Overview
PsychNet-UK is recognized for our commitment to safeguarding consumer
privacy on our Web site. We wish to fully comply with the Data Protection
Act 1998 (UK) and therefore we will not request any personal information.
You may however wish to give us contact details when requesting
services or additional information. We operate under the following
set of strict privacy principles:
- The only
information PsychNet-UK obtains about individual visitors to its
Web site is that supplied voluntarily by visitors.
- In cases
when PsychNet-UK may need personal information to provide visitors
with customized content or to inform them about new features or
services, visitors are explicitly asked for that information.
- Personally
identifiable information provided by visitors (name, e-mail or
home address, etc.) will not be disclosed to anyone, unless visitors
indicated that PsychNet-UK may do so.
- Only statistical
information about our visitors as a group (usage habits, demographics)
may be shared with any partner of PsychNet-UK. Personally identifiable
information will not be shared at any time without the visitor's
permission. PsychNet-UK employs strict security measures to safeguard
online transactions; personal information is stored in a secured
database and always sent via an encrypted Internet channel.
- We will notify
our users if we make significant changes to our privacy policy
that may affect the use of health-related information, and we
will obtain consent from consumers for any new uses of that data.
- We respect
the privacy rights of all visitors to PsychNet-UK and apply this
privacy policy regardless of the country and state where the site
is hosted or mirrored.
The following
discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices
for this Web site: PsychNet-UK.
IP
Addresses
An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer
whenever you access the Internet. All computer identification on
the Internet is conducted with IP addresses, which allow computers
and servers to recognize and communicate with each other. PsychNet-UK
collects IP addresses in order to conduct system administration,
report aggregate information to sponsors and advertisers, and to
conduct site analysis. If a visitor requests pages from PsychNet-UK,
the PsychNet-UK servers enter the visitor's IP address into a log.
To maintain visitor anonymity, PsychNet-UK does not associate IP
addresses with records containing personal information. However,
PsychNet-UK will use IP addresses to identify any visitors who refuse
to comply with PsychNet-UK's in-house rules or terms of service,
and to identify visitors who threaten our service, site, customers
or others.
Cookies
Our site may place a text file called a "cookie" in the
browser files of your computer. Cookies are pieces of information
that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard disk for record
keeping purposes. They do enable PsychNet-UK to relate your use
of the site to information that you have specifically and knowingly
provided to our site.
Registration
Our site's registration system, for our free Email and Community
Services requires users to give us contact information such as their
name and e-mail address, and demographic information such as a postal
code, sex, age or income level. The customer's contact information
is used to contact the visitor when necessary. This information
is NOT shared with advertisers.
We have proper
security measures in place to combat against inadvertent disclosures
of personal information to third parties. We have a plan in the
event a disclosure takes place.
External
Links
In order to provide visitors with greater value, PsychNet-UK may
provide links to various third party Web sites. However, even if
a third-party affiliation exists between PsychNet-UK and that destination
site, PsychNet-UK exercises no authority over linked sites, each
of which maintains independent privacy and data collection policies
and procedures. PsychNet-UK assumes no responsibility or liability
for these independent methods or actions and is not responsible
for the independent policies or procedures of destination sites.
Similarly, PsychNet-UK cannot take responsibility for the privacy
initiatives or the content of such Web sites. These destination
links are provided only for your convenience, and as such, you access
them at your own risk. However, PsychNet-UK wishes to ensure the
integrity of the PsychNet-UK Web site and its destination links,
so any comments pertaining to the PsychNet-UK Web site or any sites
accessed through PsychNet-UK links are greatly appreciated.
Community
Partners
PsychNet-UK Community Partners represent well-respected healthcare
organizations across the country. Through these partnerships, PsychNet-UK
provides its Web site content and services to enhance the Web sites
of our Community Partners. These sites also offer information about
local healthcare resources, thereby helping members of their communities
take active steps towards improving or maintaining their health.
See the External
Links section above for additional disclaimers regarding third-party
Web sites. - Click Here
Mailings
You will never receive any form of postal advertising or other information
via the mail service.
Telephone
If you supply us with your telephone number, you will never receive
any telephone contact from us
Service
Orders
When you order a PsychNet-UK service option, we need to know your
name, email address and postal address. This allows us to process
and fulfil your order and to notify you of any details that may
affect your service request
Surveys
and Questionnaires
Our online surveys and questionnaires may ask visitors for contact
and demographic information. The customer's contact information
is used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out
of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-in section below.
Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. This
information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis, but
it does not indicate the identity of individual users.
E-Commerce
Some PsychNet-UK site features may use applications to collect data
to facilitate an e-commerce transaction. We will ask your explicit
permission to transfer this data to the third party to facilitate
this transaction.
See the External
Links section above for additional disclaimers regarding third-party
Web sites. - Click Here
Contests
If we ever run contests, in the future, on our site in which
we ask visitors for contact and demographic information. The customer's
contact information is used to contact the visitor when necessary.
Users may choose to receive future mailings; see the choice/opt-in
section below. Demographic and profile data is also collected at
our site. This information may be shared with advertisers on an
aggregate basis, but it does not indicate the identity of individual
users.
Third
Party Ad Services
PsychNet-UK may utilizes certain third-party advertising services
to display advertising for our advertisers. These third-party services
may place a cookie on your computer for the purposes of ad tracking
and presentation. PsychNet-UK does not share personally identifiable
visitor information with its advertising services.
Security
The PsychNet-UK Web site has security measures in place to protect
the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.
PsychNet-UK employs strict security measures to safeguard online
transactions; personal information is stored in a secured database
and always sent via an encrypted Internet channel.
PsychNet-UK
does not disclose personally identifiable information about users
under 16, whether or not an approval is obtained. Information about
users under the age of 16 may be shared with third parties on an
aggregate basis. Parents and those permitting minors to use the
PsychNet-UK Web site should be aware that any information voluntarily
given by children in chat sessions, e-mail exchanges, BBS's, forums,
etc., may be used by third parties to generate unsolicited mail
or other contact with children.
Choice/Opt-In
Our site gives users the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications
from us and our partners at the point where we request information
about the visitor.
Contacting
the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices
of this Web site, or your interaction with this Web site, contact:
Questions
and Comments?
The PsychNet-UK Privacy document has been developed out of respect
for the privacy preferences and choices of our readers. We are committed
to protecting your privacy and have established procedures to ensure
that every reasonable effort is made to address your concerns. PsychNet-UK
welcomes your questions and comments about privacy.
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