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Community Rules & Etiquette and Privacy Guidelines

Hello and welcome to AmSpa Connect - we're thrilled to have you here!

One thing that we've noticed over the course of our time in this industry is that there is a lack of communication within it. We’ve talked with many medical spa professionals who have readily admitted that they don’t talk to—and often don’t even know—other medical spa professionals.

How are we supposed to grow as an industry if we don’t network, share, and communicate?

The goal of this group is to allow frank and open communication among AmSpa members. Have a question about a particular laser? Go ahead and ask the group.

Wondering whether a specific device works as advertised? Chances are someone in the group has used it and can give you advice.

Looking for general business advice? With hundreds of other owners in the group, you’re sure to get good information based upon experience.

Connect with other medical professionals in your state, or talk with others in your specific area of practice in our member communities.

We want and encourage each of you to use this group as tool to better yourselves, grow your businesses, and meet other like-minded professionals. It’s also a great place to learn about some of the new offerings and benefits AmSpa has to offer.

Ground Rules

Only AmSpa members are eligible to join, and we reserve the right to remove anyone at any time if you don’t follow the rules.
The group is a place where medical spa owners and professionals exchange information, not sell their own products. We screen the group and monitor conversations daily. Vendors aren't allowed in.
Respect everyone’s privacy. Being part of this group requires mutual trust. Authentic discussions make groups great, but may also be sensitive and private. Don't share group content outside of the group. Do not screenshot here.
Legal documents are not allowed to be shared in the group. From a liability standpoint, please use the messenger tool to send material of this nature to other members.
Be polite! Sometimes disagreements will happen, but this is a professional group. If you see any inappropriate behavior, report it and we will review it.
Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender or identity will not be tolerated.
Be Respectful. Constructive conversations and feedback about vendors are encouraged, but those with the purpose of harming reputations will not be condoned. AmSpa will close conversations where this takes place.
All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that you would not want anyone to know came from you.
Respect intellectual property. Post content that you have personally created or have permission to use and have properly attributed to the content creator.
When posting items in our collaborative environment, please indicate if the item is not available for reuse. It’s also advisable to contact the owner of any material if you would like to reuse it.

This has truly become one of AmSpa's most useful member benefits, so we hope you have fun and enjoy!

Discussion Group Etiquette

State concisely and clearly the topic of your comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject.
Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to individuals, not to the entire list. Do this by using the "Reply to Sender" link in every message.
Do not send administrative messages, such as “remove me from the list,” to the group. Instead, use the web interface to change your settings or to remove yourself from a list. If you are changing email addresses, you do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new email address. Simply change your settings.

The Legal Stuff

This site is provided as a service for the members of American Med Spa Association. American Med Spa Association is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. We disclaim all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by American Med Spa Association or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall American Med Spa Association be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.

Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials. Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants American Med Spa Association and users of this site the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material.

Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.

American Med Spa Association does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to the attention of American Med Spa Association we will take all appropriate action.

American Med Spa Association reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.

Privacy Policy

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for www.americanmedspa.org. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email, web-form, your use of this site, or other direct contact from you. We may share information with Sponsors or Exhibitors of our events to offer products or services that may be of interest to our Members and Attendees. The information shared in this fashion is limited and done under controlled circumstances. AmSpa also shares personal information with affiliated organizations and other trusted businesses or persons to perform functions on our behalf. These functions may include data hosting services, packaging, mailing and delivering services, payment processing, customer support and consulting services, and event registration services. We only provide those companies with access to information as is required to deliver the service and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose. Furthermore we may share information with courts, government entities, or law enforcement to the extent necessary to comply with legal requirements or to protect rights, property, or safety in urgent circumstances.

Email Newsletter/Membership

During newsletter signup or membership registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest.

Orders

We request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we'll use this information to contact you.

Cookies

We use "cookies" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor's hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

Your Access to and Control Over Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via info@americanmedspa.org or 312-981-0993:

See what data we have about you, if any.
Change/correct any data we have about you.
Have us delete any data we have about you.
Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

Surveys & Contests

From time-to-time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Any demographic information collected will be aggregated and not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.

Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the Web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 312-981-0993 or via email at info@americanmedspa.org.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Children

This website and our services are not intended for children under the age of 18. As such we do not knowingly market, solicit, or collect any information from children under the age of 18. If we become aware that it has inadvertently received personal information from a User under the age of 18, it will delete such personal information from its records.

GDPR Addendum Policy

Scope

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a European Union data protection law, went into effect on May 25, 2018. The following sections outline our GDPR policy. These apply to you if you are an individual located within the European Union (EU) and your personal data is processed in connection with The American Med Spa Association (AmSpa). Personal data means any information that allows you to be directly or indirectly identified, which is in our database for purposes of membership or other transactions with AMSPA or AMSPA-related organizations, including, without limitation, the Medical Spa Show.

Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right to be Informed: You have the right to know whether your Personal Data is being processed by us, how we use your Personal Data and your rights in relation to your Personal Data.

Right of access: You have the right to request a copy of the Personal Data held by us about you and to access the information which we hold about you. You can view and edit your personal data within your member profile on americanmedspa.org. You may also request access or copies of your personal data by emailing info@americanmedspa.org.

Right of data portability: You may request us to provide you with your Personal Data which you have given us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and you may request us to transmit your Personal Data directly to another controller where this is technically feasible.

This right only arises where we process your Personal Data on the legal basis of either your consent or where it is necessary to perform our contract with you and the processing is carried out by automated means. Requests should be made by email to info@americanmedspa.org. In order to comply with your request, we may ask you to verify your identity.

Right to rectification: You have the right to have any inaccurate Personal Data which we hold about you updated or corrected. If your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you are entitled to have it rectified or completed. Updates to your personal data can be made through your member profile on americanmedspa.org or by emailing info@americanmedspa.org or by calling 312-981-0993.

Right to erasure: You may ask us to delete or remove your personal data. Requests should be made by email to info@americanmedspa.org. In some situations, deletion of certain personal data may mean that it is no longer possible for you to gain access to certain parts of our site, membership benefits or constituent transactions/activities. We are obligated to preserve transactional data for seven years to adhere to auditing standards and bookkeeping laws.

Right to restrict to processing: You have the right to ask us to restrict processing your Personal Data in certain cases, including if you believe that the Personal Data we hold about you is inaccurate or that our use of your Personal Data is unlawful. If you validly exercise this right, we will store your Personal Data and will not carry out any other processing on it until the issue is resolved. Requests should be made by email to info@americanmedspa.org.

Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent from the processing of your personal data at any time. In some situations, withdrawal of certain consent data may mean that it is no longer possible for you to gain access to certain parts of our site, membership benefits or constituent transactions/activities. Requests should be made to info@americanmedspa.org.