Last Updated: October 22, 2026
The Resource Management Institute (“RMI”), together with RTM Consulting, LLC, a Belcan Engineering company, and its affiliated entities and subsidiaries (collectively, “RTMC,” “RMI,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and otherwise process personal information when you visit our websites, register for events or programs, purchase products or services, participate in research or surveys, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with RMI and RTMC.
By accessing or using our websites, events, programs, products, services, or memberships, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Mailing address
- Telephone number
- Company name
- Job title and professional role
- Industry and organizational information
- Country, state, or province
- Areas of professional interest
- Membership information
- Certification records
- Event registration information
- Survey and research responses
- Photographs, audio recordings, and video recordings
- Payment and billing information
Information Collected Automatically
When you use our websites or online services, we may automatically collect information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating system information
- Referring websites and URLs
- Pages visited and content viewed
- Clickstream and navigation data
- Search activity
- Downloads
- Webinar attendance and engagement information
- Marketing interaction data
- Date, time, and duration of visits
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies, pixels, tags, web beacons, analytics tools, and similar technologies to:
- Operate and maintain our websites
- Improve website functionality and performance
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
- Measure the effectiveness of communications and marketing campaigns
- Personalize content and user experiences
- Enhance security
- Support reporting and analytics
Most web browsers allow users to manage cookie settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features or services.
How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
- Deliver products and services
- Process event registrations
- Manage memberships and certifications
- Provide training and professional development programs
- Conduct research, benchmarking, and industry studies
- Respond to inquiries and customer service requests
- Communicate regarding events, memberships, certifications, products, and services
- Distribute newsletters, reports, and educational materials
- Improve our websites, products, and services
- Develop new programs and offerings
- Administer surveys and research initiatives
- Prevent fraud, misuse, and unauthorized access
- Protect our systems and business operations
- Enforce contractual obligations and policies
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Events, Conferences, and Sponsor Information
When you register for an event, conference, summit, certification program, webinar, training course, or similar activity sponsored or administered by the RMI or RTMC, we may collect information including your name, company, job title, email address, phone number, location, professional interests, attendance records, and participation information.
As part of our event operations and sponsorship programs, attendee information may be shared with event sponsors, exhibitors, partners, and service providers involved in supporting the event, facilitating networking opportunities, delivering event services, fulfilling sponsor benefits, or providing event-related communications.
Information shared may include:
- Name
- Company name
- Job title
- Business email address
- Geographic region
- Event participation information
Sponsors, exhibitors, and partners who receive attendee information are responsible for their own privacy and data handling practices and may process information pursuant to their own privacy policies.
We share attendee information only as reasonably necessary to support event operations, sponsor benefits, networking opportunities, and related event activities.
Event Photography, Video Recording, and Livestreaming
RMI and RTMC events may be photographed, recorded, livestreamed, or otherwise documented.
By attending an RTMC or RMI event, you acknowledge that your image, voice, likeness, statements, and participation may appear in photographs, videos, livestreams, recordings, educational materials, promotional materials, websites, publications, and social media content related to RMI and RTMC activities.
Individuals who have concerns regarding photography or recording should contact event organizers prior to attendance.
Legal Basis for Processing
For individuals located in jurisdictions that require a legal basis for processing personal information, including the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, we process personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Performance of a contract
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Legitimate business interests
- Consent where required
- Other lawful grounds recognized by applicable law
Our legitimate interests may include:
- Operating and improving our business
- Delivering products and services
- Managing customer and member relationships
- Conducting professional education and events
- Marketing and business development activities
- Protecting systems, data, users, and business operations
How We Share Personal Information
We may share personal information:
- Within RTMC, RMI, Belcan, and affiliated entities
- With contractors, consultants, and service providers
- With payment processors and financial institutions
- With cloud hosting and technology service providers
- With marketing, analytics, and communications vendors
- With event sponsors, exhibitors, and partners
- With auditors, accountants, attorneys, and other professional advisors
- To comply with legal obligations or lawful requests
- To protect our rights, property, safety, and security
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, sale, or restructuring of our business
We do not sell personal information in exchange for monetary compensation.
We may also disclose aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified information that does not identify and cannot reasonably be used to identify an individual.
Marketing Communications
We may send communications regarding:
- Industry research and reports
- Conferences and events
- Certifications and training programs
- Membership opportunities
- Educational content
- Products and services
- Industry news and updates
You may opt out of marketing communications at any time by:
- Using the unsubscribe link included in our emails
- Updating your communication preferences
- Contacting us directly
Opting out of marketing communications will not affect transactional, administrative, membership, certification, registration, or service-related communications.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide products and services
- Maintain membership records
- Verify certifications and training participation
- Support research and benchmarking activities
- Fulfill contractual obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Meet legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements
- Protect our legitimate business interests
Retention periods vary depending on the nature of the information and applicable legal requirements.
International Data Transfers
The RMI and RTMC are headquartered in the United States. Personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where we, our affiliates, or our service providers operate.
These jurisdictions may not provide the same level of data protection as your country of residence.
Where required by applicable law, we implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers, including contractual protections and other legally recognized transfer mechanisms.
Your Privacy Rights
Individuals in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Restrict or object to processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request data portability
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
United States Privacy Rights
Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights under applicable privacy laws, including the right to:
- Know what personal information is collected
- Access personal information
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Opt out of certain processing activities where applicable
- Appeal privacy-related decisions where required by law
Requests may be submitted using the contact information provided below.
Security
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
While we strive to protect personal information, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your Choices
You may choose not to provide certain personal information. However, doing so may limit your ability to access certain websites, products, services, memberships, certifications, events, or features.
If you wish to update, correct, or request the removal of personal information maintained by RTMC or RMI, please contact us using the information below.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When changes are made, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this Privacy Policy and post the revised version on our websites.
Your continued use of our websites, services, events, programs, memberships, or certifications following the effective date of any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact:
RTM Consulting, LLC / Resource Management Institute
Email: info@resourcemanagementinstitute.com
Mailing Address
Resource Management Institute
Belcan Headquarters
10151 Carver Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242