Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA®)
NEMA values and respects the privacy of its visitors and business partners. This Privacy Policy applies to our collection and use of personally identifiable information (“personal information”) that we may receive from you, your employer, or other entity with which you are associated. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. NEMA reserves the right to amend or modify this Privacy Policy at any time.
Types of Personal Information We May Collect and Process
Personal information includes information relating to natural persons (“individuals”) who can be identified or who are identifiable, directly or indirectly from the information in question. The types of personal information we may collect from you, your employer or others include:
- Name
- Contact Information
- Employment-related information
- IP address
- Authentication information
- Photographs
- Subscription preferences
- Public policy positions
- The NEMA Action Center on our website allows individuals to communicate with their elected representatives in Congress on issues of interest. These communications are processed through NEMA’s service provider, Quorum, and are viewable by NEMA and Quorum; however, these communications are not shared with others except the elected representatives whom you designated to receive your communication. Please consult the
privacy policy of Quorum to determine their treatment of these communications.
- The NEMA Action Center on our website allows individuals to communicate with their elected representatives in Congress on issues of interest. These communications are processed through NEMA’s service provider, Quorum, and are viewable by NEMA and Quorum; however, these communications are not shared with others except the elected representatives whom you designated to receive your communication. Please consult the
- Online payment information
- NEMA Events: NEMA does not collect payment online nor do we process information pertaining to credit or debit card accounts used in making online payment for programs (e.g., meetings, seminars, webinars, podcasts and the like) that we sponsor. We use third-party platforms such as Cvent and PayPal to handle this service. Please consult the privacy policies of
Cvent or
PayPal to determine the personal information the third party provider processes in these circumstances. We do receive confirmation from these platforms that a payment has been made for these programs and contact information for the registered individual.
- NEMA Publications: NEMA does not collect payment online in connection with the sale of our Standards publications nor do we process information pertaining to accounts used in make online payment for these publications. We use third-party distributors to distribute our Standards publications who collect payment from their customer. Please consult their privacy policies to determine the personal information the third-party distributor processes in these circumstances.
- NEMA Events: NEMA does not collect payment online nor do we process information pertaining to credit or debit card accounts used in making online payment for programs (e.g., meetings, seminars, webinars, podcasts and the like) that we sponsor. We use third-party platforms such as Cvent and PayPal to handle this service. Please consult the privacy policies of
- Other payment information:
- Bank account information provided by you to NEMA in connection with payment for services rendered by NEMA or reimbursement of expenses or payroll processing.
How NEMA Receives Personal Information, How We Use It, and the Business Purposes for Which We Use It
NEMA receives personal information about individuals from you, your employer, or other entities with whom you are associated in a number of ways, and we use that personal information for the following business purposes: to respond to requests for information you may provide to us; to inform you about our services, activities and relevant information in the industries we serve; to let you know about events; to send you relevant offers and information, which may include targeted advertising; to keep our services and users safe and secure; to comply with applicable laws and regulations; or for other purposes with your consent.
In addition, NEMA utilizes social media accounts such as LinkedIn, Meta, and X to communicate to the public from time to time about our programs, new publications, and our position on issues of public interest. These features are connected to third parties and may allow such third parties to collect certain information, such as your IP address and which pages you visit on the NEMA website. These social media features are not operated by NEMA. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policies of the company providing the service or features.
Sharing Personal Information with Others
NEMA may share the categories of information listed above with the following categories of third parties:
- Processors and Business Partners: Processors and business partners that help us administer our services, process payments, and help with your transactions, respond to inquiries, provide communications, perform analytics, and serve advertisements and content about NEMA’s mission.
- Law Enforcement: NEMA also may provide personal information to law enforcement authorities or otherwise when NEMA believes that this release of information is necessary: (1) to comply with legal requirements or comply with legal process; (2) to protect and defend the rights or property of NEMA and its members and customers; or (3) to protect the other users of the site or the public.
- With Your Consent: In addition to the sharing described in this privacy policy, we may share information about you with other third parties when you consent to such sharing.
Surveys
From time to time, we may ask our website visitors to answer survey questions. Surveys generally pertain to the website, and NEMA products or services. Surveys pertaining to the website will not request personal information.
NEMA may also survey its members from time to time about subjects relative to NEMA’s mission. NEMA will use this information for business purposes or to report the survey results in aggregated or summary form without personally identifiable information.
Links to Other Sites
Our website contains links to other sites. If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of those sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their own privacy policies. NEMA is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage you to become familiar with the privacy policies of any other sites which you visit, including sites linked from our website.
Anonymous Information
Please be advised that we may place cookies on your device when you visit our website. Cookies are small text files that are designed to enhance your browsing experience by remembering your preferences and settings, ensuring you have the best and more personalized experience when interacting with our site.
We use a variety of cookies, including session cookies, which enable us to recognize your actions during a single browsing session and remain in your browser until you leave our site. Persistent cookies stay on your device for a set period as specified in the cookie, activating each time you revisit our site. They help us recognize you as a repeat visitor, allowing us to tailor content to your preferences and remember your previous choices. We also employ third-party cookies, set by domains other than our own, for analytical purposes to track and measure usage of our site, aiding in service improvement. These may also be used for advertising or presenting content that aligns with your interests.
Our website is not designed to respond to “do not track” signals from browsers. Your browser may tell you how to be notified when you receive certain types of cookies and how to restrict or disable certain cookies. Please be aware that if you choose not to enable cookies, some features of our websites may not function properly or be fully available to you.
Retention of Personal Information
Unless indicated otherwise at the time of the collection of your personal information (e.g., within a form completed by you), we erase your personal information if we determine the retention of that personal information is no longer necessary (i) for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed, (ii) to comply with legal obligations (such as retention obligations under tax or commercial laws), or (iii) you request that we delete your personal information.
Your Rights
You can request the correction, revision, or erasure of your personal information or restriction of processing concerning you or to object to processing as well as the right to information portability. If you seek to correct, amend or delete personal information, please direct your inquiry to our contact us page. If requested to remove personal information, we will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
Privacy with Respect to Minors
NEMA does not knowingly collect or use information from children under the age of 16 without consent of a parent or guardian, except as permitted by law.
California Residents
Under Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California have the right to request from a business, with whom the California resident has an established business relationship, certain information with respect to the types of personal information the business shares with third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes, and the identities of the third parties with whom the business has shared such information during the immediately preceding calendar year. To exercise your rights, you may make one request each year by contacting us using the below with a “Request for California Privacy Information” on the subject line or in the body of your message. Be sure to provide in the request sufficient information to properly identify you and/or the members of your family.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) provides California residents with the following privacy rights:
Right to Know: Consumers have a right to request information about the personal information that we collect, use, share, and sell.
Right to Delete: Consumers have a right to request the deletion of personal information that we have collected from them, though we may be permitted to retain personal information for certain purposes.
Right to Opt-out of Sales: We do not share your information with third parties in exchange for money. We do share your information with third parties to enhance your digital experiences with us, to improve our ability to serve you, and to keep you aware of our products, services, and offers. California law may treat some of such disclosures as sales, and consumers have a right to direct us not to sell their personal Information.
If you are a California resident, or an authorized agent acting on behalf of a California resident, and would like to exercise one of these rights, please use the contact us page.
European Visitors
Legal Grounds: We will process your personal information (1) with your consent; (2) to perform a contract between you and us, such as a request for information; (3) to comply with a legal obligation; or (4) where we have a legitimate interest to do so, including responding to your requests.
Retention: We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and processed, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements. We generally retain information for three years, unless we have legitimate grounds to retain it for a longer period of time. In some circumstances we may anonymize your personal information so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case it is no longer personal information. Upon expiration of the applicable retention period, we will securely destroy your personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
International Users
The information you submit to us or that we obtain as a result of your use of our website may be collected in your country and subsequently transferred to the United States. U.S. law may offer different levels of protection for information than may be available in your country. By using this website, you consent to the collection, international transfer, storage, and processing of your information.