to perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of visitors to ANRO websites; to measure user interests regarding specific areas of ANRO websites; and to analyze how and where best to use our resources.

Without such data, we would not know which parts of ANRO websites are the most popular, and we would not be able to change and update the content and services appropriately.

Exceptions

On occasion ANRO collects Personal Information through ANRO websites with the intent to afford a greater degree of privacy for such information than is otherwise set forth in this privacy policy.

In those relatively rare situations where ANRO does so it will clearly disclose to you at the time it collects such information, what degree of privacy will be afforded to the Personal Information collected at such time; and ANRO will follow a process to assure that the specifically disclosed degree of privacy is in fact afforded to such information.

For example, ANRO may collect survey information through a survey where ANRO's use of any Personal Information from that survey is more limited than the general ANRO Privacy Statement would otherwise allow; in such a case, ANRO will disclose the stricter privacy policy governing that survey information at the time such Personal Information is collected from the survey respondent.

How can you review and modify your Personal Information?

You have the following options for modifying or requesting Personal Information or demographic information be deleted that was previously provided by you to ANRO or its partners.

ANRO

E-mail: CustomerService@anrobusinesses.com
Send mail to the following postal address: ANRO Businesses, 3000 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35805, or
Call: 205-354-7801

What is the opt-out policy for ANRO Websites?

ANRO provides members and customers with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners. If you no longer wish to receive specific communications or services, you have the following options:

E-mail: CustomerService@anrobusinesses.com
Send mail to the following postal address: ANRO Businesses, 3000 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35805, or
Call: 205-354-7801

Request transfer of your Personal Information. You may have the right to request transfer of Personal Information directly to a third party where this is technically feasible.

What kinds of security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?

ANRO Websites have security measures equal to those reasonably expected in the industry, such as firewalls, in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your Personal Information under our control. While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration to data will not occur, we take reasonable precautions to prevent such unfortunate occurrences. Certain particularly sensitive information, such as your credit card number, collected for a commercial transaction is encrypted prior to transmission.

You are ultimately responsible for the security of your ANRO login credentials. You may not share your ANRO login credentials with colleagues or friends so they can access content or features that are restricted to ANRO members only. You should log out of your browser at the end of each computer session to ensure that others cannot access your Personal Information and correspondence, especially if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.

How do ANRO Websites use bulletin boards, discussion lists, and moderated chats?

ANRO websites may have bulletin boards, discussion lists, and moderated chats available to its members. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information, and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your Personal Information. Although users may post messages that will appear on the message boards anonymously, ANRO does retain a record of who posts all notes.

Other Information Collection Processes:

If you submit Personal Information to ANRO through any channel other than ANRO websites, the same privacy rules set forth above for ANRO Websites will be applied to such Personal Information you submit through channels other than ANRO websites (including without limitation your opt-out rights at Part I above except as follows:

The "cookies" and other tracking devices used by ANRO websites and described above do not apply to Personal Information gathered through channels other than ANRO websites.
Hardcopy Personal Information provided to ANRO which is not converted to electronic media and hosted by ANRO will be subject to different security procedures than will stored electronic Personal Information. ANRO has security measures equal to expectations in the industry, in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your hardcopy Personal Information under our control.
When ANRO collects Personal Information through channels other than ANRO websites it may in some instances apply a different privacy policy to such information; but where it does so it shall conspicuously disclose to you at the time of collection what privacy policy will apply to such information. For example, ANRO may collect survey information through a survey where ANRO's use of any Personal Information from that survey is more limited than the general ANRO Privacy Statement would otherwise allow; in such a case ANRO will disclose the stricter privacy policy governing that survey information at the time such Personal Information is collected from the survey respondent.