{"id":3,"date":"2025-09-12T13:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:51:41","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3\" class=\"elementor elementor-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a520601 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a520601\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6039523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"6039523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><header id=\"masthead\"\n    class=\"masthead 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal Identification Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fc73b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27fc73b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"1088\">We may collect personal identification information in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our site, subscribe to our newsletter, register for an event, make a donation, or participate in other activities, services, features, or resources available on our Site.You may be asked for identifying information such as your <strong data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1205\">name, email address, organization, or mailing address<\/strong>. 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Sensitive information exchanged between you and AMEC (such as payment data for donations) is transmitted over a secure SSL connection and handled only through trusted third-party payment processors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc68bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc68bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sharing Your Personal Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234da74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234da74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3830\">We do <strong data-start=\"3756\" data-end=\"3763\">not<\/strong> sell, rent, or trade users\u2019 personal identification information.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3832\" data-end=\"3902\">We may share limited personal information only in the following cases:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"4228\">\n<li data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"4051\">\n<p data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"4051\">With trusted service providers who help us operate our website, send newsletters, or process donations, under strict confidentiality agreements.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4052\" data-end=\"4134\">\n<p data-start=\"4054\" data-end=\"4134\">When required by law, to comply with a legal obligation or protect our rights.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4135\" data-end=\"4228\">\n<p data-start=\"4137\" data-end=\"4228\">In aggregate form, stripped of personal identifiers, for analytics or reporting purposes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4119015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4119015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Changes to This Privacy Policy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50a09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d50a09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4397\" data-end=\"4660\">The American Middle East Council reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. 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