Latest updated: August 1, 2022

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, LLC (“ACAMS”, “we”, or “us”) is focused on promoting the development and implementation of anti-money laundering policies and procedures. It is the largest international membership organization dedicated to helping improve the professional knowledge, skills and experience of those dedicated to the detection and prevention of money laundering around the world.

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect, how we collect, use, process, and disclose your that information and the choices you can make about how we collect, use, process, and disclose your personal information.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected on the websites www.acams.org , www.moneylaundering.com and www.acamstoday.org (individually referred to as our “Website” and collectively referred to as our “Websites”) and anywhere else this Privacy Policy is posted. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our digital properties, services we offer, our events, certifications, e-certificates, webinars and seminars (collectively, our “Services”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Websites, nor does it apply to information collected by ACAMS offline or through any other means not identified here.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing our Websites or using our Services, you agree to us collecting, storing and processing your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.  This Privacy Policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy ), and your continued use of the Websites or Services after we make those changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes. Please check this page periodically for updates to our Privacy Policy.

If you reside or are located in the European Economic Area ("EEA") or the United Kingdom (“UK”), ACAMS is the data controller of all personal information collected via the Services.

Table of Contents

Personal Information We Collect
How We Use the Personal Information Collected
Disclosing Personal Information
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Security
International Transfer of Personal information
Retention
Third-Party Websites
EEA and UK Data Subject Privacy Rights
China Data Subject Privacy Rights
Notice for Nevada Residents
Parents/Guardians
Changes to This Privacy Policy
How to Contact Us
Notice for California Residents


Personal Information We Collect

We collect various types of information from and about users of our Websites in order to provide and improve the Websites and Services we offer and to communicate with you about our offerings. The information we collect includes information:

We collect information in the following ways:

Personal Information you provide to us: We collect personal information you provide to us through the Websites or as part of the Services, such as when you create an account with us, join an ACAMS local chapter, attend a conference or presentation (either virtually or in-person) hosted by ACAMS, enroll in a course, register to take an ACAMS certification exam, obtain a certification, request informational materials or publications such as our white papers, or attend an event. Examples of the type of information you may provide to us are:

Information collected automatically: We automatically collect and store certain types of information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, as well as your use of the Services, such as through the use of “cookies,” pixels and other tracking technologies. Examples of the type of information we may collect automatically include:

Information we collect automatically, does not personally identify you, but we may maintain or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. We use the automatically collected information to helps us to improve our Services and deliver better and more personalized experiences with the Websites and our Services, including by enabling us to:

See our Cookie Policy for more detail about information we collect automatically.

Information from other sources: We may receive information from other sources, such as employers with enterprise accounts, testing centers, social media, third-party platforms and forums, contacts, and business partners. Examples of the type of information we may receive from other sources are:

 

Some of the information we collect may, when combined with other information, be personal information that could be used to identify you. Such information is treated as personal information.

You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of personal information you provide to us. Inaccurate information may affect your ability to use the Services, including your certifications, the information you receive when using the Services, and our ability to contact you.

How We Use the Personal Information Collected

We use, store, and process the information we collect to provide and improve the Services, to support our business functions, and to personalize, provide, measure and improve our advertising and marketing.

Some examples of how we use the information we collect, including personal information include:

We may also use your personal information to contact you about our own or third-parties' goods and services that may be of interest to you or to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers' target audiences.  Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.  For more information about how third-parties might collect your information or make assumptions about whether you meet its target criteria, please see our Cookie Policy . If you do not want us to use your personal information in this way, please adjust your preferences in  your user account profile. For more information about exercising your rights with respect to your personal information, please see Your Choices in Relation to Tracking and Online Advertising .

Disclosing Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information to other businesses or entities where it is required in order for us to perform our obligations under our contract with you, where it is required to provide the goods or services you requested, where it is required by law, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, including, but not limited to, as follows:

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We, as well as third parties that provide content or other functionality for our Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies to automatically collect information through the Services. These technologies allow us to understand who has interacted with us and also help us to operate our Services more efficiently. These technologies also help us deliver online advertising to you.

For more details on how we use cookies on our websites, please see our Cookie Policy .

Your Choices in Relation to Tracking and Online Advertising

Security

To help protect the privacy and security of your personal information we use reasonable security measures, including administrative, technical, and physical measures. These measures help protect against loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of your personal information. Additionally, we train our colleagues who will have access to your personal information and legally protected data about the importance of confidentiality and maintaining the privacy and security of your personal information.

While we do our best to protect your personal information, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. If you know or have reason to believe that your personal information has been lost, stolen, misappropriated, or otherwise compromised, please see the final section of this Privacy Policy for ways to contact us.

International Transfer of Personal information

ACAMS operates and processes personal information in multiple jurisdictions. Personal information may be collected, used, disclosed, stored, and processed in a jurisdiction other than where you reside or are located, including in the United States and in other countries including Portugal, United Kingdom, France, and Germany where the parties listed above are based for the purposes outlined above. These jurisdictions may have data protection laws that differ from your home jurisdiction. If you require further information about this you can contact us on the contact details listed at the end of this Privacy Policy.

Retention

We keep personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements and for purposes of our legitimate interests in maintaining such personal information in our records. 

Third-Party Websites

Any links to third-party websites on our Websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. We do not endorse or make any representations about these websites or any products, materials, or services offered through those websites. Any personal information you provide on these third-party websites is subject to the privacy practices and policies of those websites, and we recommend you review their privacy practices. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices or content of any websites or services that are not operated by or for us.

EEA and UK Data Subject Privacy Rights

If you are an individual located in the EEA or UK, you also have the following rights:

We will only use your personal information when the law allows us to, and consistent with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

If you wish to contact us in connection with the exercise of your rights listed above, click here . Unless we notify you at the time of your request, we will not charge any fee in connection with the exercise of your rights. You also have the right to complain to or seek advice from a supervisory authority for data protection issues and/or bring a claim against us in any court of competent jurisdiction.

China Data Subject Privacy Rights

If you are an individual located in China, in addition to the rights provided above, you have the following rights:

We will only use your personal information when the law (including, the Personal Information Protection Law in China (PIPL)) allows us to and consistent with this Privacy Policy.

If you wish to contact us in connection with the exercise of your rights listed above, click here

Notice for Nevada Residents

If you are a Nevada resident, you can opt out of sales of certain covered information that a website operator has collected or will collect about the resident. You can opt-out by clicking Do Not Sell My Personal Information and otherwise managing your preferences in the Cookies Settings at the bottom of the Website.

Parents/Guardians

Neither our Websites nor our Services are directed to or intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 16. If you are under the age of 16, do not use or provide any information on the Websites, through features of the Websites or through the Services, register on the Website or for the Services, make any purchases through the Websites, purchase any Services, use any of the interactive or public comment features of the Websites, or provide any information about yourself to us, in any manner, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use.

If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personal information from a child under the age of 16, and we do not have parent or guardian consent on file, we will delete such personal information from our records. If you believe we have collected or are processing personal information from a child under 16 years of age, please Contact Us .

California residents under 16 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information. Please see California Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice for more information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. If we make material changes, we will attempt to let you know via email or other communication. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. As long as you continue to use the Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy and any updates we make to it. We will not, however, use your personal information in a manner that is materially different than what we disclosed to you at the time the personal information was collected without your consent.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:

ACAMS

1100 Brickell Bay Drive #311090

Miami, FL 33231

Email Us: access@acams.org

Website: www.acams.org  


Notice for California Residents

Last Updated: August 1, 2022

This ACAMS California Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice (“California Privacy Notice”) should be read in conjunction with the main ACAMS Privacy Policy as it supplements the ACAMS Privacy Policy and applies solely to all visitors, users and others who reside in the State of California.

This California Privacy Notice applies to information collected on the websites www.acams.org , www.moneylaundering.com and www.acamstoday.org (individually referred to as “Website” and collectively referred to as the “Websites”) and anywhere the Privacy Policy and this California Privacy Notice are posted. This California Privacy Notice applies to information collected through our digital properties, services we offer, our events, certifications, e-certificates, webinars and seminars (collectively, our "Services"). This California Privacy Notice does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Websites, nor does it apply to information collected by ACAMS offline or through any other means not identified here. We have adopted this notice pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and it applies only to residents of the State of California (“you”).

Scope

Our websites collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer, household or device ("personal information").  Personal information does not include publicly available information from government records; deidentified or aggregated consumer information, and information excluded from the CCPA's scope, like, health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996, as amended, and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, clinical trial data, or other qualifying research data, personal information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or California Financial Information Privacy Act, and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994. 

Notice at Collection

We may collect the following categories of personal information about:

We do not collect biometric information or sensory data.

We may use or disclose the personal information we collect for one or more of the following purposes:

You can opt-out by clicking Do Not Sell My Personal Information   or contacting us via the information in the How to Contact Us section of this California Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice.

 

Sharing of Personal Information

We may share your personal information by disclosing it to a third party for a business purpose. We only make these business purpose disclosures under written contracts that describe the purposes, require the recipient to keep the personal information confidential, and prohibit using the disclosed information for any purpose except performing the contract. In the preceding twelve (12) months, ACAMS has disclosed personal information for a business purpose to the categories of third parties indicated in the chart below. In addition ACAMS may share information as permitted or required by law, such as with law enforcement and third parties pursuant to legal requests or proceedings.

Category of Personal Information

Third Parties with Whom we Have Shared in the Past 12 Months

Identifiers

Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners

California Customer Records

Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Providers

Characteristics of Protected Classifications Under California or Federal Law

Service Providers, Business Partners, Law Enforcement, Third Parties Pursuant to Legal Requests or Legal Proceedings

Commercial Information

Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners,

Biometric Information

N/A

Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity

Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners

Geolocation Data

Service Providers, Business Partners, Law Enforcement, Third Parties Pursuant to Legal Requests or Legal Proceedings

Sensory Data

Service Providers, Business Partners, Law Enforcement, Third Parties Pursuant to Legal Requests or Legal Proceedings

Professional and employment-related information

Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners,

Non-public education information

N/A

Inferences drawn from this information

Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners

 


 

Sales of Personal Information

We disclose the following categories of personal information to event sponsors for them to use for their own marketing purposes. Such disclosures may be considered a sale for purposes of the CCPA.

We also disclose the following categories of personal information to third-party cookie and other ad-tech providers, who may further disclose your information throughout the digital advertising ecosystem. Such disclosures may be considered a sale for purposes of the CCPA.

California Privacy Rights

To the extent provided for by law and subject to applicable exemptions, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information about you that we have collected:

Right to Know: You have the right to request the following information relating to our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months:

Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information. Subject to certain exceptions, we will endeavor to delete your personal information and direct any service provider to delete your personal information. Once we receive your request and confirm your identity (see To Exercise Your Right to Know or Right to Deletion ), we will review your request to see if an exception allowing us to retain the information applies. We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:

We will delete or de-identify personal information not subject to one of these exceptions from our records and will direct our service providers to take similar action. We do not provide these deletion rights for B2B personal information.

Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to direct us not to sell your personal information. If you are under the age of 16, you have the right to opt in, or to have a parent or guardian opt in on your behalf, to such sales.

Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of the rights described above. We will not:

However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by law that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels (See Notice of Financial Incentives). Any legally-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time. We do not currently provide any such incentives.

To Exercise Your Right to Know or Right to Deletion

Right to Know: California residents may make up to two requests to know within a 12-month period. If you would like to exercise your rights, you can fill out our online webform or email us at access@acams.org .

Right to Deletion: California residents may fill out our online webform or email us at access@acams.org to request that we delete your personal information.

Verification: Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a request to know or delete related to your personal information. We will need to verify your identity before processing your request. In order to verify your identity, we will generally either require you to login to your account or we must be able to match certain information you provide us to the information we maintain about you. Your request to know or delete must:

Certain requests may require us to obtain additional personal information from you. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. We will only use personal information provided in the request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.

Response Timing and Format

We will confirm receipt of your request within ten (10) business days. If you do not receive confirmation within the 10-day timeframe, please email access@acams.org .

We endeavor to substantively respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to another 45 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.

We will deliver our written response electronically to the email address we have on file for you, regardless of the email address from which you submitted the request.

Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of your request. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity.

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

To Exercise Your Right to Opt-Out

You can opt-out of any sales of your personal information by clicking Do Not Sell My Personal Information and managing your preferences in the Cookies Settings .

Minors Under Age 16

We do not “sell” the personal information of consumers we know to be under 16 years of age. 

Requests Submitted by Authorized Agents

In certain circumstances, you are permitted to use an authorized agent, as that term is defined by the CCPA (“Authorized Agent”), to submit requests on your behalf where you provide sufficient evidence that the requestor is an authorized agent with written permission to act on your behalf and you successfully verify your own identity with us. An Authorized Agent can make a request on a California resident’s behalf by:

Notice of Financial Incentives

From the time to time, we may run sweepstakes, contests, or other offers and promotions (collectively, “Programs”) that may be deemed “financial incentives” in relation to our collection of personal information under CCPA. a business may offer financial incentives for the collection, sale or deletion of California residents’ personal information, provided it is not unjust, unreasonable, coercive or usurious, and is made available in compliance with applicable transparency, informed consent, and opt-out requirements. We may run sweepstakes or contests from time to time. Please refer to the terms and conditions of each Program for additional information about the Program, including how eligible consumers can opt-in or opt-out of the Program at any time.  In order to enter a Program, you may be required to provide us or a service provider acting on our behalf with certain personal information, such as identifiers including your name and contact information (“Rewards Data”). If you submit your entry in accordance with the applicable Program’s rules, you may be entered into the Program and will get a chance to win a prize or receive another benefit from us. The value of Rewards Data is related to the value of your information and the costs associated with offering the Program.

California "Shine the Light"

In addition to the rights described above, California’s “Shine the Light” law permits California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of certain categories of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year. To make such a request, please send an email to access@acams.org . This request may be made no more than once per calendar year.

Do Not Track

Some web browsers may transmit “do-not-track” signals to websites with which the user communicates. Because there is a wide variety of standards for "do-not-track" signals, our Websites will generally not respond any differently if you transmit "do-not-track" signals.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

This California Privacy Notice may be updated periodically. If we make material changes, we will attempt to let you know via email or other communication. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. As long as you continue to use the Services, you agree to this California Privacy Notice and any updates we make to it. We will not, however, use your personal information in a manner that is materially different than what we disclosed to you at the time the personal information was collected without your consent.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this California Privacy Notice, contact us at:

Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

1100 Brickell Bay Drive #311090

Miami, FL 33231

Email Us: access@acams.org

Website: www.acams.org