The National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP) has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the NREP website (www.nrep.org) and all documents related to all NREP programming. The NREP reserves the right to change this policy at any time by notifying users, certificants, and registrants of the existence of a new privacy statement.

Collection of Data
The NREP does not collect personal data about individuals except when such individuals specifically provide such information on a voluntary basis.

Purpose of Processing
The personal data collected is used by the NREP and certain third parties acting on its behalf for customer administration and marketing-related purposes. If you do not wish to receive any direct marketing from the NREP, please inform us using the instructions below.

The NREP will occasionally perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various NREP programs. The NREP will provide only aggregated data from analyses to affiliated third parties. Furthermore, NREP reserves the right to use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website.

As the NREP is a certification and Registry organization based in the United States, personal data will be collected and processed in the United States by the NREP—and third parties acting on its behalf—in accordance with, and for the purposes set out in, this Privacy Policy. If you do not wish your personal data to be handled in this way, please inform us using the instructions below.

Your Rights
The NREP is a certification and Registry organization and maintains information on those who possess its certifications, are included in its professional Registry, or have expressed an interest in either certification or Registry privileges.

The NREP requires its certificants and registrants to accept "official communications" relating to their certification as a condition of that certification, as noted in the NREP program applications. If you would like to see the information that the NREP retains about you, or would like to be removed from the NREP database or Registry, please write to us at the address below. Be aware that if you possess any NREP certification and request to be removed from its database, you will correspondingly lose your certification. Likewise, if you use NREP certification as part of your resume or in support of professional experience, the NREP will not be able to provide support for claims relating to the NREP certifications or Registry information if you request removal.

The NREP can provide a copy of your personal information, upon receipt of an administration fee of $35.00. Additionally, without charge, and upon written request, the NREP will update/correct personal information previously submitted which you believe to be inaccurate. Requests regarding your personal information may be sent to:

National Registry of Environmental Professionals
P.O. Box 2099
Glenview, IL 60025

E-mail: securitypolicy@nrep.org

Third Parties
Occasionally, the NREP outsources administration and other functions to contractors. In such cases, the NREP may provide these third parties with contact information for the sole purpose of performing NREP-sanctioned tasks under the supervision of NREP employees. These contractual relationships specifically address the manner in which they may use contact information and that they may not copy or disseminate that information or use it for any purpose other than that specified in the contract. Additionally, upon termination of the contract, all contractors are required to return all information to the NREP and destroy any printed materials that they might possess.

NREP Registry
As a service to the general public and NREP certificants and registrants, the NREP publishes, on the public side of its website, a Registry listing of certificate holders and non-certified registrants. Listing in this directory is entirely voluntary. Those who elect to be listed should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information on certification/registration applications that is included in the NREP Registration record, such information along with any substantive information disclosed in the certification/registration application will be provided only if authorized by the registrant/certificant to third parties, such as employers. The NREP Registry contains only first and last names, middle initials, current state/province of residence, and NREP certification titles held. The state of residence is indicated to help differentiate between registrants with the same or similar name.

The NREP is sometimes asked by an employer or outside agent to attest to claims of NREP certification or registration, and that the NREP has evidence to support Registry claims. To that end, the NREP will provide only the certificant/registrant name, date of certification, and current certification status to requesters. If you are a certificant/registrant of the NREP and do not wish to be identified as such to your employer or outside agent, you must indicate on your application that you wish to “opt-out” of the Registry related services. At any time you may change your security opt-in or -out choices by contacting the NREP by USPS correspondence, or via email at securitypolicy@nrep.org.

Opt-Out
The NREP is a certification and Registry organization and, as such, must maintain contact information in order to communicate relational or transactional information, collectively called “official communications.” The NREP also sends promotional material concerning conferences, educational opportunities, or other related offerings. From time to time, the NREP collaborates with other organizations and government agencies to promote other programs that may be of interest to environmental professionals and NREP certificants and registrants. In such cases, the NREP provides these organizations with name, address, and email contact information to those who have elected to receive such information. If, at any time, you do not wish to receive marketing material, you may indicate your choice on your application, by notifying the NREP in writing, or via email at securitypolicy@nrep.org. This does not include opting-out of NREP information communications concerning annual meetings, newsletters, notices concerning annual maintenance fees, certification status, recertification, or transactional notices, which are referred to as "official" communications.

You will be provided with an opportunity to opt-in or -out of NREP communications on the NREP Program Applications:

• I give my permission for the NREP to include my information in the NREP internal data base and to send me all “official communication.”
  Note: Failure to opt-in to this option will negate any Registry or certifications held with the NREP.
  
  
• I give my permission for the NREP to post my name, state/province of residence, and certification title(s) information on the NREP Registry.
  
  
• I give my permission for the NREP to share USPS mail and email contact information with outside organizations who promote programs that may be of interest to environmental professionals and NREP certificants and registrants.
  
  

Should you wish to change your security opt-in or -out choices after having made your NREP application, you may do so by contacting the NREP by USPS correspondence, or via email at securitypolicy@nrep.org.

URL Links
The NREP website contains links to other sites. The NREP is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties. Users should check the applicable privacy policy of such a party when providing personally identifiable information. In any event, users should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personal data (e.g. user name, email addresses) to a third party, that such information, along with any substantive information disclosed in the Registry, can be collected and correlated and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from other posters or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of the NREP, and users of the site agree to hold the NREP harmless in any and all legal repercussions of the actions taken on such third party sites.

NREP Security and Credit Card Payment Policy

Safe Credit Card Payments Guarantee
The NREP Safe Credit Card Payments Guarantee protects you when you use your credit card to pay for NREP fees online. In fact, the NREP will cover the liability you have for unauthorized use of your credit card for online payments up to USD $50, provided the following terms and conditions are met. This means that you pay nothing if unauthorized charges are made to your card as a result of you using your credit card to pay for NREP fees online.

Safe Credit Card Payments Terms and Conditions

1. In the event of unauthorized use of your credit card, you must notify your credit card provider in accordance with its terms and conditions to ensure reporting rules and procedures for card misuse are met.
   
   
2. If you have complied with step 1, under the Fair Credit Billing Act, your bank cannot hold you liable for more than USD $50 in fraudulent charges. If you are charged this amount for unauthorized charges made to your card, through no fault of your own and as a result of using the NREP secure server for making a NREP credit card payment online, the NREP will reimburse you up to the USD $50 maximum amount of your liability.
   
   

NREP Secure Servers
The NREP makes this guarantee as a result of having secure server software (SSL), among the best software available today for secure online commerce transactions. Your personal information is encrypted, including credit card number, name, and address, to prevent it from being read while traveling over the Internet. For more information regarding online credit card payments or to discuss alternative forms of payment, please contact the NREP.