CVSA Privacy and Internet-Based Advertising Policies - Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

Last updated: Aug. 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and its affiliates (“CVSA,” “we,” “our” or “us”) collects, uses, and shares the information about individuals who visit cvsa.org and any affiliated sites that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the Sites).

Collection of Personal Information

CVSA may collect personal information you provide to us when you visit our Sites, log into your member account on our Sites, make a purchase from our online store, send us an email message, fill out an online form or interact with us in any other manner. This information may include:

First and last name
Mailing address
Email address
Phone number
Employer
Job title
Date of birth
Billing information
Event/training information
Enforcement rank
Communications preferences
Membership join/expiration date
Purchase information, such as credit card or other payment information (collected by our payment processor) when you order and purchase products or services
Sponsorship information, such as company/agency/organization name and logo
Any other information you choose to provide

Automatically Collected Information

When you access our Sites, we or our third-party partners may collect information automatically such as information about your device hardware and software, IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, pages visited and other activities on the Sites, your interactions with our site, device type and other information we collect through the use of cookies and similar technology. We may also use third-party service providers that may collect information about your online activities across this and other sites over time. See the “Digital Advertising & Analytics” section of this Privacy Policy to learn more about the use of this information and the choices available to you.

Use of Information

We may use the information we collect to operate and improve our Sites, including for analytics purposes; to fulfill your orders and deliver the services you have requested; to respond to your inquiries or contact you; to comply with the law; to maintain the security of our Sites, physical locations, products and services or other assets; to organize, facilitate and promote events, including to communicate with you regarding event registration and participation; to promote and market our and our affiliates’ products and services; to send updates, publications, promotions, advertisements and marketing materials, including from third parties, that may be of interest to you; or for any other purpose for which you have given consent and/or as otherwise disclosed at the time personal information is collected.

We may use information that has been de-identified or aggregated without limitation.

Sharing of Information

CVSA may share data with third parties, including:

Third-party vendors that perform services on behalf of CVSA to help perform statistical analysis, host data, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, arrange for deliveries or provide legal or business advice
With our affiliates or joint venture partners we may have in the future
With “advertising providers” to advertise our own products and services, and to advertise other products and services that you may be interested in as further described in the “Digital Advertising and Analytics” section below
With event participants to share information related to the event, such as attendee lists
With federal agencies, sister organizations and association partners
As part of an actual or potential organizational sale, merger, acquisition or other transfer of all or part of our assets, including as part of a bankruptcy proceeding
If required to do so by applicable law, rule or regulation
To comply with a subpoena, court order, governmental inquiry, or other legal processes served on CVSA
To protect and defend the rights or property of CVSA or the rights of third parties
To protect the safety or security of users of CVSA or any person or entity
With your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing

We may share information that has been de-identified without limitation.

The Sites may offer interactive features, such as the ability to leave comments, that you can use to communicate with other visitors to the Sites or to submit and post your own content. If you disclose information in one of these forums, this information can be viewed, collected and used by others.

Third-Party Links

The Sites may contain links to third-party websites or applications, including social media pages. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites or applications, and they are not covered by this Privacy Policy. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Sites and read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personal information.

The Site may also include integrated social media tools or “plug-ins,” such as social networking tools offered by third parties. If you use these tools to share personal information or you otherwise interact with these features on the Site, those companies may collect information about you and may use and share such information in accordance with your account settings, including sharing such information with the general public. Your interactions with these third parties and the use of their features are governed by their privacy notices. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy notices of any accounts you create and use.

Digital Advertising and Analytics
We may partner with ad networks and other ad-serving providers (“advertising providers”) that serve ads on behalf of us and others on non-affiliated platforms. Some of those ads may be personalized, meaning that they are intended to be relevant to you based on information advertising providers collect about your use of the Sites and other sites or apps over time, including information about relationships among different browsers and devices. This type of advertising is known as interest-based advertising.

CVSA adheres to the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) self-regulatory principles in connection with this interest-based advertising activity.

You may visit the DAA WebChoices tool at www.aboutads.info to learn more about this type of advertising and how to opt out of this advertising on websites by companies participating in the DAA self-regulatory program. You can also exercise choices regarding interest-based advertising on your mobile device by downloading the appropriate version of the DAA’s YourAppChoices tool at https://youradchoices.com/appchoices.

If you delete your cookies or use a different browser or mobile device, you may need to renew your opt-out choices exercised through the DAA tools. Note that electing to opt out will not stop advertising from appearing in your browser or applications. It may make the ads you see less relevant to your interests.

We may also work with other third parties that collect data about your use of the Sites over time for non-advertising purposes. CVSA uses Google Analytics or other third-party services to improve the performance of the Sites and for analytics purposes. For more information about how Google Analytics collects and uses data when you use our Sites, visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners. To opt out of Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Security of Information

CVSA has implemented reasonable safeguards to help secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Your California Privacy Rights

We may make your personal information available to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident, you may opt out of certain data sharing with third parties for direct marketing purposes. To request to opt out, please contact us at [email protected].

If you exercise this opt-out, we will not disclose personal information about you to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We may otherwise share information about you with third parties as disclosed in this Policy.

Your Choices

From time to time, CVSA may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys and/or other general communication.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from CVSA, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email, or users may log in to the CVSA member portal, click on “My Profile,” then either select “I do not want to receive any emails; please unsubscribe me from all lists” to be removed from all email communications. Alternatively, users may individually opt out of categories of communications.

Updating Your Information

When you have an account with us, you may review, change or update your contact information by logging into your CVSA member portal.

Changes to this Statement

CVSA reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If our information practices change, we will post these changes on this page. We encourage you to visit this page periodically to learn of any updates.

Contact Information

CVSA welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact CVSA at:

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
99 M Street, SE, Suite 1025
Washington, DC 20003
[email protected]
202-998-1002