Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions

The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) values the privacy of our users. Therefore, this privacy policy explains in detail how we use and protect the information we collect when you visit our website, as well as our media channels, our event website, www.pawnexpo.com, and NPA Connect. Read this privacy policy completely. Please refrain from visiting the site if the terms outlined below are not satisfactory to you.   We reserve the right to change this policy at any time and will list these changes in the updates section of the policy. By reading this notice and visiting the site, you agree that you understand that customers will not be personally notified when this policy changes.   Therefore, we advise our members and other users to frequently review our privacy policy so that they remain aware of its updates. By using the site, you accept that the posted policy and all its changes apply to your interaction with the NPA.  

Information Collected by the NPA

Personal information may be collected by this site in many ways. This information includes:

• Personal identifying information like your name, address, email, phone number, age, gender and other personal data
• Server data related to the IP address you used to visit our website, which includes your address, browser, OS, access time, and site activity.
• Financial information related to your orders including your payment method and identifying payment information. We rarely store financial information collected on our site for transaction purposes. That information gets sent directly to our payment processors.
• Social network data including Facebook permissions and user information from other networks, provided you log onto our site using one of these media sites.
• Mobile device information such as your device ID, model, and location, if you use our site by accessing it through our mobile app.

 

How We Use This Information

Our website uses information collected to:

• Manage your account information
• Customize ads
• Deliver promotions
• Email your account confirmation
• Manage purchases and payments
• Increase site efficiency
• Notify you of updates
• Offer new products and/or services
• Monitor and prevent theft
• Request your customer feedback
• Resolve account disputes
• Respond to your service requests

Information Disclosure

Normally, your information stays on our site. However, below we have listed the situations that may require us to share the information we collect from you:

• When required by law, such as for fraud protection
• With our third-party providers for payment processing and hosting
• With your consent for marketing purposes
• When you post comments on the site
• To our advertisers, affiliates, and partners
• If this site goes bankrupt and data must be transferred

Cookies, Trackers, and Online Ads

We may use cookies, trackers, web beacons, and other technology to customize our website to improve your experience. We may customize the site using this information. These trackers do not have access to your personal information and can be removed from your browser options. Website analytics such as through Google Analytics and Meta may also be used to track users and remarket our website. We do not give these vendors access to your personal information.

Other Sites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites in the form of policies, ads, and other non- affiliated links. Once you leave our site, we are no longer responsible for how your information is collected and disclosed. Please refer to the privacy policies of those third-party sites for more information.

Information Security

We take technical and administrative precautions to protect your data, but we cannot guarantee its safety against all types of fraud or misuse. If you provide personal information, we cannot verify its total security against all types of interception.

Additional Options

At any time, you may opt to review or change your account settings, including contact information. If you wish to delete your account, you may do so to remove most of your information, however, some identifying information will be retained to prevent fraud. You may also opt out of emails and other correspondences from our site at any time.

SMS Marketing

NPA Member Reminders | National Pawnbrokers Association | PO Box 420 Victor NY US 14564-0420

General

When you opt-in to the service, we will send you a message to confirm your signup. By opting into messages, you agree to receive recurring automated marketing and informational text messages from National Pawnbrokers Association for NPA Member Reminders. Automated messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system to the mobile telephone number you provided when signing up or any other number that you designate. Message frequency varies, and additional mobile messages may be sent periodically based on your interaction with NPA Member Reminders. National Pawnbrokers Association reserves the right to alter the frequency of messages sent at any time to increase or decrease the total number of sent messages. National Pawnbrokers Association also reserves the right to change the short code or phone number where messages are sent. Message and data rates may apply. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider. Your wireless provider is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Your consent to receive marketing messages is not a condition of membership.

Carriers

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Cancellation

You can cancel SMS marketing any time by texting “STOP”. After you send the SMS message “STOP”, we will send you a message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed and no more messages will be sent. If you would like to receive messages from National Pawnbrokers Association again, just sign up as you did the first time and National Pawnbrokers Association will start sending messages to you again.

Info

Text “HELP” at any time and we will respond with instructions on how to unsubscribe. For support regarding our services, email us at laura@nationalpawnbrokers.org.

Transfer of Number

You agree that before changing your mobile number or transferring your mobile number to another individual, you will either reply “STOP” from the original number or notify us of your old number at laura@nationalpawnbrokers.org. The duty to inform us based on the above events is a condition of using this service to receive messages.

Privacy

If you have any questions about your data or our privacy practices, please visit our Privacy Policy page.

Messaging Terms Changes

We reserve the right to change or terminate our messaging program at any time. We also reserve the right to update these Messaging Terms at any time. Such changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued enrollment following such changes shall constitute your acceptance of such changes

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at: National Pawnbrokers Association | PO Box 420 Victor NY US 14564-0420 | 817-337-8830 | info@nationalpawnbrokers.org