Thank you for visiting the American Vaulting Association's (AVA) website. We welcome this opportunity to let you know that we take our website visitors' privacy very seriously.

Our privacy policy is simple and clear: We do not collect any personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. And we never, under any circumstances, sell, give, or trade your personal information with anyone.   

Information Automatically Collected and Stored
We automatically gather and store certain information about each visit to our website. This information does not identify you personally, but is combined with statistics from all other visitors by using 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 his or her browser, the cookie simply terminates. If a user rejects the cookie, he or she may still use our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our site. We collect:

• The Internet domain and IP address from which you access our website;
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The type of computer you are using; and
• The pages you visit.

We use this information to help us understand how many visitors come to our site each month, which pages are viewed most frequently, information about the type of computer and browser they are using, and other information that helps us improve our website.

If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an e-mail, or by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through our website, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with information that you request. The information you provide is not sold, given, or traded to any private organizations or private persons.  

If You Make an Online Payment
To ensure that your online payments are secure, we have chosen PayPal for payment processing. PayPal's fraud prevention measures and their unique method of keeping your financial information private, ensure that your personal information is secure. In addition, PayPal provides 100% protection against unauthorized payments sent from your account.

Please let us know if you have any questions, please email the webmaster!

Thank you!