ABNS respects the
privacy of its members and other visitors
to its web site. ABNS strongly believes
that if electronic commerce and online
activities are to flourish, consumers
must be assured that information provided
online is used responsibly and appropriately.
To protect online privacy, ABNS has
implemented the following policy.
Information Collection
Most data ABNS collects are used
only to help ABNS better serve its
members and the neurosurgical community.
It is our policy to collect and store
only personal information that our
members and visitors knowingly provide.
If our privacy policies change, users
will be notified via e-mail or a special
announcement placed on the web site.
From General Users. ABNS does not
collect personal information from
users browsing its web site, except
through specific feedback forms. Completion
of these forms is optional. Users
of the public areas of ABNS' web site
browse anonymously. Only aggregate
data -- such as the number of hits
per page -- are collected. Aggregate
data are only used for internal and
marketing purposes and do not provide
any personally identifying information.
From ABNS Members, Conference Registrants,
and Customers. Information provided
to ABNS through membership applications,
meeting or seminar registrations,
publication orders, and subscriptions
include name, affiliations, business
phone, and e-mail. Additionally, for
some e-mails sent in HTML format by
ABNS to its members through its listservers
and electronic newsletters, ABNS will
monitors whether a recipient subsequently
clicks through to links provided in
the message. This information is for
the exclusive use of ABNS and is used
to enhance its products and the distribution
of those products to its members.
Information Uses
Personal information may be used
for internal ABNS purposes by authorized
ABNS staff. Personal information will
not be released to third parties except
as noted below:
The ABNS provides a copy of some
of its information regarding members
to other not-for-profit educational
organizations, for use in encouraging
participation in Continuing Medical
Education (CME) programs. The information
ABNS provides to these organizations
includes only the name and address
of the ABNS member.
The ABNS produces a Membership Directory
on CD that is available for sale to
the public, and maintains an Online
Membership Directory that is accessible
through the web site. These Membership
Directories contain the name, address,
telephone number, fax number, membership
status and e-mail address (if available)
of every ABNS member. The CD enables
a direct link to the ABNS online directory
to allow users to obtain the most
current address information for each
member.
Certain limited information (i.e.,
name and address of ABNS members)
may be provided to other organizations
whose missions are consistent with
the mission of the ABNS, in accordance
to established procedure.
Members of the public, through the
web site's Find a Neurosurgeon listing,
may obtain limited information about
practicing ABNS members, including
name, address, and telephone number
(fax, e-mail and URL are included
if the member has requested inclusion.)
Pre-registration lists, including
the ABNS member's name and address,
are available for sale to exhibitors
in advance of the ABNS Annual Meeting
and prior to some Joint Section Meetings.
In addition, certain personal information,
including only the ABNS member's name,
address, telephone and practice focus,
is available at the ABNS Annual Meeting
to exhibitors through a "lead
system" mechanism. After the
ABNS Annual Meeting, exhibitors may
purchase a list of the names and addresses
of the physician attendees at the
ABNS Annual Meeting.
At the current time, we are not aware
of any other circumstances under which
ABNS will provide or sell personal
information collected online to third
parties.
Correcting and Updating Personal
Information
The ABNS encourages members to update
and correct their personal information
regularly online. A review and update
section is included on the ABNS web
site and can be reached via the Online
Directory.
Retaining Personal Information
The ABNS retains personal information
regarding members indefinitely, and
personal customer data for at least
five years as dictated by business
and legal requirements.
Use of Cookies
When you view our web site we may
store some information on your computer.
This information will be in the form
of a "cookie". Cookies are
small pieces of information stored
on your hard drive, not on our site.
Cookies do not spy on you or otherwise
invade your privacy, and they cannot
invade your hard drive and steal information.
Rather, they help you navigate a web
site as easily as possible. We use
cookies to remember user names, identify
user preferences, track click streams
and for load balancing. Because we
use cookies, we can deliver faster
service, updated results and a more
personalized site experience. You
have the option of setting your browser
to reject cookies. However, doing
this will hinder performance and negatively
impact your experience on our site.
Other Web Sites; Links
This web site contains links to other
web sites. ABNS is not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content
of such web sites. If you want to
know the privacy policies of the other
web sites, please refer to the organization
sponsoring that web site.
Surveys
From time to time the ABNS site requests
information from users by way of surveys.
Participation in these surveys is
completely voluntary and the user
has a choice whether or not to disclose
information. Information requested
may include contact information and
demographic information. Survey information
would be used for purposes of monitoring
or improving the use and satisfaction
level associated with the site, with
membership services, or with issues
affecting the neurosurgery community.
Disclaimer Notice
This web site and the information
it contains are provided as a service
by the ABNS. This system is monitored
to ensure proper operation, to verify
the functioning of applicable security
features, and for comparable purposes.
Anyone using this system expressly
consents to such monitoring. Unauthorized
attempts to modify any information
stored on this system, to defeat or
circumvent security features, or to
utilize this system for other than
its intended purposes are prohibited
and may result in criminal prosecution.
Restriction of Liability
The ABNS makes no claims, promises
or guarantees about the accuracy,
completeness, or adequacy of the contents
of its web site and expressly disclaims
liability for errors and omissions
in the contents of this web site.
No warranty of any kind, implied,
expressed or statutory, including
but not limited to the warranties
of non-infringement of third party
rights, title, merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose and freedom
from computer virus, is given with
respect to the contents of this web
site or its hyperlinks to other Internet
resources. Reference in this web site
to any specific commercial products,
processes, or services, or the use
of any trade, firm or corporation
name is for the information and convenience
of the public, and does not constitute
endorsement or recommendation by ABNS.
THESE LEGAL NOTICES ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
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