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Privacy Policy

Principles Governing This Site

(Last Updated March 23, 2009)

Pharmacology Weekly: Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacology Weekly: Drug Interactions, Pharmacology Weekly: Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacology Weekly: Natural Medicines, www.pharmacologyweekly.com, and any and all other newsletters available through the Pharmacology Weekly website are owned and published by Pharmacology Weekly, Inc., a Texas corporation, d/b/a Pharmacology Weekly ("Pharmacology Weekly").

We take privacy issues seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information. Please take a moment to review our privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy"), which explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information you enter at Pharmacology Weekly. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by Pharmacology Weekly through the Pharmacology Weekly website. This Privacy Policy does not govern personal information furnished to Pharmacology Weekly through any means other than the Pharmacology Weekly website. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Pharmacology Weekly does not own or control, or to people that Pharmacology Weekly does not employ or manage.

BY USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU ARE INDICATING YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER AGREEMENT, THE FUNDRAISER ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT (IF APPLICABLE), THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND THIS PRIVACY POLICY AS FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE IN THEIR ENTIRETY WITHOUT LIMITATION OR QUALIFICATION, AS WELL AS ANY APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU HAVE ORDERED OR ARE DEEMED TO HAVE ORDERED ANY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED ON THIS WEB SITE, THEN PHARMACOLOGY WEEKLY'S ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR ORDER IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER AGREEMENT, THE FUNDRAISER ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT (IF APPLICABLE), AND THIS PRIVACY POLICY, AS WELL AS THE PRICING TERMS YOU AGREE TO UPON CREATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER AGREEMENT, THE FUNDRAISER ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT (IF APPLICABLE), OR THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT USE OR SUBSCRIBE TO THIS WEB SITE NOR DOWNLOAD MATERIALS FROM THIS SITE.

What Information Do We Collect?

Personally Identifiable Information You Provide to Us

We will request information from you if you establish a personal profile on our site to gain access to certain content or services, if you ask to be notified by e-mail about online content, or if you participate in surveys we conduct. This requires the input of personal information and preferences that may include, but is not limited to, details such as your name, address (postal and e-mail), telephone number, or demographic information. If you request paid content, including subscriptions, we will also ask for payment information such as credit card number and expiration date, credit card type, checking account number, billing address, and/or shipping address. Pharmacology Weekly may also receive personally identifiable information from its resellers and other business partners.

Information That Is Automatically Collected

Log Files

We use log files to collect general data about the movement of visitors through our site. This may include some or all of the following information: the Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) of the machine which accessed our website, host name, domain name, browser version and platform, date and time of requests, and the files downloaded or viewed. These server logs do not contain any personal information and can only be accessed by Pharmacology Weekly and Pharmacology Weekly's web hosting and technical support services providers. Server log files are used solely to track visits to our Web site and improve the experience, content and layout of our site.

Cookies

We also use cookies to collect information and help personalize your online experience. Cookies are small files stored on your computer that we use to recognize you and your access privileges and preferences. Cookies allow you to store your username and password so you don't have to log in each time you visit. We store minimal personally identifying information in cookies and protect this information. We do not store complete records or credit card numbers in cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies. Most browsers can be configured to prevent this, but you may not be able to access some parts of our site without cookies.

Clear Gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)

We do not currently use clear gifs, web beacons, or web bugs, which are tiny graphics with unique identifiers that function similarly to cookies to help us to track site activity, but we may in the future. If we do choose to log such information in the future, it will be anonymous, statistical information to monitor website usage information, and we will not use these to collect personally identifying information. 

How Is This Information Used?

Personally identifiable information that you provide to us will be used to process, fulfill, and deliver your requests for content and services. We may send personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when we need to share your information with third parties, such as banks and credit card processors, to provide the product or service you have requested, or in connection with products and services offered by Pharmacology Weekly business partners and/or companies who work on behalf of Pharmacology Weekly to provide a product or service to you. 360 Professional Services Group ("360 PSG"), located at 4232 Ridge Lea Road, Amherst, NY 14226 provides the Web hosting and technical support services of the Pharmacology Weekly website. Personal information about our newsletter subscribers stays under 360 PSG's control or the control of Pharmacology Weekly. This data is only accessed by 360 PSG if required in order to provide services or offers directly related to Pharmacology Weekly, and is kept strictly confidential.

We may send you information about our products and services, unless you have indicated you do not wish to receive further information. Such personally identifiable consumer information is used for no other purposes other than those set forth in this Privacy Policy.

We do not sell, rent, trade or share any of your personally identifiable information, including your e-mail address, to any third party. You may unsubscribe from our e-mail services at any time. For additional information on how to unsubscribe from our e-mail services, please refer to the "How to Make Changes to Your Information" section of this Privacy Policy.

Information that is automatically collected (i.e., not personally identifiable) is used to monitor usage patterns at Pharmacology Weekly in order to help us improve the site and its service offerings. Although this information is not personally identifiable, we still choose not to sell, rent, trade or share these log files with any third party that is not directly engaged to assist Pharmacology Weekly in improving the experience, content and layout of our site. We may report aggregate information about Pharmacology Weekly usage to third parties, including our service vendors and advertisers. We may also disclose personal and demographic information about your use of Pharmacology Weekly to companies and individuals we engage to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include hosting our Web servers, analyzing data, and providing marketing assistance. These companies and individuals are obligated to maintain your personal information as confidential and may have access to your personal information only as necessary to perform their requested function on our behalf.

Advertisers

We do not accept any form of advertising on our website for the purpose of remaining objective and unbiased with the information being provided.

Sale of Pharmacology Weekly

In the event that Pharmacology Weekly is acquired, account information may be one of the transferred assets, but in such case, the acquiring company shall be obligated to agree to similar or more restrictive terms regarding the privacy protection of such information.

What Security Measures Are Used?

When you submit personal information via the Pharmacology Weekly website, your information is protected both online and off-line with what we believe to be appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use the latest Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, which encrypts your credit card and personal information. The company contracted by Pharmacology Weekly to retrieve and manage such information (the "Payment Gateway Provider") stores the information gathered on secure computers located in a locked data center. The number of employees involved in the management of the data center that have physical access to these computers is limited. The Payment Gateway Provided uses firewalls and other security technology to prevent their computers from being accessed by unauthorized persons.

The Payment Gateway Provider also requires that any personally identifiable consumer information sent to them by Pharmacology Weekly be encrypted using SSL encryption.

It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your Login ID/password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer and otherwise protect the password used to access the Pharmacology Weekly services.

The server is protected by an enterprise firewall that is immediately updated when new patches and fixes are released. Non-personal information entered anywhere else on our Web site is transmitted to the 360 PSG server unencrypted, using standard Internet protocol (HTTP).

What Liability Does Pharmacology Weekly Have?

Despite Pharmacology Weekly's and its service providers' efforts to protect your personally identifiable information, there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way around our security systems or that transmissions of your information over the Internet may be intercepted. When using the Pharmacology Weekly Site, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of Pharmacology Weekly and its suppliers. Accordingly, so long as Pharmacology Weekly takes reasonable efforts to maintain the privacy of your personally identifiable information, as outlined in this Privacy Policy, Pharmacology Weekly assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, interception, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the Pharmacology Weekly Site. Furthermore, given the inherent risk of any transmission over the Internet, we strongly suggest you also take reasonable measures to protect yourself and your computer and maintain the privacy and protection of your information, including, but not limited to, changing your password periodically, installing adequate security software on your computer (i.e. software designed to protect your computer from viruses, spyware, malware, etc.), and minimizing access to your computer by other persons.

How To Make Changes To Your Information

Once you have created an identity or paid account on our site, you can update your personal information at any time. You may also choose to stop receiving offer information from us about content or services. You can do this in several ways:

Other Information

Compliance with Legal Process

We may disclose personally identifying information if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or legal process; (2) protect our rights, safety, or property; (3) protect against misuse or the unauthorized use of our website; (4) protect the personal safety, rights, or property of our users, others, or the public, which may include the exchange of information with other organizations for fraud protection and/or risk reduction; or (5) enforce or apply the Terms and ConditionsIndividual Customer AgreementFundraiser Organization Agreement, and other applicable agreements.

Notice for European and Other Non-U.S. Users

Pharmacology Weekly is located in the United States. Any information that you provide to Pharmacology will be transferred out of the EU or your applicable country to the United States. By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described herein. Pharmacology Weekly does not represent that the collection or storage of such information is legal in your applicable country. You agree that you are solely responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and that you will not use the Pharmacology Weekly website if the your use or Pharmacology Weekly's collection of such information as disclosed herein would violate your country's applicable laws, rules and regulations. Pharmacology Weekly makes no claims that Pharmacology Weekly or any information within the Pharmacology Weekly website or disseminated by Pharmacology Weekly is appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the United States. Access to the content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access Pharmacology Weekly from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

Children

Pharmacology Weekly is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or store any personal information from children under 18.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be periodically updated. We will post a notice that this policy has been amended by revising the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Use of Pharmacology Weekly constitutes consent to any policy then in effect.

Contact Us

Please direct any questions regarding this Privacy Policy to customer.service@pharmacologyweekly.com. Pharmacology Weekly and all of the Pharmacology Weekly newsletters are owned and published by Pharmacology Weekly, Inc. Our offices are located in Salado, Texas, and can be contacted at Pharmacology Weekly, P.O. Box 719, Salado, Texas, 76571, U.S.A.; Telephone: (800) 875-8571 or fax: (800) 723-0603.

(Last updated: 3/23/2009) 

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