NPKUA is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to NPKUA website and governs data collection and usage. By using NPKUA website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
NPKUA collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. NPKUA also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by NPKUA. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by NPKUA for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of NPKUA website.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through NPKUA public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: NPKUA does not read any of your private online communications.
NPKUA encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from NPKUA website so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. NPKUA is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the NPKUA and Adults With PKU family of websites.
Use of your Personal Information
NPKUA collects and uses your personal information to operate NPKUA website and deliver the services you have requested. NPKUA also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from NPKUA website and its affiliates. NPKUA may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
NPKUA does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. NPKUA may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, NPKUA may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to NPKUA, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
NPKUA does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
NPKUA keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within NPKUA website, in order to determine what Adults With PKU services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within NPKUA website to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
NPKUA 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 law or comply with legal process served on Adults With PKU site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of NPKUA ; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Adults With PKU site, or the public.
Use of Cookies
NPKUA website 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. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize NPKUA pages, or register with NPKUA site or services, a cookie helps NPKUA to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same NPKUA website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use NPKUA features that you customized.
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 NPKUA services or websites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
The NPKUA secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
NPKUA will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. NPKUA encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how NPKUA is protecting your information.
Contact Information
NPKUA welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that NPKUA has not adhered to this Statement, please contact NPKUA by clicking here. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.