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Internet Content Privacy Policy
Scope This is the web site of The Arbor Research Collaborative for Health (Arbor Research). Arbor Research maintains internet content under the ArborResearch.org domain, the dopps.org domain, and the ustransplant.org domain. This policy applies to internet content on the ArborResearch.org domain and dopps.org domain. Contact Information Our postal address is: What We Collect For each visitor to our sites, our servers automatically recognize and store the visitor's domain name (where possible) and IP address, and aggregates information on what content each visitor accesses or views. We collect and store e-mail addresses of those who initiate contact with us through our internet sites. The information we collect is used to improve the content and functionality of our internet content, and to customize the content and layout of our pages for certain self-identified individual visitors. This information is not shared with other organizations for any purpose other than in compliance with local, state, and federal authorities. Controlling the Use of Your Information If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending us e-mail at the above address. All contact from Arbor Research to the visitor, whether via email, telephone, or online post, is initiated in response to a specific request on the part of the visitor. Upon request, we provide site visitors with access to unique identifier information (e.g., visitor number or password) that we maintain about them, communications that visitors have directed to our site (e.g., e-mails, research inquiries), and contact information (e.g., name, address, phone number) that we maintain about them. Visitors can access this information by sending us an e-mail at the above address. Upon request, we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in contact information, unique identifiers, and communications that the visitor initiated. To do so, send us an email at the above address. Preventing Unwanted Use of Your Information Please provide us with your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. We will be sure your name is identified among those visitors that we will not contact. Cookies, Ads, and Security When no login is required, no cookies (session or persistent) are used on any Arbor Research-managed website. Arbor Research-managed websites set cookies only when user authentication (login/password) is used. For user-authenticated sessions, our websites set session cookies to facilitate authentication functionality and enhance the user experience. These cookies are set in memory on our internet servers, are not stored permanently, and are automatically removed from memory within 24 hours. No persistent cookies are used. We do not partner with or have special relationships with any advertising or ad-server companies. We do not sell advertising space. We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site, and we utilize industry-standard encryption techniques where appropriate. Unanticipated Uses From time to time, we may use visitor information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in this privacy policy. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our Web site to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically. Compliance with Our Policy If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the above addresses or phone number, or contact the Effective Date: January 4, 2006 |
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