Privacy Policy
Sigma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Sigma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is committed to protecting your online privacy while providing you with the most useful and enjoyable Web experience possible. While you can use many features of our web site at www.aka-sgo.com and www.aka-sgo.org anonymously, you are required to be an active member in good standing of the Sigma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (hereafter referred to as AKA SGO) to gain access to some of our private content and services.

How we collect and use personal information
You are required to be an active member in good standing of the Sigma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., an officer of the AKA Mid-Atlantic Region or an official of the National Office of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to gain access to the members-only area of our web site.

To register for the members-only section of our web site, you will need to provide personal information like your name, address and date of birth. Only registered members in good standing will be able to see any of your personal information.

In order to use the contact form on the public area of our web site, you may be required to enter some identifying information. This information is used only for the purpose of responding to your request for information. It may only be shared with active members in good standing of the Sigma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., an officer of the AKA Mid-Atlantic Region or an official of the National Office of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.


How we use "cookies"
As you probably know, "cookies" are small pieces of information that some Web sites store on your computer's hard drive when you visit them. Like many other Web sites, the SGO Forum area of www.aka-sgo.com and www.aka-sgo.org uses cookies to identify members so they don't have to enter a user ID and password upon each visit. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies but allow you to modify security settings so you can approve or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis. Even if you do not use cookies, you can still access all of the features on our site by logging in manually with each visit.


What we provide to third parties
We do not share your personal information with anyone except active members in good standing of the Sigma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., an officer of the AKA Mid-Atlantic Region or an official of the National Office of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. This information will only be provided on a "need to know" basis and will not be used for purposes of advertising or solicitation.


Obtaining your consent
By using our Web site, you give AKA SGO permission to collect information about the pages served to you as an anonymous user for the purpose of calculating aggregate site statistics. If you register at the SGO Forum, you authorize AKA SGO to use information you provide to personalize the information we deliver to you and to use your demographic information when calculating aggregate customer data. As a registered member, you give AKA SGO and our agents permission to send you e-mails related to chapter and sorority business.

If you are under the age of 18, you must not provide your name, e-mail address, or any other identifying information without the consent of your parent or guardian, or as otherwise provided for by applicable law.

Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Tell us what you think
AKA SGO welcomes your questions and comments about our privacy policy. Please send postal mail to:

Technology Committee
Sigma Gamma Omega Chapter
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
P.O. Box 688
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801