AAEES Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 22, 2026

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information when you visit our websites, interact with us, or participate in our membership, certification, educational, and other programs.

This policy applies to www.aaees.org and, where applicable, the Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation (EESF) website at www.eesfoundation.org. Information collected through other websites is subject to their respective privacy policies.

Information We Collect

Information you provide

Depending on how you interact with us, you may provide:

Your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number.
Your employer, university, job title, and professional credentials.
Account, membership, certification, examination, and licensing information.
Applications, registrations, donations, purchases, and related correspondence.
Survey responses and demographic information you choose to share.

Information requested for a particular program or transaction may be necessary to process your request. Optional information will be identified where appropriate.

Information collected automatically

Our websites and technology providers may automatically collect information about your visit, including:

IP address and approximate location.
Browser, device, and operating system information.
Pages viewed, links clicked, and other website interactions.
The referring website, campaign tracking parameters, and visit timestamps.
Cookie identifiers and similar online identifiers.

Some of this information may qualify as personal information under applicable law. Automatic collection can occur even if you do not submit a form.

How We Use Information

We use information to:

Administer accounts, memberships, certifications, and programs.
Process registrations, purchases, donations, and service requests.
Communicate about your account and participation.
Provide news, educational resources, and promotional communications.
Understand website use and improve our content and services.
Measure advertising campaigns and understand how visitors reach our websites.
Protect our systems, address misuse, and meet legal obligations.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our websites use cookies and similar technologies for functions such as maintaining sessions, remembering preferences, understanding website activity, and measuring marketing campaigns.

We use analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors find and use our websites. Information collected through these tools may be processed by the provider under its applicable terms and privacy policy.

Please see our Cookie Policy for additional information about cookies and available choices.

LinkedIn Campaigns and Insight Tag

AAEES uses LinkedIn advertising campaigns to promote its programs, resources, membership, and certification opportunities. We may use the LinkedIn Insight Tag on selected public informational and campaign landing pages to measure campaign performance and understand visits resulting from our advertisements.

The tag enables LinkedIn to collect information such as the page URL, referring page, IP address, browser and device characteristics, and visit timestamp. Cookies and similar technologies may be used to associate website visits with LinkedIn members.

LinkedIn may process this information for advertising measurement and other purposes described in its privacy policy, subject to applicable settings and permissions. Reporting available to AAEES may include aggregated campaign performance and audience information.

AAEES limits installation of the Insight Tag to selected informational pages and excludes payment pages and application forms.

For information about LinkedIn’s processing and available choices, visit:

LinkedIn account settings do not replace any consent choices required on our website.

How We Disclose Information

We do not sell, rent, or lease our membership or customer lists.

We may disclose information to providers supporting website hosting, account administration, payment processing, communications, analytics, advertising measurement, and other operational services.

Some providers process information on our behalf under contractual restrictions. Others, including certain analytics and advertising platforms, may also process information under their own terms and privacy policies. The LinkedIn section above describes one such relationship.

We may also disclose information when required by law, to respond to valid legal requests, or to protect rights, safety, and the security of our services.

Payment Information

Payment card transactions are handled through payment processors. AAEES does not store complete payment card numbers. We may retain transaction records needed for accounting, administration, and responding to inquiries.

Your Choices and Privacy Requests

You may:

Update account information through your profile or by contacting us.
Unsubscribe from promotional emails using the instructions in those messages.
Adjust browser settings to block or delete cookies. Blocking some cookies may affect website functions.
Use available website privacy controls and third-party settings to manage tracking preferences.

Where consent is legally required for advertising tracking, we will obtain it before activating that tracking. You may withdraw consent through the applicable website privacy controls.

Opting out of promotional emails does not prevent necessary account, membership, transaction, or program communications.

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or a copy of your personal information, or to object to or opt out of certain processing, including targeted advertising or sharing. These rights may be subject to verification and legal exceptions.

Security and Retention

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect information. No website, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

We retain information as needed for the purposes described in this policy, including program administration, recordkeeping, resolving disputes, and meeting legal requirements. Retention periods vary by record type and purpose.

Children’s Privacy

Our websites and services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided information to us, please contact us.

External Websites

Links to other websites do not mean that this policy applies to those websites. Please review their privacy policies before providing information.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as our practices or requirements change. The effective date will identify the latest revision. We will provide additional notice of material changes where required by law.

Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists
1125 West Street, Suite 241
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Telephone: 410.266.3311
Email: [email protected]