Privacy Policy

Who we are

This website is operated by the American Marketing Association, San Francisco Chapter (AMA SF). AMA SF fosters and promotes professional learning and career advancement opportunities for marketers at all levels. We host monthly programs, workshops, and networking events that spotlight the latest industry trends and connect the Bay Area’s top marketing minds. Our annual Hackathon is one of many initiatives aimed at creating real-world impact through marketing excellence.

Our website address is: https://www.amasf.org/

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies 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 set up several cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser. It contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

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 as if the visitor has visited the source website directly.

These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to those websites.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them for moderation.

For users that register on our site (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Website administrators can also access and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data, including any information you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data. This excludes any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.