ASTD Golden Gate respects the privacy of its members and visitors to the ASTD Golden Gate Web site. ASTD Golden Gate does not collect any information through the Web site without the knowledge of the member or visitor. ASTD Golden Gate's Web server automatically recognizes only the visitor's domain name, not the specific user name of the visitor. ASTD Golden Gate does not collect any information via cookies or other tracking means of a personal nature from visitors. All personal information collected through the Web site is provided on a voluntary basis by ASTD Golden Gate Web site visitors through a visible means of data entry or collection.

One of the main objectives of ASTD Golden Gate's Web site, however, is to encourage networking by ASTD Golden Gate members and site visitors. To support this networking and interaction, ASTD Golden Gate may require that visitors provide information to access certain current and future areas of its Web site. This information may include name, email and postal addresses, phone numbers, and other information. Areas of our Web site requiring this information are our on-site registrations and applications, online referral service, job bank and email notification services. Visitors provide this information on a voluntary basis to gain access to these areas. ASTD Golden Gate may also collect aggregate information on which pages visitors access as they use our site as well as the email addresses with visitors who correspond with us directly from the Web site.