Joshua Center Privacy Policy

Introduction

Joshua Center for Neurological Disorders ("Joshua Center", "we" or "us") provides a variety of online services and products, including without limitation, subscription, newsletter and update services ("Services"), to subscribers via email and on numerous websites throughout the World Wide Web (the "Sites"). JOSHUA CENTER is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information, and providing a safe and secure environment for its subscribers.

The Purpose

THE PURPOSE OF THIS JOSHUA CENTER PRIVACY POLICY (THE "POLICY") IS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE KINDS OF INFORMATION WE MAY GATHER ABOUT YOU WHEN YOU VISIT THE SITES OR USE ANY OF OUR SERVICES, HOW WE MAY USE THAT INFORMATION, IN WHICH MANNER WE WILL DISCLOSE IT, AND HOW YOU CAN CORRECT AND/OR UPDATE THE INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT BY USING THE SERVICES OR VISITING THE SITES, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THIS POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SERVICES OR REFRAIN FROM VISITING THE SITES.

Applies to Only This Site

Please note that the Policy applies only to JOSHUA CENTER's Services and Sites, but not to other websites to which we may link, or to advertisers on the Sites. Additionally, your use of the Services and/or the Sites is governed by JOSHUA CENTER's Terms of Service, as well as by any other published rules pertaining to either a particular Site or Service.

The Information We Gather

JOSHUA CENTER collects information from you at several different points on the Sites or through use of the Services in various ways. For example, JOSHUA CENTER continually reviews its visitors' demographics, interests and pages viewed, and JOSHUA CENTER may require its subscribers and users to provide certain personal information if they wish to participate in various activities on the Sites (e.g., consummating transactions, participating in surveys and polls, and registering for membership). However, JOSHUA CENTER can only collect your personally identifiable information if, and when, it is voluntarily offered.

Membership Discussion Board

Among the Services which JOSHUA CENTER offers to registered site members is a member's only discussion board. Please be aware that any member may read your postings on a message board. Furthermore, any information which you may post to the message board including, your profile information, will be disclosed and available to all users of that message board and is therefore no longer private. JOSHUA CENTER cannot guarantee the security of such information that you disclose or communicate online in the message board and you do so at your own risk. JOSHUA CENTER reserves the right to republish your postings from the message board elsewhere on the Web in any format.

How We Use the Information That We Gather

JOSHUA CENTER may from time-to-time use certain technologies, such as "cookies," to personalize and improve your online experience.

• Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive. Cookies store information about your visit to the Sites or your use of the Services, thereby allowing you to access certain JOSHUA CENTER's features not otherwise available. The information in the cookie (if used by Joshua Center) is transmitted from your computer to JOSHUA CENTER or to one of our third-party authorized service contractors. The information contained in these cookies makes it possible for our systems to know if you are presently logged onto a Site or using any of the Services, or whether you have done so in a prior visit.

• Cookies that JOSHUA CENTER and/or one of our authorized service contractors may or may not use may also be used to collect standard information transmitted from your web browser including, without limitation: your Internet address, browser type, web pages you visited with date and time, purchases you made on any of the Sites and the type of operating system on your computer. This information may be used to help us understand and meet the ever-changing needs and interests of our subscribers.

• Cookies JOSHUA CENTER may also use cookies to track your access to, and use of the message boards, forums and chat rooms on the Sites, as well as your responses to any of our online surveys.

• Cookies You always have the option of setting your browser to warn you when a cookie is being accessed on your computer or to decline cookies altogether. However, to take full advantage of the Sites, Services and features offered by JOSHUA CENTER, we recommend that you set your browser to accept cookies. Setting your computer to accept or refuse cookies varies depending on the web browser you are running. Please check the help tab of your browser for specifics on your software.

• Cookies JOSHUA CENTER does not control any cookies you may receive from an advertiser and these are not subject to this Policy.

• Tracking Technologies JOSHUA CENTER also may or may not use certain technologies to help track site usage. If used, this will allow JOSHUA CENTER to track page viewing counts and patterns which we use to focus and tailor future content development, measure the effectiveness of JOSHUA CENTER's own marketing campaigns and assist with broadband capacity management for the Sites.

• Email Tracking Technologies JOSHUA CENTER also may or may not employ certain technology within the context of certain e-mails in order to determine the effectiveness and appeal of those mailings. This technology will 'sense' and notify JOSHUA CENTER if and when you open the e-mail, if your e-mail program is capable of displaying HTML messages, and where you may navigate within these HTML messages.

In addition to the foregoing, JOSHUA CENTER may use the information obtained from its subscribers and users in order to enhance and customize their online experiences. Due to the existing regulatory environment, JOSHUA CENTER cannot ensure that all of your personally identifiable information and communications will remain private and will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Policy. Therefore, although we maintain and make every effort to comply with industry privacy standards, we do not promise, nor should you expect, that your personally identifiable information or private communications will always remain private.

Third-party Advertising JOSHUA CENTER may from time-to-time use a third-party advertising company to serve ads when you visit our Web site. ONLY IF YOU VOLUNTARY ELECT, this company may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visit to this Web site in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. In addition, you have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser.

Not Rent, Sell or Share As a matter of policy and unless otherwise stated herein, JOSHUA CENTER does not rent, sell, or share your personally identifiable information with other people or non-affiliated companies or unless you otherwise agree. However, JOSHUA CENTER reserves the right to use your personally identifiable information to notify you of certain products or Services about which you previously inquired or requested, special promotional offers, and to investigate violations of the terms and provisions of this Policy or the Terms of Use. In addition, JOSHUA CENTER aggregates (gathers and organizes data across all subscriber and user accounts) personally identifiable information from among its subscriber and user base and discloses only that portion of the information which is non-personally identifiable to advertisers and other third parties for marketing, promotional and other commercial purposes. FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, PASSWORD, CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER WILL NEVER TO BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT YOUR EXPRESS CONSENT.

Third Party Links

JOSHUA CENTER does not monitor, control or endorse the information collection or privacy practices of any third parties including, without limitation, any co-branded, Partner or affiliated sites which may or may not be owned or operated by or in conjunction with JOSHUA CENTER or other third parties who may provide services throughout the Sites. Please be aware that the Sites may contain links to other websites on the Internet and the Services may be provided by such third parties JOSHUA CENTER assumes no liability or responsibility for the information collection and privacy practices of such third party. Please consult each website's privacy policy. In addition, JOSHUA CENTER is not responsible for the content or data collection practices of any third party websites, including a third party's use of cookies or other data-collection applications. Even though certain information collected by such third parties might not identify you personally, we strongly encourage you to become familiar with their privacy practices, and to contact them if you have any questions about their respective privacy policies and practices.

On behalf of various sponsors, the Sites may provide sponsored links to third-party websites or resources ("Linked Sites"). JOSHUA CENTER neither controls nor have we reviewed or approved the content that appears on such Linked Sites. You acknowledge and agree that JOSHUA CENTER is not responsible for the legality, accuracy or inappropriate nature of any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such Linked Sites. You further acknowledge and agree that JOSHUA CENTER shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, and services available on or through any such Linked Site.

Security

JOSHUA CENTER places a priority on the security of personally identifiable information, and we undertake reasonable security measures that comply with federal regulations to protect the data that resides on our servers. JOSHUA CENTER also uses secure server software (SSL) to process all transactions which occur on the Sites. SSL encrypts all of your personal information transmitted over the Internet, including your credit card number, name and address. However, no security system is impenetrable. JOSHUA CENTER cannot warrant or guarantee the security of its servers, nor can it guarantee that information supplied by site members or other users will not be intercepted while being transmitted to JOSHUA CENTER over the Internet.

How To Contact Us

Please submit any questions you may have pertaining to our above stated policies through the Contact Page on this site or by phone at (816) 763-7605.

This Policy was last changed on April 27, 2007. If JOSHUA CENTER makes changes to any of the terms or conditions of the Policy, the changes will be posted in this document. We reserve the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Policy at any time, and any changes will become effective immediately upon being posted unless JOSHUA CENTER advises you otherwise. Your continued use of the Services and/or the Sites after this Policy has been amended shall be deemed to be your continued acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Policy, as amended. We encourage you to bookmark this web page and review this Policy regularly. If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this site, please contact us.

Service is what life is all about.
Marian Wright Edelman