VascularCures - Foundation for Accelerated Vascular Research ("VascularCures","FAVR", "we", or "us"). respects the privacy of the visitors to our website, the address of which is located at www.favresearch.org and www.vascularcures.org (the "Website"). This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our policies and practicies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of any personal information you submit to us through our Website. "Personal Information" is informatin that can be used to identify an individual, like your name, address, e-mail address, or phone number. "Anonymous Information" means information that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information; Anonymous Information does not permit the identification of individual persons. By accessing and using the Website, you expressly consent to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Personal Information
We collect Personal Information that you submit to us voluntarily through our Website. The types of Personal Information we collect are:
For visitors who e-mail us directly via an e-mail hyperlink:
- E-mail address
- Any content included in the e-mail
For visitors who make donations through the Website:
- Contact information that would allow us to contact you, such as your name, a spouse's name, your address, phone number and/or e-mail address
- Information regarding your donation, such as the amount, who it may be given in memory or in honor of, and your designation of how you would like that donation to used by us
- Credit card information and related information that would help us or our third-party business partners (our "Business Partners") process your donation, such as the credit card company, credit card number, and expiration date
Collection of Anonymous Information
As you navigate our Website, certain passive information may also be collected, including Internet Protocol Addresses, Cookies and other navigational data. This type of information will be used for the purposes of gathering data to improve our Website, and to improve the quality of your experience when interacting with our Website.
An "Internet Protocol Address" or "IP Address" is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. In some cases your IP Address stays the same from browser session to browser session; but if you use a consumer internet access provider, your IP Address probably varies from session to session. We track IP Addresses solely in conjuntion with session cookies to analyze our web page flow.
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that a web site sends to your computer's hard drive while you are viewing a web site. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on the Website. Persistent Cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. If you choose to disable Cookies, some areas of the Website may not work properly and some features or services offered on the Website may not be available to you.
Use of Personal Information
In general, Personal Information you provide to us is used to respond to requests that you make, to process donations, or to aid us in serving you better. We may also use your email address to provide you with electronic newsletters or other communications related to VascularCures' mission. If you would like to cease receiving these communications from us, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions in the newsletters or communications you received from us.
We may create Anonymous Information records from Personal Information by excluding information (such as your name) that make the information personally identifiable to you. We may use this Anonymous Information to analyze usage patterns and for statistical purposes. We reserve the right to use and disclose Anonymous Information to third parties in our discretion.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent, or share your
Personal Information with third parties. We may disclose your Personal Information to Business Partnrs who collect and process donation information on our behalf for the purposes that you provide the Personal Information; for example, to make a donation to VascularCures.
Although we currently do not have a parent company, any other subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control (collectively, "Affiliates"), we may in the future. We may share some or all of your Personal Information with these Affliliates, in which case we will require our Affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. If our company or our assets are acquired by another company, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by use and it will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in the Privacy Policy.
We may disclose your Personal Information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on VascularCures; or (b) protect and defend the rights or property of VascularCures or users of our website.
Your Choices Regaring Your Personal Information
We offer you choices regarding the collection, use and sharing of your Personal Information. When you receive newsletters or promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and you will have the opportunity to "opt-out" by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive or by contacting us directly (please see contact information below).
Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you administrative e-mails such as notices of any updates to our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
Regarding Children
Our website is not designed for children under the age of 15. We do not intentionally gather Personal Information about visitors in this age group.
Security
We use reasonable measures to maintin the security of your Personal Information. Even so, technical mistakes are possilbe. No organization, including VascularCures, can fully eliminate security risks associated with Personal Information.
Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
VascularCures
400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 130
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Tel.: 650-952-6022
Email: info@vascularcures.org
Privacy Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy is subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes in the way we use your Personal Information, we will post an alert on this page. If you object to any such changes, you much cease using our Website. Continued use of our Wbsite following notice of any such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.
