This privacy policy was last updated on September 2, 2004. FWA may revise this privacy policy from time to time. The new provisions will be effective as soon as they are posted. Please check this page regularly to ensure that you are aware of any change.

Collection and Use of Personal Information for FWA Members

We collect certain personally identifying information from you when you become a member of FWA such as your name and email address, and we may update and collect additional information during the annual membership renewal process and as your contact information changes. We refer to your personally-identifying information described in this policy collectively as "Your Information." We may use Your Information to evaluate membership candidates and to contact our members, to send you material about FWA and its events, and other information we think may be of interest to our members. In addition, if you choose to pay your membership dues or make other purchases by using a credit card, we will collect your credit card number and type, billing address, expiration date, and other information necessary to process your credit card transaction. We do not, however, permanently store your credit card information.
We may disclose Your Information to third parties who help us provide products or services you have requested and only for that purpose, maintain the FWA Web Site or as required by law, for example, we may use Your Information to process credit card transactions or maintain membership databases, etc.. We may post your name and contact information as part of our password protected online membership directory on the FWA Web Site or our annual Roster.

Other Types of Information Collected About FWA Members

We may conduct anonymous surveys and present aggregate information about our members (e.g., members' aggregate average income and level of education). We also may share this aggregate information with third-party sponsors and other entities. Your Information that identifies you as an individual will not be disclosed to these third parties without your prior consent.

Information Collected From FWA Members and Non-Members

There are other types of non-personally identifying information that we may collect when you visit our site, either as a member or as a non-member. For example, we may collect information regarding the type of browser you use and the pages you visit in order to gather information on site usage.

Security and Access

We strive to keep your personal information in a secure manner and safeguard it from unauthorized access. If you want to review, correct, or update your membership information, contact us at (415) 586-8599 or email
We will use reasonable efforts to let you review your personal information in our files and, upon your instructions, to correct inaccuracies or delete incorrect information from our databases. If you do not want to be listed in the online membership directory or to receive other information from us, please notify us by email or telephone.