Privacy Policy

Scope

This policy covers iamtpolicy.org, website inquiries, writer pitches, subscription requests, and correspondence about donations, sponsorships, or events. It covers information you send to The Institute through these channels, including an inquiry about the Network. It does not describe the separate account, payment, or member-directory functions at network.iamtpolicy.org. Review the notices presented there before applying or providing member information. This policy also covers information The Institute receives through its hosted Stripe membership, donation checkout, and billing portal. External services may also have their own privacy terms.

Information we collect

Hosted Stripe checkout collects your name, email, phone number, payment details, and applicable billing information. Student checkout also requests your institution or program and expected completion date. Stripe processes payment information; The Institute receives contact information, membership selections, student responses, and transaction and subscription records needed to administer payments and membership.

You may provide your name, email address, affiliation, role, message, writing links, and pitch materials. Donation, sponsorship, and event correspondence may include contact details, payment references, giving preferences, or participation information. Do not send payment-card numbers, passwords, government identification numbers, confidential employer information, or sensitive personal records through ordinary email or a pitch form.

Servers and website services may process IP addresses, browser and device details, referring pages, pages visited, timestamps, and approximate location. The writer-submission form emails your submission, timestamp, and IP address to The Institute. Its abuse-prevention counter uses an IP-derived identifier with a one-hour expiry; that expiry does not delete the emailed submission or hosting logs.

How information is used

We use information to respond to requests, assess and develop submissions, distribute requested communications, administer giving, membership, eligibility review, billing, cancellation requests, and events, maintain records, understand website use, prevent abuse, and meet legal obligations. A pitch or inquiry is not permission to publish your private correspondence or an automatic subscription to a mailing list.

Cookies and service providers

Stripe hosts payment checkout and the membership billing portal and processes information for payment handling, billing, and fraud prevention. Review Stripe’s Privacy Policy for its practices. The Institute uses membership records for administration and availability updates; joining does not automatically enroll you in optional marketing communications or publish you in a member directory.

The website uses Hostinger hosting and LiteSpeed caching. It loads Google measurement technology through Google Site Kit and a Hostinger Reach script for email and subscription functionality. These services may receive device and usage information and may use cookies or similar technologies. Email systems also process messages sent to or by The Institute. The data processed depends on the service, its configuration, and your interaction.

You can manage cookies through your browser, use available Google privacy controls, and unsubscribe from subscription emails. Blocking cookies or scripts may affect functionality. Browser controls do not necessarily stop every kind of server-side logging. This policy is a disclosure, not a claim that optional tracking has been disabled or that a consent-management system is operating.

Provider information: Google Privacy Policy and Hostinger Privacy Policy.

Sharing and publication

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information for third parties’ independent marketing. Information may be handled by people and service providers supporting our operations, including editors reviewing submissions and providers delivering hosting, email, or administrative services. We may disclose information when legally required or reasonably necessary to address fraud, security incidents, or threats to rights and safety. We may report aggregate, non-identifying information about our work.

Accepted publications may include an agreed byline, biography, affiliation, and disclosures. Publicly published information can be indexed, copied, and retained by others. We do not promise confidentiality for unsolicited pitches; arrange any necessary confidentiality terms before sharing sensitive material.

Data retention

Retention depends on the record and the reason it is needed. Inquiries and unpublished pitches may remain in email and working files while correspondence, editorial review, follow-up, or a related dispute remains relevant. Subscription records support delivery and preferences; a limited suppression record may remain after unsubscribe to prevent unwanted re-enrollment. Giving and accounting records may need to be retained for tax, audit, and legal purposes. Publications, permissions, corrections, and their supporting records may be kept as part of the institutional archive.

Technical logs, security records, and backups follow the relevant system’s settings. Deletion from an active system may not immediately remove a copy from a backup or a service provider’s records. We do not currently promise a uniform automatic deletion period across these systems. Legal preservation duties may require longer retention. Contact us about a specific record or deletion request.

Your choices and requests

You may ask about information we hold about you, request correction or deletion, or object to a use by emailing contact@iamtpolicy.org. We may need to verify your identity and clarify the request. We will address requests as required by applicable law; some records must be retained for legal, accounting, security, or archival reasons. Unsubscribing from a mailing list does not stop necessary replies or administrative communications.

The Institute operates in the United States. Information may be processed in the United States and other locations used by service providers. This policy does not represent that every jurisdiction’s privacy law applies to every visitor.

Children and security

The site is intended for a general professional and public audience, not children under 13. We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children under 13. Contact us if you believe a child has submitted personal information.

We use measures intended to protect information, but no website, email service, or storage system can guarantee security. Please report suspected unauthorized access or disclosure to contact@iamtpolicy.org without sending additional sensitive information.

Updates and contact

We may revise this policy as our services and practices change. The effective date identifies the current version. Where required, material changes will receive additional notice.

Contact contact@iamtpolicy.org. The Institute for American Manufacturing & Technology, 784 S. Clearwater Loop #4712, Post Falls, ID, 83854, USA.