Privacy Policy

The privacy of our visitors is important to NYSHAF. We understand that visitors to NYSHAF.org need to be in control of their personal information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected at the NYSHAF.org Web site.

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our site. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still visit the NYSHAF.org Web site.

We offer links to other Web sites. Please note: When you click on links to other Web sites, we encourage you to read their privacy policies. Their standards may differ from ours.

As our privacy policies change in significant ways, we will make every effort to notify you of the changes. Minor changes to the policy may occur that will not affect our use of individually identifiable information. When the privacy policies change in a way that significantly affects the way we handle personal information, we will not use the information we have previously gathered without obtaining consent from the appropriate individual. We will post privacy policy changes on our Web site in a timely manner.

NYSHAF's Web site is designed and intended for use by adults, and are not intended for, nor designed to be used by persons under the age of 18. Minors under the age of 18 may register for our Web site that collect or present personal healthcare information only with the prior written consent of their parent or legal guardian, and then only under the direct supervision of that parent or guardian. The parent or guardian is responsible for providing supervision to ensure the minor's authentication information is kept secure and the credibility of the health record is maintained. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we know is a child under the age of 13.

A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser -- along with a Web page -- when you access a Web site. There are two kinds of cookies. A session cookie is a line of text that is stored temporarily in your computer's memory. Because a session cookie is never written to a drive, it is destroyed as soon as you close your browser. A persistent cookie is a more permanent line of text that gets saved by your browser to a file on your hard drive.

You do not need to have cookies enabled to visit NYSHAF.org.

Visitors to our Web site can access the Web site's home page, and browse areas of the site, without disclosing any personally identifiable information. We do track information provided to us by your browser, including the Web site you came from (known as the "referring URL"), the type of browser you use, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you.

We may collect personally identifiable information (name, E-mail address, physical address, and other unique identifiers) only if specifically and knowingly provided by you.

Personally identifying information collected will be used only in connection with NYSHAF.org, or for such purposes as are described at the point of collection.

Information collected is used for statistical purposes. NYSHAF performs analyses of user behavior in order to measure user interest in the various areas of our site.

NYSHAF uses list servers to send out information and notices to subscribed users of our site.

NYSHAF will protect the personal information that you share with us. NYSHAF does not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information to third parties. If we share demographic information with third parties, we will give them aggregate information only.

While NYSHAF will make every attempt to protect the personal information that you share with us, electronic mail is not secure against interception. If your communication is very sensitive, you may want to send it by postal mail instead.

Never send personal information regarding any medical condition, history or diagnosis in an E-mail to us. Never send any personally identifiable or otherwise sensitive information in an E-mail. Never disclose your password or any other security token in an E-mail. NYSHAF will never ask you for your password.

Problem Resolution

If problems arise, visitors may contact NYSHAF's Internet Privacy Officer via e-mail at [email protected], via telephone at (516) 326-7767 ext 403, or via ground mail at 1979 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, NY 11042, attention Internet Privacy Officer. If you have concerns regarding personal health information privacy, or if you have questions pertaining to NYSHAF's privacy practices, contact [email protected].