This is the California Dump Truck Owners Association (CDTOA) Internet Site Disclaimer. Together with the Policy on Collection and Use of Personal Information, this privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for www.cdtoa.org.

Information Collection and Use
The California Dump Truck Owners Association is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. Information provided by writers, journalist and users will be used by the CDTOA to improve the site and provide a more personalized experience for the user, but information which identifies a specific individual will not be disclosed to others without the user's permission unless necessary to provide services which the user has requested.

Registration and Forms
It is optional for a user to complete a registration form of any material. If a user chooses to complete one, a user is required to give certain information (such as name an email address and a contact number). This information is used to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest. Most forms provided to user on this site are for print only.

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes the browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie from our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If users reject the cookie, they may still use our site.

Sharing
We will share aggregate information with our members, affiliates and advertisers. This aggregate information does not contain personally identifiable information and therefore cannot identify any specific individual, such as our membership listing and information.

Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the California Dump Truck Owners Association is not responsible for the privacy or practices of such sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements or Site Disclaimer of every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. The CDTOA Site Disclaimer applies solely to information collected by the California Dump Truck Owners Association Web site.

Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our publication newsletter (California Transportation News magazine), we ask for contact information such as name and email address and a reachable contact number.

Surveys & Contests
From time to time our site requests information from users via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include demographic information (such as name or membership contact number.) Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

*Other Contests are intended exclusively for registered members and affiliates only.

Security
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information. All of our users' information is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (e.g., our Finance department) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The servers used to store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment. If you have any questions about the security at our Web site, you can contact our offices at 909-982-9898 or e-mail us at CDTOA Webmaster

Site and Service Updates
All service announcement and updates are posted on www.cdtoa.org home page under
"CDTOA Updates", other site and service updates are contacted via-email.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post changes on our home page so our users are always aware of the information we collect, the ways we use it, and any circumstances under which we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.