privacy policy
Privacy Policy/Terms of Use
PRIVACY POLICY
Effective as of: November 20, 2009
THIS DOCUMENT SETS FORTH THE PRIVACY POLICY ("PRIVACY POLICY") FOR THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL ("JDRF", "WE", "US" OR "OUR") WEBSITES (COLLECTIVELY, "SITE"). WHERE APPLICABLE, THIS PRIVACY POLICY INCLUDES THE CHILD PRIVACY POLICY ADDENDUM. JDRF VALUES THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND IS COMMITTED TO THE PRIVACY OF SITE USERS. THIS PRIVACY POLICY GOVERNS THE MANNER IN WHICH JDRF COLLECTS, USES, MAINTAINS, DISCLOSES AND SECURES INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM USERS OF THE SITE. BY USING THE SITE IN ANY WAY, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT USE THE SITE.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
Personally
Identifiable Information
During your interactions with the Site, such as when you
register with the Site, JDRF may collect personally identifiable information,
such as your name, date of birth, postal address, email address, and telephone
number. We use this information to validate Site users and facilitate
participation in various JDRF services as specified on the Site. If we
need to contact you regarding the Site, our services, your account or your use
of the Site, this information may be used to contact you. If you send us
e-mail, we will retain your email and any applicable response in order to
handle any follow-up questions you may have and to measure how effectively we
address your concerns. JDRF retains such personally identifiable information only
for as long as is necessary depending on the reason for your submission, and
collects no more personally identifiable information than is reasonably
necessary to provide you with the services for which such information is
collected. We do not share this information with any third parties except as
noted in the Child Privacy Policy Addendum where applicable.
Non-Personally
Identifiable Information
To help us enhance and optimize users' overall Site
experience, we may collect non-personally identifiable information during your
visit. Examples of non-personally-identifiable information may include your
Internet access provider, your computer's Internet protocol (IP) address, your
user profile, your browser and operating system, the date and time of your visit,
and data based on your use of the Site. JDRF collects
non-personally-identifiable information in order to, among other things,
provide you with or assist in the provision of information through the Site and
to maintain the performance of the Site. This data is not associated with any
of your personal information and is not shared with any third parties.
Cookies
Like most standard website servers, JDRF may use cookies and
other tools to collect information about how you use the Site. A cookie is a
small, unique text file that a website can send to your computer hard drive
when you visit a Site. If you do not want JDRF to deploy cookies in your
browser, you can set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when a
website tries to put a cookie on your computer. Rejecting cookies may affect
your ability to use the Site. We do not link the information we store in
cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit to us through the
Site.
SECURITY
Encryption
JDRF takes extensive precautions to protect our users' information, both online
and offline.
If you submit sensitive personal information through the
Site such as a date of birth or credit card information, we have implemented
what we believe to be industry-standard robust encryption in order to help us
keep your information secure and accurate.
Additional Safeguards
JDRF maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect the
confidentiality and security of any personally identifiable information that
you disclose to JDRF. JDRF utilizes what JDRF believes to be industry best
security measures to protect personally identifiable information under JDRF's
control, and JDRF limits access to your personally identifiable information
within JDRF and JDRF's affiliates to those employees who need to know such
personally identifiable information to provide information, services and/or
products to you. However, due to the nature of the Internet and computer
systems, no transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be
completely secure, regardless of JDRF's best intentions. As such, JDRF cannot
ensure or warrant the security of any personally identifiable information you
transmit to JDRF.
External Links or
References
While JDRF does not display any third party advertising on
the Site, the Site may contain links or references to other parties' sites,
including sponsors of JDRF or JDRF's services. JDRF is not responsible for the
privacy or other practices of any such outside sites, and JDRF expressly
disclaims any and all liability related to such sites. We encourage our users
to consider this before deciding to visit such outside sites and to read the
applicable privacy policies and terms of use of each such site.
Children's Data/Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
We are committed to comply with any applicable laws and/or
requirements, such as the United States Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act. Unless you are visiting a Site for which the Child Privacy Policy Addendum
is attached and applicable, use of the Site by those individuals under the age
of 13 is prohibited.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM JDRF
We send all new members a welcome email. From time to time,
we will also send email notification, mail or call you to provide you with
information concerning updates or enhancements to our service, account issues,
or service-related announcements. Generally, you may not opt-out of these
communications. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to
deactivate your account.
DISCLOSURE OF
INFORMATION
Disclosure to Agents
of JDRF
From time to time, JDRF may share the information you
provide to JDRF, including personally identifiable information, with outside
contractors, auditors, consultants, or others hired by JDRF to assist in
providing financial or operational activities on JDRF's behalf. JDRF requires
these parties to use such personally identifiable information only for an
authorized purpose on behalf of JDRF and consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Opting In Through Other Venues
Please be advised that if you provide consent and allow JDRF
to disclose your personally identifiable information through one JDRF venue
(such as the Site), you will be deemed to have "opted in" through all
JDRF venues.Legal Proceedings
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law or where we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on us.
Business TransitionsIn the event JDRF goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, bankruptcy, or selling a portion of its assets, unless personally identifiable information is collected through a Site for which the Child Privacy Policy Addendum is applicable, users' personally identifiable information may be part of the assets transferred.
VERIFYING AND UPDATING INFORMATION
Verification
We use outside sources to verify a user's accounting credentials to
validate that users access to our system.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
A user may review, request corrections, ask that we delete,
or refuse further collection or use of the personally identifiable information
JDRF collects from such user. Such user may do this by contacting JDRF using the
contact information provided at the end of this document.
GENERAL
Privacy Policy Changes
Our Privacy Policy is intended to provide you with a safe
and secure experience. We reserve the right to change, modify, add or remove
portions of our Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice at our sole
discretion. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those
changes to this Privacy Policy, on the Site and other places we deem
appropriate. We will use information in accordance with the Privacy Policy
under which the information was collected. All Privacy Policy changes are
effective immediately upon posting. The last date on which this Privacy Policy
has been updated is noted above.
Consent to Receive Notices Via the Site
By using the Site or submitting personally identifiable
information to the Site, you are agreeing that JDRF may deliver all privacy and
opt out notices to you in the manners described in this Section (GENERAL).
Web Logs and Other Forums
The Site may offer web logs, web postings, bulletin boards,
chat rooms, newsgroups or other forums which permit users to interact online.
Any information you transmit online in such forums will be made public and JDRF
cannot control nor is it responsible for the use any third party may make of
such information
CONTACT INFORMATION
Postal Address:
Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation International
26 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, NY
10004
Attention:
James Szmak
Email:
copyrights@jdrf.org
Telephone:
1-800-533-CURE (2873)
Fax:
(212) 785-9595
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OVER PRIVACY IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY (WHICH INCLUDES, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE
CHILD PRIVACY POLICY ADDENDUM) AND JDRF'S TERMS OF USE (INCLUDING ANY
INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES CONTAINED THEREIN).
CHILD PRIVACY POLICY ADDENDUM
Effective as of: November 20, 2009
THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL ("JDRF", "WE", "US" OR "OUR") PRIVACY POLICY, LINKED AT THE BOTTOM OF JDRF'S WEBPAGES, DESCRIBES HOW JDRF COLLECTS AND USES PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE AND OTHER USER INFORMATION. THIS DOCUMENT ("CHILD PRIVACY POLICY ADDENDUM"), WHICH IS A PART OF THE PRIVACY POLICY, SETS FORTH ADDITIONAL PRIVACY POLICY TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE COLLECTION AND USE OF SUCH INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
Personally
Identifiable Information
JDRF is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a
cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Kids
Walk is an online program designed to teach students about diabetes and to
raise funds for type 1 diabetes research. We use personally identifiable
information collected through the Site to validate Site users and facilitate
participation in the Kids Walk program all for the sole benefit of the
participating schools and such schools' students. We do not share child
personally identifiable information with any third parties except the child's
respective school where necessary to facilitate the child's involvement in Kids
Walk. JDRF is prohibited from conditioning a child's participation in Kids Walk
on the child disclosing more personal information than is reasonably necessary
to participate in such activity.
Parental Consent
The personally identifiable student information collected
through the Site is collected by JDRF under contract with the student's
respective school solely for the benefit of such school and such school's
students and for no other commercial purpose. Such school has authorized JDRF
to collect such student personally identifiable information based on the school
having obtained parental consent for such collection. JDRF has provided such
school with notice of its collection, use and disclosure practices. In the
event we require additional personally identifiable information from a student
under the age of 13, we will notify the student's parent or guardian before we
collect such information and require that the parent or guardian affirmatively
consent to such collection (as well as our use and/or disclosure of such
information) in advance.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
A user 13 or over or the adult parent or guardian of a user
under 13 may review, request corrections, ask that we delete, or refuse further
collection or use of the personally identifiable information JDRF collects from
such user or the child or children for which such user is the legal guardian.
Such user may do this by contacting JDRF using the contact information provided
at the end of this document.
Consent to Receive Notices Via the Site
By using the Site or submitting personally identifiable
information to the Site (and, for parents or guardians of children under the
age of 13, having consented to your child's use of the Site), you are agreeing
that JDRF may deliver all privacy and opt out notices to you in the manners
described in the Privacy Policy.
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