ACA Privacy Policy

The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) acknowledges the importance of protecting the privacy of our members and applicants. ACA does use personal information to conduct official business of the Academy including notifying ACA members and applicants about events, dates, dues payments, and other important news related to certification and certification maintenance via regular, bulk, or e-mail. ACA will never ask you for your social security number, passwords, or other sensitive information in the normal course of business.

ACA may share (either by purchase or professional courtesy exchange) membership information (i.e., “email list”) only for specific and one-time use purposes. All external organizations that receive personal information of members must have an appropriate privacy and confidentiality policy in place and agree not to sell members’ personal information.  

ACA does work with external vendors (including an online testing service, a payment system, and the management company) who will have access to necessary personal information as required for the fulfillment of duties. ACA members should refer to these vendors’ privacy and confidentiality policies for additional information.  

 ACA members may opt out of the public directory at any time.