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PRIVACY POLICY
NDIVS Neurodivergence Research and Education (NDIVS) respects the privacy and security of its website users.
This Privacy Policy (“policy”) applies to the features and uses of the NDIVS website (“website”). If you decide to sign up for special services that may be posted or linked to from time to time on the website (e.g., e-mail registrations, discussion list sign-up, our blog, etc.), additional terms and conditions regarding the collection and use of your information may apply. In all instances, however, we will provide notice to you about what personally identifiable information is collected; how, when, and for how long we might use your information; how we protect your information; who has access to your information; and how you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
This policy does not apply to any websites or services managed, maintained, or hosted by third parties not directly affiliated with NDIVS that you may visit, e.g., via a link provided through the website or on a website maintained by any third party. NDIVS does not control the privacy policies of other websites to which the website may provide links. We encourage you to learn more about the online privacy and data security policies of third party websites directly from such third parties, as their policies may differ from ours.
By submitting information to us and by using our website, we will assume that you have read, understood, and consent to this policy and all other terms, conditions, and policies that may be applicable to our website from time to time. We also assume that you consent to our use of your information as described in this policy and all other such terms, conditions, and policies. If you do not consent to, or disagree with, this policy or any such terms, conditions, and policies, please do not use our website.
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
NDIVS collects certain information from and about its website users in three ways – directly from the user, from our web server logs, and with cookies and other web technologies, as described below.
USER-SUPPLIED INFORMATION
When you sign up for an NDIVS service or register for a conference, we ask you for your name, email address, and other personal information. Additionally, if there are any charges for services we provide, if you pay membership dues through the site, or if you choose to donate to NDIVS, we may request credit card or other financial information from you to implement the transaction.
SERVER LOG INFORMATION
When you visit our website, as with any website, you disclose certain information about yourself, such as your internet (TCP/IP) address, the time of your visit, and the referring location (e.g., the website that provided the hypertext link to the NDIVS page). This basic information is automatically recorded in the server log and is accessible to NDIVS to determine, for example, the number of unique visits to a webpage at any given time on any given day.
The use of cookies allows us to provide a customized and more personal website experience. Cookies are small bits of code that can associate certain preferences and browsing history on a particular website to your laptop, PC, or other web-enabled device. When you use that same device to return to the website, the cookie remembers your preferences as you load the website. The NDIVS website uses cookies to store and help track your information.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. Cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information (PII). If you prefer, however, you can reset your browser either to notify you when you receive a cookie, or to refuse to accept cookies. You should understand that certain areas of many sites might not function properly, if you set your browser not to accept cookies. NDIVS may contract with trusted third parties to collect and analyze data about use of the website, and such third-party contractors may use cookies and web scripts that send data directly to them for this purpose.
The website uses clear gifs or pixel tags, which are tiny graphic images, in order: (i) to advise us of what parts of the website users have visited; (ii) to measure the effectiveness of any searches users perform; (iii) to track how visitors use the site to target ads to them on other websites; and (iv) to enable us to send emails in a format that users can read and tell us whether such emails have been opened in order to ensure us that we are sending messages that are of interest to users.
Some NDIVS websites use our own and third-party cookies, clear gifs, and/or pixel tags to deliver advertising that may be relevant to your interests on these websites and/or other websites you visit and for measuring the effectiveness of advertising. These cookies, clear gifs, and/or pixel tags use information about your browsing habits to group you with other users with similar interests and serve you these interest-based advertisements. We do not control third-party cookies – they are governed by the privacy policies of these third parties. This site may be monitored by one or more third-party monitoring software(s), and may capture information about your visit that will help us improve the quality of our service.
HOW WE RESPOND TO DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS AND SIMILAR MECHANISMS
Some browsers may be configured to send Do Not Track signals to websites, or users may use similar mechanisms, to indicate a user’s preference that certain web technologies not be used to track the user’s online activity. Our website does not accept or process such Do Not Track signals or similar mechanisms.
HOW AND WHEN INFORMATION WE COLLECT IS USED
We may use information we collect in different ways, depending on the type of information.
USER-SUPPLIED INFORMATION
This information is used for purposes such as personalizing your visit to our site and verifying payment and other information we receive from you. Examples of user-supplied information are your name, address, phone number, email address, and other demographic information. This information can be used in creating an individualized internet environment, an NDIVS account, selective email user groups, and targeted educational opportunities. We may, on occasion, send email to you about NDIVS products or services, and third-party products or services. If you do not want to receive email from us, visit the “opt out” or “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any such email to remove yourself from continued receipt of such email messages.
Additionally, we may collect payment information for special events, dues, subscriptions, or other goods and services. Payment information is collected and processed on a secure, third-party verified server, dedicated solely for use by NDIVS.
SERVER LOG INFORMATION
We use server log information to monitor and analyze use of the website and for technical administration of the website, to increase the functionality and user-friendliness of the website, and to better tailor it to the needs of users.
AGGREGATED INFORMATION
We may aggregate information we collect about you with information collected from other users to attempt to provide you with a better experience, to improve the quality and value of the website, and to analyze and understand how the website is used. We may also contract with trusted third parties for these purposes.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
The privacy and protection of your personal information are vitally important to us. Any statistics regarding your NDIVS website usage that may be reviewed by our management or staff or shared with prospective or existing partners are provided in the aggregate only and do not include any personally identifiable information. When products or services are purchased on the site through the use of a credit card, individual payment information is processed via a secure, third-party server, as noted above, and is not otherwise disclosed outside of NDIVS. Neither NDIVS nor any third party acting on our behalf may use your personal information for any purpose outside the scope of your consent.
Our websites are scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible and we regularly scan for malware. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order, enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information. All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. Accordingly, despite the safeguards in place to protect your personal information, NDIVS cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us with respect to our online products or services. You transmit all such information at your own risk. However, once we receive your personal information, we will undertake all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
Please note that if you use any bulletin board, chat room, blog, comment posting feature, or other public communication service, forum, or feature offered through the website, or post any information available for viewing by other users, any of the information that you share will be visible to other users. The information that you make available can be read, used, and collected by other users to send you unsolicited messages outside of the website. NDIVS is not responsible for the manner in which any information that you decide to share will be used by other users.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION
Our policy is not to share user information, including personal information, we collect with third parties other than as specified below, or where a user expressly consents to our sharing of certain information with a third party. We may share user information with third parties under the following circumstances:
We may disclose user information to certain third-party vendors in connection with the delivery of products or services related to the website, including, for example: in order to facilitate the website; to provide the website or portions of the website on our behalf; to perform related services, including without limitation, maintenance services, database management, fulfillment, web analytics, and improvement of the features or functionality; or to assist us in analyzing how the website is being used. In such cases, these third parties are generally under the same privacy obligations as are set forth in this policy.
Occasionally, we make our mailing list available for purchase to select partners—those parties together with whom we offer certain of our products and services—for the distribution of informational material. These partners have been screened by NDIVS for relevancy and are granted a one-time use of the addresses.
Where one of our products or services, such as the meeting registrations, is offered in conjunction with another named organization or company, it may be necessary for us to share user information with that entity in order to provide such “co-branded” services to you. If you choose to share your data with a provider of a co-branded service, you should understand that those providers may have different privacy policy practices. NDIVS has no control over and accepts no liability for these providers’ practices.
Finally, in some instances NDIVS may be under a legal obligation to disclose user information. For example, we may disclose user information to comply with the law, in response to a subpoena served on NDIVS; to enforce or apply the policy or any other terms, conditions, or policies applicable to our website; to protect the rights, property, or safety of NDIVS, our website users, or others; or to prevent activity that we believe, in our sole discretion, may be or may become illegal, unethical, or legally actionable.
HOW LONG YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE RETAINED
We do not store your credit card information beyond the time required to process your payment for a product or service, but we may keep other user information on file indefinitely.
HOW TO CORRECT INACCURACIES
If you purchase an NDIVS service or product online, we may send you a confirmation email confirming your new account, product and/or service. The message will be sent to the address that you supplied us and will describe ways for you to correct, or otherwise change or delete, the account information you provided.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER
Please note that NDIVS is based in the United States and the website is hosted on servers located in the United States. If you use the website from outside the United States, please note that your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers and servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction, where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. Your consent to this policy, followed by your submission of information through the website, represents your agreement to the transfer of such information to the United States and the handling of your information consistent with applicable United States law.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Users must be at least thirteen (13) years of age to access and use the website. By using the website, you represent and warrant that you are thirteen (13) years of age or older and that you consent to this policy, and all other applicable terms, conditions, and policies. If we believe that you are under the age of thirteen (13) or that you are not old enough to consent to and be legally bound by the policy, we may, at any time, in our sole discretion, and with or without notice: (i) terminate your access to or use of the website (or any portion, aspect, or feature), or (ii) delete any content or information that you have posted through the website.
FUTURE CHANGES TO THE NDIVS WEBSITE AND TO THIS POLICY
From time to time, we may use information collected through our website for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in this policy. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we will post changes to this policy on the website. If you are concerned about how your information is used, please bookmark this page and check back periodically. The information we gather is and will be subject to the version of this policy in effect at the time the information is gathered.
EXTERNAL LINKS DISCLAIMER
NDIVS may, on occasion and on an as needed and requested basis, refer you to other providers (clinicians, coaches, doctors, etc.), organizations, or companies for specific services or needs. When considering these referrals, please be aware of the following:
1. No Referral Fees Are Collected by NDIVS: NDIVS never receives a referral fee or other compensation for any of these referrals.
2. Affiliations: While NDIVS may have affiliations or partnerships with certain referred providers, organizations or companies, each entity operates independently. Any affiliation does not imply that NDIVS has control over, or assumes responsibility for, the actions, products, services, or content of the affiliated organization or company.
3. No Endorsement or Guarantee: Referrals are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement of the competence, integrity, or services of the referred party. NDIVS does not guarantee the outcome or quality of services provided by those to whom we refer you.
4. Independent Evaluation: We recommend that you independently evaluate any provider, organization, or company to which you are referred. Ensure they align with your specific needs and expectations.
5. No Liability for Third-Party Actions: NDIVS is not responsible for any advice, representation, product, service, or action taken by any referred party. Any agreement or relationship you form with such entities is strictly between you and them.
6. Due Diligence: It is your responsibility to conduct due diligence, ask questions, and ensure that the referred party aligns with your needs and expectations.
By following these links, you acknowledge and agree to the above terms and understand that NDIVS is not liable for any actions, advice, products, services, or outcomes resulting from your engagement with the referred party.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) DISCLAIMER
NDIVS offers an artificial intelligence chatbot (NDIVS/ai) for specific services or needs. When conducting searches on the AI, please be aware of the following:
The content is provided by a third party and is generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence. While the provider strives for relevance and accuracy, AI-generated content may not always reflect the most current clinical, legal, or commercial standards or provided accurate localized and personalized advice. We recommend that you independently evaluate any website, provider, organization, or company to which you are referred and ensure they align with your specific needs and expectations. NDIVS is unable to provide warranties of any kind as to the reliability of the information, accuracy of the content, and applicability to your specific situation. By using NDIVS/ai, you acknowledge and agree to the above terms and understand that NDIVS is not liable for any actions, advice, products, services, or outcomes resulting from your engagement with the artificial intelligence chatbot.