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 Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 07.16.2007
ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer (ZERO) has created this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our Web site.
In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy.
ZERO is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program.
TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site ZeroCancer.org. Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Jamie Bearse at jamie@zerocancer.org.
If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe at http://www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php. TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve your concerns.
The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Web site located at the URL ZeroCancer.org.
Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this Privacy Policy notifies you of;
- What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the site
- Who collects such information
- How such information is used
- With whom your information may be shared
- What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information
- What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control
- and, How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.
What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information
ZERO is the sole owner of the information collected on ZeroCancer.org. Personally identifiable information is collected from our users at several different points on our Web site. ZERO is committed to respecting your privacy. We hold all personal and financial information in strict confidence. ZERO does not and will not sell, trade or donate your personal information to any other entity.
In order to use premium services on this website, you must first complete a registration form that may include name, email address, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. We use this information to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest, and so we can provide you a more personalized experience on our site.
All surveys are anonymous, unless you opt to share your identifying information. Even if you choose to reveal your personally identifying information, it will not be shared with any outside organization or third party. On occasion, anonymous aggregated or demographic information may be shared with third parties.
All information provided to ZERO is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.
Third Party Service Providers
Internet Service Provider:
ZeroCancer.org is hosted by Convio Inc. (Convio), an ISP (internet service provider) and ASP (application service provider) that provides software to manage the interactive features on our Web site. Authorized employees of Convio have limited access to your personally identifying information, solely to provide technical assistance to ZERO staff, as we use the Convio software to manage our Web site. Convio does not store or share your personally identifying information. Convio does not have access to your financial information.
Financial Transactions:
All financial information provided to ZERO is collected using SSL encryption, on a secure portion of our website - secure2.convio.net/npcc/site - hosted on Convio’s secure server - secure2.convio.net. Secure2.convio.net is a VeriSign Secure Site, authorized to transmit encrypted financial information to VeriSign, a company that securely processes online financial transactions. VeriSign uses your financial and personal information only to process your transaction, and neither stores nor shares that information. VeriSign is also a a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program.
NexProfiler Treatment Option Decision Tool:
The NexProfiler Treatment Option Decision Tool is a secure system operated by NexCura on their website, designed specifically to keep your medical information completely private, in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. For more information, please read NexCura’s privacy policy.
Internet Protocol Addresses
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our site, analyze trends, track users' movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Use of "Cookies"
Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our site. Cookies are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer that is browsing that Web site and are used for record-keeping purposes at many Web sites. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular Web site and to make sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.
Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function properly when you view them.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend's name and email address. will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. action_stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.
Access to Personally Identifiable Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct your profile by logging in at our home page and clicking on the “Edit your Profile” link, or by contacting us by email, telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below.
Communications from ZERO
When you register or complete a survey, you will receive an email thanking you for your involvement and confirming that your information has been received. All other email communications, such as newsletters or pledge-reminders, are sent only to those who have 'opted-in' to receive them.
Choice / Opt-out
We provide you the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having your personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when we ask for this information. For example, if you purchase a product/service but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us, you can indicate your preference on our order form.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter, by logging in at our home page and clicking on the “Edit your Preferences” link, or by contacting us by email, telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below.
Notification of Policy Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, or by means of a notice on our homepage.
Legal Disclosures
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.
Other Web sites
Our site contains links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another Web site for which has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.
Contacting the Web site
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact:
ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer
10 G Street NE, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20002
Toll free: (888) 245-9455
Tel: (202) 463-9455
Fax: (571) 257-8559
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