Privacy

LADE is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. This Privacy Statement explains the current information management practices on our Web site.
We are committed to protecting your privacy whether you are browsing for information or conducting business with LADE electronically. When you visit our Web site, we will not collect your personal information unless you choose to use and receive online products and services that require it.

You Have A Choice
If you choose not to use the Internet to provide personal information to LADE, you can contact us by telephone, mail, or in person

Cookies
Some parts of the LADE Web site may use cookies. Cookies are generally used to make it more convenient for users to move around our Web site. If you choose, they may be used to 'remember' your password and make it easier and faster to log-in to certain parts of the site. These types of cookies need to be stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies used by LADE are encrypted to make the information in cookies unreadable to anyone except LADE.

Important Notices: Some parts of our Web site link to other sites created and maintained by other public and/or private sector organizations. We provide these links solely for your information and convenience. When you link to an outside Web site, you are leaving the LADE Web site, and our information management policies no longer apply.

Membership Refund Policy
 1. General Information
LADE does not allow for the refund of membership purchases unless there are exceptional circumstances. Where exceptional circumstances can be shown to exist, the pro rata amount of the  membership fee, not exceeding 6 months, may be refunded at the discretion of the LADE Treasurer.
2. Exceptional Circumstances
A member may apply for a refund in the case of financial hardship or due to a change in personal circumstances or career change. Exceptional circumstances do not include the taking of sabbaticals and/or extended service leave. A partner or spouse may apply for a refund within the guidelines of this policy if the death of the member occurs during the  membership period.
3. Overpayment Refund
Where an error has been made by LADE or a banking facility that results in an overpayment, the Treasurer may, in consultation with the member, refund by either a credit of the overpayment to the membership, or alternatively by check for the full amount of the overpayment. Checks will be sent within 30 days to the members’ address on file. Where a member is responsible for the overpayment, the amount will be credited to the membership.
4. Additional Costs incurred during the processing of LADE Membership Dues
The member will be responsible for all unexpected costs incurred by  LADE during the processing of membership fees. Such costs include but are not limited to check fees or bank charges made as a result of insufficient funds or accounts having been closed.
5. LADE Annual Conference
All cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing to the respective LADE Conference Manager via surface mail, fax, or email by April 1. Telephone requests will not be honored. The LADE Conference Manager is not responsible for any change/cancellation charges assessed by airlines, travel agents, hotels, or other similar vendors.

Dessie S. Williams
LSUA 
8100 Highway 71 South
Alexandria, Louisiana  71302-9121