"ACM presents a moderate-to-high privacy risk profile typical of large membership organizations. The service collects extensive personal and sensitive data (race, ethnicity, disability status, behavioral logs) with reasonable but imperfect third-party controls and concerning retention practices (10-year retention for unresolved harassment complaints). While ACM explicitly does not engage in ad-based tracking or data sales, weak international transfer safeguards and vague retention standards create material privacy exposure for members."
acm Privacy Concerns & Scorecard
Extended retention periods for sensitive complaint data: 10 years for harassment complaints that could not be investigated, significantly exceeding standard data minimization principles.
ACM collects extensive personal and sensitive data including special category data (race, ethnicity, disability status) without explicit mention of protective measures for these sensitive attributes.
Personal information shared with multiple categories of third parties including conference processors, contractors, and auditors, with limited transparency on specific recipients.
Policy language contains ambiguity regarding 'legitimate interests' as a legal basis for processing without explicit definition or user notification.
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Data Collection & Tracking
Personal Information Collected
Member account creation, authentication, communication, and service delivery.
Diversity tracking and member profiling; specific protective measures not detailed in policy.
Transaction processing, accounting, and tax/audit compliance.
Service delivery, member management, dispute resolution, and conduct enforcement.
Service improvement, analytics, and usage analysis.
Security, fraud prevention, and account authentication.
AI & Data Training
acm does not train AI on your content
Based on their public policy, your content is not used to train AI models.
How to Object
No opt-out available
This service does not currently provide a public way to opt out of AI training.
Why We Analyzed acm
TrueTerms automatically audits privacy policies and data practices using advanced machine learning to keep you informed and protected. This scorecard is based on the latest available public terms of service and privacy policies as of 2026.