Effective date: July 1, 2026
Last updated: July 27, 2026
PerformancePlastics.org respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.
This Privacy and Cookie Policy explains how information may be collected, used, shared and protected when you visit PerformancePlastics.org, submit information through the website or interact with its resources.
PerformancePlastics.org is operated by IAPD, The Performance Plastics Association, referred to in this policy as “we,” “us” or “our.”
Information We Collect
We may collect information that you provide directly to us, including:
- Your name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Company, school or organization
- Job title
- Information included in a contact form
- Newsletter or email subscription preferences
- Case studies, articles, photographs or other content you submit
- Questions, comments and feedback
- Employment, internship or career-related information
- Registration information for webinars, events or educational programs
Please do not submit confidential, proprietary, sensitive or regulated personal information unless we specifically request it.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically through cookies, server logs, analytics tools and similar technologies.
This information may include:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Approximate geographic location
- Referring website
- Pages viewed
- Links selected
- Date and time of visits
- Time spent on the website
- Website navigation and interaction data
- Cookie or device identifiers
This information helps us operate the website, understand how visitors use it, improve its content and identify technical or security issues.
How We Use Information
We may use collected information to:
- Operate and maintain PerformancePlastics.org
- Respond to inquiries and information requests
- Provide educational resources
- Send newsletters or updates requested by visitors
- Process case study, article or resource submissions
- Administer events, webinars and educational programs
- Promote career, internship and training opportunities
- Improve website content, navigation and accessibility
- Measure website traffic and engagement
- Protect the website from misuse, fraud and security threats
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
- Enforce our website terms and protect our legal rights
We will not use personal information for materially different purposes without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent when required.
Email Communications
You may receive email communications when you subscribe to updates, register for an event, submit a form or otherwise request information.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link included in the message or contacting us directly.
We may still send nonpromotional communications when necessary to respond to your request, administer a registration or address a service or security matter.
How We Share Information
We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website and deliver its resources, such as:
- Website hosting providers
- Website developers and administrators
- Email and newsletter platforms
- Analytics providers
- Event registration platforms
- Form-processing services
- Cloud storage providers
- Security and fraud-prevention providers
- Professional advisers
These providers may access information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf and are expected to handle it appropriately.
We may also disclose information:
- When required by law, regulation, subpoena or legal process
- To protect the rights, property or safety of our organization, visitors or others
- In connection with a merger, reorganization, transfer or sale of organizational assets
- With your direction or consent
We do not sell personal information for money.
However, some privacy laws may define certain analytics, advertising or cross-context data-sharing activities as a “sale” or “sharing.” The website owner should confirm whether any installed technology falls within those definitions.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small files placed on a computer, phone or other device when someone visits a website. They can help websites function, remember preferences, understand visitor activity and improve the user experience.
PerformancePlastics.org may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage and similar technologies.
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies support essential website functions, such as:
- Security
- Network management
- Form functionality
- Accessibility
- Cookie-consent preferences
- Website stability
Because these cookies are required for the website to operate properly, they may not be optional.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may remember visitor choices and preferences, such as:
- Language preferences
- Display settings
- Previously selected options
- Embedded content preferences
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website. They may collect information about:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Navigation paths
- General device and browser information
- Website errors
- Referring websites
Analytics information may be aggregated or pseudonymized where practical.
Advertising or Targeting Cookies
PerformancePlastics.org may use advertising or targeting cookies only if advertising, remarketing, social-media tracking or similar technologies are installed.
These cookies may be used to measure campaigns, personalize advertising or understand activity across websites.
Cookie names, purposes and retention periods may change when website services are added, removed or updated.
Managing Cookie Preferences
When required, visitors may be given the opportunity to accept, reject or customize nonessential cookies through the website’s cookie banner or preference center.
You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- Review stored cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block cookies
- Receive warnings before cookies are stored
- Limit third-party cookies
Blocking some cookies may affect how the website functions.
Where legally required, optional analytics, advertising and similar cookies will not be activated until appropriate consent has been provided.
Third-Party Websites and Embedded Content
PerformancePlastics.org may contain links to independent websites or display content provided by third parties, including:
- Videos
- Maps
- Social-media posts
- Event platforms
- Downloadable resources
- Association or member websites
- Research and regulatory resources
Third parties may collect information or place cookies when you interact with their content. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this policy.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy and cookie policies of third-party services before providing personal information.
Google Analytics and Similar Services
PerformancePlastics.org uses Google Analytics and another analytics providers, that service may collect information about website activity through cookies and similar technologies.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Fulfill the purpose for which it was collected
- Respond to inquiries
- Maintain subscription records
- Administer events or submissions
- Meet legal, accounting and reporting obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Protect the website and our organization
Retention periods may vary according to the type of information, its purpose and applicable legal requirements.
When information is no longer needed, we may delete, anonymize or securely dispose of it.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website, transmission method or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should use care when sending information online.
International Visitors
PerformancePlastics.org may be accessed from countries outside the United States. Information may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
Privacy and data-protection laws may vary by jurisdiction. Where applicable law requires additional safeguards for international data transfers, we will take reasonable steps to use appropriate protections.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and whether the applicable law applies to our organization, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information
- Request information about how data is collected, used or disclosed
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent
- Opt out of certain sales, sharing or targeted advertising
- Receive a portable copy of certain information
- Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request
- File a complaint with an appropriate regulator
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions.
To make a privacy request, contact us using the information at the end of this policy. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law, subject to appropriate verification and authorization requirements.
California Privacy Information
California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, if that law applies to the website operator.
These rights may include the ability to request:
- The categories of personal information collected
- The purposes for collecting or using the information
- The categories of sources from which information was obtained
- The categories of third parties receiving information
- Access to specific pieces of personal information
- Correction or deletion of personal information
- Opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information
- Limitation of certain uses of sensitive personal information
- Equal treatment when exercising privacy rights
PerformancePlastics.org does not knowingly sell personal information for money.
The website owner should determine whether any analytics, advertising or third-party tracking technologies constitute “selling” or “sharing” under California law. When applicable, the website must provide an appropriate opt-out method and honor recognized opt-out preference signals.
Children’s Privacy
PerformancePlastics.org is an educational website intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and delete it when appropriate.
Educational resources may be viewed by students, but children should not submit personal information without the involvement of a parent, guardian, teacher or authorized school representative.
Submitted Content
Visitors may be invited to submit case studies, photographs, articles, career stories or other materials.
By submitting content, you confirm that:
- You are authorized to provide it
- It does not improperly disclose another person’s personal or confidential information
- You have obtained any required permissions or releases
- The information is accurate to the best of your knowledge
Submission, publication and intellectual-property terms should also be addressed in a separate content submission agreement or website Terms of Use.
Do Not Track and Privacy Preference Signals
Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” settings. Because there is not a universally accepted response standard, the website may not respond to all Do Not Track signals.
Where required by applicable law, we will process recognized browser-based opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, in accordance with legal requirements and the website’s technical capabilities.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy and Cookie Policy to reflect:
- Changes to the website
- New forms, tools or services
- Changes in data practices
- Changes in legal requirements
- Updated security or operational practices
The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Material changes may also be communicated through the website or another appropriate method.
Contact Us
Questions, concerns or privacy requests may be directed to:
Website: PerformancePlastics.org
Email: iapd@iapd.org
Mailing address:
Telephone:
Please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your request.