1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://lscms.org. This policy outlines how the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (“Users”) of the https://lscms.org website (“Site”).
2. Collection and Use of Personal Data for Membership
When a user registers for membership, signs up for a certified program (like CLP/CLE), or purchases a product, we collect personal data necessary to process the transaction, manage the membership, and provide professional services.
2.1. Data Collected for Membership
The personal data collected during the membership and checkout process typically includes:
| Data Category | Examples of Data Collected |
|---|---|
| Identity and Contact Data | Full Name, Email Address, Mailing Address, Contact Number. |
| Professional Data | Company Name, Job Title, Industry, Professional Qualifications (e.g., CLP/CLE status). |
| Financial Data | Billing Address, Payment history (Note: Credit card details are typically processed directly by a secure payment gateway and are not stored on our servers). |
| Account Data | Username and encrypted Password. |
2.2. Purpose of Membership Data Collection
We use the data collected for the following purposes:
- To process and manage your membership account, including renewal and payment processing.
- To deliver membership benefits, such as access to events, publications, certification programs, and resources.
- To verify your eligibility for certain membership levels or certified statuses (CLP/CLE).
- To communicate with you regarding LSCMS news, professional development opportunities, and relevant industry updates.
- To build an anonymized demographic profile of our membership to inform our services and advocacy efforts.
3. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
4. 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.
5. Cookies
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.
6. 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.
7. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users’ personal identification information to others. We may share your data with:
- Service Providers: Trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business (e.g., payment processing, email delivery, event management), or serving our Users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
- Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Legal Compliance: When required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety.
8. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website, including members, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile for the duration of their active membership and for a necessary period afterward for administrative and archival purposes. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
9. 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.
10. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We may also transfer membership and contact data to our trusted third-party service providers located outside of Singapore solely for the purpose of website operation and service delivery, provided adequate data protection safeguards are in place.