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Website Privacy Policy
The AFGE Local 1658 has created this Privacy & Website Policies to explain how we use information that you may provide while visiting one of our websites. Your use of a AFGE Local 1658 website indicates your acceptance to be bound by the provisions of the Privacy & Website Policies in effect as of the date of your use. If you do not accept these terms, do not use our websites. The terms “you” and “User” as used herein refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing AFGE Local 1658 websites for any reason.Who we are
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1658 was affiliated in 1955 to represent the employees at the Ordnance Tank-Automotive Center in Detroit, Michigan. We have members throughout the Michigan, USA. The website serves as a communication tool for our union. Our website address is: https://afge1658.org/Website Usage; Information Collection
When you visit the AFGE Local 1658 website, we automatically obtain information about your usage, including, for example, the name of your Internet service provider, the browser and type of computer that you are using, the website that referred you to us, the pages you view and the date and time of those page views. We use this information on an aggregate basis to gather data about activity on our websites, which we use to improve the usefulness of our websites. We do not use this information on any kind of individual basis. We do not collect or store personally identifiable information, such as your name, mailing address, email address, or phone number unless you provide that information.Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
The AFGE Local 1658 provides opportunities for you to provide your contact information in order to engage in AFGE Local 1658 activities such as online activism, place orders for products or services, correspond with the AFGE Local 1658, or submit a testimonial (i.e., share your story). Any information we collect, such as your name, mailing address, email address, type of request you are making, and any additional information you provide, is collected and stored by the AFGE Local 1658. The information is used to fulfill your request and track aggregate information about the usage of these features. The AFGE Local 1658makes every effort to ensure the secure collection and transmission of your sensitive information using industry-accepted data collection and encryption methodologies, such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). The AFGE Local 1658 does not sell your personal information to any third party.Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data that is stored on a user’s hard drive that contains information about that user. The AFGE Local 1658 uses cookies to prepopulate data that you have previously supplied on our website so that you do not need to re-enter such information. We also use cookies to measure aggregate Web statistics such as collecting the number of users to our sites, the number of repeat users, and the most popular web pages. We do not use cookies to track user activity on an individual basis.Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.Sharing and Use of Personally Identifiable Information
The personal information that we collect on the website helps us, our affiliates, and AFGE Local 1658-related organizations to efficiently and effectively represent union members and to provide member benefits. In order to advance these goals and activities, we may share the personal information that we collect about you with our state and local affiliates and other AFGE Local 1658-related organizations, as well as third parties that perform services on our behalf. Additionally, subject to applicable law, we may share any of the personal information that we collect about you with certain third parties that share our interests. We may be required to disclose user information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders. Additionally, we may be required to share information when we believe it is necessary to comply with applicable law, to protect our interests or physical or intellectual property, or otherwise prevent illegal activity surrounding our websites or enforce this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. We may share or otherwise release information internally within AFGE Local 1658 or with local affiliates, districts, or other local and national affiliates or with third parties in order to accurately respond to inquiries or complaints. We will use your email address to communicate with you about our activities and offerings unless you opt out from receiving such messages. We also will use your email address for administrative purposes, sending messages related to actions you have taken on the site, or for related service purposes. You may opt out of receiving future information via email by using the unsubscribe procedures provided to you. When you send emails or other communications to us, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests, and improve our services. We use both your personally identifying information and certain non-personally identifying information (such as anonymous usage data, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality of your user experience and the design of the website and to create new features, functionality, and services by storing, tracking and analyzing user behavior, preferences, trends, and actions. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.Information collection
When you visit the AFGE Local 1658 website, we automatically obtain information about your usage, including, for example, the name of your Internet service provider, the browser and type of computer that you are using, the website that referred you to us, the pages you view and the date and time of those page views. We use this information on an aggregate basis to gather data about activity on our websites, which we use to improve the usefulness of our websites. We do not use this information on any kind of individual basis. We do not collect or store personally identifiable information, such as your name, mailing address, email address, or phone number unless you provide that information. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.Ability to Accept Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
The AFGE Local 1658’s websites are not intended to and do not provide services to children under the age of 18. You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age and fully competent to enter into the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and to abide by all conditions. In any case, no content on the AFGE Local 1658’s websites are aimed at children under 13. If you have any concerns about any information that a minor child may have provided to us via our websites, please contact us via email at info@afge1658.org.Security
The AFGE Local 1658 has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information within our control. These measures include security measures for data collection, storage, and processing, including physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to data storage systems where we store personal data. We use SSL encryption to protect the transmission of information you submit to us when you use our secure online forms. Information contained in any email you send is not secure against interception If you’re your communications to us include sensitive information and you prefer not to use email or our websites to transmit such information, contact us by mail or by telephone instead.Links to Other Websites
Our websites may contain links to other sites. The AFGE Local 1658 is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content on such sites. For additional information regarding how any third party obtains or uses information, please go directly to its website and privacy policy. This Privacy Policy applies only to information obtained from AFGE Local 1658 websites.What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.Disclaimer
Opinions expressed here and in any corresponding comments are the personal opinions of the original authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the AFGE Local 1658, its officers, or employees.How to contact us
By mail: Printing Packaging & Production Workers Union of North America, 12301 Old Columbia Pike, Suite 310, Silver Spring, MD 20904 Last Updated: 06/30/2023
