About us
The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates https://www.clarb.org/ (the “Site”). This policy explains how we collect, handle, use, and share personal information about you when you visit our Site. By using our Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Information we collect and how we use it
When you use our Site, we may ask you to provide certain personal information that will help us serve you better. This might include your name, email address, physical address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide. For example, you may provide this information when you join our email list, create an account, leave a review, register for an event or webinar, contact us, or interact with us for any other purpose.
CLARB prepares, administers, and scores the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (L.A.R.E) and manages the CLARB Record, through which landscape architects document and verify their education, experience, examination, and licensure history. As part of registering and taking the L.A.R.E., CLARB may also collect information about your education history, examination history, professional experience, where you intend to get licensed, contact information, and demographic details. After you establish a CLARB Record, we may collect your licensure information, enforcement actions, continuing education credits, and employment information.
Information your browser shares with us
Like most websites, we (and other entities) automatically receive information from your browser when you visit our Site. This “log data” might include your IP address, browser type and version, which pages you visit, when you visit them, how long you stay, and other information we collect through the use of cookies and similar technology. We may also use services like Google Analytics to help us understand how people use our Site so we can make it better. See “Digital advertising and analytics” section of this privacy policy to learn more about the use of this information and the choices available to you.
Information use
We may use your contact information for any lawful purpose, including to develop and administer the L.A.R.E., maintain your CLARB Record and licensure, and communicate with you through email or newsletters to share updates about our services or other information we think you’ll find valuable. We may also reach out with surveys to learn about your experience and how we can improve. We may also use your information to operate and improve our services and the Site, including for analytics purposes, to comply with the law and to maintain the security of our Site, or with your consent, or as otherwise disclosed at the time information is collected. We may use information that has been de-identified or aggregated without limitation.
Information sharing
CLARB may share information about you, including your examination results and CLARB Record, with third parties including state/provincial licensure boards/agencies. These transmissions may be done at your election or at the request of the board, such as when they need to verify examination results. However, we also work with trusted partners to help us with things like processing payments, hosting data, iding customer support, or analyzing data. These partners are only allowed to use your information to help us serve you better—they can’t use it for their own purposes.
We may also share the information we collect with: any affiliates or joint venture partners that we may have in the future; as part of a corporate sale, merger, or acquisition, or other transfer of all or part of our assets, including as part of a bankruptcy proceeding; to comply with the law, such as pursuant to a subpoena, court order, governmental inquiry, or other legal process or as otherwise required by law; to protect our rights or the rights of third parties, or to protect the safety or security or any person or entity; or with your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing. We may share information that has been de-identified or aggregated without limitation.
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 Site and other sites or apps over time, including information about relationships among different browsers and devices.
CLARB adheres to the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) Self-Regulatory Principles in connection with this interest-based advertising activity. 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 AppChoices tool at https://youradchoices.com/appchoices.
We may also work with third parties that collect data about your use of the Site and other sites or apps over time for non-advertising purposes. We use cookies to improve your experience on our Site. CLARB uses Google Analytics and other third-party services to improve the performance of the Site and for analytics and marketing purposes. For more information about how Google Analytics collects and uses data when you use our Site, visit
Most browsers let you control cookies, but if you block them, some parts of our Site might not work as intended.
Third-party links and tools
The Site may provide links to third-party websites or apps. We do not control the privacy practices of those websites or apps, and they are not covered by this privacy policy. You should review the privacy policies of other websites or apps that you use to learn about their data practices.
The Site also includes 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 by sharing such information with the general public.
Your interactions with third-party companies and your use of their features are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that provide those features. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policies of any accounts you create and use.
Keeping your information secure
We take the security of your personal information seriously and use industry-standard measures to protect it. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, so while we do our best to protect your information, we can’t guarantee absolute security.
Your choices
To opt out of our email marketing, you can use the link provided at the bottom of each marketing message. If you opt out of our email marketing, we will still send you messages related to our transactions and relationship with you, such as order confirmations.
Updating your information
When you have an account with us, you may review, change, or update your contact information by logging into your account.
Changes to this policy
This policy is effective as of August 7, 2025. We may update it from time to time, and when we do, we’ll post the changes here. If we make material changes, we’ll also notify you by email or with a notice on our Site. Your continued use of our Site after changes are posted means you accept the updated privacy policy.
Questions?
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at:
1900 Reston Metro Plaza
Suite 600
Reston, VA 20190
571-432-0332
info@clarb.org
Last updated August 7, 2025.