ATC Privacy Policy

Americans Take Charge… is strongly committed to your right to privacy and to taking steps designed to secure your personal information. To earn your trust and confidence in our commitment, the intent of this policy is to fully disclose our privacy practices to you. We will only use your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

AmericansTakeCharge.com website is owned and operated by TCA / The Compliance Alliance, L.P., which is located at 4321 Directors Row, Suite 203, Houston, Texas, 77092.

We encourage you to read the AmericansTakeCharge.com privacy policy, so that you understand what types of personal information are collected and how this information may be used.

By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in these Privacy Policies.   

The personal information we collect
General. Americans Take Charge… collect personal information necessary to respond to your requests for our customized services and to allow you to use the resources available on our website.  Personal information includes, but is not limited to, name, email address, company name, referrals and any other information that itself identifies or, when tied to the above information, may identify you as a specific individual. Americans Take Charge… also uses registration forms for you to request membership services. On such registration forms, we collect your contact information, financial information (including credit card numbers) and demographic information.

Competitions and Online Surveys. Americans Take Charge… sponsor competitions to give you the opportunity to earn great prizes. Your participation in these competitions is entirely optional. Information we collect for such competition can include contact information and demographic information. Americans Take Charge… also values the opinions and comments from all of our users, so we will frequently conduct surveys online. Your participation in these surveys is entirely optional. Information we collect in online surveys will include general information on the use of our site and other demographic information. Survey participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated in the survey.

Cookies. "Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. We use cookies in several ways (and thousands of other sites are currently using them too!). Cookie files are used to better understand how you go through our website so that we may tailor your experience at our website. Cookies are also used to tell us whether you have visited our website previously. Cookies cannot and will not be used by us to retrieve any personal information about you from your computer that you have not previously and voluntarily provided to us.

IP Addresses. When you connect to our website, we record your IP addresses.  This helps us to diagnose problems with our servers and for system administration. Your IP address is also used to help gather aggregated demographic information.

With whom your information is shared and how it is used
When you provide information to Americans Take Charge…, the information is stored in our databases. Such information is used by Americans Take Charge in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Information we collect is used to tailor your experience at our site, to show you content that we think you might be interested in, and to display the content according to your preferences.

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by other government or law enforcement authorities, or in the good faith belief that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable, including (without limitation) when we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.

Your ability to access, update or correct your information
At any time, you can view and/or update all of the information contained in your User Account, or Competition Profile by logging in to your account and following the appropriate links. Your account log-in can be easily accessed by visiting our home page at www.americanstakecharge.com .

The security measures we take to protect your personal information
All registration information you provide to us and all information contained in your “Competition Profile” is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a widely used coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt or scramble data before you send it to us. Transactions will not be permitted if your browser does not accept SSL encryption. Only authorized personnel from Americans Take Charge… can decode this information and such personnel will only do so in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Additional information about online privacy and changes to our policy
Please be aware that on our site we have links to other websites that may collect personal information about you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices or policies of such websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of all such sites, as their policies may be materially different from our Privacy Policy. Any material changes in the way we use personal information will be described in future versions of this Privacy Policy.