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Web Site Privacy Policy
In addition to caring about AD/HD, CHADD cares about your privacy.
CHADD believes that you have the right to know what information is being
collected about you when you visit our site, and what is done with that
information. The terms of this policy will govern the use of any
information collected while the policy is in place. This policy applies
only to the online collection of information - different policies and
practices may exist with regards to the offline collection of
information by CHADD. Additionally, this privacy policy only applies to
the CHADD site. Sites which are linked to or from this site may have
different privacy policies. CHADD is not responsible for the privacy
policies, or lack thereof, of sites accessed through links from our
site. Please review the privacy notices on such sites for details. We
reserve the right to change this privacy policy and encourage you to
revisit this page. Should CHADD change its privacy policy, we will post
such changes at this site.
Collection of Information
CHADD collects two (2) kinds of information - personally identifiable
information that you choose to supply us, and non-personally
identifiable information, such as your IP address.
Personally Identifiable Information
CHADD does not collect personally identifiable information without
your knowledge. Personally identifiable information at our site is
collected by prompt only. CHADD may collect personally identifiable
information such as your email address, name, mailing address, telephone
number, facsimile number, credit card information or other information
to enable you to receive newsletters, complete membership registrations,
participate in chat rooms or on bulletin boards, or to purchase goods.
From time to time, we may request information from you via surveys.
Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary; you have a
choice whether or not to disclose the requested information. Contact
information may be used to satisfy website user requests, notify users
regarding changes to the website or website policies, or provide further
information about CHADD products and services. Survey information will
be used for the purposes of monitoring or improving use and satisfaction
of the CHADD web site and may be aggregated in an anonymous manner. Any
information you give to CHADD will be held with the utmost care, and
will not be used in ways that you have not consented to by accepting the
terms of this privacy policy.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
CHADD does collect anonymous browser information from visitors to the
site. This information is not personally identifiable and is not linked
to any individual person. To collect this information, when you visit
our website, we may store information in the form of a "cookie" on your
computer. Cookies allow us to tailor the site and help us to better
respond to your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers,
you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies,
or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your
Browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these
functions.
CHADD may also collect information through IP addresses or
environmental variables. An "IP address" is a number used by computers
on the network to identify your computer so that data can be transmitted
to you. "Environmental variables" include, among other things, the
domain from which you access the Internet, the time of your visit to our
website, the type of Browser and operating system or platform used, the
Internet address of the websites you visit previously and subsequently
to visiting the CHADD website, and the pages you visit while at our
website. We collect this information to allow us to detect broad
demographic trends, to provide information tailored to your interests
and to enhance your experience on the CHADD site. This information may
be aggregated in an anonymous manner.
Use of Information
Resale or disclosure of information to third parties
CHADD may use the information you provide to fulfill your requests
for membership, newsletters, our products, programs, and services, to
respond to your inquiries about our offerings, and to offer you other
products, programs or services that we believe may be of interest to
you. We sometimes use this information to communicate with you, such as
to fulfill a request by you for an online newsletter, to contact you
about your membership with us or to notify you when we make changes to
our membership agreements, or to fulfill purchase orders. The
information we collect in connection with our online forums and
communities is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this
information to facilitate participation in these online forums and
communities, and from time to time, to offer you CHADD products,
programs, or services.
CHADD will not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease personal information
collected at this site. CHADD may share personally and non-personally
identifiable information with third parties that help manage our web
site and databases, and with our partners, affiliates or other third
parties. Specifically, but not inclusively, CHADD will disclose personal
information (i) as may be permitted or required by law or court order,
(ii) as may be necessary to protect the rights or property of CHADD, or
(iii) to select third party agents with whom CHADD has contracted to
carry out internal operations of the site, for example to register you
for an event or fulfill a purchase or delivery request made by you.
Browser information collected on our web site
CHADD collects anonymous browser information, and analyzes our
website logs to constantly improve the value of the materials available
on our site. CHADD may from time to time link anonymous browser
information with personally-identifiable information in connection with
the Member section of the site. This will help us better tailor our site
and provide you with content and offers that we think may be of interest
to you.
Security
CHADD takes great care in maintaining the security of your personal
information and preventing unauthorized access to it, through the use of
appropriate technology and internal procedures. Employees and
contractors of CHADD who have access to personally identifiable
information are required to protect this information in a manner that is
consistent with this Privacy Policy by, for example, not using the
information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they
are performing for CHADD. However, CHADD does not guarantee that
unauthorized access will never occur.
Contact Us
If you would like to opt-out of receiving further information from
CHADD, or if you have any questions about this privacy policy or the
practices of our website, please send an e-mail to webmaster@chadd.org, or a letter
to CHADD, 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150, Landover, MD 20785.
