Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

 

General

At Million Dollar Round Table, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who use and interact with our websites, mobile applications, our products and services (collectively “Services”), how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.

Contacting Us/Questions. Any questions regarding this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) and our privacy practices should be sent by email to info@mdrt.org or by writing to Million Dollar Round Table, 325 West Touhy Road, Park Ridge, IL, 60068-4265, United States. Alternatively, you can telephone +1.847.692.6378.

 

Particularly important information

Who We Are. Founded in 1927, the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®, is a global, independent association of more than 65,000 of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals from more than 500 companies in 70 countries. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of excellence in the life insurance and financial services business. MDRT has a number of affiliated organizations including MDRT Academy and MDRT Foundation. All references to MDRT in this policy shall include these organizations as well.

For the purpose of applicable data protection legislation, the data controller of your personal information is Million Dollar Round Table.

Changes to This Policy. We will post any modifications or changes to the Policy and provide notice on our websites. We reserve the right to modify the Policy at any time, so we encourage you to review it frequently. The "Last Updated" legend above indicates when this Policy was last changed.

 

How we collect information from you

We obtain information, including personal information, about you when you use our Services such as when you join our organization, contact us about products and services, make a purchase or donation, or leave comments on any of our websites or mobile applications. “Personal information” is generally defined as any information that can reasonably identify an individual or household.

 

What type of information we collect from you

There is a range of information we need to collect about you so that we may serve our members and visitors. This information may include:

Information You Give Us. We collect information provided through our Services which may include name, address, company, and production information. If you provide it, we also collect information about your business and expertise, languages you speak/read, and goals for the months and year ahead.

Information We Get From Others. We may get information about you from other sources. For example, companies you work with may provide us with verification of production for the year. We will receive information about grants you have applied for and orders you have made through our meeting registration vendors and store affiliates.

Information Automatically Collected. We automatically log information about you and your device. For example, our websites log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, the referring website, pages you viewed, and access times. We also collect information about actions you take when using our Services, such as authors you follow, comments you make on posted materials, and the resources you have viewed and liked.

 

Cookies

We may log information using "cookies." Cookies are small data files stored on your device by a website. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your device until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience. We use several types of cookies on MDRT websites and apps:

Essential Cookies. These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our site. For example, when you sign in to MDRT websites, we may send cookies to your device so that we can identify you as a user.

Functionality Cookies. These cookies are used to remember choices you make when you use our websites, such as your country, type of business, or resource viewing history. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personalized experience.

Analytics and Performance Cookies. These cookies are used to collect information about traffic to MDRT websites and how users use the site. The information is aggregated and anonymous and does not identify any individual visitor. It includes the number of visitors to our site, the pages they visited, and other similar information. We use this information to help operate, maintain, and improve our websites.

Social Media Cookies. These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button on the site or engage with our content on or through a social network such as Facebook or Twitter. The social network will record that you have done this.

You can typically remove and reject cookies from MDRT with your browser settings. For step-by-step instructions, please check your browser’s help section. Here are links for popular browsers: Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. If you remove or reject our cookies, it could affect how our sites work for you.

 

Google analytics

We use Google Analytics, a service which collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. Google Analytics uses its own cookie to track visitor interactions.

 

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA, which identifies bots by collecting hardware and software information and sending that data to Google for analysis. To learn more about Google reCAPTCHA, please visit https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/invisible.html and https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

 

What we do with this information

MDRT processes personal information collected through the Services on the lawful basis of legitimate interests to provide the Services to you. Such processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by MDRT or by our Service Providers related to the Services.

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

  • To operate, maintain, and improve our Services.
  • To create your account, identify you as a user and/or member, and customize your experience.
  • To send you information regarding your membership, content related to the financial industry, and promotional communications. These may include your membership status, meeting information, MDRT goods and services, or sales ideas. You may opt-out of receiving such information at any time: such marketing emails and communications provide instruction on how to "opt-out."
  • To send you administrative communications. These may include administrative emails, confirmations, technical notices, updates, and security alerts.
  • To respond to your comments and questions, and provide you with support.
  • To track and measure MDRT’s efforts and the effectiveness of such efforts.
  • To process your payments for membership, registrations, donations, products or other services initiated by you.
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against fraudulent, unauthorized, or illegal activity.

 

How we share this information

It is MDRT’s policy not to share, sell or rent your personal information with third parties outside of as disclosed in this Policy.