Website Privacy Policy
Effective November 11th 2024
https://indianalymeconnect.org (this “Site”) is owned and operated by Indiana Lyme Connect Association, Inc., (“ILC,” “we,” “our” or “us”). ILC is an Indiana nonprofit corporation that supports individuals with Lyme Disease and related tick-borne infections, educates the greater Indiana community about this often devastating illness, and prepares healthcare professionals to combat this public health crisis.
This Privacy Policy is part of the Terms and Conditions that govern your use of this Site. You may review our Terms and Conditions by clicking on the link at the bottom of each page of this Site.
I. Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy covers the “personal information” we collect through this Site. “Personal information” is information that identifies you personally, either alone or in combination with other information available to us.
II. Your Consent
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using this Site, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy, you may not use this Site.
III. Privacy Notices
This Privacy Policy may be supplemented or amended from time to time by “privacy notices” posted on this Site. Generally, privacy notices provide details about the personal information we collect on particular pages or particular areas of this Site, why we need that information, and choices you may have about the ways we use or share that information. Our privacy notices are part of this Privacy Policy.
IV. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or revise this Privacy Policy at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version on this Site. The changes will be effective as of the date we post the revised version on this Site. They will apply only to the personal information we collect after we have posted the revised version. Your use of this Site following any such change constitutes your consent to the terms of the revised Privacy Policy. For this reason, it is important to review this Privacy Policy regularly.
You may access the current version of this Privacy Policy at any time by clicking on the link marked “Privacy Policy” at the bottom of each page of this Site. For your convenience, we will post a notice at the top of this Privacy Policy for 60 days after we revise this Privacy Policy to alert you to the changes we have made.
V. What Personal Information Do We Collect Through This Site?
We collect the personal information you knowingly provide (using your mouse and keyboard) when you use this Site. The information we collect depends on how you use this Site. Specifically, the purpose of the Site involves you providing various types of information as described in the Terms and Conditions. This sharing of information is fully at the discretion of the users of the Site and, pursuant to the limitation of liability and disclaimer language in the Terms and Conditions to the Site, ILC accepts no liability for the possible undesired disclosure of such information due to any issue with the Site or otherwise.
We collect information that is sent to us automatically by your Web browser. This information typically includes your IP address, the identity of your Internet Service Provider, the name and version of your operating system, the name and version of your browser, the date and time of your visit, and the pages you visit. An “IP address” is a unique number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet. It is used to identify your computer’s “location” in cyberspace, so that the information you request can be delivered to you. If you use a dial-up connection or a connection that assigns dynamic IP addresses, your computer will be assigned a new IP Address each time you connect to the Internet. If, however, your computer is permanently connected to the Internet using a static IP address, the IP address assigned to your computer will generally be the same each time you use your computer. Although it does not identify you by name, we treat your IP address as your personal information.
Generally, we do not link the information provided by your browser to information that identifies you by name. You should know, however, that when you access this Site by clicking on a link in an electronic communication you receive from us, your browser tells us that someone has clicked on a particular link in that particular electronic communication. We use this information to improve our marketing efforts. In addition, we review our server logs — which contain visitors’ IP addresses — for security and fraud prevention purposes. If criminal activity is suspected, we may share our server logs and the personal information we have collected through this Site with the appropriate investigative authorities who could use that information to trace and identify individuals.
Cookies and Similar Technologies. We use “cookies” and other Web technologies for a number of purposes, including:
- to collect information about the ways visitors use this Site — for example, which pages they visit, which links they use, and how long they stay on each page;
- to support the features and functionality of this Site — for example, to save you the trouble of re-entering information already in our database or to prompt the settings you established on previous visits to this Site; and
- to personalize your experience when you use this Site.
Generally, the information we collect using these Web technologies does not identify you personally. If, however, you have created a user identity, we may link the information we collect using Web technologies to other information that identifies you personally.
If you do not wish to allow cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. You may also delete our cookies as soon as you leave this Site. Although you are not required to accept our cookies when you visit this Site, you may not be able to use all of the features and functionality of this Site if you set your browser to reject cookies.
VI. How Do We Use the Personal Information We Collect Through This Site?
Generally, we use the personal information we collect through this Site primarily to provide communications to you, including our newsletters and other emails. However, we may also use your personal information to help improve this Site, our services and content, and to improve our marketing and promotional efforts.
VII. How Do We Share Your Personal Information?
We may share your personal information with companies that perform services on our behalf, such as credit card verification, online recruiting, and Web hosting service providers. Your information is shared, if at all, only to the extent necessary for us to receive the services from the providers.
We may disclose personal information when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law or a legal obligation. We may also disclose personal information to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions or other agreements; or to protect our own rights or property or the rights, property, or safety of our users or others.
Your personal information may be transferred to another entity that succeeds to all or part of our business, for example, if we reorganize our structure or transfer a significant portion of our assets or personnel to another entity. In such an event, your personal information will continue to be protected by this Privacy Policy and the privacy preferences you have expressed to us.
VIII. Your Choices
We respect your right to make choices about the ways we collect, use, and disclose your personal information. In most cases, we will ask you to indicate your choices at the time we collect your personal information.
We will not use your personal information for direct marketing purposes, without your consent. We will include an “opt-out” link in electronic newsletters and promotional emails we send you, so that you can inform us that you do not wish to receive such communications from us in the future. If at any time you wish to be removed from our mailing lists, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. Please provide your full name, postal address, and email address so that we can locate you on our mailing lists. We will honor your request within a reasonable period of time and, in any event, within the time limits established by law.
IX. How Can You Access, Update or Correct Your Personal Information?
If you wish to access, update, or correct your personal information, please contact us by email at ilc@indianalymeconnect.org. We will respond to you within a reasonable time and, in any case, within the time limits established by applicable law. We may ask you for additional information to verify your identity. In most cases, we will provide access and correct or delete any inaccurate information you discover. In some cases, however, we may limit or deny your request if the law permits or requires us to do so or if we are unable to verify your identity. We reserve the right, subject to applicable law, to charge a reasonable fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the personal information we hold about you.
X. Security
We take reasonable precautions to provide a level of security appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information we collect. Although we use reasonable measures to help protect your personal information against unauthorized use or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet or stored in our databases. Your transmissions are, therefore, at your own risk.
XI. Supplemental Information
From time to time, we may supplement the personal information we collect through this Site with information from other sources, including information we collect from you through other channels. For example, if you provide us with contact information through a certain program or event held by ILC, we may use that information to update the contact information collected through this Site.
XII. Third Party Websites
This Site may contain links to websites owned by third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to this Site and not to any third-party website.
XIII. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is governed under the laws of the State of Indiana, USA, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
XIV. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at ilc@indianalymeconnect.org.