Privacy Policy
The Foundation for Biomedical Research ("FBR"),
the operator of this Website, takes very seriously the issue of
safeguarding online privacy. Please read the following Privacy Policy
to understand our online data collection and use practices with
respect to personal information, and how they pertain to your use
of the FBR Website.
Introduction
When you visit www.fbresearch.org (the "Site"),
you can access all public areas of the Site without submitting personally
identifiable information to FBR. FBR, however, is interested in
your feedback regarding the Site, and you are encouraged to provide
comments using the comment form. Additionally, you may make voluntary
contributions to support the work of FBR and may purchase an array
of educational and novelty items in our store. In connection with
these activities, and others that may be offered in the future,
FBR collects, uses, and discloses personal information as described
below.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
FBR collects personal
information from you on its Comment Form when you choose to submit
a comment to FBR. You may disclose, among other data, your name,
address, telephone number, e-mail address, and your comment about
the Site. If you wish to make a charitable contribution to FBR or
to purchase goods in the FBR online store, FBR may collect, among
other data, your name, address, e-mail address, and credit card
information. FBR uses personal information collected to provide
you with information, goods, or services that you have requested,
to accept and process your charitable contribution, or to assist
FBR in its activities.
When you make a charitable contribution, FBR may
also use your name and address to send postal or electronic newsletters,
mail, updates, offers or other communications that FBR thinks will
be of interest to you. If you do not want to receive these materials,
you may choose to opt-out at the time you make your contribution,
or at any time thereafter by sending an e-mail to info@fbresearch.org
or by contacting FBR at the address at the end of this policy.
FBR may also use information collected on the Site
in aggregate form to improve the content and functioning of the
Site or to assist FBR in its activities.
Disclosure of Personal Information
FBR does not sell personal information that it
holds to unaffiliated third parties. Comments you make on the comment
form or elsewhere on the Site will not be disclosed to third parties
or the public without your prior consent. In general, FBR does not
disclose personal information received from you to unaffiliated
third parties, and FBR does not disclose your personal information
to its sister organization, the National Association for Biomedical
Research.
As an exception to this general policy, FBR may
disclose your personal information to third party vendors and suppliers
of FBR in order to process contributions and product purchases.
By making a contribution to FBR or ordering goods from FBR, you
consent to these disclosures. FBR encourages its vendors and suppliers
to abide by this Privacy Policy, but third party compliance with
this Privacy Policy is not guaranteed. In connection with the operation
of the Site, FBR cannot and does not assume any responsibility or
liability for any information you submit to FBR or your or third
parties' use or misuse of information transmitted or received in
connection with use of the Site.
FBR may also disclose your personal information
when required by law to do so, to protect the safety or property
interests of FBR, or to protect the safety of the public.
FBR may disclose to third parties aggregated information
in a form that does not identify you personally.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are information files that your Web browser
places on your computer when you visit a Website. FBR does not set
permanent cookies on your computer.
Log data collected on Web servers, within the control
of both FBR and FBR's third-party Web-hosting service, supplies
FBR with aggregate information about the number of visits to different
pages on our site. FBR uses this information only for improving
the Site. FBR does not link the log data collected to the personal
information that you submit online when using the Site.
Protection of Personal Information
Information that FBR collects from you is stored
on servers kept in secure locations under the custody and control
of FBR or its third party hosting services. FBR may use technologies
and processes such as encryption, access control procedures, and
network firewalls to protect such servers. FBR makes commercially
reasonable efforts to protect personal information and to limit
its use and disclosure of such information as described herein,
but cannot guarantee that such efforts will be successful. When
you place an order online, your personal information and credit
card information are encrypted using SSL encryption technology before
being sent over the Internet.
Authorized FBR employees and employees of third
party hosting services are permitted to access your personal information.
All FBR employees must abide by this Privacy Policy, and those who
violate this Privacy Policy are subject to disciplinary action.
The Site may contain hyperlinks to Websites of
affiliates, advertisers, or others. Such sites are operated by third
parties and are not under the control of FBR. Personal information
that you provide to third-party sites are not covered by this Privacy
Policy, and FBR does not have any control over third-party sites'
collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information.
Practices with Respect to Children's Personal
Information
FBR is committed
to safeguarding personal information of children. In general, FBR
complies with the principles that underlie the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and thus FBR does not collect personal
information from children whom FBR knows to be under 13 years of
age. Persons who play games that may be available on the FBR Site
may voluntarily disclose their first name and demographic information,
such as their age, grade, city, state and school, but this information
does not seek to identify particular individuals and is not necessary
for participation in the game.
Like personal information collected in other parts
of the Site, as discussed above, FBR does not sell personal information
it collects in connection with games to third parties, nor does
FBR disclose such information to third parties without prior consent
or as described above. However, games offered on the FBR Website
may contain links to third-party sites. Personal information provided
by children to third-party sites are not covered by this Privacy
Policy, and FBR does not have any control over third-party sites'
collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.
Accuracy of Personal Information
If FBR holds personal information about you, you
may contact FBR using the information at the end of this policy
to update or correct your personal information.
Consent to Collection, Use, and Disclosure
of Personal Information
By using the FBR Site, you consent to the collection,
use, and disclosure of information as described in this Privacy
Policy and to the other statements made in this Privacy Policy.
FBR will post changes to its data collection, use, and disclosure
practices on this page, and you should check back here for those
changes.
Contact Information
You may send questions or comments about this
Privacy Policy or the collection or use of personal information
by writing a letter to:
Foundation for Biomedical Research
818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20006
You may also send an e-mail to info@fbresearch.org.
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