Privacy Policy
The Max Foundation is strongly committed to protecting your privacy and providing
a safe online experience for all our users. This Statement of Privacy applies to
information collected online through The Max Foundation’s Web site, which governs
online data collection and usage by The Max Foundation. By visiting The Max Foundation
Web site at www.themaxfoundation.org, you are accepting the practices described
in this Statement of Privacy. Please read The Max Foundation Statement of Privacy
below and contact us if you have any questions.
Collection and Tracking of your Personal Information
So that we can provide you with the most enhanced service, we request information
about you. We collect personally identifiable information, such as names, e-mail
addresses, and demographic information such as age, gender, and zip code. You will
be informed at each information collection point what information is required and
what information is optional.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically
collected by The Max Foundation. This information can include your IP address, browser
type, domain name, access times, and referring Web site addresses. This information
is used by The Max Foundation for the operation of the Web site, to maintain quality
of the Web site, and to produce general statistics regarding use of The Max Foundation
Web site.
The Max Foundation provides links on our Web site to other Web sites. The Max Foundation
encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link
to from The Max Foundation’s Web site so that you can understand how those Web sites
collect, use, and share your information. The Max Foundation is not responsible
for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of The Max Foundation
Web site.
Use of your Personal Information
The Max Foundation Web site may collect and use your personal information to operate
The Max Foundation Web site, to produce reports about cancer issues, to optimize
our services, and to deliver the services you have specifically requested. The Max
Foundation does not sell, rent, or lease its Web user lists to third parties.
The Max Foundation may share data with trusted partners to help us provide the services
you have requested or to perform statistical analysis. All such third parties are
prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services
to The Max Foundation, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of
your information.
The Max Foundation keeps track of the Web sites and pages our Web users visit in
order to determine what sites and services are most popular. This data is used to
deliver customized content to Web users whose behavior indicates that they are interested
in particular subject areas.
The Max Foundation Web site will disclose your personal information, without notice,
only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on The Max Foundation or the Web site; (b) protect and defend the rights
or property of The Max Foundation and The Max Foundation Web site; and, (c) act
under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Max Foundation,
its Web site, or the public.
You should be aware that if you voluntarily disclose information online (whether
through The Max Foundation’s services or any other service available online), personal
or otherwise, that information can be collected and used by others. For example,
if you use chat, forums, bulletin boards, your e-mail, or if you post personal information
online, you may receive unsolicited messages from others. The Max Foundation has
no control over this use of your personal information.
Use of Cookies
The Max Foundation Web site may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online
experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page
server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the
domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. Cookies assist us in tracking which of our features you like best, and
enable us to customize our content according to your preferences. You have the ability
to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but
you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If
you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive
features of The Max Foundation services or other Web sites you visit.
Controlling your Personal Information
To keep your personally identifiable information accurate, current, and complete,
please contact us. We will take reasonable steps to update or correct personally
identifiable information in our possession that you have previously submitted via
this site.
Security of your Personal Information
You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free.
In particular, e-mail sent to or from certain sections of this site may not be secure,
and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send
to us via e-mail. Moreover, where you use passwords, ID numbers, account numbers,
or other special access features on this site, it is your responsibility to safeguard
them.
All of The Max Foundation employees and MaxStations are made aware of our privacy
practices through periodic communications and training. We limit access to private
and confidential data only to those employees with a specific need to retrieve this
information. The Max Foundation secures the personally identifiable information
you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. To maintain the highest level of security,
we conduct internal reviews of our security measures on a regular basis.
Visitors outside the United States
The Max Foundation Web site and the servers that make this site available worldwide
are located in the United States. The laws of the State of Washington in the United
States govern all matters relating to this Web site. Any information you provide
will be transferred to the United States. By visiting our sites and submitting information,
you authorize this transfer.
Changes to our Statement of Privacy
The Max Foundation will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and Web user feedback. We recommend that you check the policy when you visit
our Web site to be sure you are aware of and understand our current policy. If we
make material changes to this policy or in how we will use or collect your personally
identifiable information, we will prominently post such changes prior to implementing
the change. We will not make changes in how we handle previously collected personal
information that have retroactive effect unless legally required to do so.
Contact Information
The Max Foundation welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If
you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Statement of Privacy or
the information practices of this site, please contact
us.